HD600 (recabled and modded. owner: soundsync)
firstly, i didnt like stock HD600 (not as much as stock HD650 thou). so i was skeptical at first when i took soundsync HD600 and tried it, the first thing that struck me was how lovely this headphone sound, it was neither laidback nor forward sounding, rather it was just nice, the music was presented as the way it is and there was bass quantity and quality. of course when paired with the correct amp(sorry i will not reveal which amp) the mids was crazy and the bass i dare say is better than atrios bass. this is the bass standard. full stop.
HD650 (recabled and modded. owner: sep90)
HD650 stock to put it crudely, i will throw it away if someone gave to me. i didnt like the laidback, dark sound. however the modded HD650 was very very similar to the modded HD600 in sound. i couldnt really tell the difference in some tracks. the difference is in the bass. the HD650 felt like it had more bass quantity, but overall, i preferred the bass presentation of the HD600. =)
HFI 780 (recabled and modded. owner: Aron)
first thing i noticed about the modded HFI-780 was the mids, i felt the stock mids were a bit recessed, and the mod brought up the mids, and bass quality was vastly improved. the bass quantity wasnt a lot to me but it had nice tight bass. overall it was very enjoyable to listen to. i think i will need another audition to make a decision between the modded HD600 and the modded HFI-780.
ED9 (stock. owner: Kidult)
hands down to the ED9. it is truely worthy of it's hype and glam. i tot my cd had something wrong. the ED9 is crazily FAST! perfect for the rock song that i played. hearing the ED9 is believing. i have heard the best. full stop.
MDR-CD900ST (stock. owner: cannoncal)
when i hook up the CD900ST to my rig, the vocals were a bit too forward but still acceptable, it was a bit more on the bright side but still acceptable to me. however, when i use cannoncal pico instead of my D3, the CD900ST really shine. the bass cant be compared to the above few cans but the vocals/mids was right up there. the CD900ST really showed me the weak links of my rig. previously when i a-b StGrim pico and my D3 with my rig, the difference wasnt tat much. now with the CD900ST, i finally realise the gap between the pico and the D3. my rig wasnt doing the pico justice, unable to unleash the full power of the pico.
Proline 750 (stock. owner:amit)
the Proline 750 stock without burn in is another can that i will throw away also. i tried it in jaben with the raptor and it still fails miserably. the sound is very 2D like and boring. however i tried amit's burned in PL750 with the Yamamoto HA-02 and it was impressive(until i tried the rest of the modded stuff, it was no fight really.), it is comparable to Whesenday D2000, just that there was lesser bass quantity, but the bass do go deeper on the PL750. overall the PL750 was the best for lying back at home with a nice comfy chair and a cup of coffee with nobody to disturb you. that is the best way to enjoy the music presented by the Proline 750.
i owe this great opportunity to Kidult who invited me over and all those people who turned up and brought their rigs. special thanks to all of you, you know who you are!
i met the 'legend' in person and tried something real good. uberburger101 is going to be so jealous when i tell him about this.
posted this in jaben, posting here in case my thread got deleted like the previous HFI thread.
