Headphones/earphones brand characteristics

[acidz 0]

As titled, does each brand have specific sound characteristics? The reason for this question is because I tried some Audio-Technica headphones a while ago, and they seem to have this same result for me (vocals are further) as compared to what I have (Sennheiser, Koss).

[radioactive28 0]

The house sound, as it's called, usually exists in the higher-end models, especially for Sennheiser and AT, who cater to both consumer and audiophile markets. Their consumers models tend to be OEM, so the sound is fairly generalised and far from ideal.

 

For Sennheisers, it's warm, even dark to some.

Shure has it's lush mid-range. Ety is bright and detailed.

 

Can't say much about other brands though, got to let the experts fill you in on that.