![]() This is not a reference headphone and wasn’t meant to be, I consider this headphone mildly sluggish with a slow rate of decay and average realism when it comes to how elongated natural instrument reverberation tends to last compared to reality. Most headphones with a very wide and bass sound tend to sound pretty good with Classical in general. The HD8 seems neutral ground with mids in general and it isn’t until the track calls for overly pronounced treble or bass that the mids tend to sound somewhat blended in with the lower treble areas, almost hazed and smudged by the powerful low end of this headphone.Īrtists like Michael Buble’, James Torme and other fantastic jazz vocalists seem a bit out of place here. Some headphones have a mid-bloom effect, where vocalists sound more forward than the bass and treble, some have a recessed mid range that has vocalists pushed back noticeably so behind the bass and treble. Vocals in general seem set up on the same physical plane of existence as the Treble, which means the headphone is more relaxed sounding all around. I feel like the mids get lost when the outside noise is extremely loud. ![]() On stage, I think the mids won’t be very apparent and over the thump of the speakers on the scene, as they are too thin and lacking the proper weightiness to counter the thick bass this headphone offers. Foobar2000 equalizer presets techno portable#These are not efficient headphones so most portable sources are not equipped for soloing these on the go. I wouldn’t call this a good vocalists headphone until you turn the volume up to almost uncomfortable levels, as it seems at higher volume and with proper amplification the midrange really pops out and becomes livelier. DJ’s and engineers in a studio might not want very responsive treble due to the onset of fatigue. With that in mind, I think it was purposely designed that way. Raising up to 30,000hz, the HD8 is absent engaging qualities on the top end and just doesn’t have much to brag about. Screaming guitars, violin work and similar instruments are lacking. The HD8 will help out a lot with the painful and icy tracks out there and DJ’s will appreciate this greatly. Expect a middle ground experience with a more reclusive top end that is more well suited to tone back the fatigue in genres like Dubstep or anything with harsh treble. While not as gorgeous with treble as the AKG K-267, nor as natural as the NAD VISO HP-50, the HD8 lags a bit behind and gets lapped by it’s competition a few times it reaches the midway point of the race. The HD8 doesn’t at all seem prone to sibilance so studio engineers who are mixing and mastering, as well as DJ’s who are forced to endure endless hours of Techno tracks with poorly recorded treble response shouldn’t have much of a problem with fatigue. I consider this more of a good thing than bad, I’d rather have laid back feel than painfully bright or harsh treble. ![]() It is just there, and what is there is shoulder shrug worthy. The upper end on the HD8 is very laid back and never harsh. Sound pressure level (SPL)đ15 dB (1 kHz/1Vrms)Ĭable length coiled 1.5m-3.0m, straight 3.0m + Kevlar OFC ![]()
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