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I had read that both the Fournier and the Audio Technicas need time to break in, so I hooked them up, checked that they worked and then let them run for 24 hours. Today I gave them a listen ...and man do they sound great.
So, this is why folks get so stoked about headphones !
Such incredible detail. Attack is amazing and decay is so distinct.
The phones are really comfortable ...but kinda' ugly.
I am really looking forward to logging a lot of hours with this set up. Thanks to those who suggested it. By the way, total cost with shipping for the amp and phones was just $275.
I couldn't resist putting those little stick-on cones on the HTA-1.
Dean
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
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...I have no basis for comparison whatsoever. I have not heard another pair of headphones in 20 years.
This I do know, the combination of the amp & phones exceeded my expectations of what I was going to hear.
The phones are so comfy its like they aren't even there. The sound is very detailed without being at all bright. The bass is deep when it should be and very articulate. Vocals sound very natural. Percussion and horns have great edge and are palpable.
Sorry to speak in such sweeping generalizations, but as I said, I have no basis for comparison. I do know this ...I don't think I'll be upgrading. This is as good as I need headphones to be.
I'm a fan !
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
Same here but I do have a few benchmarks with which to compare them. I thought my AKG K 701's were better but more expensive phones. Also, more anaytical, transparent, and detail oriented. Like listening through a microscope. Not as comfy, easy to drive, nor, loveable. I had Sennheiser HD 600's a while back. I can say I definitely like the AT's a lot better but, again, in some of basic audiophile attributes, they are better than the AT's. I have Grado 125's and the AT's are superior in every way. On the whole I am pleasantly surprised by the quality and sound of the At's. At the price, IMO, they are great deal! Comfy, easy to listen to and love. I also love the ambience and, if you will, soundstage, as in expansive listening space they provide.
Last year, when I first started thinking about getting a pair of phones, the AKG 701 was the hot ticket. But, even a used pair was out of my price range considering I was being advised that to make them sound good I should spend $500 or so on an amp (I can't remember what was recommended).
For all I know that may have been good advice or bad. Either way, I'm glad I waited.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
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