How would you describe the sound signature when pairing with the HDVD800? Last I've heard it sounded cold and sterile and for the price I agree with you as other better options exists like decware amps

Indeed it sounds cold and sterile to my ears.
The sibilance is still pronounce, maybe coz lack of burn-in for the amp.

At that price, I was expecting the amp to wow me on my first listen.
Maybe I set my expectation too high

anyone knows who selling or where to buy px200II ear pads and head cushion replacement?

This post has been edited by firdausbhari: Feb 20 2014, 05:28 PM

Saw some review from Taiwan forum, the reviewer said that if WA22 is 80%, then HDV600 just score 10%. haha
http://www.ptt.cc/bbs/Headphone/M.1384601709.A.C05.html

For the price of 2.7k SGD i think Sennheiser is abit too much.

I think basically they outsource their Amp, and stamp their logo.

hello , im new
Is HD 429 worth buying , it looks flimsy but has decent sound quality . Any model can be compared to this ?

I know it might be too late to say this but it is better to get the amperior instead of the momentum on ear (moe). Amperior now costs less than the rrp of moe. I own both and both is fun to listen with but the mid in moe is really too recessed for my taste.

The cups on the amperior feels too small for me, sounds fairly balanced compared to moe. MOE is a really fun sounding headphone, comfortable as well, but i feel that I'll get bored with the sound eventually haha, so that's y I'm saving for the HD600 atm, after spending so much on many cheap gears might as well save up and get one "high-end" phone and be done with it haha

Just bought a Momentum (the full sized ones, not the on ear one) and quite disappointed with sound quality. I feel like it's similar standard to my Bose qc20i.

Hi Imsilly, you can always loan me the Momentum LOL. I'm more than happy to warm my ears with that can.

No, actually I'm looking fwd to spend some $ and replace my good ol' PX 100-II with something shiny. I'm looking at

1. HD 25-1 II, or
2. Momentum.

Them prices are almost similar, and never audition neither of the two. Around KL, where can I audition them?

I'm going to use the 25 or Momentum just like I use the 100; Movies & TV series, on the road music, and classy sex videos.

Any suggestions, pro & cons what have you?

This post has been edited by LEVIATHAN: Mar 25 2014, 09:01 PM

I would be more than happy to let you audition mine out, however, I am currently studying in the States right now so I think letting you have a go at it would be out of the question.

I never had any "real" earphones/headphones before, previously I was using just a Klipsch s4i and purchased the Bose QC20i last year and only about a month ago I bought this Momentums.
I commute daily to school using the subways in NYC so I tend to alternative my Bose with my new Momentums. Of course the Momentums will produce a higher quality sound than the Bose, probably at most 30% better.
Although the Momentums can't block the sounds of the subways and the bustling sounds of the crowds and the traffic of the city, I must say for your use of movies and tv series, on the road music,you shouldn't have a problem with that. As for classy sex videos, (I'm guessing that is porn) unless you are a premium member where you get full HD videos and shit like that, any earphones will do the trick for you. Too good earphones for free porn videos will only amplify the poor quality of the porn audio.

Please take my advice strictly with a pinch of salt- I'm no audiophile.
Hope that helps.

Owner of
PX100 (since 2006 and still kicking, no longer bring it out though, hooked to my desktop for my gaming session now) ,
CX300II (since 2009, bought in JP, my wife is using it now),
MM450 (since 2012, passed to my bro who is gonna further his study in UK)
and MM550X(since 2013, my daily pair now, used mainly when i commute in MRT and bus, much more comfortable with ANC On)

i just bought a 339 for my HD650

for classical sound stage music its amazing

but i think the 332 works better if u want a more closed in experience

Tried 332 + HD600 and it sounds wonderful
Btw, what DAC you're using?

I'm kind of between liking Sennheiser's and Audio Technica's sound signature.

nuforce, not the best around but my friend lend me lol.

i find that the 339 gives some pros and cons, the soundstage is amazing and the clarity is better. in response tho, it makes bad records SOUND like bad records and digitial music terrible. i cant describe it but somehow my senn sudd picks up shit that i previously didnt hear on ym darkvoice 336. i think the 332 will be almost the same in that aspect

i never tried AT's stuff but im not soo big and audio geek

Jesus the price of senheiser's nowadays sometimes u just to ask urself whether the money goes to the brand or the quality of the item itself, always liked them but nowadays with china popping out with cheaper brands and high quality equipments rather torn with getting any audio supply from one or the other.

brand and quality,

top end senns are not made in china hence why its more expensive, in the upper range senn is prb the most reasonably priced headphone out there.

china competitors can and may offer something to rival senn, but ive yet to see one a lot of them have bad workmanship

^ i agree with ya, with china made its kinda a gamble whether it would sink or swim, and its always a good way when ur about to splurge, it's always a solid choice to go to the upper echelons of brands to just feel safe and trust they would last longer, but with more and more sites reviewing the newer comer you could sometimes get lucky and get a high end equipments for lower price.

site reviews are kinda meh to be honest, im not sayhing you are wrong but in genearl a site review cannot determine the durability of a product. interestingly ive not seen a bad site review for anything.

that being said, you can get lucky when going china which i agree, my amp is china made and my previous one too and they are great stuff. but for senns i think its hard to compare, ive yet to hear anyone copy a senn or any of these high end stuff, if u like the china stuff well no harm for it

This post has been edited by +3kk!: Mar 28 2014, 05:55 PM

nah its not like i prefer china stuff over senn , if u lemme pick i'd go senn any day of the week over any china brands, its branding reliability like denon, bose , akg grado, shure etc ensures that big money u spent is worth every penny ofc, and i do agree the audio equipment like many other things in life u have to test it on your own and see the compatibility of the stuff with your current setup, it being congruent with your ergonomics etc. The thing is i'm not complaining bout senn being unreliable and neither did i ever state that china branding would be a better choice for everyone,

i'm just saying that with a little bit of research and knowledge you could tell that whatever technology they use in any audio equipment is at the end of the day can be replicated at high precision if not perfectly could still reproduce the sounds at high fidelity, and it's not just china , it could be reproduced in europe, japan, or even malaysia, i'm just taking china for example as they are giants in industrial works and would provide cheaper product via cheaper labour and cheaper raw supplies. (when u research the hardware devices in certain audio modules u can generally tell the layout and components are sometimes the same;and yet the prices differ by alot, like 3:1 ratio despite having almost similar product at hand , amps especially)

And again if i'd ever splurge and want something more substantial and last long i'd always go for the safer well known brand, currently using Bose and Denon headsets myself, was just poking around sennheiser's stuff now and then to look around the iem market, it's a matter of price vs actuality of what u really get, a clear example is when u buy let's say below 300rm iem for urself, if u wanna enjoy music on the go would u go for low end sen or high end no name brand ( let's say you tested both and the difference is rather heaven and earth and the quality is almost the same) , it just begs the question sometimes that ur just buying the brand just like cars and many other things in life. Again if the budget is 1500 or so i'd go to senn any day, and again i'm not supporting any particular brands, cause u seem to assume i like china stuff in your quote, i'm just laying out a legitimate question.