may need to bump up the volume above 60% though....

errmm.. maybe u can try looking for those high pitch vocals.. honestly i find that the high of ad900 is a bit ear-piercing/harsh.. in my case, Andrea Bocelli -Con Te Partiro and Celine Dion -It's All Coming Back to Me Now.. luckily my amp can soften the high a lil bit..

bro DaEMoNteNTAcLe, can u explain more about what u mean by DAC limitation?
i'm currently using audinst MX-1 to drive ad900, yet it is a bit grainy with some female vocals......
from my own research on it, i felt the 7-10khz hump is responsible for it's grainy sound, ad700 has even higher peak!......
in my case, i think the audinst make it more apparent cause with it's not obvious with my sony mp3 player............
it's just my noob opinion, maybe someone have better explanation, i'm glad to hear it......

check this link: sometimes it can be the dac that's not able to produce fine sound.
sometimes its the amp.
sometimes its the interconnect that is not smooth enough.
sometimes its something else that escape our consideration, simply because we think it wont make a difference.

in ur case of mx-1, its probably along the line of the amp and/or the dac, and the headphone used as well.
why dont you try it again with external power to the audinst? i like it better that way when i tried er... i forgot who's unit.
that was something ago at jaben, but i did find it a bit peaky.

try these few things as well and test the song that you find grainy.
1. change ur software / windows settings to output 24bit if u havent done already.
2. with external psu vs direct usb power.
3. small jack vs large jack, usually they have different gain.
4. use different usb slot on ur computer. (no kidding, just try it).

AD900? ayam using SJ-11 only woh

wait till u guys go to speakers ^^

dang i wish my bro make up his mind to buy or not.... i have never tried a decent headphone b4.

I'm at KL now for study purpose, but going to Subang is just too far from my place, Setapak. 

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Added on July 8, 2011, 10:37 am
Ok, thanks for your review. I'll take the risk on getting AD300. 

Guys, wanna ask something

The bass produced from ATH-AD series is good or not as I read few reviews, the AD700 lack of bass. I'm thinking of getting AD300, so is the bass there or super low bass type?

Hehe in term of sounding ermm is there much different between full size and 42 mm driver inside same housing?

Currently I own an AD300 (first headphone). Am pairing it with an Ibasso D12. I find that the AD300 is most suitable for country music. But it somewhat lacks when I tried using it for Blu Ray sci-fi movies. Most likely because I'm comparing it with either the experience from a THX cinema hall or a full blown sound system.

I'm planning to get an additional M50 to get the extra kick for movies while keeping the AD300 for music. Anyone every tried the M50 on Blu Ray? I know it has the bass. But I'm abit worried if it will sacrifice the clarity and soundstage. Normally, I would audition it in Jaben before purchase. But due to the fact that I can't bring my entire PS3 set there, this is a risky shot. Comment, anyone?

Wouldn't AD300 bottleneck D12's performance?
pairing D12 with AD300 is kinda overkill.. 

Well, I did try without the D12. But the audio cracks when it comes to tense scenes. It improves ALOT when I whack it to the D12. Maybe because I was using cheap cables before this. Too much signal degration perhaps.

Will be trying out the AD900 and M50 later this month. Possibly getting both. The M50 will act as a bass monster while the AD900 will soon replace my AD300.

+1 to daemon bro

on the other hand, pairing my ad700 with akabane's darkvoice figaro tube amp, is a bliss for me tigtens up the so called non existense bass n the mids are opened n more lush , high part smoother ,

Recently i just got one darthvoice I brought from indonesia from Audiophile Indonesia thread. Currently with Bro Azio.

Haha..I just buy and nakal2 azio cause first place he want it then. That time he bought zune Then tak cukup funding. So I just ambik nie and main-main since is very cheap. Somemore tube amp. Hehe gara-gara tunggu amp tu sampai this coming gathering and guna QED Power Cord untuk amp ini. Tak datang ke confirm?

i got other offers that will makes ur jaw drop lol!

I am really amaze that u all can hear so many detail from each headphone....

im a sucker for woods haha, abg daemon ppk itu jual lagi ka?

regret on selling your vintage ah?