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Anyone tried both M50 and ES7? Which one is overall better? Interested of getting a closed headphone from ATH.

Seems like more people prefer M50 there. Any idea what headphone it is comparable to? Wanted to get one listen mainly to jpop.

anyone tried ad900? how good izzit compare to other headphones around that price range?

I owned D5k before and just got my hand on the AD2k. The AD2k has much more forward mid compare to the D5k (abit like Grado), while the D5k has very big bass. It's not that bloated to me but abit too much and overwhelmed the mid.

i think there should be other better headphones around the price of ad300/ad500 as i generally heard bad reviews about them.

those are from the reviews i saw from internet previously. before ad700/ad900 become FOTM in head-fi, people tend to recommend only ad2000 in the entire line of audio technica ad series. i never heard any of those but m50 seems to be a better option if you're willing to import from oversea and top up a bit from ad500 (~RM400 as you listed), it should be around RM500. ms1 or similar grado's seems to be a better option as well.

i'm using ad2000 right now and feels that it did lack a bit in the bass area and overall body. i dont really know how to describe but i think it's due to it's lean midbass. and if ad700/ad900 really carries less bass like what most reviews said, it will never be enough for pop/rock music unless you listen mostly to jazz and classical imo.

This post has been edited by teNtiOn: Aug 31 2009, 12:24 AM

not really wanted to sell it as i'm falling in love with it's sweet midrange.

it is imo. however if you dont mind buying other brand, there should be a lot more alternatives.

i think there's a lot people who loves ad700/900 for their wide soundstage. i'm not surprised if there's people who prefer them over ad2000 when hearing classical, it's just a big no to me if you're hearing pop/rock.

you should know ad700/900 sounds different compared to ad2000 right? ad2000 do not have the large soundstage from ad700/900 which made them excels in classical. i wouldn't say my ad2000 has large soundstage and i dont think it's good in classical compared to many other headphones. pop, rock and electronic musics sounds great on the ad2000, however it's not enough for some musics IMO. people tends to say ad700/900 carries even less bass which is why i'm saying it wont works for me and i'm not judging the whole ad series.

btw, if i need to rate both ad2000 and denon d5000 in term of bass quantity (not quality), i'll give ad2000 a 4/5 and d5000 a 10. one carries too much and one do not have enough.

what i'm saying is IMO ad2000 carries leaner midbass which can be insufficient to some musics. the learner midbass makes it feels like lacking overall body of the music. i guess i'm not the only owner or person who tried it and said so. i put d5000 into the comparison is just to give you an idea of how much bass quantity ad2000 has, not trying to compare closed/open headphones.

you can check about the soundstage between ad700/900 and ad2000 around head-fi if you're interested. all i can say is ad2000 do not carries large soundstage, it's quite narrow plus the vocals are very forward just like grados. i do highlighted it's bass quantity not quality right?

anyway i sold my d5000 but still using ad2000, should gives you an idea that i'm not trying to bash audio-technica.

it might be cheaper compared to malaysia over here in australia, but still rm1k+ more than japan's price.

ath headphones are easier to drive up the volumes because of it's low impedance. however this does not means that it did not require good/decent amp. it should be even harder to drive to it's full potential (high end model), since less amp builder tune their amp based on ath headphones and you'd need lots of current to drive them properly to full capacity.

ad2000 carries extremely forward mid, if that's not an extra ordinary characteristic, what makes grado so popular?

This post has been edited by teNtiOn: Sep 13 2009, 10:04 PM

you should seriously highlight lower end of ath-a/ad/es. there are a2000x/ad2000/esw10 and few others where you need an amps for full potential. your statement didn't applied to the whole series.

unless you're really into portable, there are plenty better options.

This post has been edited by teNtiOn: Sep 15 2009, 11:03 AM

maybe wait for the showroom to test before making your purchase?

purchase headphone based on reviews are useless IMO. i still remember when i first start this hobby few years ago, reviews from china headphone forums used to say ad900 is rubbish and claim a900 to be a better choice. it seems to be totally opposite compared to what's happening in head-fi right now, as someone even preferred ad700/ad900 over ad2000 and hd600.

it's all based on personal preference..

This post has been edited by teNtiOn: Sep 17 2009, 12:24 AM

if that's what you want, never get the ad700. it's like putting on a pair of mini speakers on your head. my ad2000 can act as a mini speakers with only moderate volume.

This post has been edited by teNtiOn: Sep 24 2009, 09:09 PM

i'm not really sure how's the environment in your house. based from my experience with my ad2k, i can clearly hear what it's playing (including lyrics) when i'm alone in any corner of my room. when i on it louder (around 40-50% volume), my housemate can hear noises from his room, although he can't hear clearly what i'm listening to.

although they are different headphones, with their identical design, i think the result should be around the same.

This post has been edited by teNtiOn: Sep 24 2009, 09:54 PM

just get closed if isolation is what you needed. ad2k imo leak more sounds compared to ms1.

you should opt for closed headphone if you're aiming for movies, not lacking bass's open headphone.

since you're getting from US and are willing to pay more than RM400, why not just get the M50 instead? it should be around that price from buy.com. M30 looks more like an entry level product imo.

wide soundstage does not mean that it will be good for movies. what you really need in movies (especially action one) is bass that brings out the cinema feel. movies under my ad2k is flat and not fun at all.

This post has been edited by teNtiOn: Sep 24 2009, 10:18 PM

if ad2k bass considered scary to you, don't try denon headphones.

This post has been edited by teNtiOn: Sep 24 2009, 10:24 PM