K3N3
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I know I'm talking about something very subjective here, with different meanings to different people, but what are some headphones that have a lot of "slam"?
Slam to me is the essence of punchy hard hitting drums or percussion in general, not necessarily even being bassy. I know a lot of Focal headphones are praised for having this quality; either that or they're very "dynamic".
Currently I've been eyeing the Focal Elex or Clear for this property, albeit it's a bit hard to find the Elex used up here in Canada. Also I've seen some issues with Focal headbands having QC issues. I've also heard that the Hifiman HE6 has a lot of slam. Curious to see what others might recommend.
PS. Just some additional thoughts, I'm not really sure what to look out for in the FR that might indicate slam, I've heard some people mention that slight sub-bass roll-off compounded with elevations in upper bass and mids lends to the effect.
At the moment I'm just using the Heddphone Two as my main headphone and an old AKG K245 with a mic, but I'm looking to replace the AKG headphone since the OEM pads are unavailable and eqing them to match the pre-pad swap totality has been frustrating. Also planning to attach the Meze boom mic to whatever I get.
Slam to me is the essence of punchy hard hitting drums or percussion in general, not necessarily even being bassy. I know a lot of Focal headphones are praised for having this quality; either that or they're very "dynamic".
Currently I've been eyeing the Focal Elex or Clear for this property, albeit it's a bit hard to find the Elex used up here in Canada. Also I've seen some issues with Focal headbands having QC issues. I've also heard that the Hifiman HE6 has a lot of slam. Curious to see what others might recommend.
PS. Just some additional thoughts, I'm not really sure what to look out for in the FR that might indicate slam, I've heard some people mention that slight sub-bass roll-off compounded with elevations in upper bass and mids lends to the effect.
At the moment I'm just using the Heddphone Two as my main headphone and an old AKG K245 with a mic, but I'm looking to replace the AKG headphone since the OEM pads are unavailable and eqing them to match the pre-pad swap totality has been frustrating. Also planning to attach the Meze boom mic to whatever I get.