60 degrees may cause some other problems, very terrible treble response, for example. 60 degree is not the most ideal set, but 6 degrees can do nothing with sound stage performance. In addition, this 38mm driver tend to increase the peak frequency, shifting from 3000 to 4000-5000, which can result in strange sound in mid-treble.
You have got to be JOKING, right? Have we gone insane calling a 399 dollar headphone "kind of the low end"? That's more than the 600/650's!
I think they tried to carefully fit its FR into a U-shape compared to the "HD600" series. That's how I see and hear it.
The relationship between angled driver and sound stage is hard to measure, because the FR curve is also different. It is also hard to find different headphones with same FR curve while only one had angled driver. In addition, sound stage may be influenced by tons of parameters, driver angle, driver size, FR curve, THD , even resonances. But if two headphons' FR curves are similar, I prefer angled driver.
In working on figuring out my own target preference, I found the eargain effect (3Khz) to create natural imaging when it's spot on or widen the soundstage when it is reduced. When it's increased too much it almost feels like a mono source with all the sound coming from the front. So it could be a tuning choice to make it easier to listen to for an entire workday and have it feel spacious and mellow to counteract the otherwise lean tuning.
Harman uses standardized playback levels which are pretty low. In my book anyway.
Distortion rises exponentially in transducers so I would not generalize their findings to distortion not being important. Further, the content they use doesn't necessarily bring out distortion characteristics.
I never get any sensation of imaging forward of my face. So we must be different in this regard. My comments are about instrument separation around my ear.
Speakers are so much easier in this regard. Flat slope good
Harman uses standardized playback levels which are pretty low. In my book anyway.
That's what I like about them compared to the HD650, which I was forced to turn down in this frequency range using EQs.
It is too rash to draw such conclusions based on a review. Without personally listening to your favorite tracks and equalizer settings it is impossible to judge.
You are trying to be funny? If so, it is not working.
HD650 vs HD490Pro Mixer
To which so called bass boost should be equal loudness compensation and nothing more. Even that they did wrong regarding transition delta and impact above it or simply said they did tone controls bad. When you do comparation to in room measured speakers you come to this conclusion. Somehow Oratory1990s low self shelf 100 Hz Q 0.71 (Butterwort) translate much better. Rest is HATS and ear shell and chenel differences that will be hard to average even in times to come. Tho at least there Olive thanks to resources he has have a great opportunity to accelerate research. To me second treble peak (5 KHz one) influenced by outer ear shell should be let a bit above average (of multiple models) so that it fits better to most still not being too bright even to those where it's less pronounced and in most cases giving a perception of little wider sound stage.Harman uses standardized playback levels which are pretty low. In my book anyway.
