I think this site is great and I appreciate the objective approach amir takes to review audio gear without the use of nebulous language. However I have owned and listened to many headphones and checking out the reviews here, I have problems relating my experience to the measurements.
Specifically, what measurement (if any) will tell you something about the level of detail or transparency a headphone can provide?
As an example, I own both the recently reviewed ATH-M50X (well I have the non-x version) and the DT990Pro. In the reviews the ATH-M50X shows better latency as well as better distortion measurements, but as much as I like the ATH-M50, in terms of transparency I think it is at least a league below the DT990Pro. The Beyerdynamic is far better in that regard.
How would I get that information from reading the measurements?
Specifically, what measurement (if any) will tell you something about the level of detail or transparency a headphone can provide?
As an example, I own both the recently reviewed ATH-M50X (well I have the non-x version) and the DT990Pro. In the reviews the ATH-M50X shows better latency as well as better distortion measurements, but as much as I like the ATH-M50, in terms of transparency I think it is at least a league below the DT990Pro. The Beyerdynamic is far better in that regard.
How would I get that information from reading the measurements?
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