Phone's vs. Speaker's a losing battle?

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carlosfm said:
Don't EVER buy phones just for the specs, because the most impressive ones on paper are exactly those that sound like junk.

angel said:


I take issue with that.

My Stax Signature system has a quoted frequency response of 7Hz-41KHz, and is anything but junk.

Notice that I used the word just.
That means: don't buy headphones just for specs, you need to listen.
If you can't listen, don't buy them.

I hope it's more clear now.
And btw let's educate the distributors, shall we?
Don't ever buy anything without listening.
It's their loss: if you can't listen, you won't buy.
 
shin,

I've been away fro a while so I wasn't able to get in sooner, but I think you're on the right track by looking at your room. I came to the same conclusion recently when I purchased some nice Sennheiser cans.

When you have talked about your concerns about the bass response in your "perceive", I wondered if you'd ever find peace, if you didn't have your room modelled and treated for nodes and optimum placement. If you haven't seen it, here is a great article which talks about the up to 20 dB swings you can have in the bass that your room can create.
http://ethanwiner.com/acoustics.html

Someone who could model your room and give you a great lesson in acoustic treatment can be found at:
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/idealbb/view.asp?topicID=33004

Good luck with your amazing speakers.
 
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