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K550 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plot Measurements


Treble razors of death anyone?
« Last Edit: June 28, 2012, 08:44:05 PM by purrin »
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Re: K550 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plot Measurements
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2012, 08:53:45 PM »



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Re: K550 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plot Measurements
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2012, 09:01:18 PM »

dare you to post that on you know where...
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Re: K550 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plot Measurements
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2012, 09:03:22 PM »

Thread is locked, but let me see what I can do.
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Re: K550 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plot Measurements
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2012, 09:06:52 PM »

Oh, how I despise these headphones.
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Re: K550 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plot Measurements
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2012, 09:19:31 PM »

No wonder I thought they were bass light.  Too painful to turn up the volume.
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Re: K550 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plot Measurements
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2012, 09:44:11 PM »

I am very convinced that the first run of these were totally broken (which isn't out of the question.  These marked AKG's transfer to fully outsourced manufacturing.).  I bought mine less than two weeks ago, and I find them molasses dark with some of the best treble I've ever heard.  They honestly remind me a bit of the LCD2 rev2.

Edit:
Nevermind.  Now I hear it.  All my preferred music just coincidentally had a valley at 7k that cancelled it out.  It isn't awfully obtrusive, but it's definitely there.
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Re: K550 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plot Measurements
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2012, 09:49:05 PM »

This pair was purchased brand new 2 weeks ago from Amazon. 

I heard an earlier pair and it had the same problem, but worse if my memory serves.  And neither one has very good treble.  It's not emphasized, but it isn't very precise or clear or clean sounding. 
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Re: K550 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plot Measurements
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2012, 10:07:50 PM »

Distortion measurements compared to V-Moda M80. These K550s really suck.
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Re: K550 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plot Measurements
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2012, 10:13:02 PM »

That distortion.... sweet Jeebus.
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