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Author Topic: Sennheiser Orpheus HE90 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plot Measurements  (Read 17789 times)

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Sennheiser Orpheus HE90 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plot Measurements



I was able to get a good seal on these too.
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So Marv, which one do you favor - Orpheus or Omega?
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Orpheus for me, no contest.  An Orpheus II would be the only thing to pull me away from my HD800 rig.  I wait patiently and perhaps vainly....
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wouldn't mind a dynamic with that kind of response either... obviously Senn is lying when they claim the HD800 to be neutral.
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Wow, and I thought the first Omega had an impressive graph!
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wouldn't mind a dynamic with that kind of response either... obviously Senn is lying when they claim the HD800 to be neutral.


It's obvious the HD800 is diffuse field, HE90 isn't so I'm not sure what claim of neutrality Senn is making w/ the HD800 unless one assumes diffuse field is neutral.  A claim I've had a little trouble w/ going back to the ER4.

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/dynamic-stereo-headphones-high-sound-quality_500319

I think they might have for the HD700.   ::)  I know plenty of users who don't work for Senn making those claims though.

HE90 is one/two minor points of EQ and some deeper bass impact away from being perfect for me.  Closest yet, when it's on it's on.  Not all HE90 rigs have sounded the same to me so far though which I believe is due to amp variances?
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Got a question for you measurement pros.  I heard n3rdling's HE90+HEV90 rig at the meet and it's the best I've heard for classical music.  Not even the BH or LL comes close.  The only thing I've heard that punches in the same weight class is my DHT preamp, but I'd probably give the edge to the Orpheus setup.  Unfortunately, I found the Orpheus completely uninvolving for every other genre.  I heard a few other people echo a similar sentiment.

How does the HE90 measure so well, yet come off as so limited?  Is it an amping issue, or other characteristics intrinsic to the HE90?  Does the quality of the HE90 fundamentally change with the Aristaeus?
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IDK, sometimes some headphones are "slow burners" as I call them. The Omega 2 was like this for me. When I first heard it, I thought they sounded really fantastic, but they didn't move me per se. It took a few weeks for me to discover their full charm.

Perhaps the HE90 is like that for you? Maybe if you lived with it for a while, you'd find you couldn't go back to anything else.

For me the HE90 was insta-WOW with just about everything I heard out of it. If I had a disposable 20k to invest in an Orpheus set I so would. In a heartbeat. If I found the HE90 on its own for half of that, I'd definitely consider it too.
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The Orpheus is the most involving setup I've heard.  HEV90 and Aristaeus sound very similar to me based on memory.  I haven't gotten around to doing a legit A/B comparison yet.  I'd say the HEV90 sounds more romantic and a bit more open.  I knew it was gonna measure super flat.  I basically only listen to the HE90 now.

Romy where'd you hear the Orpheus?

Now everybody can say they'd heard the Orpheus ;) :
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