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Koss ESP950 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« on: December 06, 2011, 04:43:32 AM »

Koss ESP950 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
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Re: Koss ESP950 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2012, 11:36:57 PM »

purrin would mind posting some listening impressions of ESP950 on the T2? Cheers
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Re: Koss ESP950 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2012, 11:40:01 PM »

The ESP950 doesn't exactly scale well as you know. I didn't get that much more extra bass extension from the T2 compared to the stock amp. I would add that I listened to them for two days straight ~14 hours each day, and at highish volumes (92-95db) for a few hours at a time, and that I thoroughly enjoyed them.

I didn't think there was significantly more resolution from the stock amp, but it was certainly better controlled and had better blackground.
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Re: Koss ESP950 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2012, 11:41:30 PM »

These things are so underrated. For what I've seen it going for lately, I definitely think it's good bang-for-your-buck with the included amp.
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Re: Koss ESP950 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2012, 03:42:58 AM »

The ESP950 doesn't exactly scale well as you know. I didn't get that much more extra bass extension from the T2 compared to the stock amp. I would add that I listened to them for two days straight ~14 hours each day, and at highish volumes (92-95db) for a few hours at a time, and that I thoroughly enjoyed them.

I didn't think there was significantly more resolution from the stock amp, but it was certainly better controlled and had better blackground.

Thanks, yeah I thought I'd just ask in case the T2 had the "magic"  :-\
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Re: Koss ESP950 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2012, 04:08:54 AM »

The ESP950 doesn't exactly scale well as you know. I didn't get that much more extra bass extension from the T2 compared to the stock amp. I would add that I listened to them for two days straight ~14 hours each day, and at highish volumes (92-95db) for a few hours at a time, and that I thoroughly enjoyed them.

I didn't think there was significantly more resolution from the stock amp, but it was certainly better controlled and had better blackground.

Thanks, yeah I thought I'd just ask in case the T2 had the "magic"  :-\


For dynamics I still think they did best on Jim's KGSSHV but it was not a fully complete build at the time.  The detail wasn't the best but the 950 can only do so much anyway at the rarified air we are discussing.  I'll try them again on the next KGSSHV I run into just to make sure.  I forgot to try Andy's last time, too busy w/ the T2 lol.
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Re: Koss ESP950 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2012, 04:26:51 AM »

Did you get a good seal?  I'm surprised the bass rolls off so much on these.
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Re: Koss ESP950 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2012, 06:52:09 AM »

I wonder how much lower bass maters.  It would be interesting to do an mp3 test like Purrin's hearing test but rolling off lower bass at different places. 
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Re: Koss ESP950 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2012, 07:13:45 AM »

I wonder how much lower bass maters.  It would be interesting to do an mp3 test like Purrin's hearing test but rolling off lower bass at different places.


I don't wonder at all.  There's a ton of information under 100hz especially for a lot of my music.  You're starting to sound like a candidate for an unmodded HD800 driven by a DACPort.   :P 
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Re: Koss ESP950 Frequency Response and CSD Waterfall Plots
« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2012, 07:18:28 AM »

:p  Well I meant more like below 50hz, subwoofer territory
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