Yeah but that little peak at 10khz is a blip and still below everything taking place from 1-4Khz.  We aren't talking about that ridge from 16-20khz are we?

Doesn't sound high enough.  I'd love to know how these measure.

My silver HD650 sounds less-dark than the previous iteration, but still a bit dark.

Don't really agree on the K701 sounding fuller and more refined than the SRH1840, at least not the SRH1840 and K701 I have. I'd put the SRH1840 and the T1 on the same level personally, despite their differences. The SRH1440 sounds like an open SRH940 to me more or less; I'm not particularly fond of either.

Pretty much agree with the comments on the LCD-3 being a total failphone. I don't find the HE6 soft in the low-end when driven by the B22.

I think the HE-400 is great too.

When you guys says something sounds "shelved", how does it translate to the subjective listening experience? Does it mean like a loss of coherency within the track? As if different instruments aren't playing in the same stage as the others?

I agree on the LCD-3 impressions though.

The HE-6 doesn't sound light in the low end at all with my set-up which uses a 50w speaker amp with tubes. I'm guessing the velour pads might have something to do with it now that they're thinner and more squashed down after a few years of use. Also, I haven't been using mine much lately. I've been liking a simple HD600/O2 combo more even for home use.

Also the SRH1840's cups don't swivel, this is true. But that's also the case with the T1 is it not?

When you guys says something sounds "shelved", how does it translate to the subjective listening experience?

Shelved is like the top illustration whereas rolled off is the one at the botton



Shelved down like in the top pic usually translates to a warm sound whereas the rolled off highs at the bottom  will sound dark. There are different degrees of warm and dark making things more confusing than it is if we don't have a specific headphone in mind to evaluate.