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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #150 on: April 17, 2013, 04:23:33 PM »
Quote from: HideousPride on April 17, 2013, 04:14:29 PM
I will say the bass on the TH-900 is significantly more impactful than I would have imagined. Just make sure this kind of sound signature is your cup of tea before slapping down the coins.

It's the closest that I've felt to having a seaton submersive strapped to my head.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #151 on: April 17, 2013, 04:26:43 PM »
If quantity is there, how about quality? Is it just bloated bass or does it have finesse? Further, does it have dynamic bass that varies in quantity when the song calls for it? Or does it just put out bass no matter what?
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #152 on: April 17, 2013, 07:25:41 PM »
I personally feel it has extremely high quality bass. If you look at the measurements, you'll see it does well in harmonic distortion, and the result is a very clean sound. Much cleaner than any of the Denons. Because of this, it may sound subjectively less bassy than the former Denon line. I also find the bass is well controlled and doesn't blot out other parts of the sonic spectrum, and it also doesn't pump bass into tracks that don't call for it (in other words it varies track by track pretty well). When a track calls for bass however then yes, there's quite a bit of it.

This is no one-note Edition 9 or D7100 by any means however. I actually find its has quite a bit of finesse to its sound.

TBH you can save a lot of money and get 90 to 95% of the performance with the TH600. I've talked about it in a few other spots, but the TH600 basically sounds slightly less lively and less open sounding while actually a bit more even down below.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #153 on: April 17, 2013, 07:40:00 PM »
It's not horrible bass but it is too PHAT for me.  I could probably live w/ the IE800 bass more since it's pushed further down to low/sub bass though it's magnitude is more present than the 900.  900 is phat in the midbass which I feed to be a problem at that price unless you only use it for genres that will make use of it.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #154 on: April 17, 2013, 08:12:14 PM »
Also forgot to mention that because the bass is so clean, I found the TH900 responded well to EQ.

If you want a complimentary headphone for an Audez'e, then the HD800 fits the bill more. Just make sure you have the right setup for it. Driving the HD800 on an amp that isn't a good fit for it will result in pure sucktitude.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #155 on: April 17, 2013, 08:39:31 PM »
Quote from: MuppetFace on April 17, 2013, 08:12:14 PM
Also forgot to mention that because the bass is so clean, I found the TH900 responded well to EQ.

Yes, this ^
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #156 on: April 17, 2013, 11:26:34 PM »
Quote from: MuppetFace on April 17, 2013, 08:12:14 PM
Also forgot to mention that because the bass is so clean, I found the TH900 responded well to EQ.

If you want a complimentary headphone for an Audez'e, then the HD800 fits the bill more. Just make sure you have the right setup for it. Driving the HD800 on an amp that isn't a good fit for it will result in pure sucktitude.

The way you describe the TH900 really really intrigues me as I am attracted to bass-heaviness as long as it's high quality bass. HD800 is lovely, LCD2 was okay, but both does not quench my basslust when I'm listening to particular genres or in a particular mood. So, I was leaning towards IEMs to do the job and the Freqphase JH13/16 piqued my interest, but pricing drives me away and back to the UERM.

I just hope someone has the TH600/900 in the upcoming hf meet in Seattle and Vancouver so I can listen for myself.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #157 on: April 18, 2013, 03:16:56 AM »
Quote from: Girls Generation on April 17, 2013, 11:26:34 PM
I just hope someone has the TH600/900 in the upcoming hf meet in Seattle and Vancouver so I can listen for myself.

It took a while to love them, but I now really appreciate everything that the TH900 does well. I feel pretty good

Does anyone have balanced XLR switch recommendations? I have 2 sources and 3 amps that need to be driven. I'm local to Goldpoint and emailed their sales team to see if they do custom work. Otherwise, I'll have to make up some time for a DIY project.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #158 on: April 18, 2013, 08:34:04 AM »
Muppet, how would you describe the TH900 relative to the Freqphase JH13/16s? I'm having a difficult time reaching a decision whether I should go back to CIEMs or try the full sized closed back approach... again.
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Re: The All Purpose Advice Thread
« Reply #159 on: April 18, 2013, 04:45:18 PM »
Quote from: zerodeefex on April 18, 2013, 03:16:56 AM

Does anyone have balanced XLR switch recommendations? I have 2 sources and 3 amps that need to be driven. I'm local to Goldpoint and emailed their sales team to see if they do custom work. Otherwise, I'll have to make up some time for a DIY project.

Not passive, but a pro audio mixer might work. A lot of them in the <$200 mark will have at least 4 xlr inputs on top (usually for mics, but you can individually pan each channel for L/R to keep the channels separate).
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