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Jan 18, 2017
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It's really great to see all these comments and general information on these cans. I would love to pull the trigger on these but there's one thing that's keeping me back a bit and that's the issue of an apparent recessed midrange for all these various models. For me, that's the most important thing in music reproduction and having listened to Grados for over 20 years (which I rarely listen to nowadays), I've come to understand that most musical information happens here. And being a professional pianist, I'm use to that more immediate and present sound.
My current cans (earbuds actually) are a pair of recabled Yuin PK1's which have a 150 ohm impedance. To my ears, these have an excellent midrange - very rich and dynamic with no upper bass boost. The bass is tight and accurate but then I'm not a bass head so that's good for me. The treble is just about right - not strident or overly bright. They sound really good directly from a portable device but when they're amped, they really come alive. Soundstaging is amazing. Separation is great. It is, in my opinion, one of the best "audiophile" earbuds you can get. But I long for a pair of really good open back headphones that can bring me that same sense of balance and involvement and the 250 ohm version of the DT990s seems like it might be a good fit but if the midrange isn't going to be what I want, I may pass but then again from what I've read so far about them, they may be just what I'm looking for since I value clarity with an overall dynamic presence. The 600 ohm version may be good too with the right amp.
Decisions, decisions...
Jan 18, 2017
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