11-11-2010, 01:03 PM
Oh yeah.
Much more forward sounding than my Senns. The KPPs have bright mids, and this is where they shine, and why they're all-purpose, good-for-everything portables. The highs are good but not great.
Bass is awesome though! You get articulated thumps without it being too boomy. Sound clarity and instrument separation is pretty good too even when I'm just listening to regular bitrate songs (~128kbps) on the iPod - much more when I'm playing FLAC files on the PC at home. I've never had a muddy sound experience with them yet. Soundstaging, again, isn't the widest, but it'll do.
Comfort levels decrease when wearing them for a long period though, which is something I have against it (even after fiddling with the comfort settings), because the bend of the metal headband forces most of the pressure on your temples and ears. If only they made it less fiddly.
But overall, a GREAT pair for the price.
Much more forward sounding than my Senns. The KPPs have bright mids, and this is where they shine, and why they're all-purpose, good-for-everything portables. The highs are good but not great.
Bass is awesome though! You get articulated thumps without it being too boomy. Sound clarity and instrument separation is pretty good too even when I'm just listening to regular bitrate songs (~128kbps) on the iPod - much more when I'm playing FLAC files on the PC at home. I've never had a muddy sound experience with them yet. Soundstaging, again, isn't the widest, but it'll do.
Comfort levels decrease when wearing them for a long period though, which is something I have against it (even after fiddling with the comfort settings), because the bend of the metal headband forces most of the pressure on your temples and ears. If only they made it less fiddly.
But overall, a GREAT pair for the price.
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