These were my third pair of headphones, after the AT ES7 and Shure SE 530. I kept reading about how they had really hot treble, and sounded really unique and would be the opposite of the HD650( which would've been the logical upgrade from the 530 in terms of sound signature). Something about having something almost opposite sounding was really appealing
Once I finally got these, WOW! I almost thought they had too much bass! The bass for genres like rock and metal and jazz is perfect in my opinion. It has just the right amount of bass for impact, but doesn't really capture too much low low end bass which leads to it sounding like a very fast headphone. It picks up on bass licks, riffs, drums, but never makes these instruments the forefront of the music.
The mids... guitars sound absolutely perfect, sweet, exquisite, heavenly! You know its not natural sounding, but its almost the same with a drug- its not natural, but that doesn't mean the sound has any less integrity.
The treble is pretty elevated like a lot of people say, but I think you would need to be listening quite loud for a long period of time( at least enough time to damage your ears) to be an issue. Its really the treble that gives the 325 this unique, energetic, quick sound its known for. There is tons of detail and sometimes I even perceive this as bright, but when I allow myself to just listen( and deactivate my head-fi account like I had to do to finally appreciate them) you hear how detailed they are. Out of all the headphones I've heard( Shure 530/840, AT ES7/M50, Beyer DT990, Senn HD650/ HD-25 II, AKG K240), these really are the best of them for rock and metal, and many genres in general. Switching from K240 or HD650 makes you realize how much punch the bass really has to it, how energetic they really are, how much texture they have. The sound blends SO well together. Sometimes I absolutely do wish for a little bit more depth to the bass if I'm listening to a electronic genre, but otherwise I don't mind. Sound stage isn't really huge, but I never switch from my HD650s and miss the soundstage. Its just not neccessary, or at least, its adequete in that it doesn't take away from the headphones. Sound separation is great. The 325is never really sound congested unless its a garbage metal/hardcore punk recording
I've had some comfort issues- at first I thought they were very comfortable, then I messed the head band up and it took a while to finally remangle it back to a comfortable state. They sit fairly lose on the head, jolting my head downquickly will throw them off.
Once I finally got these, WOW! I almost thought they had too much bass! The bass for genres like rock and metal and jazz is perfect in my opinion. It has just the right amount of bass for impact, but doesn't really capture too much low low end bass which leads to it sounding like a very fast headphone. It picks up on bass licks, riffs, drums, but never makes these instruments the forefront of the music.
The mids... guitars sound absolutely perfect, sweet, exquisite, heavenly! You know its not natural sounding, but its almost the same with a drug- its not natural, but that doesn't mean the sound has any less integrity.
The treble is pretty elevated like a lot of people say, but I think you would need to be listening quite loud for a long period of time( at least enough time to damage your ears) to be an issue. Its really the treble that gives the 325 this unique, energetic, quick sound its known for. There is tons of detail and sometimes I even perceive this as bright, but when I allow myself to just listen( and deactivate my head-fi account like I had to do to finally appreciate them) you hear how detailed they are. Out of all the headphones I've heard( Shure 530/840, AT ES7/M50, Beyer DT990, Senn HD650/ HD-25 II, AKG K240), these really are the best of them for rock and metal, and many genres in general. Switching from K240 or HD650 makes you realize how much punch the bass really has to it, how energetic they really are, how much texture they have. The sound blends SO well together. Sometimes I absolutely do wish for a little bit more depth to the bass if I'm listening to a electronic genre, but otherwise I don't mind. Sound stage isn't really huge, but I never switch from my HD650s and miss the soundstage. Its just not neccessary, or at least, its adequete in that it doesn't take away from the headphones. Sound separation is great. The 325is never really sound congested unless its a garbage metal/hardcore punk recording
I've had some comfort issues- at first I thought they were very comfortable, then I messed the head band up and it took a while to finally remangle it back to a comfortable state. They sit fairly lose on the head, jolting my head downquickly will throw them off.
