God damn I just got the ZS5 and I think I'm going to have to buy the ZS6 too.

Golly, I might have to get the ZS6 too...

Looking at the ZS5 teardown, the fact that some drivers have no porting and are pointing away from the nozzle leads me to think that they are actually using a chamber type design, which if true is really interesting for a cheap IEM. I personally think the ZS5 sounds great especially for the...

It's simple really, I buy something and I expect it to work fine without me doing anything more to it. It's fine to mod to alter a sound signature. In this case I'm modding to get rid of an inherent flaw in the headphone that shouldn't even exist in the first place. Though I'd be down to do all...

Well maybe Monoprice need to update their marketing to indicate "You have to be willing to spend more money and time to mod this headphone as it may have ringing in the 5kHz region."

I really wanted to like the M1060 but I'm going to have to return it. The ringing in the 4-5kHz region is ridiculous on some songs, it's not really there on most songs but I can't live with this type of behaviour that I don't hear on any of my other audio gear. Listened with the pads on and off...

I've been listening to my KZ ZS5 for the past 2 days and it's been great. Initially I too plugged the cables in the wrong way and had crazy phase issues. Very impressed with the value of these, it's slightly sibilant but definitely bearable for me. What tips do you guys use? The default star...

Why don't you try out some headphones that do what the HD650 doesn't and decide for yourself? HD650 like most dynamic open backs suffer from a steep low end roll off usually beginning at 60Hz - 80Hz. There is a ton of subby goodness in that region with EDM that you may be missing. You could...

No need to mod, consider trying out the PSB M4U2 also designed by Paul Barton. I've heard that they have very similar sound signatures except the PSB M4U2 has a slight high frequency lift in comparison. It sounds like just what you need.

I go between the QC35 and M50x very often. Sound quality wise the QC35 is laid back in comparison with the M50x, I always find myself yearning for a little more high frequency clarity on the QC35. The bass is very comparable on both, while the mids on the QC35 are slightly thicker and more...

I apologise for not clarifying, it's a complicated issue but I assume that he tested Bluetooth wireless with AptX or AptX HD, in either codecs the resolution loss is hardly noticeable (you can find third party measurements and comparisons easily). Also he mentions difference in low end which is...

This review is troubling, I can't wrap my head around how there would be a significant difference in sound quality between bluetooth and cabled for this headphone. Since the cable is sending digital audio just like wireless bluetooth is doing and no DAC is used on either wired or wireless...

Thanks for the heads up! Gonna update my cans.

Frequency response aside I think it's also important to weight the other results like 300Hz square wave and impulse response which unfortunately seem to be a mess.

To be fair the review wasn't all cons though, I think Tyll mentioned some pros in the review like build quality and comfort to name a few.

Wow thanks for this, my thoughts summed in a nice package.

A pair of speakers WILL display the Harman Curve if it measures flat in an anechoic chamber and placed in a normal room. Even if it's a speaker that doesn't measure flat it will still have boosted bass and rolled off highs as a result of the acoustic effect of room gain, which is the main...

Somehow I got the idea that he thought the Harman curve was derived from listener preference, when it is based on an actual effect that we experience everyday (which is room gain). Regardless, I'm curious, you do understand that whenever a pair of speakers are placed within a room the Harman...

The Harman Target is based on the fact that when perfectly flat speakers (measured in an anechoic chamber) are in a standard room they are perceived to have increased lows and rolled off highs as a result of room gain. It is not some curve that listeners magically plucked from the air, it is the...

There is nothing wrong with that sentiment. Diminishing returns, apply to headphones too. Have a read - http://asa.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1121/1.4984044

Why hasn't Jude provided the raw measurements? Especially now that Tyll has requested for it too.

If would help if Head-Fi measurements could include the raw data with the compensated curve. Excited to hear more, this is good for everyone especially consumers.

I can recommend the QC35, exceptional noise cancellation and comfort. Sound is not too bass heavy but it's certainly a little bit veiled in the high frequencies. I auditioned the MDR-1000X and found it was tilted to the bass way too much. You should try looking into the PSB M4U2 and the...

Interesting! Do you own both the Meze 99 Classics and the CF2W? How close do they compare?

It's tilted slightly to the analytical side. It strikes a good balance of musical and analytical as the mid to high frequencies are very coherent but never grating or strident.