Levaix
100+ Head-Fier
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Hopefully this isn't too presumptuous of me as a new member, but I figured this would be a much better alternative to posting the exact same question several times and hijacking multiple existing threads.
Ultrasone makes and has made several different models of high end headphones, and it is not always clear what the immediate differences are. Generally it seems that the Edition 9's are remembered most fondly by those who enjoy the "Ultrasone sound." However, they were a limited edition (pun intended) and have since been "replaced" by the Edition 8's, which have an entirely different sound signature. The newer Signature Pro's are seen by many as superior to the Edition 8's, but on occasion several people will chime in that the Ed. 8 are in fact better despite being less neutral, and have a certain special quality (especially after extensive burn-in) that the SP somehow lack. To make matters even more confusing, now Ultrasone has released the Signature DJ model, which many anticipated to be a bassier, less refined version of the SP. There were some initial impressions that confirmed this idea, but also some conflicting reports of the SDJ having a much larger soundstage than the SP. (The Edition 10 falls a bit outside of all of this, being open cans as opposed to closed.)
It is rightly assumed in these forums that different people can often have drastically different tastes in what sounds good, but it seems obvious that something a little screwy is going on in this category. There have been several possible explanations offered (inconsistent manufacturing, bad QC, different perceptions of S-Logic, the use of naturally varying leather, materials used for the drivers), but so far nothing very concrete (as concrete as this hobby can be, anyway). This thread's goal is to attempt to compile and centralize the impressions of people who have been able to listen to multiple high-end Ultrasones, for the purpose of trying to create a more cohesive understanding when choosing which pair a person might like.
After that big long introduction, I wish there was something more I could input to be useful, lol, but the nicest pair of headphones I've even heard are my Pro 900's. I intend to get the Signature Pro's when I can afford them (likely at tax refund time), but that decision was mostly reached by digging through hundreds of pages of posts in multiple threads, and even now I'm only 90% set on my decision. For people like me who do not have the means to drop nearly a thousand dollars to see if they even like a pair of headphones, a solid discussion on this can (and, I hope, will) be an extremely helpful resource.
Ultrasone makes and has made several different models of high end headphones, and it is not always clear what the immediate differences are. Generally it seems that the Edition 9's are remembered most fondly by those who enjoy the "Ultrasone sound." However, they were a limited edition (pun intended) and have since been "replaced" by the Edition 8's, which have an entirely different sound signature. The newer Signature Pro's are seen by many as superior to the Edition 8's, but on occasion several people will chime in that the Ed. 8 are in fact better despite being less neutral, and have a certain special quality (especially after extensive burn-in) that the SP somehow lack. To make matters even more confusing, now Ultrasone has released the Signature DJ model, which many anticipated to be a bassier, less refined version of the SP. There were some initial impressions that confirmed this idea, but also some conflicting reports of the SDJ having a much larger soundstage than the SP. (The Edition 10 falls a bit outside of all of this, being open cans as opposed to closed.)
It is rightly assumed in these forums that different people can often have drastically different tastes in what sounds good, but it seems obvious that something a little screwy is going on in this category. There have been several possible explanations offered (inconsistent manufacturing, bad QC, different perceptions of S-Logic, the use of naturally varying leather, materials used for the drivers), but so far nothing very concrete (as concrete as this hobby can be, anyway). This thread's goal is to attempt to compile and centralize the impressions of people who have been able to listen to multiple high-end Ultrasones, for the purpose of trying to create a more cohesive understanding when choosing which pair a person might like.
After that big long introduction, I wish there was something more I could input to be useful, lol, but the nicest pair of headphones I've even heard are my Pro 900's. I intend to get the Signature Pro's when I can afford them (likely at tax refund time), but that decision was mostly reached by digging through hundreds of pages of posts in multiple threads, and even now I'm only 90% set on my decision. For people like me who do not have the means to drop nearly a thousand dollars to see if they even like a pair of headphones, a solid discussion on this can (and, I hope, will) be an extremely helpful resource.