March 19, 200917 yr Yeah I'm in the same position.. after hearing them out of the Duet and iPhone, I don't think there's a place in my stable for the E4c, ES7 and MS2i.. Thinking about getting an amp now.. recommendations? Solo SRG? Yammy?
March 19, 200917 yr Yeah I'm in the same position.. after hearing them out of the Duet and iPhone, I don't think there's a place in my stable for the E4c, ES7 and MS2i.. Thinking about getting an amp now.. recommendations? Solo SRG? Yammy? If you're thinking about getting rid of the MS2i's shoot me a PM, I may be interested.
March 23, 200917 yr I compared my esw9 and aaron's (immtbiker) esw10 at the nyc meet and I wasnt TOO impressed with the esw10. Yea, it was better, but not by much.
March 23, 200917 yr For me, the ESW10 is more impressive if you're in a quiet environment, listening for a while. Like most good headphones, there's subtlety there.
March 23, 200917 yr For me, the ESW10 is more impressive if you're in a quiet environment, listening for a while. Like most good headphones, there's subtlety there. Yep, same opinion here, they're better performers than a portable use can let them show.
March 23, 200917 yr Ahh, ok. Obviously, meet conditions are bad for discerning the quality of high end headphones, but I did hear some things I liked over the ESW9. I dont think I can get past the price at this point. I'll have to see if I can borrow them for a while before I can even think of purchasing them. But right now, I'm pretty satisfied with the ESW9s. They're kickass without being too expensive
March 23, 200917 yr Ahh, ok. Obviously, meet conditions are bad for discerning the quality of high end headphones, but I did hear some things I liked over the ESW9. I dont think I can get past the price at this point. I'll have to see if I can borrow them for a while before I can even think of purchasing them. But right now, I'm pretty satisfied with the ESW9s. They're kickass without being too expensive Just be patient. Sooner or later Mike will buy and then sell a pair.
March 24, 200917 yr Ahh, ok. Obviously, meet conditions are bad for discerning the quality of high end headphones, but I did hear some things I liked over the ESW9. I dont think I can get past the price at this point. I'll have to see if I can borrow them for a while before I can even think of purchasing them. But right now, I'm pretty satisfied with the ESW9s. They're kickass without being too expensive When I was deciding whether to keep the 9s or the 10s, it wasn't as easy a decision as I thought it might be. The 10s are technically the "better" headphone, but my version of the 9s (again, I've heard another with a different sound) had a wonderful, slightly gentler sq, which I really enjoyed. I already own headphones that offer me that (Senns, R10s), so I chose the 10s, but I could have been happy with the 9s without a doubt.
March 24, 200917 yr I compared my esw9 and aaron's (immtbiker) esw10 at the nyc meet and I wasnt TOO impressed with the esw10. Yea, it was better, but not by much. When I first got them at the office, I felt more or less the same way comparing them to my ES7s out of the iPhone. Once I got them home and plugged them into the Duet.. whoah.. Granted, I've never tried the 9s, but I suspect the 10s scale well with good sources and amplification. Now I can't stop listening to them and can't wait to hear them out of a good dedicated amp. For me, the ESW10 is more impressive if you're in a quiet environment, listening for a while. Like most good headphones, there's subtlety there. Yeah, paired with a Pico, this might be the ultimate transportable office rig
March 24, 200917 yr Curious, are the headphones supposed to come with some sort of Certificate of Authenticity or something of the like?
March 24, 200917 yr I remember the pouches... they were nice. I'll have to check if there's a warranty card.
March 27, 200917 yr Sources? So far, I have: eBay AudioCubes Audio-Technica Headphone ATH-ESW10 JAPAN -- alright, not really Former sources: BlueTin Warehouse123
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