Yngwiemalmsteen
Member
Forget about those Blue Mofi headphones or whatever... (I never even heard of those until a thread on here, and when I researched them on the net they get very mixed reviews, seem to be more hype than anything else, they certainly aren't reviewed as being better than they Beyerdynamics
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And yeah those other brand the Beyerdynamics I guess most people on here are using those, but maybe forget those too... (But I could probably get some $500+ AKG or Seinheisser that might be better, but so many axe fx users say those are good for the axe fx I'd lean toward them over the unknown.
BUT, how about these???
Focal Spirit Professional Pro Studio Headphones - Closed
$349
I've done a search on here and it seems only one ore maybe two forum members have mentioned owning these and using them with the Axe Fx.
But is there anyone else on here that can speak on these?
Because EVERYWHERE else online these are said to be as close to listening to studio monitors but with headphones.
I've read in many different places where people that own Focal studio monitors try these new Focal headphones and they say they'd swear they were still hearing the music through the studio monitors that they can't really tell a difference.
I've also read in many places where people are saying they'd never mix a record with headphones, until these came along, and because wearing these sounds the same as using the studio monitors, that they would indeed feel comfortable mixing with these headphones alone.
Focal is supposed to be just as high end as most of you peoples beloved Adams, maybe even superior to the Adams...
So if these headphones are as good as the monitors Focal makes, it just seems like these would be the best headphones one could expect to get for the Axe Fx. Especially since so far Adam doesn't make headphones.
Any focal headphone owners want to share thoughts or people that have tried them?
Unless people in this forum can convince me otherwise I plan to buy these Focal headphones for the simple fact that to me, and to everyone it would seem... the whole objective to wearing headphones is to ideally have them sound as good as if you were listening through studio monitors.
The talk with these is that they deliver just that.
So I am strongly considering getting a pair of Focal CMS 40 4" monitors, and these Focal spirit headphones.
I know I've read a few people on here mention Focals monitors being real good, but still it seems like a very small minority of people in this forum know anything about Focal.
Maybe that's because they are made in France and maybe seem too exotic for most people?
Just seems like most people here have jumped on the Adam bandwagon.
I don't doubt that Adams sound musically pleasing with those ribbon tweeters, but I don't want musically pleasing.
I want EXTREME accuracy. flatness. REALISM. What you put in is EXACTLY what you get out. If you put in a crappy CD, I want it to sound like the crap it is, I don't want it to sound like a polished turd, I want it to sound exactly like the stinky turd it is.
I am a extreme purist audiophile.
Google Magnepan and go their site and you will see their speakers such as the 3.7 ones sell for $6,000 a pair, and they stand 6 feet tall and are only a inch thick and about 2 feet wide, it's the same material that the Adam ribbon is made of but it's the makeup of the whole speaker basically.
People that love hearing music sound very pleasing to the ear, love those Maggies.
But that's the thing, those Magnepans are exaggerating certain things to make the music sound more pleasing and live like...
That's not something a person would want that's using a modeler or is mixing.
So that makes me seriously question the ribbons in Adam speakers for accurate modeling or mixing. They may be about as flat as other speakers, but I do not see how that ribbon is going to contribute anymore to a modeler or mixing session than a Magnepan speaker would contribute, I think the ribbon would exaggerate things and make things sound better than it truly is, just as the Magnepan ribbons are known for.
I would like to see some Axe Fx users do some serious A/B shootouts between some of the same sized Focals Vs Adams.
I have a gut feeling that if more Fractal users had experience with Focal, they'd choose Focals over Adams.
Thoughts?
YJM
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And yeah those other brand the Beyerdynamics I guess most people on here are using those, but maybe forget those too... (But I could probably get some $500+ AKG or Seinheisser that might be better, but so many axe fx users say those are good for the axe fx I'd lean toward them over the unknown.
BUT, how about these???
Focal Spirit Professional Pro Studio Headphones - Closed
$349
I've done a search on here and it seems only one ore maybe two forum members have mentioned owning these and using them with the Axe Fx.
But is there anyone else on here that can speak on these?
Because EVERYWHERE else online these are said to be as close to listening to studio monitors but with headphones.
I've read in many different places where people that own Focal studio monitors try these new Focal headphones and they say they'd swear they were still hearing the music through the studio monitors that they can't really tell a difference.
I've also read in many places where people are saying they'd never mix a record with headphones, until these came along, and because wearing these sounds the same as using the studio monitors, that they would indeed feel comfortable mixing with these headphones alone.
Focal is supposed to be just as high end as most of you peoples beloved Adams, maybe even superior to the Adams...
So if these headphones are as good as the monitors Focal makes, it just seems like these would be the best headphones one could expect to get for the Axe Fx. Especially since so far Adam doesn't make headphones.
Any focal headphone owners want to share thoughts or people that have tried them?
Unless people in this forum can convince me otherwise I plan to buy these Focal headphones for the simple fact that to me, and to everyone it would seem... the whole objective to wearing headphones is to ideally have them sound as good as if you were listening through studio monitors.
The talk with these is that they deliver just that.
So I am strongly considering getting a pair of Focal CMS 40 4" monitors, and these Focal spirit headphones.
I know I've read a few people on here mention Focals monitors being real good, but still it seems like a very small minority of people in this forum know anything about Focal.
Maybe that's because they are made in France and maybe seem too exotic for most people?
Just seems like most people here have jumped on the Adam bandwagon.
I don't doubt that Adams sound musically pleasing with those ribbon tweeters, but I don't want musically pleasing.
I want EXTREME accuracy. flatness. REALISM. What you put in is EXACTLY what you get out. If you put in a crappy CD, I want it to sound like the crap it is, I don't want it to sound like a polished turd, I want it to sound exactly like the stinky turd it is.
I am a extreme purist audiophile.
Google Magnepan and go their site and you will see their speakers such as the 3.7 ones sell for $6,000 a pair, and they stand 6 feet tall and are only a inch thick and about 2 feet wide, it's the same material that the Adam ribbon is made of but it's the makeup of the whole speaker basically.
People that love hearing music sound very pleasing to the ear, love those Maggies.
But that's the thing, those Magnepans are exaggerating certain things to make the music sound more pleasing and live like...
That's not something a person would want that's using a modeler or is mixing.
So that makes me seriously question the ribbons in Adam speakers for accurate modeling or mixing. They may be about as flat as other speakers, but I do not see how that ribbon is going to contribute anymore to a modeler or mixing session than a Magnepan speaker would contribute, I think the ribbon would exaggerate things and make things sound better than it truly is, just as the Magnepan ribbons are known for.
I would like to see some Axe Fx users do some serious A/B shootouts between some of the same sized Focals Vs Adams.
I have a gut feeling that if more Fractal users had experience with Focal, they'd choose Focals over Adams.
Thoughts?
YJM