Sennheiser Driver Size i.e 40mm, 50mm etc... ?

You're way off the mark.

Anyway, bigger drivers have a potential for better bass, but it's really just that. put it this way, some of the most bass heavy headphones do have the biggest drivers, but they wouldn't win awards for the best bass. Best is a subjective term anyway.
 
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james.miller said:
Yes some how I managed to submit my quick post rather than 'going advanced'. Does that offend you? :confused:
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Not now that I know it was a mistake, I thought you were one of those internet grammar nazis and because I put "you are" you changed it to "You're" just for aggro but thankfully that's not the case
 
Dicehunter said:
So according to the audiophile logic, If driver size makes zero difference, You could have a 10mm driver and it would sound exactly the same as a 60mm driver in every single aspect ? *Genuine question BTW*
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10mm would be unrealistic but 35-70mm wouldn't make a difference to a headphone. I've actually noticed more companies using 40mm these days. Companies often use their drivers sizes as a selling point because people think that it's better to have bigger. I had the 70mm MA900 they sounded like any other phone.
 
If you can't tell the difference it's a matter of training your ears to adjust to the headphones. After a while when you go back to cheaper less quality sets you will hear the difference. Took me years to tell the difference between sets, now I can tell differences quickly. I didn't like the HD800 though.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
how do you know that much?
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Well for one my headphones work perfectly with his setup, Tried a few other headphones with it as well, Sounds better than with my setup anyway.
I know it's not my ears because well I don't really have to explain that one do I :p
So I can only put it down to the headphones being faulty.
 
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The G4me Zero is a PC 350SE with a paint job and as the 350 used the HD595 drivers and the Zero has exactly the same specs, then I wouldn't be too surprised if the Zero uses them too. Only thing is, nobody seems to know how big the drivers are on any of the others I mentioned either (including sennheiser). :D
 
Definitely something wrong with those HD800's if you hear no difference. I've tried a friends pair out and as said in another thread they make my 518's sound like poundshop headphones :D
 
rids57 said:
The G4me Zero is a PC 350SE with a paint job and as the 350 used the HD595 drivers and the Zero has exactly the same specs, then I wouldn't be too surprised if the Zero uses them too. Only thing is, nobody seems to know how big the drivers are on any of the others I mentioned either (including sennheiser). :D
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I was actually looking at the 350SE, On the OCUK product page they say its a 38mm driver so maybe the same as the Zeros ?

Ayahuasca said:
Definitely something wrong with those HD800's if you hear no difference. I've tried a friends pair out and as said in another thread they make my 518's sound like poundshop headphones :D
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Yeah they sound really tinny if that makes sense, Sounds like something isn't internally plugged in properly, Maybe a loose wire, They are in the process of being RMAd anyway :)
 
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Dicehunter said:
Well for one my headphones work perfectly with his setup, Tried a few other headphones with it as well, Sounds better than with my setup anyway.
I know it's not my ears because well I don't really have to explain that one do I :p
So I can only put it down to the headphones being faulty.
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No it's not as simple as that I am afraid.

e.g. my console setup can drive HD558's, HD595's, Fidelio X1's with no problems. Try and drive Q701's and HD600's and I am going to run into issues and they won't sound their best.

Just because certain gear works brilliantly with one headphone doesn't mean it will work with every headphone on the planet.

That is why a lot of amps have gain switches, etc.

Then there is impedance and damping factors, etc, etc.

Or it could be your ears, my ears are very sensitive to plasma buzz, etc but my wife cannot hear it at all. Everyone's ears are different, have you tested your ears using a application like sine gen? or frequency tester? You also need equipment capable of producing those frequencies too.
 
Psycho Sonny said:
No it's not as simple as that I am afraid.

e.g. my console setup can drive HD558's, HD595's, Fidelio X1's with no problems. Try and drive Q701's and HD600's and I am going to run into issues and they won't sound their best.

Just because certain gear works brilliantly with one headphone doesn't mean it will work with every headphone on the planet.

That is why a lot of amps have gain switches, etc.

Then there is impedance and damping factors, etc, etc.

Or it could be your ears, my ears are very sensitive to plasma buzz, etc but my wife cannot hear it at all. Everyone's ears are different, have you tested your ears using a application like sine gen? or frequency tester? You also need equipment capable of producing those frequencies too.
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Nope not my ears, And my uncle has been in the music industry for 30 years now, If he tells me they also sound off and tinny I'm listening to him ;)
 
So why even bring them up as sounding bad if you'd already known there's something wrong with em?

This is all getting a bit petty lol.
 
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