![]() ![]() These are not efficient headphones so most portable sources are not equipped for soloing these on the go. I wouldn’t call this a good vocalists headphone until you turn the volume up to almost uncomfortable levels, as it seems at higher volume and with proper amplification the midrange really pops out and becomes livelier. DJ’s and engineers in a studio might not want very responsive treble due to the onset of fatigue. With that in mind, I think it was purposely designed that way. Raising up to 30,000hz, the HD8 is absent engaging qualities on the top end and just doesn’t have much to brag about. Screaming guitars, violin work and similar instruments are lacking. The HD8 will help out a lot with the painful and icy tracks out there and DJ’s will appreciate this greatly. Expect a middle ground experience with a more reclusive top end that is more well suited to tone back the fatigue in genres like Dubstep or anything with harsh treble. While not as gorgeous with treble as the AKG K-267, nor as natural as the NAD VISO HP-50, the HD8 lags a bit behind and gets lapped by it’s competition a few times it reaches the midway point of the race. The HD8 doesn’t at all seem prone to sibilance so studio engineers who are mixing and mastering, as well as DJ’s who are forced to endure endless hours of Techno tracks with poorly recorded treble response shouldn’t have much of a problem with fatigue. I consider this more of a good thing than bad, I’d rather have laid back feel than painfully bright or harsh treble. It is just there, and what is there is shoulder shrug worthy. The upper end on the HD8 is very laid back and never harsh. Sound pressure level (SPL)đ15 dB (1 kHz/1Vrms)Ĭable length coiled 1.5m-3.0m, straight 3.0m + Kevlar OFC ![]()
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