TH900 vs STAX SR-009: http://www.head-fi.org/t/595683/fostex- ... st_9224100 "I have compared the SR-009 and the TH-900 for about a few months now in my own quiet environment (aka not at shows). In my opinion, both are excellent headphones and are certainly in the upper tiers of the league. Obviously, both differ in sound signatures and one does some genres better than the other. As songmic has mentioned above, for absolute enjoyment of music, especially music that is part of the EDM/rock/trance/house genres, the TH-900 is really more enjoyable. However, at the same time I still love listening to these genres with the SR-009s. The bass is definitely the primary difference here but the SR-009 is in no way thin or lacking, but the emphasis on the bass from the TH-900 makes you tap your leg to any groove the music calls for. The SR-009 on the other hand has a really neutral approach to bass and in relation to the whole spectrum (also the mids are more prominent when compared to the TH-900). You can analyze but also enjoy the music at the same time and as such the impact is lowered when compared to the TH-900. Another thing I'd like to say is that the aforementioned genres have usually worse than acceptable mastering (over-compression) going on and thus the SR-009 will be at a disadvantage because of its technical capabilities. Now the genres I absolutely love with the SR-009s are acoustic guitar/piano with vocals, smooth jazz and anything with wooden instruments in it (classical and modern). The TH-900 cannot come close to it and I keep picking the SR-009 because it quite literally is an "eargasm" every time I put them on. The imaging is superior and subtleties of these genres shines through and through with the SR-009s. The detail retrieval is also amazing but the TH-900 is no slouch in this department however the SR-009 is just simply better at it. The music sounds more natural and reproduction is simply stunning. The TH-900 is at 2nd place here because of the mid-range recession and it doesn't have some of the air that is required for these genres, probably because it's a closed-back headphone. In conclusion, I use both headphones all the time but it is very dependent on my mood and the genres that will be selected. There is a chasm of price difference between the TH-900 and SR-009 but that definitely doesn't mean they cannot compete with each other. It is the fact that the SR-009 is a really technical headphone that has a very neutral approach to music whilst the TH-900 focuses primarily on the enjoyability with a smaller percentage focus on neutrality." --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- И ещё один хороший отзыв: http://www.head-fi.org/t/595683/fostex- ... st_9221613 "Recently, my opinions toward the TH900 has become more and more favorable. Not because it gradually sounds better, but because every time I compare it against other flagship headphones, the TH900 holds its ground very well and is difficult to beat. I've auditioned many top-of-the-line headphones, including SR-009, LCD-3, HD800, PS1000, HE-6, and so on... even the Sennheiser Orpheus on one occasion. I've only listened to the HE-90/HEV-90 combo once (which I currently use as my avatar) and haven't done a direct A/B against others so I can't comment on it. However, I've listened to the rest several times and compared them to the TH900, and the TH900 never let me down. I think the SR-009 is unanimously the best headphone currently available in the market today. I've never owned one but auditioned it nearly 10 times in different setups, meets and places, but for some reason, I never found it really jaw-dropping or anything. A great headphone to sit back and relax to, but the music felt distant to me. Ditto for the HD800. In fact I recently auditioned the SR-009 on both Woo WES and BHSE, but once again it failed to truly impress me. F*** me, right? Anyway, over the times I realized that I prefer the LCD-3 over both SR-009 and HD800 if I were to own only one headphone. The LCD-3 is a headphone that I can find myself immersed in music. Then I heard the TH900, and I knew that I would have to own one of them and keep it forever. In the end, the TH900 won over me because of its comfort and isolation (at least compared to the LCD-3), not to mention the sound. Now, I can tap my fingers and shake my head while listening to my TH900 driven by the best desktop headphone amps you could think of. Again this is only me, but I prefer the sound of my headphone rig to a full-fledged loudspeaker system that would cost 10 times more. I know many people will disagree with me. Maybe my ears and musical tastes are immature that I cannot truly appreciate the sound of SR-009 and HD800. But for now, no headphone gives me more enjoyment than the TH900. These are my confessions."
Сколько сабров переслушал, у всех на мой вкус проблемы с музыкальностью. Чересчур технически выверенный звук. А вот против BurrBrown ничего не имею, что в ЗК, что в ЦАПах.