Comments on Profile Post by zottel

When I switch from Clear Mg to HD650, the feeling is: “Nice, not much worse, I guess I could live with this headphone.” Switching back, it’s “Gosh, wow, so much better, night and day difference!”
I wonder why.

Do you feel similar sometimes, or is that just me?

well, contrast is a nice luxury to have. Be happy you can switch and not die of hunger. I enjoy that luxury as well.

I've definitely had that experience before. It is a strange thing.

Sometimes I experience the opposite: switching into "worse" gear is more noticable.

This phenomenon can work both ways, depending on the differences between the two.

I think it has to do with the fact that one often can’t tell if something is “supposed” to sound some way on a recording, and you don’t realize that something’s missing until you hear it on better gear. Once you hear the latter, the former’s flaws become obvious.

Headphone is a game of two halves.