ATH- M40fs - Flat response
From the moment I slid these cans over my head I knew I was in safe hands. The circumaural cushions sat snugly around my ears, while the headband held my head in a reassuring, yet gentle way. You'd have to do some pretty serious head-ba 20120p1511u nging to get rid of these babies.
The look of the 'phones is also quietly confident, with no lairy colours, no gimmicks, just a pair of quality cans doing their job. However, further investigation did reveal one party trick, which is the ear-pieces ability to turn 180 degrees, enabling easy listening through one phone. Probably only of use to the jobbing DJ, or those using them for their original purpose - in a studio.
Sound quality
These 'phones have an uncontrollable desire to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. They quite simply take a piece of music and tell it how it is.
I have to admit at first I found this strict professionalism somewhat irritating. These are the 'phones that would never have one drink too many, would never do a sicky from work or sneak off early on a Friday. I felt like shaking them and shouting "chill out!". But apart from not wanting to look like a nutter, this almost clinical edge began to grow on me. The percussion on You Goin' Miss Your Candyman was so clear, I began to pick out instruments and effects not previously noticed, and indeed every percussion note was spot on.
When I gave them a blast of Zappa they were so rocking I nearly picked up my air-guitar. The more I listened, the more I heard, and the more I liked.
Conclusion
A pair of good honest headphones, which refuse to add anything to the original recording, yet take nothing away. If you like your music to have that raw, 'straight out of the studio' edge then these headphones are a must. A rockin' Recommended.
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