Monoprice Retro vs Presonus HD7 featuring Brainwavz Earpads
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- Опубликовано: 7 май 2018
- Monoprice Retro vs Presonus HD7 featuring Brainwavz Earpads Budget Headphones Showdown.
Monoprice Retro: geni.us/LlCHvU (Amazon), Presonus HD7: geni.us/OdrIOgV (Amazon)
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SMSL AD18 Amplifier: geni.us/rbhBuyE (Amazon)
Brainwavz Earpads XL: geni.us/0tGj (Amazon)
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Philips SHP9500S: geni.us/WTr8 (Amazon)
AKG K240: geni.us/fk6ZU (Amazon)
Samson SR850: geni.us/wVOLXm8 (Amazon)
AKG K52: geni.us/jk3j3vj (Amazon)
Audio-Technica ATH-M40x: geni.us/ubMcET (Amazon)
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I'm happy you tried these with the ear pads. I love the retros. Thanks again for looking into these and I hope you enjoyed them.
Thanks for recommending these headphones.
How come everyone says the bass is good? It literally sounds like it’s farting on low frequencies
@@spikedmonk91 For me, it was plugging them into an Emotiva a-100 headphone amp that really brought out their bass, but I find them to have pretty deep bass even with a phone.
30 seconds of the video, I paused it and gave you a like. You really hear your subscribers. You doing this video is awesome.Now I will hit the play button. Thank you.
Thanks for the kind words!
A little bit of an abrupt ending I was hoping to hear your thoughts on them great video other than that though I just bought the sheepskin XLs
Nice video my man! I'm waiting on my order of the Retro's and the Brainwavz :D
Thanks! If you were able to order them, then you got lucky...I've noticed that they are completely sold out of them on Amazon and Monoprice's website.
What's your verdict on the change in sound? It sounds like I would not like the sound with the BW pads. Still, love these Retros and have gotten four of my friends/family to get a pair for themselves and they all love them.
I didn't like how the Brainwavz XL pleather pads changed the sound. But one thing is for sure now that I've been wearing the regular pads the headphones come with I need to change them out as they are so uncomfortable after wearing them for long periods of time. I might try the hybrid or genuine leather Brainwavz XL pads to see how I like them.
Compare the Monoprice Modern Retro vs PreSonus HD7 vs AKG K240. I'm having a hard time on trying to choose one of these.
I have a question about the Retro’s. I have some pads which are the same size and dimensions as the Brainwave XL pads, but they don’t have the really large skirt on the back that the XL’s have. Can they still be put on? The skirt, btw, if you didn’t know, if the leather on the pad of a pad which you’re supposed to put on the headphone.
yeah, I don't think you can put on those pads without that skirt on the back.
Hi, question, my monoprice retros, the non detachable cable is loose at the connection into the cup (meaning you can wiggle it) and when the headphone are on my head and the wire moves you get a plastic sound. I saw another reviewer mention this same issue and wonder if your pair has the same issue? Otherwise I may need to return them.
Hi, mine does the exact same thing. I think its a design flaw, but it does not affect the sound quality at all. No need to return them, unless this bothers you a lot.
You can super glue it too fill the gap so if doesnt move, thats what another youtuber recommended and it worked for me
Glad you used Björk to help assess these headphones. She has excellent production and I often use electronic music to help me hear if I am getting what I want out of my headphones.
I guess I have my brother to thank for that...Björk is his favorite music artist.
Just a request/tip...would love to hear how they sound on leakage test since you're comparing semi-open to closed. Nice job on the video though!
Unfortunately I returned the semi-open Presonus HD7 so i can’t do the comparison, however I will keep that in mind for future videos.
What can I tell, I just loved this video. I will go to your library to see what other videos I have missed. I have some of the famous budget headphones like the Retros, the other famous Monoprice I think they were the 8323,Takstar 82, Philips SHP9500 and Superlux 681( my least favorites). I would love to see a review of the new Open back Dynamic driver that Monoprice will get soon. I'm ready to step up my game. I'm between those and the M1060.
The M1060's are my daily driver, you won't be disappointed with those if you are looking for Open-back.
ZadiusTech Hi again I have a question.Does the M1060 still worth it after the Retros?, it is a night and day difference. Thank you for the info in advance. The new Monoprice are called the M650 hope you can review them ha. Great stuff in your channel.
Yes, the M1060's would be a big improvement over the Retros. You can think of the Retros as entry level, the M1060's are more like mid-tier. I actually tried the Monoprice M600's, which are the "smaller cousin" of the Monoprice M650's and unfortunately I was disappointed with them. You can find more info on the Monoprice M600's in my CanJam video here: ruclips.net/video/0pxTVad-Tp0/видео.html
ZadiusTech I have so many videos to view from your channel, thank you. M1060 will be my next ones.
Awesome, enjoy the videos. If you want more check out my website. Here is a link to my deals page: www.zadiustech.com/deals/ and my Recommended Headphones page: www.zadiustech.com/recommended-headphones/
Finally getting around to doing a shootout on all the headphones I've accumulated this past two years, most of them from Massdrop. Sennheiser HD6xx's, Hifiman HE4xx's, AKG K7xx's, Retros, Spadgers, and my all-time favorites, the Creative Labs Aurvana Live's. The CAL's are the closest of the bunch to the sound of my computer sound system, which is waaay too much for a desktop, but it's all the room I have to work with. Fortunately, I have a very large, L-shaped desk, and the ADS L810's fit on here, though they are massive. I have lots of other bookshelf speakers, but I've spoiled myself with these L810's and so I can't see downgrading from them. Heh.
Anyway, I'll check out some of your newer stuff.
Thanks for dropping a comment. I have owned the HD650's and I currently have the AKG K7XX's, but I have not tried the HE4XX's...how do those compare to the other two?
@@ZadiusTech Very analytic. Precise highs and sufficient bass. Very heavy 'phones.
Brainwavz XL? By XL, do they mean standard size? Thanks for the original video.
The Brainwavz XL pads are a lot bigger than the stock pads and much more comfortable 😀 Thank you for watching my video!
these have the metal headband?
These do not have a metal headband.
These two plus the Superlux 668B and Samson SR850 Reference all appear eerily similar to one another. Whatever sonic differences exist between them are negligible and your buying decision should be based purely on price.
Cheaper DJ style one is superior then retro style one interms of sound quality and loudness
Monoprice retro vs Samson sr850 which sound better???? which have better sound-stage??????
Unfortunately I have not had the chance to try out the Samson sr850's yet.
@@ZadiusTechbro, with stock pad, what about sound quality??? is it bad???? what about soundstage compare to open back or semi open headphone??
@@sadmansaquib8804 I recommend you swap out the pads on the Monoprice Retro, stock ones can get fatiguing after a while. You're going to get better soundstage with open back period.
Quick question. I own a presonus hd7 pro. And the leather of the earpads are starting to blisten (maybe due to sweat). Are there available earpad replacements for the hd7?
Yes, you can get these replacement pads. I've tried them and they fit the Presonus HD7. Replacement pads: amzn.to/2QMX1NY
You compare bass as rumbly vs punchy and I feel those are confusing terms. Rumble is more associated with sub-bass and punch is usually associated with mid-bass. Now, both sub and mid-bass can have varying degrees of tightness, attack, decay, etc. So maybe in future reviews you could expand on what you mean by rumble vs punch? It sounds like you aren't much of a bass head so prefer the bass to have more mid-bass for rock / metal / acoustic instruments whereas electronic music usually benefits from more sub-bass and less mid-bass to prevent that muddy, bloated sound. Great review, just stopped by to watch cause I ordered the retros recently with the dark red XL pads. I also have some TR-x00s on their way from Massdrop. Oh man, can't wait.
I appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback on my video. I definitely need to improve my audio vocabulary when I try to articulate the sounds I am hearing while listening to headphones. Perhaps I will use what you have suggested sub-bass instead of "rumble" and mid-bass instead of "punch". Please do come back and let us know how you like the TR-x00's. I also have lots of other reviews on different headphones so I hope you check them out as well. thanks.
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Matt Douglas, how did you find the retros compared to your TR-x00s? I have the original TH-x00s with the Lvl 1 Mark Lawton driver damping mod and ZMF Eikon sheepskin pads with an inserted homemade half-moon shaped plastic attenuation ring behind the ear section and I'm thinking about grabbing the retros for a knock-about portable pair of bass cans? How did you find that the bass compares with and without your XL pads on the retro compared to the Fostex? Cheers.
Wish your sound comparisons of the 2 headphones were all in one place in the video. Even with a lot of skipping around, I couldn't easily determine the basic sound differences between them. I guess it's become reviewer tradition to leave the SQ discussion for last, but I wish it were first thing in the video.
Thanks for your input. I will try to structure my review videos better in upcoming reviews.