Headphone Surprise!

[RoyY51]

Lately, I've found myself listening to less music and watching more movies and television. The music I was hearing, including my old favorites, just wasn't doing it for me any more. A friend of mine, upon hearing of my dilemma, recommended that I try listening to music through headphones...said it might lend a different perspective. I decided to give it a try, but I wasn't about to risk hundreds of dollars on something that might not change anything. So I did my homework and placed an order through Amazon for a set of Audio Technica M20x's. The reviews had been very favorable and, for $49, I figured I couldn't get hurt too badly.

Wow!

The last time that I had done any serious listening through cans was back in the 60s. Even through the gaseous haze that was omnipresent at that time, I don't recall music through headphones sounding this good! The ability to pick out individual instruments and singers, even to their positioning in the soundfield, is intoxicating! I'm now going through my collection, disk by disk, and happily listening to all the nuances that I never heard before!

The headphones that I listened to back in the 60s were bulky, heavy, cost my listening companion a couple of week's salary, and, as best I recall, didn't sound near this good. These things are lightweight, comfortable, detailed, sound great, and are only 49 bucks! Isn't technology a wonderful thing?

BTW: out of the box, the bass response was a little reticent, a little flabby. After just a few hours, it tightened up to match the rest of the spectrum and there is now a seamless and precise presentation from top to bottom.

If you are, as I was, experiencing musical doldrums, you might want to give this a try!