A year later how is the translation?

ah - thank you for that nice comment. Cheers mate!

Happy to hear, and MM500/Reveal and Little Labs is quite a great combo!

Actually no - they don't lack, it's all there - the low end frequency range is complete, and all the way into sub frequencies (you can measure this), but it is turned down. So it's fully there - but reduced. You have to train your ears for it. That's the mixing trick Manny uses. That said, I use Realphones with MM500 (or an Amp with EQ), where you can simulate a stronger SUB - and it gets really thick. They react very well to this, and stay clean while boosting. No distortion at all.

@@massivebeatzz Yeah, I don't really agree. Spent many hours critically comparing the two and it was obvious the LCD-X offers a proper full representation of the low end/subs without the need for EQ software. The 500's felt a bit like a guessing game in that department. Just too subdued. Like I said, I produce mostly electronic.

I think the Problem here is that the MM500 have a proper upper Midrange boost compared to the X. Maybe thats why you can’t hear the Sub Area less good. I think the X are the better choice. (in my humble opinion). Anyway, thanks for the Video.

Thanks for sharing! Great combo. I had the subpac, and have been waiting for the new model forever.

@@massivebeatzz me too, I have the old one, ordered the V2 last year April, but they have major issues withe the transducers - but still, it's worth waiting, as the price has gone up dramatically for any new pre-orders. And we will get the new state of the art body sub ;)))

Over time have you found the translation to outside systems to be consistent?

@@salut9658 yea they are 10x better then the 1990 pro. they are the most smooth and realistic headphone i have worn and very nice to listen to

Nice to hear!

660s is too far behind ???I was ready to buy them

Yes - if you are an audiophile, you might like this headphone too, but keep in mind it is designed for mixing and mastering engineers to make our job easier. Reveal flaws, not over accentuate certain areas, or make things sound prettier. At the same time it is not designed to be extremely flat, because we need some help identifying problems. They also react very well to EQ and crossfeed (which is what I sue them with), and the results are stellar. I think you can't go wrong with these headphones - and it will come down to personal taste - with others in that price category. I am currently testing teh Heddphone TWO, so stand by for those results.

I appreciate that vm! With my trusted Realphones DsoniQ plugin yes - my low low end translates well. The MM500 have the capability to go really low, and don't distort, stay very detailed - but they are less pronounced in the lows. So you have to listen for it. Realphones with 8% Subwoofer emulation activated is the magic for me. Just a little bit - will make it easy to "feel" it. It really helps you understand how to control low end dynamics. That's the power of a Planar headphone.

Phonitor 2 which is for professional studio use, I recommend that. XE is more for audiophile listening and is also more expensive. Will do well with the LCD5.

Thanks! @@massivebeatzz

for me, yes. But keep in mind, I have tested a lot of headphones, but there are still some out there I haven't had a chance to test. But they are very good, and you hear it immediately.

@@massivebeatzz ok thanks im going to buy them

dang - I hope not. I use them every day. Thanks for watching.

Honestly I thought as well until I tried 15 pairs on a day... ffs the sound on mm500 is so perfectly crafted 😭

Honestly I thought as well until I tried 15 pairs in a day... ffs the sound on mm500 is so perfectly crafted 😭

Right on man !Manny doesn't use anything either he told me.

In theory the MM's are easy to drive. But I must say, the SPL I tried them with sounded absolutely fantastic. Does it sound 5 x more fantastic than my Topping? No - and specs wise it shouldnt be that much better. Hard to put the finger on it, but I'd say the Topping product lines are great also, for a lot less money. Grace and Little Labs Monotor as well as NeveHeadphone amps are all pretty good as well. I'd go: SPL>Grace>Topping>Monotor etc. The RME Headphone amp of my Babyface Pro FS is also very good. Here's a Topping review, along with comparisons. This guy is really good at measuring stuff - www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/topping-dx3-pro-review-dac-headphone-amp.27148/

@@massivebeatzz Ok great, I’ll be checking out Topping. Thanks for the information.

He usually does not , he said. He is using his laptop's output (MacBook pro). We talked about that. He seems pretty happy the way it is.

@@massivebeatzz I try plugging to mac directly, wow is amazing!!!! cleaner than plugging to apollo twin,Apollo’s headphone amp was sound some muddy frequencies and limit the dynamics , thanks for your information!!!! 🙏🙏

​@@StevInnmusicstop the 🧢 😑

Not yet!

Realphones by Dsoniq!

@@massivebeatzz thanks

I think you certainly can once you get used to them. If you check on monitor in the beginning, and realize that results translate consistently for you, then I see no issue with this.

I use Realphones as you may have seen. It sounds spectacular. I use just a tiny bit - not 100% correction and not 100% ambience - but about 0% to 30% on correction (depending on what I am checking) , and 15-40% ambient (room, so that is your crossfeed). It just extends the low end a bit more , while keeping it super clean, and make it more realistic to speakers. As for the SPL, when we tested at Larrabee, the crossfeed was turned off, but it sounded fantastic still - better than what my headphone amps are doing. On paper these headphones are easy to drive, but that combo is magic. Probably that is why Audeze likes to use them to demo things.

Hola, esa es una buena pregunta. He tenido el HD-600 durante mucho tiempo y son en cierto modo similares al MM-500. Y el MM-100 también ha sido diseñado para ser similar al MM-500, con, por supuesto, algunas limitaciones. No puedes equivocarte con el Sennheiser HD-600, pero como el precio es casi el mismo, probablemente recomendaría el MM-100. - Los probé en la feria NAMM de 2023 y 2024, pero aún no los he probado oficialmente. Con suerte, Audeze me enviará un par pronto para revisar. Además, el HD600 necesita un amplificador más potente, el MM100 no. Recomiendo usar el software llamado "realphones" con ambos auriculares. Excelente para un poco más de frecuencia de graves y tono ambiental.

@@massivebeatzz ¿ayudaría usar EQ en los Sennheiser HD 600 para cubrir todo el registro de 20 Hz a 20 Khz? ¿Pueden llegar a distorsionar si se incrementa su región de graves y subgraves?. He visto en un portal llamado SQUIGLINK que al hacerle EQ al HD 600, usando una curva de Campo difuso o la Harman lineal de 2018, podría tener un muy buen comportamiento ¿realmente se podría lograr o sólo lo empeoraría?

Ni se te ocurra comprar el MM100, tengo LCD X 2021 y NEUMANN NDH 30. El dia de hoy recibi un MM100 Nuevo. hice las pruebas necesarias y Creo que optaría por el Nuevo Sennheiser HD 490 PRO. Ya que dice por ahi que es muy parecido al NDH 30 y si puedes el NDH 30 mejor. Comprobado

@@abletonflow4673 que bárbaro, gracias. Justo hoy estaba nuevamente mirando los beyerdynamic dt 900 pro x jaja, después de 4 meses, me di a la tarea de hacer páneles acústicos (12 en total), aunque aún no estoy convencido de la acústica. Buscaré los Sennheiser que mencionas, tengo mucha curiosidad de cómo suenan inclusive los hd600.

I haven't. As far as I know they are dynamic, not Planar - would be interesting to test drive.

​@@massivebeatzz what about the neumann ndh30?

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definitely doable, since they are accurate and just sound great. I would maybe EQ them during production with a bit more top end and low end, to feel a bit of that excitement, and therefor you won't overcompensate with sound choices.

@@massivebeatzz expensive tooo lol, maybe ill wait some time, price may drop

That is how he gets his vocal / lead instrument clarity I think.

​@massivebeatzz yes but other people who will listen the song will not have this 3khz peak on their systems . So it will sound dark to them . Not only the vocals but the whole mix.

@@ChrisKeyman Yes but is it a good thing not to be close to what the other people will hear in general ?I have read many threads and there is a constant battle between headphones the " too bright or too dark " thing..At the end my solution I think will be buying a studio headphone and a famous Harman Cardon one

Physically for sure. Sound wise, not a whole lot.

It is $1800 with tax and 2100 Euro - this isn't mid tier - that is pretty expensive. He also designed THIS headphone personally- why would he use a headphone someone else designed if he can do his own. He knows what he needs.The only other headphone from Audeze that is similar is the LCD5, which is more than 2x the price, and not necessarily better for pro mixing engineers. The LCDX and the 600 are great, I know them well, but nowhere near this.

With me it is the other way around. If I would have paid, for them I wouldn't be unbiased, because I spent the money, so I'd have to justify to myself.... My Mazda is the best car on the streets, I keep telling myself 😂

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It's not a working horse for an 8 hour session - it's the final 10% stuff - f. ex. I do some mastering work on them, and 1/2 hour is all I need. Then I take a break . No cans should be worn 8 hours a day - unless it's for some commercial application, builders, or radio hosts or such. Ears fatigue well before your neck muscles will.

I have not tested the Hedds when they came out. I would guess the MM500s from what I am hearing from people who tested both, but I'd really like to do a test myself. I really like HEDD speakers.

@@massivebeatzz If MM 500s are the best, then why does the Lcd5, CRBN and MX4 still exist as true reference headphonese. Obvisouly MM 500s are mid tier. Marketing gimmicks. If any one had 3k to 4k to spend they would get the top of line an skip the middle right? So Ill weight until my funds are good to get the He1000se as my true reference, they are light and very revealing, . What you think?

@@salut9658 heddphone is to warm and boxy, I heard it recently, it does not suit the music engineering market as it was marketed for, no way . I went and got the focal clear mg pro and Stax l700

I don't think a 300 dollar slate would come close to Manny Marroquin and realphones - but if this works best for you - then that counts more than any review.

@@massivebeatzz Sorry but you are very wrong, and implying that Slate is perhaps cheap @ $300 is a low blow. Realphones, even with Audeze, is absolutely not in the same league as VSX v4. I've got the LCD-1 and Realphones. Plus, how many people are going to pay that much for the Audeze? It's a boutique product. Even pros who can afford it are into VSX.