I want to hear this Alpha Dog on a solid state amp like the Emotiva Mini-X as well as compare the stock cable to the Q-audio cable. When it came time to write this review and choose the three albums I would be covering, I was faced with a pretty difficult choice. I would not describe myself as a treble head and I often embarrass myself trying to describe this part of the FR, but I find I do prefer brighter signatures overall. Are the Alpha Dogs one of the most comfortable, very good sounding closed-back headphone I've tried? Razor-flat mid range and wonderful vocal reproduction. You know, he will never be the same because of his brother's death.
The upper mids are also sharper than I'd like, part of which is due to the nature of his voice. IMHO, the main reason to get Alpha Dogs is for their great isolation, and better neutrality than Denon/Fostex equivalents. If you have a little bit extra thought, do consider switching up the stock cable as it is a ted bulky. The next thing that jumps out about the Alpha Dog is the bass. Vocals on these, while sounding a bit lacking in fundamentals.
Starting with The Wild Hunt, the clarity is excellent, and I hear no lack of detail. Is it best for those genres? ADs are definely more neutral than Denons, somewhat darker too, but not HD650 dark. Manufacturer website: Included is a single cable (balanced XLR or ¼"), a tuning kit which I will cover later, a hex-wrench for bass-tuning as well as a microfiber cleaning cloth, velvet carrying bag and headphone stand. While I was on the hunt for headphones that took everything I loved about the Mad Dogs and added more treble presence for my own tastes, I was initially torn between the Alpha Dogs and Alpha Primes. 5 or 10Khz that one finds truly serious roll-off in the treble. So, the biggest points against these headphones would be: the aforementioned treble roll-off (although keep in mind that below 8Khz the treble is very good, and it is always smooth and non-fatiguing... personally, I prefer a rolled-off non-fatiguing treble rather than treble which is strident and piercing in an attempt to sound more detailed), the weight (for some folks, but not for me), and the looks which are simply dorky-as-heck. It turns out, Reis was six months pregnant with Jesse James Hollywood's baby. I don't even think I succeeded, but you'll get the gist of it.
It was a decision Jeff Markowitz will always regret. REEL FACE:||REAL FACE:|. Realizes—Hansen: "Oh my god. Tragedy would be just around the corner. So that just about sums it up, while I spent a great deal of this review talking about how track dependant the various aspects of the response can be for these headphones, I only meant that in the nicest way possible. In the meantime, Nick's mother Susan could barely hang on. Cons: Layering and depth. Moreover, the ending comes upon us much too abruptly, depriving us of a sense of completion and catharsis, particularly in regards to Frankie's apprehension and feelings of remorse over what he did, as well as the older brother's reaction to the discovery of his sibling's body. I have since adjusted the vents for a more neutral sound, and this does work quite well. I primarily listen to jazz and the Alpha Dog's treble is well-suited for this genre. The stock Fostex headband has been kept as well as the well-received leather comfort strap, but the headband is now circular instead of the silly [ shape found on the Mad Dogs, though it can be easily bent if you prefer that.
Is it amazingly spacious? With songs that were very well-mastered in terms of the sense of space and position of the instruments, I often get that super-cool sense of almost (as opposed to a good open-backed headphone where it's no longer just "almost") being "in the room" with the instruments and being able to hear each of them from a slightly different direction than the others. This is the dog that other dogs approach in the park, and not the other way around. And then me thinking why did this have to happen in the first place? Despite receiving vocal education and training, her solo discography is still unfortunately tiny. In fact, the bass on the Alpha Dogs is very flat and extends satisfyingly well.
Chris Hansen, Dateline correspondent: This has, in many ways, been a mother's quest. Just like the Mad Dogs before it, the Alpha Dogs can play most of these genres without breaking a sweat. It should also be mentioned that this is not a light headphone. So I don't think "quick 5 minute impressions" work well with these 2 cans. Jeff Markowitz: Susan did a spreadsheet that just went from childhood to 15 years on anybody and everybody Nick's ever met.
It's just my personal preference for things to be intimate. It's a bad Shot him nine times? Susan Markowitz: His words were, "All I did was shoot him. Some kids are in trouble. I like to describe what I hear using specific songs, so. And while not sacrificing the aforementioned detail and clarity, these are also very very FUN and dynamic sounding headphones, and invariably make me want to start tapping my foot to the beat of the music. Hoyt was known as the posse whipping boy and was deeply in debt to Hollywood.
Nor how durable the plastic used for the cups is but they feel sturdy enough for usual and even portable use. Born: August 10, 1979. However, I do hear a "detail spike" up there that is especially evident on things like guitar strums. Frankly, the bass is wonderful. Susan Markowitz: Suicide. Highs: This is where most of the tweaking comes in. Back home in West Hills, Nick's parents were panic stricken. Meanwhile, headphones with summit-fi-level detail and clinical accuracy are like having my eyes replaced with those of an eagle, but I find that to be TOO much and downright overwhelmingBasically, these strike a fantastic balance between being fun and smoothed-out, and being clinical and super-detailed. Hansen: You weren't gonna let this thing Markowitz: No. Nick even stayed at three houses in Santa Barbara.
Previously owned headphones serving my audio memory: Hifiman HE-4, Hifiman HE-500, Audeze LCD-2 (rev1, rev2), Audio-Technica WS-99, Audio-Technica ATH-900X, Sennheiser HD-600, Sennheiser HD-650, Fostex TH-600, Fostex T50RP (self-modded – Blu Tack & Dynamat dampening, semi-closed vents, V-Moda cable, ATH W5000 ear pads), Beyerdynamic DT-770 LE 32 ohms, Koss ESP-950, Grado 225i. Each and every bit of the music/sound have their own space which does not blend with any others making it very suitable for critical listening situation such as recordings, production etc with compliment to its amazing detail. I really want to go to America because he has never met his son. Susan Markowitz: It was doing double time. He was very caring, attentive. Here's where we start to run into a little bit of an issue, as anyone who knows much about Planar Magnetic technology could have easily predicted. You can hear everything clearly from the transients to the ends of reverb tails. The headphones itself are already bulky, don't let the cable to distract you too. He is a You've been through a lot. But that wasn't the case with his older half-brother, Ben. Comparing to SHR1540 again thought, the AD's bass is a lot better controlled which makes the Shure sound a little boomy at times, which it is, even without any comparisons. It's not as heavy as the HE-500, but it's no HD600 either. If you weren't sure, D2 is 2nd-order harmonic distortion, D3 is third-order, and so on.
His name is John Paul Hollywood-Reis. The only other words I'll put here are Crisp Candy Apple. I have heard this quote used to describe many a headphone, ranging anywhere from cold-hearted treble-cannon studio monitors like the MDR7506 to so-called 'natural' headphones such as the warm-tilted and soft-spoken HD600. My roommate and I think that I look like some kind of "mentally challenged spaceman" wearing them because of the huge awkward earcups and the guide-rails for the headband adjustment that stick up and out like antennae. Allrighty that's good. We all know that our opinions can change over time. Give a lot of attention to the other dogs. Santa Barbara county chief deputy sheriff Bruce Correll told us then this was one of the toughest kinds of cases. The problem was that he assumed he would be released. So what's this mean?