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AKG K550 or Soundmagic HP100 with dragonfly

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Zubkabera
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I finally narrowed down my choice to between these two to use with dragonfly but can't decide which one to go for hence need advice from someone who has experienced both , I will be using it with audioquest dragonfly and like to listen to all sort of music my key requirements are treble should be sweet but not bright or harsh and bass should be tight and punchy but not boomy and should not overwhelm the midrange , should be able to produce vocals specially female with authority and not shielded behind music.

 

Dale has recomeded HP100 but hasn't had any experience comparing it with AKG 550 so looking for someone who has experienced both and can highlight key differeces, I will be buyine one for a long time hence been bit stubborn to collect as much feedback as possible as I dont have option to compare the two. Thanks.

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RE: AKG K550 or Soundmagic HP100 with dragonfly

Hey Zubkabera, I have owned the K550 and now do own the HP100 (didn't do a direct comparison). I have litterally just posted a review for the HP100 here:

http://noblehifi.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/soundmagic-hp100-review.html

There is a few notes on my thoughts between the K550 and the HP100 in there, but for my full review of the K550 go here:

http://noblehifi.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/akg-k550-review.html

In case you want to read those before I paraphase... ** Spoiler allert **

Obviously my choice would be heavily in favour of the HP100. It's probably worth noting that my dislike for the K550 doesn't seem to be shared by that many people.

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RE: AKG K550 or Soundmagic HP100 with dragonfly

thanks again quadpatch for your great review and comparison, I guess your review made some make hasty decision and all HP100 on amazon are sold outCry

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RE: AKG K550 or Soundmagic HP100 with dragonfly

You're most welcome! I see hifi headphones are out of stock too, sorry I'm partly to blame on that Tongue.

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