They actually scale very well! I honestly like them better than the 9500s and all of the HD6__ series cans that I have tried, they image better, stage miles better and the low end is miles ahead - Mind you I dont have the new "S"s - which are supposed to have improved bass - to compare them to - but considering the massive price gap I feel choosing the Sennies over these is simply buying the name.
Its fair to test these on basic smartphone outputs, but whats the difference when you put them through a proper DAC and amp?
They actually scale very well! I honestly like them better than the 9500s and all of the HD6__ series cans that I have tried, they image better, stage miles better and the low end is miles ahead - Mind you I dont have the new "S"s - which are supposed to have improved bass - to compare them to - but considering the massive price gap I feel choosing the Sennies over these is simply buying the name.