I have only spent a few months observing head-fi and even less as a member. What I found is that despite how big and encompassing the database is, there are so many recurring posts asking things that have been mentioned a million and one times over (yeah it's a hyperbole).
Questions like "how headphone x sounds", "your opinions about headphone y" and "is headphone z worth it?" are all over this section. I can understand these things asked on an computing forums where there are software revisions weekly, where just about every hardware is updated and/or refreshed within months and top-of-the-line components become obsolete within a year! Correct me if I'm wrong but the world of head-fi doesn't update at that speed.
Having said that, I've decided to post a thread where [hopefully] members can voice themselves about a particular headphone they have enjoyed. Given time and enough posters, hopefully this thread will be an archive where guests and members can read to base-off their next headphone purchase. Also please let's make an effort to keep this thread organized.
A sticky thread to take note of:
Headphone Buyer's Guide
Note to Participants: You are not obligated to write a paragraph explaining each section, in fact being concise will make reading much easier in most cases. Also for the love of god,
please only voice yourself for a headphone that you have owned, currently own or experienced from a loan (extended time only!). It doesn't help if you've only heard the headphone for about 15 minutes at a meet. Just about everyone here would like a go at an HE-90/HEV90 or an R10 through Singlepower's SDS-XLR. Also feel free to re-post if your headphone and/or setup preferences have changed.
Enough of the chatter. Here it goes:
1)
Headphone model (AKG...., Stax, ...., etc); include recabling/mods done
Update: [IEM/earbud entries are definitely welcomed]
2)
Type of headphone (electrostatic, dynamic, etc)
3)
Design (open, closed, semi open, etc.)
4)
Usage (portable, home-use, dj, broadcasting, gaming,
music preferences, etc)
5)
Why is it your go-to headphone? Short impression. (Very comfortable, sounds great, keeps me awake while studying, deep punchy bass without mudding up the mids, etc)
Optional:
6)
Setup (iPod>x, iRiver>amp>x, source>dac>amp>x, as shown in sig, etc)
7)
Pics (Please limit this to one; It can be your setup or just the headphone itself in which ever setting your heart desire)
8)
Existing Review/Impressions links & threads
This is a big one. I understand some people here just don't have the time and patience to use the 'search' function before asking
9)
Additional Notes: ........ (Miscellaneous things. Market value at time of purchase, price when bought used, after market recabling costs, shipping?
everything else appropriate)
*Poll added for price-range. See Revision #1
*Additional Notes added. See Revision #2
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I'll start with mine.
1) Ultrasone Edition 9; ALO modded -> recabled with JenaLabs 18AWG @ 7ft
2) Dynamic
3) Closed
4) Portable and home-use
5) Great with live music, rock and trance. Deep punchy bass, relatively small soundstage, unique listening experience, great head banging + toe-tapping headphone.
6) Main setup: iPod > LOD > Predator > Ed.9
7)
8) Links:
Markl modded D5000(full mod) vs edition 9
There's Something About Ultrasone…
Review: Ultrasone Edition 9 and Proline 2500
Portable Showdown: Ultrasone Edition 7 vs ALO Edition 9 [Impressions]
Reload this Page Woo Hoo. . . Got my Edition 9 . . wooo hooo . . best current production headphones. . . ? and I love them.
Hope that helps
Revision #1: Added poll where users can vote the "retail price" of your go-to headphone. Currently it is divided amongst 4 divisions. (07/23/08)
Revision #2: Some updates. Added "Additional Notes" so users can ermm... included miscellaneous details (08/05/08)
[Archive] Your 'Go-to' Headphone Listings
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