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Originally posted by jpen1148 Any thoughts on the Sennheiser PX100' s ? Im between these and the Grado SR60 (39.95 vs 69.95). Im mostly doing the portable cd player thing and occaisanaly hooked up to my porta-studio.
I don't think px 100 are a great choice .. i won them , but they are at the bottom of the list of my cans .. maybe get ksc35 - or grado60 - or alessandro Ms1 for your purpose .
Noobie here. I can't say a lot for many of these that are recommended here since I haven't heard them all, but I can say that for my taste that the Sennheiser HD-25-1's are great. I spent a lot of time this last week checking them out and have to say that if you don't have the money for/want an amp or are worried about driving them, these are very sensitve, have great imaging and a surprising amount of deep bass for a smallish closed can. The highs are clean and not crisp or harsh at all. I found a pair at E-Tronics for $144 new and at that price they are a steal. Granted I am sure that they will require some break in since the ones I demoed were very well used. The only thing that I am unsure of is the headband, the split at the top is kind of useless to me, I guess that I could use it to wrap around my forehead or something but the real use still eludes me. It is still comfortable. There is one caveate thought, they can get very loud, to the point of pain without distorting. That can be good or bad I guess.
Of course I am coming from a long line of off the shelf junk, but the difference was so dramatic that I can't imagine anything in this price range coming very close without an external amp.
Etymotic ER-4 series are the best things I have ever heard. A few weeks ago I wasted my money on a pair of Sony MDR-EX71LP's and uuggghhhh. What a terrible set of cans. I would urge anyone to skip these headphones right off. I couldn't hate them more. Tin can sounding and high impedance for serious volume reduction. A downgrade from the stock headphones that came with my iPod.
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I just bought a pair of the Sony MDR-EX71LP's on the word of several favorable reviews on www.ipodlounge.com. Do they break in and warm up? Or have I fallen victim massive Sony "Perfect Sound Forever" advertising BS again? When will I learn?
This thread seems to be going nowhere, without moderation, and is not doing what it was intended to do.
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* Music: Independent/underground hip-hop, funk, jazz, breaks, turntablism, soul, rare groove... This is some of what I'm listening to...
* Main Source: iTunes/Apple PBG4/LaCie d2 HD -> Apple Airport Express.
* Main Headphone Amp: Single Power PPX3 (with Solen capacitor), with Ei Elite driver & US GE Military 6cg7 tubes as outputs.
* Headphones: Beyer DT 990 (2005), Senn HD 595 (120 ohm), Beyer DT 990 Pro, AT ATH-A900, Beyer DT 531, Alessandro MS-1 (Todds Flat Pads), Senn HD 25-1, Senn PX 100, UE Super.fi 5 EB Earphones (black).
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May be true, but I could point you to a board that is totaly PC but really hides terrible intolerance.
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