Recommendations for Best headphones on the market (new and old)

[Blitzula]

deleted...wrong thread....sorry.

[Zell]

Is the hd600 better than hd595 without an amp?

[mrsl]

Originally Posted by Zell

Is the hd600 better than hd595 without an amp?

I own both and have compared them for many hours. I definitely prefer the 600 to the 595. The 595 take you a bit closer to the music, but the sound is colored. It seems that there is some cheap plastic vibrating and distorting the music to some degree. I can not recommend the 595. The grado SR 325, Sennheiser HD-600 and Stax 3030 have a cleaner sound.

An amp does not improve the sound quality that much for normal sources. Even without an amp the HD 600 sound cleaner than the 595.

[Zell]

Ok thx.

What about the hd580 vs hd600? Or hd580 vs hd595.
unamped

[Cutter]

Hello!

I would like to know if Philips' HP890 are still the best headphones for < $100.
Thanks.

[juneamour]

Originally Posted by Cutter

Hello!

I would like to know if Philips' HP890 are still the best headphones for < $100.
Thanks.

Somebody told me it is the best cosumer headfone <$50, since Grado SR80 and SR60 should be better......

[Cutter]

Originally Posted by juneamour

Somebody told me it is the best cosumer headfone <$50, since Grado SR80 and SR60 should be better......

Yeah but I heard that their isolation is not very strong, which annoys me.

[liamk]

Originally Posted by Cutter

Hello!

I would like to know if Philips' HP890 are still the best headphones for < $100.
Thanks.

no,
sennheiser hd497 are much better.

[purk]

Under $700:
AKG K1000


Under $500:

Senn HD-650
Senn HD-600
Senn HD-580 Jubilee (to me a better phones than HD600)
Senn HD-580

Sony MDR-CD3000
Sony MDR-CD1700

Beyer DT-880

Ety ER-4s/p (excellent details but failed in comfort issues)

Grado SR-325
Grado SR-225

Audio Technica AT-A100ti

Under $100:

Sony MDR-V6
Sony MDR-E888
Grado SR-80
Shure E2C
Koss KSC-35 (great sound but cheap built quality)
JVC HA-D990 (Excelltent phones in this range)

[phkd]

I would say the Alessandro MS-2 for 300 american dollars is a great choice. most people say that the 225's are the sweet spot (best sound for the money) in the line, but i would have to disagree. i know it's not technically a grado, but it's close enough. anyways i think they are worth the extra money over the 225's (which are still a great choice mind you). You get much neater (and deeper) bass, and the highs don't induce headaches. plus they look cooler i think haha.

so if you were trying to decided between the 225's and the MS-2's like i was a while ago, I say save up your money a little longer and get the MS-2s. In my opinion, these are a definite canidate for one of the best pairs of headphones under 500.