recommendations for rock/metal headphones

[robertmetal]

Hello, im looking for a pair of quality headphones for listening to mostly hard rock and metal .im looking for an open design as they seem to have the best sound and sound leakage is not a problem. I will be using the headphones on my little hi fi which of course does not have the best preamp so im looking for a pair of phones that don’t require an external pre to get the most out of them. My budget is around the £100 or ($200) mark
I was looking at the Sennheiser HD595 model but have since read that they may not have the punch for rock/metal??
i have also read some good things about grado's
i can get the sr 60 and sr 80 for about £80 ($155) and the sr125 for around £117 ($227) here in england?

any help is much appreciated,
cheers.

p.s. visit these pages for some of the types of music I listen too if that helps in advising on a pair of phones >:O)

http://www.myspace.com/hammerfall
http://www.myspace.com/icedearthofficial
http://www.myspace.com/kamelot
http://www.myspace.com/nevermorefans
http://www.myspace.com/helloween
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[Iceroid]

Go for the Alessandro MS-1 or MS-2i. They will give you far greater price/performance ratio buying in England.

[HFat]

Grados would be a good choice although they are overpriced in Europe.
I also like my Beyers (I have the DT880 but other models may be better for you) and the Sennheiser HD25-1 (overpriced but bargains can be found on the used market) for that kind of music.

[feh1325]

Originally Posted by Iceroid

Go for the Alessandro MS-1 or MS-2i. They will give you far greater price/performance ratio buying in England.

that would probably be the best route. or buying from the FS forums here at headfi

[nelamvr6]

Hard to beat the MS-1 in that price range. You'll have to wait a bit, without a lot of communication from Allessandro, I guess that's the price you pay...

But in the end you're likely to be quite happy with your selection.

[robertmetal]

hello again,

thanks for replying.

i think ive narrowed my choice down to the sennheiser hd595
and the grado sr80

i can get both for the same price (aound 80 english pounds)

which of these two (at that price) ?

many thanks

[nelamvr6]

My opinion is that you'd be happier with the Grado's since you stated a preference for rock.

The Senn's are great cans, but I think that Grado's do rock better.

[greenhorn]

Robertmetal: buy a pair of Grado SR225 used from the "For Sale" forum.

[mADmAN]

stay away from the Senn HD595 if ur gonna use it for metal. Senns just arent built for metal IMHO. i find the 595 seriously lacking of bass..which makes listening to metal very... weird.

stick with the grados or alessandros. personally i use the Beyer DT990. and they rock. the DT880s seem to be good for metal as well.

[reivaj]

go with a grado/alessandro. i would recommend the ms1 but... you said you narrowed it down to sr80

i love listening to kamelot