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Rank the Headphones that You Own.
Jun 16, 2015 at 5:43 PM Post #5,071 of 8,136
T90
T990
MSPRO
DT770
sr225i
GMP240
MS1
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Jun 16, 2015 at 6:03 PM Post #5,072 of 8,136
HD800
 
HD650
 
SR225i
 
SR60i
 
Jun 17, 2015 at 5:00 AM Post #5,073 of 8,136
Open, desktop headphones:
 
HD 650
HD 800
HE-500
K7XX 
 
Portable:
Koss KSC 75
M-Audio Q40
 
These are all really close. I have not had enough time (or gear) with the HD 800 for it displace the HD 650. HE-500s come close to the HD 650 and surpass it several recordings (mostly electronic), but the HD 650 remains the most versatile for me (it does electronic and everything else so well). K7XX is pretty amazing too, but they do not beat out the others on the list.
 
Jun 18, 2015 at 9:15 AM Post #5,076 of 8,136
Update from my last post:
 
1. Beyerdynamic T1
2. Sennheiser HD800
3. Sennheiser HD650
4. Sennheiser HD700
5  AKG Q701
6. CharterOak SP1
 
Portable:
1. Bang & Olufsen H6
2. Bowers & Wilkins P5
 
This list can change when I receive the WooAudio WA2 I am waiting for delivery.
Now, listening through Accuphase gear.

 
Jun 18, 2015 at 9:56 AM Post #5,077 of 8,136
Why do you like t1 more than HD800?
zeroduke said:
Update from my last post:


1. Beyerdynamic T1
2. Sennheiser HD800
3. Sennheiser HD650
4. Sennheiser HD700
5  AKG Q701
6. CharterOak SP1

Portable:
1. Bang & Olufsen H6
2. Bowers & Wilkins P5

This list can change when I receive the WooAudio WA2 I am waiting for delivery.
Now, listening through Accuphase gear.
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Jun 18, 2015 at 10:15 AM Post #5,078 of 8,136
pearljam50000 said:
Why do you like t1 more than HD800?
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I compare the sound delivered against real sound.  T1 is closer to the sound I listen when, for instance,  go to the Hall to listen to a full orchestra.  HD800 is an excellent headphone when you need to analize how the recording was made... is extremely detailed, but in my opinion and listening  in doing so departs from natural sound.  Again, T1  sounds closer to my speakers (Tannoy Kingdom) driven by Accuphase than HD800.  T1 is great in bass, and it is detailed too, maybe not as much as HD800.
 
When I want  to enjoy a private listening at night I can live perfectly well using T1 or HD800, thou T1 delivers closer to the speakers (signature) in my opinion.  All headphones at this level have excellent sound quality.  But sometimes the use of one or another depends on the source and kind of music.  For instance, sometimes I even prefer the HD700 or HD650, specially when the recording is not so perfect.  As a final result (enjoyment) could be better than listening with T1 or HD800  .  T1 and specially HD800 shows that scandalously.  This is something that headphones allows you:  to change drivers when you need.  Doing it with loudspeakers could be very… very expensive.  Now I bought a headphone amplifier (all tube): WooAudio WA2.  Waiting for delivery. Comments say it softens HD800 towards a more natural sound.  We’ll see.
 
Jun 19, 2015 at 4:39 PM Post #5,079 of 8,136
pearljam50000 said:
Why do you like t1 more than HD800?
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he also put the HD700 above the Q701, so he probably likes a bit of treble ringing
 
plus the HD800 can sound pretty unpleasant with the wrong gear/song/without mods
 
or who knows, maybe Beyer's QC worked in his favor and he got a "God Tier" pair
 
Jun 19, 2015 at 9:31 PM Post #5,081 of 8,136
I'm also somebody who prefers the T1 to the HD800, at least when it comes to actual musical enjoyment. I owned a PS1000 and T1 at the same time, and between the two I was covered for pretty much anything I wanted to listen to with a headphone that made any particular genre more pleasant than the HD800 did.
 
Jun 23, 2015 at 6:06 PM Post #5,082 of 8,136
in 'active use' and by 'aural' preferences:
 
1. - Sennheiser HD 800  
 
2. - Shure E-530PTH 
3.-4. - AKG K 701, Denon AH-D5000
 
5. -  Sennheiser CX 500
 
(PS! miss my most "relaxing" AKG K 400, but actually want AKG K 500 [but not K 501])
 
Jun 24, 2015 at 5:22 PM Post #5,083 of 8,136
Hifiman HE500. Contemplating a T90 but the 500 reigns for now.

Grado SR125i. I own the 225i & 325i but the 125i beats them both for jazz.

Koss HV\1 with cable upgrade. It's open back but I like it more than any closed back headphone that I have owned except for the Koss PRO DJ200. Plugged into my DX50 or my old NAD receiver and it holds its own.
 
Jun 25, 2015 at 2:28 AM Post #5,084 of 8,136
1.      1)AKG K712
 
2.      2) ATH-900X
 
3.      3) ATH-IM03
 
4.     4) Grado SR-80e
 
5.      5) KEF M200
 
6.     6) Corsair 2100 (Gaming headset)
 
7.      7) ATH-Sport3
 
8.      8) Klipsch S4
 
 
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