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post #676 of 690
Wheres the best place to get these in the UK?

Also I want to get an amp to go between my Emu 1212m card and the phones, any suggestions?

Thanks
adsmithy
post #677 of 690
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Originally Posted by adsmithy View Post
Wheres the best place to get these in the UK?
Dunno about the best but Amazon Marketplace are probably cheapest at the moment. £38.90 +£4 delivery, from Hughesdirect, who I believe are reputable.

Play.com is a quid more to get them delivered but you are dealing with the actual company rather than an independent seller.
post #678 of 690
These are clearly a bargain.

But how much more would you need to spend to better these?
post #679 of 690
Dunno. From headphones I've heard, the Sennheiser HD580 are clearly better but are now discontinued. You might pick up a 2nd hand bargain.

I wouldn't say the Senn HD595 is better. Soundstage is bigger and build quality is better but I'd say the Docs have the edge for detail.

Someone posted a comparative review with the ATH AD700 (which are very popular here and stupidly expensive in the UK compared with USA) and favoured the Docs a couple of months back. I know these were FOTM for a while but I'm surprised they're not getting more attention at current prices (especially the £29.99 I got mine for when play.com had a sale).
post #680 of 690
Owned my dr150 for about 2 years now and the headband has finally bit the bullet on both sides.Cracks started appearing a while ago and now they have completely snapped just through general usage no abuse.
Shoddy build quality on the headband then
post #681 of 690
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Owned my dr150 for about 2 years now and the headband has finally bit the bullet on both sides.Cracks started appearing a while ago and now they have completely snapped just through general usage no abuse.
Shoddy build quality on the headband then
Pictures please.
post #682 of 690
anyone know if goldring dr50 headband would fit with dr150's ?
post #683 of 690
The three headphones are all built to the same sizes in terms of parts. Its the colours that change mainly.

Good luck getting Goldring to sell you any parts individually though. My requests for SR-50 earpads fell on deaf ears.

A DR-50 is less than £15 these days though. Throw in a few more quid for a set of SFI drivers and you're well on your way to something that'll crush anything costing less than say £100.
post #684 of 690
Mine just shipped today. I had them awhile ago, and couldn't really put a finger on why I didn't like them; I remember enjoying them. Looking forward to burning these puppies in!
post #685 of 690
What is a correct price for these used?

LQQK
post #686 of 690
I just paid a little over $90, shipped from England to Washington State, so my formula is usually the low, going price for these, minus $15 or $20, and including shipping (provided they're in excellent condition). So, ~$75 shipped?
post #687 of 690
Thank-U for the giving me an idea of what to ask for the used Goldrings.

LQQK
post #688 of 690

Amazon UK is selling this can at 29 pounds !

post #689 of 690


What are SFI drivers?  

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Originally Posted by Duggeh View Post

The three headphones are all built to the same sizes in terms of parts. Its the colours that change mainly.

Good luck getting Goldring to sell you any parts individually though. My requests for SR-50 earpads fell on deaf ears.

A DR-50 is less than £15 these days though. Throw in a few more quid for a set of SFI drivers and you're well on your way to something that'll crush anything costing less than say £100.


 

EDIT: After a little more googling, it seems that they're ribbon tweeters. Interesting, I've found some 8 ohm and 120 ohm ones, I think I may order a couple and experiment. :)


Edited by MH79 - 12/23/11 at 4:47am
post #690 of 690

im little surprised this fullsized headphone has narrow soundstage, and the sound is similar to grado sr125 based on my ear

 

sorry for my bad english, still learning  

 

-----update-----

heared this cans for the second times and totally different from i what hear last time confused.gif  , tottaly un-grado like ,bass is better and not aggresive at all

 

burn in effect? using same source (ipod classic 6th) and not amped


Edited by rheast - 5/5/12 at 7:12pm
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