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post #16 of 23
12/26/07 at 4:56am
Didnt catch that,

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The OP is wanting closed cans that isolate. Do you think the Goldring DR100 for $100 would be worth his consideration?
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post #17 of 23
12/26/07 at 6:15am
definitely buy some ksc75, along with whatever else you plan to buy, but you must have a least 1 ksc75.. for their price, they are incredible. i bought one after i have listening to a couple high end cans, and the ksc75 still impress me!
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post #18 of 23
12/26/07 at 1:04pm
Thread Starter 
Well, the HD280s are looking like the predominant option at the moment... they seem fairly balanced between comfort, isolation, and sound and look decent as well. I am a little concerned, however, as many have said that the sound doesn't compare with an open-air model of the same price range.

Also, in sound, how do they compare to Newegg.com - SONY Fontopia Series MDREX51LP 3.5mm Connector Canal Headphones ? Those are the canalphones that I am currently using.
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post #19 of 23
12/26/07 at 3:51pm
Thread Starter 
Sorry to double-post -

After looking around some more I'm more confused than ever. A lot of people are saying that the Sony MDR-V6 is better than the HD280, and others are saying that both are made for studio monitoring and thus are not good for general purpose listening. How true is this?

And thank you all again for your help in this... without y'all, I'd be completely lost right now.
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post #20 of 23
12/26/07 at 4:08pm
I have not heard the Sony MDR-V6, but I suspect you would prefer it to the HD280 for general purpose listening.

However, for general purpose listening, I suspect you would prefer the HD555 (open cans) for $100 to both of these.

And although I have not heard the RP-21 (closed cans) for $100, I suspect you would prefer it to the Sony or HD280 for general purpose use.

For general purpose use, it's hard for me to say whether you would prefer the HD555 or RP-21. It could be either. The RP-21 probably has deeper bass.
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post #21 of 23
12/26/07 at 4:16pm
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Hmm... well, since NewEgg has a good return/refund policy, I think I'll try the HD280's first. If it turns out that I don't like them, I'll return them and try the MDR-V6's instead. The HD555's sound great, but I really find it annoying when ambient noise leaks into my music or everyone in the room is able to tell what I'm listening to.

Does anybody know of a place online with a good return policy that sells MDR-V6's? It seems that model has been discontinued and is only in stock at a few places.
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post #22 of 23
12/26/07 at 4:34pm
I guarantee you won't like the HD280 IF you do not burn it in for at least 2 weeks of continuous play. And it will sound even better after 3 weeks of burn in. Crank up the volume and burn it in.

It likely will be too tight on your head at first too. To more quickly loosen their grip of death, I recommend extending them all the way and placing them over about 9" of books while burning them in. I enjoyed my HD280 very much for a couple years at work. Its sound will vary from "this sucks" at first to "&@*# this sounds good" after burn in.

The good thing about buying from NewEgg is their 30 day return policy will allow you enough time to adequately burn in the HD280.
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post #23 of 23
12/26/07 at 6:37pm
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Two weeks? Wow... they must be hard to break in. I'll take your advice and do it anyway, though.
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