Shootout: 98 Portable Headphones Reviewed (Sony MDR-PQ2 and Philips O'Neill SHO9560 added 01/02/12) - Page 7

So do I, man, so do I... But realistically I am afraid it will . My time is very limited during the school quarter.

That looks about right to me except the soundstage of the K518. I would rate it equal to or below the RE0, with the KSC75 above both. The K518 is, after all, a closed can, and it sounds like it. The new JVC HA-M750 are a little wider-sounding than the K518dj, and, though they lack the pure bass impact, make up for it in quality. You may want to consider them. For more isolation there's also their progenitor, the HA-S700, though I haven't spent too much time with that model yet.

Thanks. I had about a dozen headphones before my official join date, but only three of them are featured in this review. The rest I have accumulated in the last year, yes. A lot of them get sold off after 3-4 months; some are keepers.

Hah, nope. Didn't do that for any of the phones in either of my threads. The ones that I simply try for a day or two aren't even listed in my profile .

Matter of preference and subject of never-ending debate here on head-fi. I admit that both are excellent phones but personally prefer the Senns.

Re-scaled all of the ratings to accommodate higher-class phones (yes, they are coming). Also color-coded the chart. Hope you guys like. Any suggestions for improvement are welcome - I don't claim to be a graphic designer. I did save it as a png this time to prevent the jpeg compression artifacts .


Thanks. It never hurts to have more portable phones .

Thanks. Chart order is currently based on personal preference. I could easily sort them any other way (and probably will when more stuff is added) but couldn't decide on the best attribute to use. I keep on meaning to get back to the portables review (now 9 headphones behind on it) but other stuff keeps getting in the way. Will certainly get it done over winter break but I hope to add at least one or two earlier than that.