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post #1 of 17
12/3/09 at 4:14pm
Thread Starter 
Add to, correct and dispute.

Current and pending availability list, not all time greatest.

Senn: HD800
Ultrasone: Ed8
Beyer: T1
Grado: PS1000
Stax: 007
AT: ?
Denon: ?
German Maestro: ?
AKG: ?

Who are the big dogs and what's TOTL?

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post #2 of 17
12/3/09 at 4:17pm
AT: W5000 or AD2000
Denon: D7000
AKG: K701/2

I would throw on the HiFiMan HE-5 and Audez'e LCD-2... many around these parts have been saying that the HE-5 deserve to be in the conversation on best current production headphones on the planet, and people found themselves split between the HE-5 and LCD-2 at the recent NYC meet.
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post #3 of 17
12/3/09 at 4:23pm
Sony: SA5000

JVC/Victor: DX1000

< IN?



Also I maybe the only who like the AD2000 more than the W5000. lol.
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post #4 of 17
12/3/09 at 6:43pm
Thread Starter 
Now we're getting somewhere!




Senn: HD800
Ultrasone: Ed8
Beyer: T1
Grado: PS1000
Stax: 007
AT: W5000 or AD2000
Denon: D7000
German Maestro: ?
AKG: K701/2
HiFiMan: HE-5
Audez'e: LCD-2
Sony: SA5000
JVC/Victor: DX1000

Who are the big dogs and what's TOTL?

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post #5 of 17
12/4/09 at 5:51am
Add the HE90 to Senn being that it is 'the' big dog.
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post #6 of 17
12/4/09 at 6:34am
Sony: R10
AT: L3000/W5000
AKG: K1000
Senn: HD800/HE90/HE60
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post #7 of 17
12/4/09 at 6:48am
Current Stax flagship is not the SR-007 but the SR-007A in Japan, and SR-007 Mk2 everywhere else (only difference is housing color). It's not the same headphone as the original SR-007, there are mechanical and sonic differences.

And are we talking about in-production headphones only?
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post #8 of 17
12/4/09 at 8:45am
Senn: HD 800
Ultrasone: Ed8
Beyer: T1
Grado: PS1000
Stax: SR-007 Mk2
AT: W5000 or AD2000
Denon: D7000
German Maestro: GMP 450 PRO
AKG: K701/2
HiFiMan: HE-5
Audez'e: LCD-2
Sony: SA5000
JVC/Victor: DX1000
Skullcandy: SK Pro
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post #9 of 17
12/4/09 at 8:50am
For the D7000 you should specify the Mark L edition.
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post #10 of 17
12/4/09 at 9:11am
Although not a full-size headphone, I'd definitely put the JH13s on that list, and prefer it to most on the list.
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post #11 of 17
12/5/09 at 1:56am
Gonna extend this to universal IEM's here...

Shure: SE530
Westone: Westone 3/UM3X... hmm, can't say which one would be considered "Flagship"
Sennheiser: IE8
Ultimate Ears: Triple fi 10
Audio Technica: CK100 I think?
Grado: GR8
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post #12 of 17
12/5/09 at 2:38am
Quote:
Originally Posted by K_19 View Post
Gonna extend this to universal IEM's here...

Shure: SE530
Westone: Westone 3/UM3X... hmm, can't say which one would be considered "Flagship"
Sennheiser: IE8
Ultimate Ears: Triple fi 10
Audio Technica: CK100 I think?
Grado: GR8
The UM3X IMO is the flagship for westone. The W3 is more colored and less detailed than the UM3X (but more fun I guess).

Idk if the GR8 deserves to be on that list. I haven't heard it but nor have I heard of outstanding reviews.
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post #13 of 17
12/5/09 at 2:39am
Add: HeAudio Jade. IMO
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post #14 of 17
12/5/09 at 2:58am
Quote:
Originally Posted by unl3a5h3d View Post
For the D7000 you should specify the Mark L edition.
markl's LA company is aftermarket, thus not applicable.
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post #15 of 17
12/5/09 at 5:15am
Should make 2 lists: in production and out of production.
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