Best headphone released in the past 2 years.....the winner is??

How can you start a war....??????

I'm not sure if you can add a poll now, but when you start a new thread there's a button at the bottom saying "Add Poll" which will, accordingly, add a poll.

If you ever get it up and running it's bound to be an 'interesting' thread. Especially if one guy I'm not going to mention finds it.

"...but Beyerdynamic sprinkled it with extra bass flavoring" deserved to be posted twice.

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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik 

Since no one else has bitten, I'll say the Sennheiser HD-800. It is one of my favorites and has held up well for over a year of heavy listening. I also think the LCD2 is very good, but considering all the gear I already have and love, I decided not to buy one.

To kick off the firestorm, I don't think much of the PS-1000. It sounds decent, but is dramatically overpriced and isn't anything special. I enjoyed the T1 reasonably well, but Beyerdynamic sprinkled it with extra bass flavoring that ruined the flavor for me. The assorted Ultrasones failed to impress and I haven't paid much attention to IEMs. I don't know if the JH13 falls into the "two years" range, but it is excellent. I'll probably pick one up sooner or later because I'm done with speakers and full-sized headphones, but don't have a good podtable setup yet.

Sorry, I disagree here. I only listened to the LCD2 for a few minutes (I own the T1) but the LCD2's bass seemed much more emphasised (although still tight and tonally accurate) than the T1's. I have been listening to the T1 with classical and big band music and find the bass realistic. I would not call it over-emphasised at all. I think the T1 is a bit more colored than the 800, but  not by much. How long did you listen to the T1 and what kind of music did you use for your demo?

It's a toss up between Monster Beats Solos and Skullcandy Crushers.  Too close to call really.

There seems to be a lack of understanding between the terms best and worst in some peoples' minds...

But, then again, If you havent heard the best, the worst has no opposition....

Jjinh posted:-

Would you think that poster would be so inept, i, us, would expect him to miss it?

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Originally Posted by tvrboy 

Sorry, I disagree here. I only listened to the LCD2 for a few minutes (I own the T1) but the LCD2's bass seemed much more emphasised (although still tight and tonally accurate) than the T1's. I have been listening to the T1 with classical and big band music and find the bass realistic. I would not call it over-emphasised at all. I think the T1 is a bit more colored than the 800, but  not by much. How long did you listen to the T1 and what kind of music did you use for your demo?

I'm not sure, but I had my CD folder with me, so it was music I knew.  The bass seemed about right to me.  Also, Tyll's measurements of the LCD2 were about as flat as you can get - I didn't see a bass bump with them.

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Originally Posted by Anaxilus 

It's a toss up between Monster Beats Solos and Skullcandy Crushers.  Too close to call really.

I dunno man, I think the winner here is clearly the Ultrasone Ed. 10.

In all seriousness, I unabashedly say the LCD-2.

The lcd-2 or the d7000 would be my picks. They both are good cans that are popular and seem to be priced right. The hd800 were good but too genre specific and the t1 just seemed boring to me.