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Good headset for rock(genre) $500 SGD

post #1 of 11
7/16/11 at 10:53pm
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Hi all i have a budget of 500 SGD and this is my above 100 dollars headphones i ever got. I want a good over the ear headphones that are comfortable, preferably portable(if not its fine). I listen to Avenged Sevenfold,Marilyn Manson and Element Eighty.

I am eyeing the Sennheiser HD 598(399) it looks good and had pretty good reviews from CNET and all.

Thanks.

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Gear mentioned in this thread:

Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones
Sennheiser HD-600
Sennheiser HD-598
post #2 of 11
7/16/11 at 11:03pm

I would say Grado. Go to Jaben or Stereo and try them out yourself, and get the ones more suited for your taste.

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post #3 of 11
7/16/11 at 11:05pm
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Grado's earcups look small in the pictures.

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post #4 of 11
7/16/11 at 11:07pm

Most Grados are big enough to become circumaurals if you purchase the right pads.

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post #5 of 11
7/16/11 at 11:10pm
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I see,but what is your opinion on the Sennhiser HD598 ?

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post #6 of 11
7/16/11 at 11:54pm
Another vote for Grado.

The HD-598 isn't as good as the HD-600 or HD-650. They leave you in mid-fi purgatory. Marginally better than entry-level headphones yet not as good as the top end. They usually cost about the same as buying a used pair of top end cans, like the HD-600. I see them as a stopover before eventually buying the top end, so they just make the journey more expensive. If you like them, you'll end up with a HD-600 or HD-650 eventually. Might as well just get a used HD-600 and be done with it.
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post #7 of 11
7/17/11 at 1:16am
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Is a grado SR225 good enough?

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post #8 of 11
7/17/11 at 1:31am

I sent you a PM.

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post #9 of 11
7/17/11 at 3:03am

Grado. Watch the FS forum for a used RS-1, It may be a little above your budget but not much. The RS-1 is a fantastic Rock headphone and does other genres well too. The RS-1 has been my "go to" phone for 3 years.

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post #10 of 11
7/17/11 at 3:16am
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Originally Posted by fatcat28037 View Post

Grado. Watch the FS forum for a used RS-1, It may be a little above your budget but not much. The RS-1 is a fantastic Rock headphone and does other genres well too. The RS-1 has been my "go to" phone for 3 years.



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They a great for rock, but I use mine for Jazz. Instrument timbres sound very real and textured thats why guitar, sax etc sound so good on them    

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post #11 of 11
7/17/11 at 6:50pm
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I am buying a Alessandro MS2i I don't want to buy such an expensive headphones this time.

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Gear mentioned in this thread:

Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones
Sennheiser HD-600
Sennheiser HD-598
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