200-300 dollar cans for alternative rock. - Page 3

Remind you guys, Alessandro ships internationally. And as far as I remember (if they have not changed shipping policies since 2008) they do not charge extra for international shipping.

http://www.alessandro-products.com/main.php?p=headphones

I highly recommend MS-2 (299) or MS-pro (699), probably only  Alessandro/Grado I can tolerate and enjoy to listen.

IIRC the MS1 are extremely bass light.

Grado might not be the right choice because they are extremely unforgiving to loud and bright recordings. I mean you can listen to QOTSA and SOAD and have fun, but you will feel like fighting them. IMO you should look for a can with a darker sonic signature that will even out the brightness of contemporary recordings.

alessandro ms2i are fantastic for rock!

Guldkrull just to make something clear... what did you mean when you said the IE8 is not enough at times?

I can't recommend anything but to keep in mind that contemporary recordings have a tendency to sound bad on higher quality headphones. To make matters worse many audiophile headphones have a fairly bright sound signature that tends to emphasize details.

 I feel excluded. :(

Don't worry hifianddrumming, just keep enjoying your sennheiser, and keep improving at drums, sooner or later when you have the chance, you can try an A-T, or a custom IEM, but for now, just enjoy the music and your drums, that's the important part! ;)

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Originally Posted by kiteki 

 

Don't worry hifianddrumming, just keep enjoying your sennheiser, and keep improving at drums, sooner or later when you have the chance, you can try an A-T, or a custom IEM, but for now, just enjoy the music and your drums, that's the important part! ;)

 

 Will do, I'll call you when I have millions and I'll get you a nice orpheus :) I actually got a pair of Grados on august the 28th, which I am thoroughly enjoying :)

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Originally Posted by Guldkrull 

I am actually extraordinarily happy with my IE8's, it's signature fitting me like a glove, but sometimes I miss the more physical experience which speakers delivers. And while I cannot afford a decent 5.1 or 7.1 system, my hope is that a good pair of cans will be a satisfying middle thing between speakers and IEM's.

but the bass is enough for you, right?

If I had to sacrifice speakers and IEM's I think I might get the ATH-AD2000.

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Originally Posted by Hifianddrumming 

 Will do, I'll call you when I have millions and I'll get you a nice orpheus :) I actually got a pair of Grados on august the 28th, which I am thoroughly enjoying :)

I feel like the Ad2000 will be my last stop in headphones. I've heard they're pretty dang hard to beat.

That's what I thought, and while I was searching for them I would up with the A2000X instead, didn't know anything about it, figured why not, and loved it.

A few days ago I confirmed it's the best closed-can audio-technica, I prefer it to W1000X and W5000 easily... but damnit, I had to go and listen to the Beyerdynamic Tesla T5p, didn't I?