After about a year i have finally settled into a pair of headphones that perfect my listening experience. Lets stretch way back to learn my journey and how i got here.
March 2010
In march of 2010 i got a pair of pioneer se m390s. (still own them) They were my first pair of headphones which i really cared about. They were bassy and slightly unclear but at the time i thought they were the best thing in the world. I trashed them and treated them terribly and they lived through everything. But i still wanted better and i figured i would wait for a good deal on headphones at my local futureshop.
December 2010
This was the month i decided i would get some decent cans. After xmas i had received approximately $180. I was originally planning on getting an xbox 360 but i figured i would use headphones more. future shop had some good deals on boxing day (biggest shopping day of the year in canada, similar to black friday). Shure srh750dj was on sale for $130 but i wanted the beats. The beats were also $130 for the solos. I had some decisions to make. I went onto the futureshop website and read reviews for both headphones. The beats were breaking really easy and the shure's had impressive 5* reviews. I went with the shure's. For many months i had these and i wasn't sure what to think. They were really harsh on my ears and they were uncomfortable. The harshness i had always mistaken for distortion until i learned it was the harshness of my metal recordings that caused it.
March 2011
I kept my eye on the futureshop website until i saw the shure srh840 went on sale for $130. I figured i would return my shure srh750 and get the srh840. I did and i was much more satisfied. They were less harsh and imo funner. But then the same issue arose. Badly recorded music was harsh and unlistenable. I was complaining and made many hate threads about them and had many complaints. People thought i was crazy and a little to opinionated. Well eventually over time i grew to like them.
May 2011
In may i ordered a fiio e5 as a quick amplifier solution. When i received it i was impressed. The sound was much better. I think it was placebo though as a fail to hear much of a difference now.
June 2011
Come june i had graduated and i was craving new headphones but i also wanted to get a dac. So i ordered a Fiio e7 and an Alessandro MS1. I received both at the end of the month. I was incredibly pleased with the alessandro ms1. Very fast and fun. But unfortunately for me i failed to notice any difference between the fiio e7 and my laptops onboard. I made a complaint and people thought the same as when i complained about my srh840s. (is this guy for real?) (just drop the hobby it's not for you) (if your not satisfied sell them and get a new pair). I wrote a controversial review. Later on i realized it did make a difference but it wasn't substantial. I kept it because it was good at amplifying my headphones. I wrote some praise threads for the alessandro and people agreed. I had thought i had found the ideal metal music headphone. I proceeded to write a review for my 3 best headphones. Shure srh840, pioneer se m390, and the alessandro ms1. That recived some interested responses and i felt i could make a good impression on the site now and give people honest feedback on what i have owned or tried.
July 2011
Come july my shure srh840s broke, or at least i thought they did. So i created a bashing thread and nearly got banned from head-fi. I proceeded to send it to shure and they replaced it no questions asked. Now with experience with shure customer support i was satisfied and started praising shure.
August 2011
In august i took a slight hiatus from head-fi where i would only show up periodically and i was in the shadows.
September 2011
Come early september i had received some money from work and i decided to get some iems. I went with the shure se215 regardless of the durability complaints because they were easy to acquire and cheapish. I was quite impressed and made some threads on them and wrote a review. I engaged in the shure se215 conversation and i thought they were great.
November 2011
In november i missed my shure srh750dj so i picked up a new pair from futureshop. I was disappointed as i couldn't hear a massive difference between the srh840. So a few days later on november 10 2011 i returned them for the Sennheiser HD 25 1 II. Picking these up today for $199.99 i got the addidas version. I put them on my head expecting the worst to be awe struck. I played some tyr and ensiferum and i was in a trance. Gentlemen i have found it, I did it. The ideal metal music headphone has been found. I found audio nirvana. This is the greatest feeling i have ever experienced. Reviews and impressions will follow after a few weeks of ownership. If your a metal head like me you have got to get these headphones. I commend sennheiser for making such a headphone.
