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Need an advice! Best headphones for trance.

post #1 of 9
11/21/11 at 10:24am
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I am planning to buy a Christmas gift for my friend - headphones. So i cannot ask him anything :)

He is listening to trance, vocal house etc (Dinka, Anjunabeats, Fade, etc. Headphones will be used mostly at home, plugged to pc,ipad, ipod or iphone. ) The price range - <400usd.

 

 

Thanks in advance :)

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post #2 of 9
11/21/11 at 10:30am

Welcome to headfi, you can try the Ultrasones Pro/PL-650.

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post #3 of 9
11/21/11 at 10:31am

Denon D2000, closed for outside use and can be powered via portable devices. Supposedly great at bass.

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post #4 of 9
11/21/11 at 10:32am

Heya,

 

Panasonic HTF600 (warm, bassy, lush, excellent for trance/EDM/House, velour pads can be added to it to increase comfort, no amp needed).

Beyer DT770 32ohm (warm, bassy, bright treble, comfortable velour pads, excellent for trance/EDM/House, no amp needed).

Ultrasone PRO 750 (cold, bassy, bright treble, comfortable, big sound stage, velour pads, excellent for trance/EDM/House, no amp needed).

Ultrasone PRO 900 (see 750, but increase the bass, and dampen down the mids & treble)

Denon D2000 (cold, flat, excellent sub bass, big and comfortable, great for trance/EDM/House, no amp needed).

 

Some on-ear options:


Audio Technica ESW9 (warm, bassy, lush, lambskin, woodback, excellent for trance/EDM/House, no amp needed).

Vmoda M80 (warm, bassy, impactful, super construction, very durable, excellent for trance/EDM/House, no amp needed).

 

Very best

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post #5 of 9
11/21/11 at 10:40am

D2000 is a safe bet, it should fit your prefers. I love them totally and there's >100 trance music songs on my playlist. 

 

 

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post #6 of 9
11/26/11 at 3:27am
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Hi!

 

Thanks very much for the answers :)

I think it would be better to get with bigger sound stage and better  warm thank cold sound.

I was looking for 770 32ohm, but cannot find site, which ships to Europe :( Why do You advice 32 ohm, not for example 80 or 250?

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post #7 of 9
11/26/11 at 5:35am

I personally like Grados for trance. They are great for rock and rock is similar to trance simply because the wave form of a distorted guitar is very similar to a lot of the synth and saw wave samples found in trance. 

 

 

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post #8 of 9
11/26/11 at 5:47am

With quality production, akg k702 still do the job for me better than ultrasone pro 550. Ultrasone pro 550 had distance to the sound which I did not dig at all.


Edited by loopfreak - 11/26/11 at 8:46am
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post #9 of 9
11/26/11 at 6:06am
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Hi!

 

Thanks very much for the answers :)

I think it would be better to get with bigger sound stage and better  warm thank cold sound.

I was looking for 770 32ohm, but cannot find site, which ships to Europe :( Why do You advice 32 ohm, not for example 80 or 250?


More ohms means that the 'phones are harder to drive - you'd really need a decent headphone amplifier for the 80 and 250 ohm versions.

 

I have the ESW9s and think they are great for that kind of music, but if portability isn't a requirement, you could certainly spend your money better :)

 

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