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Hi everyone,

 

This is my first post here, just discovered this forum recently and i must say it's quite a spectular source of information and opinion regarding the Hi Fi world. Thank you in advance for all the help and information you can provide me with, both directly here, and indirectly during my readings of topics i look into.

 

On to where i require assistance!

 

I've been using for the last 1 and 1/2, to 2 full years the Sennheiser PX 200 - II (bought them as an improvement from a now discontinued AKG earphone model) .

I've been wanting to find something better than the Sennheiser for some time now but had no clue on what to get, specially because i need headphones that can be used in several things - Listening to music/movies/games/etc at home, listening to music during the day while i'm going from home to the university and moving around, for recording and home studio use (by studio i mean a simple Line 6 Pod x3 pro )

 

I do realize it's impossible to have it all on just one pair of 'phones but, perhaps there is something close enough?

 

I should add the genres of music i listen for reference: Metal/Jazz

And within those global genres, the subdivisions: Technical/progressive/death/experimental, sludge/doom, fusion metal, goregrind, ocasional black metal, djent. Fusion jazz, experimental.

I can provide a list of bands/artists if necessary.

 

 

The few models that have catched my eye are the Ultrasone HFI 780 and the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro.

 

I would really apreciate any suggestions and recomendations for headphones based on what i need, and if possible, within the price range of the models i mentioned.

 

Any other info you see as necessary to know, please ask!

 

 

 

 

 

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Originally Posted by ViciousWater View Post
Hi everyone,

This is my first post here, just discovered this forum recently and i must say it's quite a spectular source of information and opinion regarding the Hi Fi world. Thank you in advance for all the help and information you can provide me with, both directly here, and indirectly during my readings of topics i look into.

On to where i require assistance!

I've been using for the last 1 and 1/2, to 2 full years the Sennheiser PX 200 - II (bought them as an improvement from a now discontinued AKG earphone model) .

I've been wanting to find something better than the Sennheiser for some time now but had no clue on what to get, specially because i need headphones that can be used in several things - Listening to music/movies/games/etc at home, listening to music during the day while i'm going from home to the university and moving around, for recording and home studio use (by studio i mean a simple Line 6 Pod x3 pro )

I do realize it's impossible to have it all on just one pair of 'phones but, perhaps there is something close enough?

I should add the genres of music i listen for reference: Metal/Jazz

And within those global genres, the subdivisions: Technical/progressive/death/experimental, sludge/doom, fusion metal, goregrind, ocasional black metal, djent. Fusion jazz, experimental.

I can provide a list of bands/artists if necessary.

The few models that have catched my eye are the Ultrasone HFI 780 and the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro.

I would really apreciate any suggestions and recomendations for headphones based on what i need, and if possible, within the price range of the models i mentioned.

Any other info you see as necessary to know, please ask!



With any model Beyerdynamic DT, you want to use a headphone amplifier.

Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80-Ohm (the bassy model), DT770 Pro 250-Ohm (balanced).

 

post #3 of 3
Thread Starter 

I am aware of that, and after finding the headphones that i'll be getting, choosing an amplifier will be the next step. 

On a side note, i do already have a quite old Sony TA-EX66 amp that i have been using for a few years now. It's nothing special at all, but perhaps it could serve as an amplifier for now? At least during the time required for me to gather up some funds to finance a proper one.

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