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post #1 of 15
12/18/11 at 3:55pm
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Hey,

I'm completely new to this so bare with me. Till now I've always been using some Sony MDR-V500 headphones but feel they just don't live up to my needs anymore. I've been looking on this site for a while and there are just too many options, and I don't (yet) understand all this technical talk so my question would be for you guys to help me out.
I mostly listen to Jazz, Hip Hop, Soul, Instrumental and Electronical music. I might play shooters with it, but it's definately primarily for music listening use.

 

So, my needs:

  • Punchy, but balanced bass.
  • Outside noise reduction (want to listen to it in noisy places).
  • Best possible sound quality.
  • Don't want it to be some gigantic thing that covers my whole head, needs to be somewhat stylish.
  • Portable, not too sensitive.
  • I don't have an amp or anything, so I would want to use it without.
  • By far the most important thing is the sound, I want the best sound quality for my price.
  • I'm not sure if I should go with an open or closed headphone...
  • Need it to be comfortable, my Sony starts hurting my ears after about 1-2hours of use.

 

I've stumbled upon the Sennheiser HD 25-I II, would this be a good pick? Or can I get better for this price? My price range is about 100-200$

 

Thanks.


Edited by meester92 - 12/18/11 at 3:59pm
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post #2 of 15
12/18/11 at 4:32pm

 

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So, my needs:

  • Punchy, but balanced bass.
  • Outside noise reduction (want to listen to it in noisy places).
  • Best possible sound quality.
  • Don't want it to be some gigantic thing that covers my whole head, needs to be somewhat stylish.
  • Portable, not too sensitive.
  • I don't have an amp or anything, so I would want to use it without.
  • By far the most important thing is the sound, I want the best sound quality for my price.
  • I'm not sure if I should go with an open or closed headphone...
  • Need it to be comfortable, my Sony starts hurting my ears after about 1-2hours of use.

 

I've stumbled upon the Sennheiser HD 25-I II, would this be a good pick? Or can I get better for this price? My price range is about 100-200$

 

Go for closed headphone if you want noise reduction.

 

Good SQ with punchy balanced bass, very good isolation, good confort (1h without problem, 2h-3h max) and a small factor but still circum aural (over ears) = HFi 780 imo, or HFi 580 more punchy bass, but less balanced and refined.

 

HD25 is also very good, but i don't like supra aural (on ears).

 

 

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post #3 of 15
12/18/11 at 4:39pm

HD25 meet all your needs except maybe comfort, because as already mentioned they are on-ear. If you only want cans Id recommend these for portable use but IEMs are the way to go for me. There is not going to be anything much better than these under $200 if you like the sound sig.


Edited by alv4426 - 12/18/11 at 4:41pm
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post #4 of 15
12/19/11 at 7:44am
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So it's still the HD 25 so far.. I'm new to professional audio but I understand enough physics to see that IEMs just can't produce the same sound quality as headphones, simply because of the size of the speakers. So I will go with headphones for sure. Other headphone suggestions are still very welcome!

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post #5 of 15
12/19/11 at 7:56am
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Originally Posted by meester92 View Post

I'm new to professional audio but I understand enough physics to see that IEMs just can't produce the same sound quality as headphones, simply because of the size of the speakers.


I have a high-end headphone and listen 90% of the time to IEM's, at my desk.

 

An Intel i7 can be smarter than a camel.

 

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post #6 of 15
12/19/11 at 8:41am
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Originally Posted by kiteki View Post


I have a high-end headphone and listen 90% of the time to IEM's, at my desk.

 

An Intel i7 can be smarter than a camel.

 


I don't understand your logic... I don't get the association from nature physics within a headphone to the comparison of a PC chip to a camel..?

Are you saying IEM > Headphone in general sound wise and the size of the driver etc. does not matter?

 

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post #7 of 15
12/19/11 at 8:47am

 

Try the JVC FXC51 and you'll be surprised at the bass quality of a 6mm driver.

 

Of course, it can't mimic the presentation of the 70mm driver in the Sony XB1000.

 

The key difference is presentation I think, not necessarily sound-quality, where multi balanced armature IEM's compete very very closely to full-size headphones, some would say transcending them, it depends on your value system of sound quality.

 

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post #8 of 15
12/19/11 at 9:03am

 V-moda M-80s ? From what I've heard and seen they're

 

-light

 

-stlyish

 

-Portable

 

-Durable

 

-fairly comfortable and noise-isolating

 

-discreet (not massive growths on your head

 

 I'm pretty sure they're good for most of your genres, but you'll have to get other opinions, as I haven't tried hem first-hand.

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post #9 of 15
12/20/11 at 11:07am
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Noticed a dutch site that are offering the Sennheiser 25 HDs quite cheap.. I was wondering if there's any difference in these 2? The only thing I was able to find is that one comes with accessoires and the other one doesn't..
http://www.bax-shop.nl/dj-hoofdtelefoons/sennheiser-hd-25-1-ii-studio-en-dj-hoofdtelefoon/product-details.html#!prettyPhoto

http://www.bax-shop.nl/dj-hoofdtelefoons/sennheiser-hd-25-1-ii-basic-edition-studio-en-dj-hoofdtelefoon/product-details.html

 

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post #10 of 15
12/20/11 at 7:51pm

 

I like the word "hoofdtelefoons"

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post #11 of 15
12/20/11 at 8:16pm
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Originally Posted by kiteki View Post

 

I like the word "hoofdtelefoons"


 

Haha, ''hoofd'' means head and ''telefoons'' translates to phones. So it's nothing but a literally translated version of the english word.. :P
Anyway, do you know if there's any difference between the 'basic edition' and the normal version?

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post #12 of 15
12/20/11 at 9:49pm


Don't know the difference.

 

Have you seen Audio Technica ES88 yet?

 

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post #13 of 15
12/21/11 at 3:24am
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Originally Posted by kiteki View Post


Have you seen Audio Technica ES88 yet?

 


Have not been able to find much about them or find a dealer where I can listen to them..

I guess they're not as popular as the other options listed?

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post #14 of 15
12/21/11 at 7:26am

 

They're new that's why.

 

DT1350, Sony ZX700, Creative Aurvana Live, Fostex T50RP?

 

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post #15 of 15
1/1/12 at 5:28am

I have the at es88's. Better than my es7 and almost on par with my es10. The swivel design is very convenient. The sound is balanced with a tiny bit emphasis on bass. Mids and highs arent affected at all. Listening to took my love by pitbull paired with fiio e10. The sound is really very enjoyable and non fatiguing

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