EDIT: I took this long ago post because it really is the same problem, over and over again.
Every headfi-er somehow feels like they deserve a new headphone for various reasons e.g. they have finished homework or they have not spent on headphones for a week.
Having been around for a year, I believe I have acquired some seriously good headphones that together compliments each other well and covers a wide type of sound. However, it is always not enough.
Therefore, here I am looking for a present for myself. I guess a caught the shopaholic flue...
- Looking for something that would provide me yet another different sound signature
- Source is a KECES DA-151, with a Meier Arietta SS amp and a DV 336i Tube amp (Sylvania 6SN7 / RCA 6080, but cheap tube rolls aren't a problem)
Anyone got suggestions? Also attach a small note about the headphone's sound signature and why do you think I should include it. Hopefully this thread would contain different short comments of various sidegrades of the mid/hi-end headphones with the most contrasting sound signature ^^
What I have:
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Glorious Alessandro MS1000, lovely soundstage and so much emotion in the music. Not the most acurate but the warmth, the added bass, the added soundstage, the grado guitar work, the forward presentation... I love these cans
Legendary Sennheiser HD580 w/ 600 grills and 650 cables, just like every other HD580 in the market pretty much. Warm and laid back sound, amping them through my DV made them probably the favourite phone in my system. Jack of all trades, does everything right except the lowest lows...
Earthshaking Denon D2000. Clear (maybe recessed, if the HD580 is the reference point) vocals and highs for me, good if not excellent soundstage, deep bass. Beautiful headphone when you just need that bass.
The little but able Beyerdynamic DT1350. I don't use them for critical listening sessions as much, but I do like how I simply could not fault them. Again deep deep bass but in the 'right' quantity compared to the Denon. I like vocals on them. What else... Like a tiny portable isolating HD580 minus the extra warmth and laid back sig?
Rockin' Sennheiser HD25 Originals. Yeah they are great, but shoot me a pm if you want them ;) As great as they are, I have a great portable can already, and for those bass+treble moments I already have the...
V-shaped TF10 - The most isolating pair of in-ears that I have, the only one with a mic too. Ask for more details.
GR07 - Ask for more details.
Audio Technica EW9 Clip ons, quite shrill sounding but they really know how to portrait female vocals. Lacking bass by a bit, and prominent mids/highs.
My girlfriend owns a pair of ATH AD-900 and its like the refined version of EW9. Better everything really, with a big and realistic soundstage (drools). But I consider that pair kind-of mine. She also has a pair of FA-011 but I find my D2000 better by quite a margin somehow ;)
Current considerations: AKG K500. SONY SA-5000... Anyone feel like chiming in?
Edited by mrAdrian - 4/18/12 at 8:36am
