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Good Headphones for Metal/Classic Rock?

post #1 of 14
Thread Starter 

I'm looking for headphones good for metal, specifically metalcore and progressive metal, and classic rock. I have around $250-$300 to spend and I'm looking for something that doesn't leak much sound. Any suggestions?

post #2 of 14
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Originally Posted by mckaveney View Post

I'm looking for headphones good for metal, specifically metalcore and progressive metal, and classic rock. I have around $250-$300 to spend and I'm looking for something that doesn't leak much sound. Any suggestions?


Shure SRH940 for sure. (pun intended)

 

post #3 of 14

 

 Shure 940 is a good suggestion but if some of your metal recordings stink then it's going to be a bright

 and painful affair :-/

 

 I'd suggest the tamer sibling ~ Shure 840, some would even suggest the HD25-II or Ultrasone 580.

 

 I know you need isolation but keep in mind that you're restricting yourself ~ rock and metal need

 to breath ~ open cans are superior but your situation may prevent you from going down that path,.

post #4 of 14

Yes, rock music needs good soundstage because theres many instruments playing at the same time. Open headphones are best but it sounds like you need closed. the SRH940 has great soundstage despite them being closed. Heres a review http://www.head-fi.org/products/shure-srh-940/reviews/5985 the problem is, they are very revealing, so if you have bad files than you will hear bad things. With these phones you will hear EVERYTHING. That can be good, or it can be bad, depending on your files.  If you do have bad files, then yes the 840 is good, as is the HD251-ii but I would suggest the ultrasone HMI780 rather than the 580. the 780 has more focus on mids and highs, so you will hear vocals better. 

post #5 of 14
Thread Starter 

Most of my files are 320kbps so I think I don't need to worry about quality. But what difference does an open headphone make with the sound? I don't really know much about this stuff.

post #6 of 14

An open headphone will greatly improve the soundstage. That means that the separation between instruments will be increased, so you can easily distinguish between them.  Open headphones will give no isolation though, and people around you will be able to hear your music. 

post #7 of 14
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Originally Posted by mckaveney View Post

Most of my files are 320kbps so I think I don't need to worry about quality. But what difference does an open headphone make with the sound? I don't really know much about this stuff.



 Remember you're just talking about 'ripping quality' of said recording. If the recording itself sucked on

 original CD format then you can MP3, FLAC or WAV it to your heart's content ~ it will still stink.

 

 Not all studio recordings are considered equal ~ eg, I'd take 192kbps MP3 rips of Metallica's 'Black Album'

 over a CD original of their debut 'Kill'em All' for example. The Black album was mastered when they had

 $$$, 'Kill'em All' was mastered when they were living out of a case of Budweiser.

post #8 of 14
Yes, some recordings just aren't done very well, but I wouldn't worry about it when choosing headphones. Just be aware that if you chose headphones that are revealing like the srh940, know that some of your songs might sound incredibly bad.
post #9 of 14

i have some 225kbps tracks that sound better than some of my lossless cd ripped ones :/ depending on who ripped them with what software and how the studio mastered it :/

I also vote for teh Shure SRH 940 with an FiiO E11 amplifier. the total is about $310.  i don'tknow if the shure's are easy to drive. sounds like they are . but an amp makes it allbetter

post #10 of 14
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Originally Posted by bowei006 View Post

i have some 225kbps tracks that sound better than some of my lossless cd ripped ones :/ depending on who ripped them with what software and how the studio mastered it :/

I also vote for teh Shure SRH 940 with an FiiO E11 amplifier. the total is about $310.  i don'tknow if the shure's are easy to drive. sounds like they are . but an amp makes it allbetter



 Yep, easy peasy to drive ~ my iShuffle does a decent job, couple it with an E11 and you're flying!

post #11 of 14
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 Yep, easy peasy to drive ~ my iShuffle does a decent job, couple it with an E11 and you're flying!



haha...yeah i just went back and did a little demo on my SRH440's.....you want Shure's for rock..they are absolutley amazing!! Get the SRH940 wtih an E11 (will give it the oomph, power, clarity and slight bass boost you need) this is cheapo

post #12 of 14

I have Shure SRH940 and 1+ on that but I also like my SRH440 and HD598 for rock

post #13 of 14
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Originally Posted by KyungMin View Post

I have Shure SRH940 and 1+ on that but I also like my SRH440 and HD598 for rock



So we now have the majority of us on the SRH940 with E11 bandwagon. My Srh 440's are also good at showing me what's wrong with the wrong. however i feel they are too analytical as compared to my funner HFI 580's. The 580's aren't as accurate but more fun for everything :) i'm not recommending the 580's BTW. i was just making a comment on kyungmin

post #14 of 14

Another vote for Shure 940. For open I would choose AD900 (own both). Both work great with metal and rock. 

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