Greetings, headphone sages. I have a question that I don't have the experience to answer, so I would appreciate your input. These days I tend to be busy and stressed, and very much appreciate equipment that draws me into the music and encourages me to listen as opposed to reading, watching movies, etc. I have a great speaker/vinyl playback system (Shindo amps, vintage Tannoy speakers, Garrard 301 tt) but these days I'm finding myself drifting more toward headphone listening. Currently I listen to the Senn HD25-1; after some trial and error, I find it always propulsive and musical, especially for rock and jazz, which is mostly what I listen to. My ATH-M50s, though better in some ways technically, just don't involve me as much with the music; they can be a little plodding and fat to my ears. The Shure SE530s are too uncomfortable and intrusive-feeling. My old Grado SR60s are too fatiguing and bright. My question is, is there a higher-end, more capable headphone around with the same PRaT, excitement, involvement and musicality as the HD25-1? What has your experience been?
I listen to lossless files on a Macbook->Amarra/Bitperfect->HRT Headstreamer (awesome, by the way!).
Thanks in advance,
Alex








