Good headphone for classical music! - Page 2

HD600 all the way. Haven't heard the Grados though but looking through reviews they seem to have a coloured and fun signature which in my experience don't suit classical music. The HD650 also had a coloured signature and the bass is too much for my taste, classical being my primary listening genre.  

 

The HD600 actually has the right amount of bass imo. I play the violin as well as other instruments including the timpani (maybe I should become a conductor ). 

For classical, all you need is the AKG K501. Once you have that, just won't need anything else.

You think the Q701 has a huge soundstage? Wait until you hear the K501. Even bigger than the AD700.

 

For closed, the K550 is a good match for classical if you don't want to use an amp.

 

NOTE: if you can't find a K501, you can try the K601 or Q701. I'd probably take the Q701. K601 is warmer though and has much less treble.

Edited by tdockweiler - 3/24/12 at 3:34pm

i am listening to an Alexandro ms pro......its beautiful with classical music. 

Its an open can, so u will need a quiet place to get the best of out this beau.

 

http://www.headfonia.com/grado-rs1-and-alessandro-ms-pro/

 

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my next choice would be the hd600 for classicals, but i would add an aftermarket cable like the equinox,

the clarity improved significantly to be worth the added cost.

 

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if u are still keen to stick to the pro900, just add the jmoneypads...

this pro900 is such a kicker, i looooove it....ya even with classicals...hehe.

 

Edited by Lorspeaker - 3/25/12 at 2:59am

this is an interesting article on the jmoneypads...

http://breakthenetwork.com/2011/04/14/ultrasone-pro-900-j-pads-review/

 

so far this jmoney has turn on the magic on both my denonD7000 and the pro900...

bought both from the resalemarket, just wait and see if u can snag one.

Increased comfort, better isolation, tightened bass...maybe more depth...

give it a shot.

 

For a closed can, it is giving my d7000 a bigfight for the topcan position. 

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i havent heard the RS1....the article from headfonia in short is saying the mspro is a rs1 tuned for classical music.

To my ears, the mspro has very good clarity, not bright clarion clarity like the shure940 or T5p..(too much of a good thing can be a minus..:p)

a good enough soundstage...not bigbigbig like a hd800, which some say is tooooo big...hah.

And the mspro is very light on the head, a good thing for me.

 

 

I higly recommend the HD600 and HD650 and advice you to stear far away from any bigger AKG.

... as an AKG fanboy, it hurts to say the truth sometimes...

 

Classic Music, despite the String instruments, NEEDS A LOT OF BODY... ever heard an contrabass, a tuba or some of the bigger drums on an AKG...

The K240 series on the other hand copes quite well with classic though.

 

Here, just a quick personal ranking

 

HD600 > HD650 > AKG K240 Sextetts MP

Seems to me like J$ pads are now very rare, the only ones available new are the BT version (headroom has some), so it may be hard going forward to do any of the aforementioned mods with the Denon version of J$ pads. At least for now since the manufacturers website is out of comission (and maybe he is too?)

 

Cheers,
 

 

I just bought some used AKG K240M monitor 600-Ohm for $65, lucky my Yamaha RX-V671 and Essence STX can power them (even Fiio E11).

Anyway, the clarity is great for classical.

 

 

Voicing is very important in classical music. Musicians rehearse like crazy just to get the exact balance to be perfect. The conductor does the same thing in orchestra rehearsals telling __ to play louder and __ to play softer. Assuming the team mixing the recording actually understands classical music, the best balance of bass/mid/highs is achieved by listening through the most accurate headphones. Which is the most accurate? iono. hahaha

I am enjoying my SRH-940 with classical music alot. I like to EQ the bass from +5DB at 32hz down to +1DB at 500hz but other than that I find the detail, instrument separation, and sound stage to be very good.

For open headphones I like the HD600 as well but did find it's treble to be a bit off for cymbals. I have owned the AD900 as well but found the mids to be to thin sounding and the treble to be to harsh. I have heard the AD2000 resolves the AD900 issue though but can not confirm that from personal experience.

Nice link, but I'm pretty sure that the OP already bought his headphones