ColinC
New Head-Fier
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A few weeks ago I purchased a pair of ATH-M50's as my first good set of cans. I spent quite a while on the net researching them, and there was SO much hype about how great they were for everything and how well they performed as an all-around flat response headphone. I received them in the mail from amazon and listened to them for a few days before selling. They headphones WERE very good, but just not what I was looking for. I listen to a lot of Trance, Techno, Chillstep, Indie chill, and I felt as though the M50's didn't have the soundstage I was looking for, although they did have a very even, flat frequency response which is nice, and they were only 32Ohm so they could be easily driven with a portable device (my iPhone). The Lows were decently deep and punchy, the mids were soft and a bit 'recessed' as some would say, but I liked it, and the highs weren't too sharp. Overall, a great set of headphones. Since you are listening to more rap / hiphop, I would recommend these to you, as they can crank very loud, the bass is fairly powerful (but not overwhelming or tiring) and they isolate VERY well. I could crank these up to maximum volume and my roomate couldn't hear my music at all.
I used the moneyfrom the M50's to fund myself a pair of the Beyerdynamic DT770's (250Ohm version). I absolutely love these cans, and fell in love with them as soon as I listened to them at Long & McQuade. The soundstage for a closed back set of cans is superb, and always makes me feel like i'm immersed in a world of fairies and leprechauns when i listen to my ambient trance chillstep. It's great. The bass on this set of cans feels a bit 'farther' back in your head then the M50's (more of an in-the-head effect rather than a ear rattling) which I appreciate more than the M50's. I find it relaxing and can listen to it for extended periods of time without any noticeable discomfort. The more I listen to the 770's, the more I feel as though they have a warmer, more comfortable sound than the M50's. I'm not sure if you would appreciate this for Rap, but i'm telling you now, I do enjoy listening to artists such as snowgoons, macklemore and Lowkey more on my DT770's...
All personal preference I guess, but If I were you, I'd consider the 770's. Don't pay the unnecessary money for the D2000's, it's not worth it.
2k = 2000. He is referring to the D2000's haha
. That's funny.
Sorry to resurrect this semi-old thread but I have similar musical tastes as OP and I'm wondering about the dt770s vs the d2000s. I just bought ath-m50s but I'm afraid they are not much better or different than my share srh750djs. If I could find the d2000s at a decent price I would probably just get them based on everything I've read but I haven't been able to. Are the dt770s a step up from the m50s? Should I try harder to find the d2000s?
A few weeks ago I purchased a pair of ATH-M50's as my first good set of cans. I spent quite a while on the net researching them, and there was SO much hype about how great they were for everything and how well they performed as an all-around flat response headphone. I received them in the mail from amazon and listened to them for a few days before selling. They headphones WERE very good, but just not what I was looking for. I listen to a lot of Trance, Techno, Chillstep, Indie chill, and I felt as though the M50's didn't have the soundstage I was looking for, although they did have a very even, flat frequency response which is nice, and they were only 32Ohm so they could be easily driven with a portable device (my iPhone). The Lows were decently deep and punchy, the mids were soft and a bit 'recessed' as some would say, but I liked it, and the highs weren't too sharp. Overall, a great set of headphones. Since you are listening to more rap / hiphop, I would recommend these to you, as they can crank very loud, the bass is fairly powerful (but not overwhelming or tiring) and they isolate VERY well. I could crank these up to maximum volume and my roomate couldn't hear my music at all.
I used the moneyfrom the M50's to fund myself a pair of the Beyerdynamic DT770's (250Ohm version). I absolutely love these cans, and fell in love with them as soon as I listened to them at Long & McQuade. The soundstage for a closed back set of cans is superb, and always makes me feel like i'm immersed in a world of fairies and leprechauns when i listen to my ambient trance chillstep. It's great. The bass on this set of cans feels a bit 'farther' back in your head then the M50's (more of an in-the-head effect rather than a ear rattling) which I appreciate more than the M50's. I find it relaxing and can listen to it for extended periods of time without any noticeable discomfort. The more I listen to the 770's, the more I feel as though they have a warmer, more comfortable sound than the M50's. I'm not sure if you would appreciate this for Rap, but i'm telling you now, I do enjoy listening to artists such as snowgoons, macklemore and Lowkey more on my DT770's...
All personal preference I guess, but If I were you, I'd consider the 770's. Don't pay the unnecessary money for the D2000's, it's not worth it.
Interesting, haven't considered those. Thanks, I will look into them.
2k = 2000. He is referring to the D2000's haha