Post Your Giant Killers Here! - Page 8

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Originally Posted by FCO2013 

I am interested in those Monoprices...but I'm not sure if I should just save the money towards a bigger purchase.

 

For those that own it, would they be appropriate for alternative, jazz, and classical?

My friend bought a pair of those and although they are good, don't expect miracles.  The start to sound miraculous when you start to apply a little EQ here and a little EQ there.

You can spend more and get less sound quality than what you get with the Monoprices though...

Hi,

It beats out every other headphone in the range? HD600, DT880, K701, HE-300 to name a few. I think it's performance alone makes it much better than those.

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Originally Posted by donunus 

How is a 400 dollar range headphone a giant killer unless it beats a $5000 headphone or is at leat near it in quality :) You are comparing it with its peers dude LOL

Yah thats just what I meant. Thanks for rephrasing obobskivich

Honestly, I think that "giant" has to deal with a bit of perspective.

I mean, to us, elephants are giant, but to ants, a grasshopper is giant.

I know that's kind of too "zen" for the thread, but it also applies to headphones.

I consider the Monoprice 8320s to be "giant" killers. For a $7 headphone, beating average hi-fi earphones in the $50-$90 price range, that's pretty giant. It's competitive up to 10x its price point. I think that that's a bit more giant than an $800 set beating a $1200 set (1.5x its price point).

 

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Originally Posted by biggbenn74 

They are excellent for jazz and good for classical. You should get them.

One thing to note, the soundstage is small. It's to be expected with closed cheap cans. I can tell you it's not really a "giant killer" for those genres, but still not a terrible choice. I know whenever I'm playing some Coltrane or Ben-Hur I'll always reach for my Q701, no question.

Yo,

One thing to keep in mind is that everyone idea of "giant killer" is different. Also in the audio world what defines a giant? The T1 and HD800 are two of those "giants" but really how much better are they than a $300 pair of headphones.Do they sound nearly 3-4 times better than their lower end counter parts (to justify the price increase)? This is all subjective and personal bias IMO.

Also in my honest opinion, the T70 is near the T5p's performance level, but not quite there. I'll go back on what I said in the past about how I feel the T70 stacks up in it's price range as of late I feel it's worth a lot more than $500, maybe full retail is worth it. Granted I think the T5p should be $800-$900, but I feel the T70 is close to what the T5p offers, from a performance standpoint, not sonics.

These new tesla headphone from beyerdynamic are revolutionary. From all my experience with various tesla models so far I can say without a doubt that they perform way above their price point. Beyerdynamic has clearly done their research and the results are startling to me. How can a $600 headphone rival a $1000+ pair? Heck Ia feel the T1 is superior to the HD800. 

You guys want the latest.. JVC HA-S500.. Very definition of giant slayers.Look back on this post in a months time. You all will know what I am talking about. $50.Sounds better than so many headphones out there in headphone land. Carbon Nanotubes for the win..

Yes..I have been a huge fan of what JVC has been doing this year. If you guys want a taste of what Carbon Nanotube is about. Go get yourselves the JVC FX40 which cost around $20-$25ish. They require at least 100-150 hours of burn before they sound correct but afterward. I will admit the MP8320 has been one of the best bang for dollar iems. But those and all other great bang for buck iems don't come close to the FX40.  Likewise for their new headphones the HA-S500.. Import yes but worth tracking one down.

All JVC products this year would fall into the giant killer category. Mostly their iems. The FX101, FX40, FXD60,FXD70,FXD80.  All of these iems use carbon nanotubes except the FX101. . When the HA-S500 headphones hit last month. I had to try one out..For iems these have the precision, detail and speed of BAs but with the bass end of dynamics. All from one driver. Some of the best imagery I have ever heard for earphones. The FXD80 has the most refinement but many on the thread agree it pulls way more than what they cost. The headphones HA-S500 are no different. The only negative is that they are on ears portables. But the imagery and detail is so awesome I used it for COD MW3 and it is about as perfect as you want for gaming and movies. Oh and for music. Lets just say I have never heard anything like them at this price.