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Battle Of The Flagships (58 Headphones Compared)
Apr 21, 2013 at 4:11 AM Post #3,556 of 5,854
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wolfetan44 said:
I love Grado's and that will most likely be my next headphone. I was looking for something more relaxing for late night listening, and thought the HD650 would be great when I'm tired and just want to enjoy the music
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For what its worth, do audition the HE-500 as well. Very relaxing.
 
Apr 21, 2013 at 7:14 AM Post #3,557 of 5,854
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zzffnn said:
HD650s should complement DT880s. I have DT880s and LCD-2s (which have tonal blance similar to HD650s) and like both (DT880s for classical and LCD-2s for other genres).
 
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Are you saying you prefer the DT880 over LCD-2 for classical? Because I'm a classical listener, and I had the LCD-2 Rev1 at one stage and have ended up with the DT880, which I find immensely satisfying. Is it as good as the LCD-2? Probably not as ultimately lifelike, or with as much punch, but I don't feel I'm missing any detail and balance is in fact better. Swings and roundabout really.
 
Apr 21, 2013 at 10:05 AM Post #3,558 of 5,854
^ Yes, I prefer DT880s over LCD-2 V2s for classical. I don't have a problem if anyone's preference is the other way around though. Everyone's ears are different. And songs/composers in classical music are different as well.

I would take LCD-2s if I can keep only one pair: LCD-2s have more bass detail (i.e., impact and texture) than DT880s. Fortunately I can have more than one pairs of headphones. DT880s have more treble details and are a lot more comfortable on my head.
 
Apr 21, 2013 at 11:01 AM Post #3,559 of 5,854
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kothganesh said:
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wolfetan44 said:
I love Grado's and that will most likely be my next headphone. I was looking for something more relaxing for late night listening, and thought the HD650 would be great when I'm tired and just want to enjoy the music
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For what its worth, do audition the HE-500 as well. Very relaxing.
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Didn't like the HE-500 when I auditioned them.
 
Apr 21, 2013 at 11:37 AM Post #3,560 of 5,854
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wolfetan44 said:
Hey, David, do you think the HD650 was a good choice of headphone to complement my DT880? Or would you have recommended a different headphone? Like the K702 Annie or HD600?
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I actually think the HD650 is a great "other" headphone to complement the DT880.  They are actually very different in their approach, and both not entirely too far from neutral.
 
Apr 21, 2013 at 1:20 PM Post #3,561 of 5,854
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zzffnn said:
^ Yes, I prefer DT880s over LCD-2 V2s for classical. I don't have a problem if anyone's preference is the other way around though. Everyone's ears are different. And songs/composers in classical music are different as well.

I would take LCD-2s if I can keep only one pair: LCD-2s have more bass detail (i.e., impact and texture) than DT880s. Fortunately I can have more than one pairs of headphones. DT880s have more treble details and are a lot more comfortable on my head.
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Arent the LCD planar headphones anyways? Not sure if its fair to compare them directly to a driver ran DT880s...
 
Apr 21, 2013 at 4:40 PM Post #3,563 of 5,854
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musiclife said:
Arent the LCD planar headphones anyways? Not sure if its fair to compare them directly to a driver ran DT880s...
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The way i see it, price should be the only criteria when comparing headphones, or anything else for that matter.
 
Apr 21, 2013 at 4:44 PM Post #3,564 of 5,854
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The way i see it, price should be the only criteria when comparing headphones, or anything else for that matter.
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Price and what you hear yourself in my book....it all comes down to what you want out of the hobby and what you are willing to put into it.
 
Apr 21, 2013 at 5:41 PM Post #3,565 of 5,854
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davidmahler said:
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wolfetan44 said:
Hey, David, do you think the HD650 was a good choice of headphone to complement my DT880? Or would you have recommended a different headphone? Like the K702 Annie or HD600?
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I actually think the HD650 is a great "other" headphone to complement the DT880.  They are actually very different in their approach, and both not entirely too far from neutral.
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Sweet!
 
Apr 21, 2013 at 7:49 PM Post #3,566 of 5,854
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bearfnf said:
Price and what you hear yourself in my book....it all comes down to what you want out of the hobby and what you are willing to put into it.
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I agree, and what's nice about this hobby, is that you can get very good sound quality, for relatively little money.
 
Apr 21, 2013 at 10:09 PM Post #3,567 of 5,854
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zzffnn said:
^ Yes, I prefer DT880s over LCD-2 V2s for classical. I don't have a problem if anyone's preference is the other way around though. Everyone's ears are different. And songs/composers in classical music are different as well.

I would take LCD-2s if I can keep only one pair: LCD-2s have more bass detail (i.e., impact and texture) than DT880s. Fortunately I can have more than one pairs of headphones. DT880s have more treble details and are a lot more comfortable on my head.
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could always upgrade and get the T1's in the future 
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Apr 23, 2013 at 4:45 PM Post #3,569 of 5,854
Hi David! After reading your monumental headphone battle I bought a ATH-AD900 and can't say it's very comfortable. :frowning2:
Did you mod your AD900 in any way or don't you have any problems with them? My ears are touching the driver and the headphone gets very uncomfortable after about one hour of listening.
 
Any sugestions? 
 
Apr 23, 2013 at 4:52 PM Post #3,570 of 5,854
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humansaurusrex said:
Hi David! After reading your monumental headphone battle I bought a ATH-AD900 and can't say it's very comfortable. :frowning2:
Did you mod your AD900 in any way or don't you have any problems with them? My ears are touching the driver and the headphone gets very uncomfortable after about one hour of listening.
 
Any sugestions? 
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You can buy some PVC tubes and slide them behind the pads to add extra depth. They call it the phatpad mod. I have about 10.5" of 3/8" outer diameter and 1/4" inner diameter tubing in each cup of my AD1000PRM.
 
You can also buy the L3000 leather pads, but those are $100+ and I'm not sure how they would affect the sound.
 
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