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post #16 of 21
3/9/13 at 10:45pm
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Originally Posted by Bill-P View Post

Try Audio Technica ATH-ES10, ATH-ESW11LTD, ATH-W1000X, W3000ANV, W5000, etc...

Or Denon D2000, D5000, D7000

Or Mr. Speaker's Mad Dogs (same price as K550) w/ some good source/amp combo

Or if you want to scale even higher, Fostex TH600, TH900...

 

Those are all closed-back headphones. Pretty much every open-back headphone over $200 MSRP sounds better than the K550 IMO.

You know, Bill-P, you really make me regret not trying the TH900 at the meet.

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post #17 of 21
3/9/13 at 11:04pm

i have tried k550, really liked it. still havent tried the mad dog though, maybe another time. 

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post #18 of 21
3/16/13 at 10:49pm

@TheReem

 

FWIW, Mr. Speakers did mention the differences between amping and not amping the Mad Dogs here in this video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3kL6GSGOU4

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post #19 of 21
4/1/13 at 4:05pm

What about "SoundMagic HP100" or "German Maestro GMP 8.35 D" - according to the reviews they are much, much better then K550.

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post #20 of 21
4/1/13 at 7:44pm
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Originally Posted by eliben85 View Post

Using the K550 with an iphone on the go isn't really ideal.

 

I attend IUPUI (Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis) -- there's this guy who walks around campus going from class to class with his K550s on. Caught me by surprise, but more than anything I was just relieved they weren't Beats of some sort. wink.gif

 

In any case, I saved up a bit (okay, for *me* a lot) of money and bought the Mad Dogs a month or so ago. They sound great, but I can confirm that they need at least some sort of amp for them to come alive. I have no experience with the K550 set.

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post #21 of 21
4/2/13 at 1:41pm
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Originally Posted by drm870 View Post

 

I attend IUPUI (Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis) -- there's this guy who walks around campus going from class to class with his K550s on. Caught me by surprise, but more than anything I was just relieved they weren't Beats of some sort. wink.gif

 

In any case, I saved up a bit (okay, for *me* a lot) of money and bought the Mad Dogs a month or so ago. They sound great, but I can confirm that they need at least some sort of amp for them to come alive. I have no experience with the K550 set.

 

 

also college student here, feel your pain lol

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