Circuitbender
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I'm having trouble deciding between the ATH-AD900, the HD600, the DT880 600-ohm, some Grado/Alessandro offering, the Q701/K550, and the HE-300/400.
I listen to every type of music. I listen to Rock, Jazz, and Classical most often, however. Comfort is pretty much #1 priority here, if it isn't comfy I won't listen to it. I'd say treble and soundstage are sound priorities, my V6s do fine with rock and electronic so I don't mind making this purchase a dedicated jazz/classical set.
I currently own MDR-V6s and like them, but I find them a little too shrill/trebly sometimes, and their terrible soundstage is really upsetting. I'd like something with better imaging. I tried out the ATH-AD700s recently and loved their soundstage, and they absolutely blew my mind listening to classical (coming from the V6s). They were also pretty comfy, which was cool. I used to have HD555s, I remember liking how comfy they were but I don't remember much about their sound. I remember disliking the HD280s, though. I also remember thinking M50s were too bloated and artificial in the lower regions. Too clampy, too.
I'm running some FLAC and MP3/320 into my FiiO E10 into my V6s right now. I don't want to spend more on another amp if possible, I just got the E10 recently. I'd like to keep the price under $400. I'm fine buying used/eBay/HF classifieds/waiting for a deal though.
The Q701 seems really appealing because it's at such a low price right now ($220 from Amazon brand-new). Just saying.
Thanks boys.
I listen to every type of music. I listen to Rock, Jazz, and Classical most often, however. Comfort is pretty much #1 priority here, if it isn't comfy I won't listen to it. I'd say treble and soundstage are sound priorities, my V6s do fine with rock and electronic so I don't mind making this purchase a dedicated jazz/classical set.
I currently own MDR-V6s and like them, but I find them a little too shrill/trebly sometimes, and their terrible soundstage is really upsetting. I'd like something with better imaging. I tried out the ATH-AD700s recently and loved their soundstage, and they absolutely blew my mind listening to classical (coming from the V6s). They were also pretty comfy, which was cool. I used to have HD555s, I remember liking how comfy they were but I don't remember much about their sound. I remember disliking the HD280s, though. I also remember thinking M50s were too bloated and artificial in the lower regions. Too clampy, too.
I'm running some FLAC and MP3/320 into my FiiO E10 into my V6s right now. I don't want to spend more on another amp if possible, I just got the E10 recently. I'd like to keep the price under $400. I'm fine buying used/eBay/HF classifieds/waiting for a deal though.
The Q701 seems really appealing because it's at such a low price right now ($220 from Amazon brand-new). Just saying.
Thanks boys.