Aug 17, 2010 at 7:21 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 2 Canuck57 500+ Head-Fier Joined Feb 20, 2005 Posts 829 Likes 10 http://www.ratsound.com/cblog/archives/369-The-Mighty-Headphone-Quest-Part-7.html scroll down once you open the page...also links to youtube videos of him conducting the testing...
http://www.ratsound.com/cblog/archives/369-The-Mighty-Headphone-Quest-Part-7.html scroll down once you open the page...also links to youtube videos of him conducting the testing...
Aug 21, 2010 at 9:38 AM Post #2 of 2 Canuck57 500+ Head-Fier Joined Feb 20, 2005 Posts 829 Likes 10 He's searching for a replacement to his Sony CD3000s and here are his conclusions so far based on his testing... Model Disqualifier Listening notes Comments Status AKG 271 MKII Low Volume Still Waiting Arrival Out Allen & Heath XONE XD-53 Not Arrived HF- Still Waiting Arrival Out Apple iPod ear buds Ear buds ULF, LF--, Bye bye, ear buds Out Audio Technica ATH W5000 Response ULF-, HF-, UHF- Smiley Curve Out Audio Technica ATH AD700 Open Ear H-, UHF- Clear, Very Flat Out Audio Technica PRO700 Response LF++, HM-, H- Bass heavy, powerful Out [showUID]=223&tx_sbproductdatabase_pi1[showUid][backPID]=68&cHash=737b0c6713]Beyer DT770 Not Arrived ULF-, UHF+ Tonally Close Denon AH-D2000 HF- Tonally Close Round 3 Denon AH-D5000 Not Arrived Equation Audio RP-21 None yet Smooth, HM-, UHF+ Removable straight cable Round 2 but demo ended Equation Audio RP-22X Response Smooth, LF++ Removable coily cable, Out Grado SR60i Open ear ULF--, LF-, HF+ Low end light Out Koss ESP-950 Open ear ULF- Tonally Close, no isolation Out Koss MV1 Response MID++ Cool no tangle coily cable Voice optimized Koss Portapro Open Ear LF+ Sound great!, small open ear Bye Bye, open ear Koss Pro4AAT Response ULF-, HF-, UHF-- Cool no tangle coily cable Speech optimized Pickering OA-3 Vintage low-fi Yuck! Never a contender ouch! Sennheiser HD 25-1 II On ear Tonally close Round 3 Sennheiser HD 280 Pro HF- Tonally close, a bit dark Back in, Round 3 Sennheiser HD 380 Pro Response HM--, HI- Very smooth, LF clear Hi-Fi but dull HF Shure SRH-840 LF++, UHF- Removable cable Round 2.5 Sony MDR-7506 Round 2 ULF-, UHF- Tonally close, lacks ULF, UHF Out Sony MDR-7509HD None yet ULF-, M+, H-, UHF- Midrange heavy, Smiley curve Out Sony MDR-90 On ear ULF- Tonally close, discontinued Out Sony MDR-CD3000 Discontinued Ref Ref Sony MDR-V6 Round 2 ULF-, UHF- Tonally close, Lack ULF, UHF Out Sony MDR-V600 None yet ULF-, UHF- Tonally close, harsh Out Sony MDR-XB700 Response ULF++, LM+, UHF- Too much LF Out Ultrasone HFI-450 Response L+, M-, H- Low heavy Out Ultrasone HFI-680 Smooth Tonally Close Ultrasone HFI-780 Response UL+, H- Midrange below spec Out Ultrasone PRO 900 Response UL+, LM-, M-, HM- Removable cable, Lacks mid Smiley Curve
He's searching for a replacement to his Sony CD3000s and here are his conclusions so far based on his testing... Model Disqualifier Listening notes Comments Status AKG 271 MKII Low Volume Still Waiting Arrival Out Allen & Heath XONE XD-53 Not Arrived HF- Still Waiting Arrival Out Apple iPod ear buds Ear buds ULF, LF--, Bye bye, ear buds Out Audio Technica ATH W5000 Response ULF-, HF-, UHF- Smiley Curve Out Audio Technica ATH AD700 Open Ear H-, UHF- Clear, Very Flat Out Audio Technica PRO700 Response LF++, HM-, H- Bass heavy, powerful Out [showUID]=223&tx_sbproductdatabase_pi1[showUid][backPID]=68&cHash=737b0c6713]Beyer DT770 Not Arrived ULF-, UHF+ Tonally Close Denon AH-D2000 HF- Tonally Close Round 3 Denon AH-D5000 Not Arrived Equation Audio RP-21 None yet Smooth, HM-, UHF+ Removable straight cable Round 2 but demo ended Equation Audio RP-22X Response Smooth, LF++ Removable coily cable, Out Grado SR60i Open ear ULF--, LF-, HF+ Low end light Out Koss ESP-950 Open ear ULF- Tonally Close, no isolation Out Koss MV1 Response MID++ Cool no tangle coily cable Voice optimized Koss Portapro Open Ear LF+ Sound great!, small open ear Bye Bye, open ear Koss Pro4AAT Response ULF-, HF-, UHF-- Cool no tangle coily cable Speech optimized Pickering OA-3 Vintage low-fi Yuck! Never a contender ouch! Sennheiser HD 25-1 II On ear Tonally close Round 3 Sennheiser HD 280 Pro HF- Tonally close, a bit dark Back in, Round 3 Sennheiser HD 380 Pro Response HM--, HI- Very smooth, LF clear Hi-Fi but dull HF Shure SRH-840 LF++, UHF- Removable cable Round 2.5 Sony MDR-7506 Round 2 ULF-, UHF- Tonally close, lacks ULF, UHF Out Sony MDR-7509HD None yet ULF-, M+, H-, UHF- Midrange heavy, Smiley curve Out Sony MDR-90 On ear ULF- Tonally close, discontinued Out Sony MDR-CD3000 Discontinued Ref Ref Sony MDR-V6 Round 2 ULF-, UHF- Tonally close, Lack ULF, UHF Out Sony MDR-V600 None yet ULF-, UHF- Tonally close, harsh Out Sony MDR-XB700 Response ULF++, LM+, UHF- Too much LF Out Ultrasone HFI-450 Response L+, M-, H- Low heavy Out Ultrasone HFI-680 Smooth Tonally Close Ultrasone HFI-780 Response UL+, H- Midrange below spec Out Ultrasone PRO 900 Response UL+, LM-, M-, HM- Removable cable, Lacks mid Smiley Curve