Rank the Headphones that You Own.
Oct 25, 2013 at 5:50 PM Post #3,421 of 8,131
1. Koss Pro DJ 100 w/M50 pads (has my perfect sound signature. K712 Pro is pretty close, DJ100 with M50 pads has less treble and more low bass presence. Fuller, but less forward low mids. DJ100 sounds clearer and more detailed too with a transparent setup)
2. AKG Q701 modded (K712 would go here too once I can afford to buy one. I listened to it for a long time)
3. Sennheiser HD-650 (I really like this for gaming/movies but now with my modded Q701 it rarely gets used)
4. Sennheiser HD-598 - I always have liked how this sounds. Wish it sounded a bit clearer. It's one smooth sounding headphone to my ears.
5. AKG K400 EP (stock pads)
6. AKG K400 LP (Q701 pads)
 
Oct 25, 2013 at 10:06 PM Post #3,423 of 8,131
  1. Koss Pro DJ 100 w/M50 pads (has my perfect sound signature. K712 Pro is pretty close, DJ100 with M50 pads has less treble and more low bass presence. Fuller, but less forward low mids. DJ100 sounds clearer and more detailed too with a transparent setup)
2. AKG Q701 modded (K712 would go here too once I can afford to buy one. I listened to it for a long time)
3. Sennheiser HD-650 (I really like this for gaming/movies but now with my modded Q701 it rarely gets used)
4. Sennheiser HD-598 - I always have liked how this sounds. Wish it sounded a bit clearer. It's one smooth sounding headphone to my ears.
5. AKG K400 EP (stock pads)
6. AKG K400 LP (Q701 pads)

You and your DJ100...
 
I still haven't quite come around to it (especially not to the level of your affinity), but the first one I bought turned out to be a lemon and the second one sounded a whole lot better.
 
Oct 25, 2013 at 10:56 PM Post #3,424 of 8,131
In order in terms of sound.

1.SennHeiser HD600 (absolutely phenomenal)
2. SennHeiser HD380
3. 2013 Beats Studio( pretty good actually)
4.ATH M50 (good, but not great. Very sibilant compared to the HD headphones I own. Sticky sweaty pleather.)
5.Beats Pro (painful to listen too with its forward midrange. For sale however)
 
Oct 27, 2013 at 5:20 AM Post #3,426 of 8,131
1. Fostex th600
2. He400
3. Dt-1350; portables. Soon to be complimented by vmoda M-100
 
Oct 27, 2013 at 7:51 AM Post #3,427 of 8,131
Revised standings.
 
STAT 
Sennheiser unipolar 2000​
ORTHO 
KWH HOK 80​
STAT 
Stax SR-5​
ORTHO 
Yamaha HP-50​
DYNAM 
AKG K 250​
DYNAM ​
Beyerdynamic DT 990​
DYNAM 
Sennheiser HD 530​
DYNAM 
Sennheiser HD 600​
DYNAM 
AKG K 240 DF​
DYNAM 
AKG K 241​
DYNAM 
AKG K 141​
ORTHO 
Audio-Technica ATH-2​
DYNAM 
Beyerdynamic DT 100​
 
The East German wonder climbed to a deserved second place after mods. The unipolar maintains first over the HOK thanks largely to its out-of-world soundstage. The Stax are Stax and the modded Yamaha are tied with them. The rest are your average headphones, some better and some worse; excepting the ATH-2, which may get more attention in the future.
 
Oct 27, 2013 at 3:35 PM Post #3,430 of 8,131
 
STAT 
Sennheiser unipolar 2000​
ORTHO 
KWH HOK 80​
STAT 
Stax SR-5​
ORTHO 
Yamaha HP-50​
DYNAM 
AKG K 250​
DYNAM ​
Beyerdynamic DT 990​
DYNAM 
Sennheiser HD 530​
DYNAM 
Sennheiser HD 600​
DYNAM 
AKG K 240 DF​
DYNAM 
AKG K 241​
DYNAM 
AKG K 141​
ORTHO 
Audio-Technica ATH-2​
DYNAM 
Beyerdynamic DT 100​

I like the table; that's a very informative layout. Does an example of the HOK 80 turn up for sale every so often?
 
Oct 28, 2013 at 7:29 PM Post #3,432 of 8,131
Oct 28, 2013 at 11:00 PM Post #3,433 of 8,131
  Wow, VSD1 over Gratitude?  What did you like better?

Well I certainly appreciate both. Honestly, I'm a bit of V-signature guy and the VSD certainly offers more of V than the Gratitude. Certainly would be put the Gratitude right up there in clarity though. 
 
Oct 30, 2013 at 2:59 PM Post #3,435 of 8,131
  My list:
 
1) Audeze LCD-2 Rev.2
2) HiFiMan HE-500
3) Sennheiser HD 650
4) Beyerdynamic T1
5) Beyerdynamic DT 990
 
Sometimes I prefer the HE-500 over the LCD-2s with some genres of music. Also my everyday use headphone for gaming/casual listening is the HD 650. Also at times I want a more neutral sound like the T1. Just depends on my mood. It's the beauty of having a variety of headphones that cover all the sound spectrum well.

my #1-3 is the same!
1) Audeze LCD-2 Rev.2
2) HiFiMan HE-500
3) Sennheiser HD 650
4) Westone umx
5) Earsonics sm3
 

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