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  1. jagorev

    Denon D2000 cable trauma

    These headphones, while they are the best-sounded closed full size headphones I've ever owned, have one of the worst cables I've ever seen. I don't exactly treat my headphones badly, but this cable has gotten inextricably tangled, and is fraying at a few different points, after just a few months...
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    All Purpose $200 or Less Phones

    Quote: Originally Posted by xguntherc Shure make as quality and well loved full size as they do IEMs?? I'll look at the denon but I want open cans. Or are they open? Not open, but I find them uncompromising in spite of being closed. They have great soundstage, detail, and...
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    All Purpose $200 or Less Phones

    $215 for the Denon D2000 is a fantastic deal. Amazing all purpose headphones, they match up well with considerably more expensive open headphones. Great soundstage, they'd work well for gaming and pretty much any music I've tried on them sounds great: B&H link - Amazon
  4. jagorev

    Where to go next? (From a D2k to HD650, DT 880, K701?)

    I honestly don't think the three headphones being considered by the OP are much of an upgrade to the D2000. If you're going to upgrade, save up for a big upgrade (wait till you can afford to buy something in D7000 or HD 800 territory)
  5. jagorev

    Denon D2000/D5000, MD2000/MD5000 Thread!

    Long time since I last posted on head-fi. A few years ago, I was a true headphone nerd, accumulating amps and headphones like they were going out of style. I listen to a lot of classical music, and the best headphone for classical music I've ever owned, until now, has been a Sennheiser HD 600...
  6. jagorev

    Best headphones for the best buck?

    For $50 apiece, you can get either the Sennheiser PX-100 (open) or Sony Eggos (closed)... neither can be beat for price/value, imho. The KSC-75 is a great starter, but not sturdy or comfortable enough to be a headphone I'd be happy using all the time.
  7. jagorev

    *******it Shure

    Update: I'm fine. Thanks for all the good wishes. It was a huge annoyance, though, and I'm never using that damned headphone again. I've been using high end audio equipment and headphones for many years, and this has to be the first time this hobby has necessitated a visit to a doctor.
  8. jagorev

    *******it Shure

    Haven't posted in this forum for a long time, but just thought I should share my ordeal with the rest of you: I've been using the Shure SE210 for a couple of months without any problems. Today, I popped them in a little while after taking a shower (though I took care to dry out my ears...
  9. jagorev

    Headphones stores in NYC?

    Quote: Originally Posted by MrSlacker I am sorry to say this, but for god's sake use the search function!!!!!!! Every 3 days there is at least 1 thread about headphone stores in NYC... You know, if you don't like it, you don't have to open the thread.
  10. jagorev

    Headphones stores in NYC?

    Looking for a good headphone shop that I can browse around in, preferably in Manhattan. Online shopping is great, but I'd love to take my SO to a store and give her the ability to see it in person before buying. The big brands in this area (Sennheiser, Shure, Sony, Grado) are easy to find, but a...
  11. jagorev

    Most immersive classical music headphone

    I've been pretty inactive in the headphone hobby for the better part of a year (I'm pretty happy with the gear I own). Interesting to see that, in spite of the initial K-701 craze, Senn is still the consensus pick. Also interesting to see no picks for SA-5000, and very few for Beyer. Those...
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    Most immersive classical music headphone

    Simple question, vote away IEMs, discontinued models, and electrostats excluded because, well, I'm only really interested in full-size dynamic headphones that are in production right now. Sorry.
  13. jagorev

    Portable, closed headphone help?

    Gizmodo recently posted about the JVC HA-NC80: They look pretty darn slick, and they're available online for $33-$60, which is not a bad price at all. Apparently, they also feature dual-mode noise-cancelling - "wide" mode for jets, and "low" mode for trains and buses. Here's a...
  14. jagorev

    Why is it that all the people looking to buy an HE90 are very new?

    I don't find it surprising at all. Many of the people who can afford to buy the HE90 are probably very high-end audiophiles who don't really have the time or desire to take in interest in our KSC-75 and Grado SR-60 discussions
  15. jagorev

    Sennheiser EH350 Burn

    For the EH-350 - none (and I believe in burn-in)
  16. jagorev

    Portable, closed headphone help?

    I haven't posted on Head-Fi in quite a while, mostly cause I'm very happy with the headphones I currently own. But I have a really long international flight coming up, and I need a headphone which I can use with my Sony PCDP (D-NE920) and to play some games on the Nintendo DS Lite with. I'm...
  17. jagorev

    powerful classical music

    Beethoven symphonies no. 3, 5, 7, 8, and 9. Any of the well known versions will do (Bernstein, Karajan, Zinman, Barenboim, Harnoncourt, etc.) For Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique, I highly, highly recommend the Paul Paray/Detroit Symphony recording on Mercury Living Presence (now available as a...
  18. jagorev

    What will become of high end headphones?

    Even the most advanced tech from 50 years ago has been outstripped by now. I expect the same to continue happening for the next 50 years.
  19. jagorev

    Identify a sample - Beethoven 9th

    Impossible to tell with that crappy 128 kbps encoding. Sorry, but it sounds awful.
  20. jagorev

    Good recordings of Handel's Water Music

    Pinnock is as good as anyone here. The recording you have is hard to beat. I enjoy Marriner/ASMF quite a lot for a modern instrument performance, and Harnoncourt/CMW is tremendously kinetic and exciting. Harnoncourt is my personal favorite for the visceral thrill. Any of these three could...
  21. jagorev

    Who is your favorite violinist?

    Quote: Originally Posted by Oistrakh heifetz sucks... Tone too scratcy, plays things too fast and not musically... Don't tell me that **** about closing my eyes and listening to the music because even then I don't feel he plays musically at all... oistrakh and milstein are better...
  22. jagorev

    favorite bach solo violin recording

    Milstein is the reference for this music, but I think Heifetz is also quite incredible. Sergiu Luca has a very interesting historically informed recording that treads the work as predominantly polyphonic rather than chordal.
  23. jagorev

    Who is your favorite violinist?

    Easy answer for me - Jascha Heifetz.
  24. jagorev

    Best Classical-friendly headphone?

    For dynamic headphones, I would doubt that you can do any better than the HD600 paired with a good amp (like the Micro, M^3, PPAv2, or a Gilmore Lite)
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