Hey, I'm from Germany and this are my suggestions: Classical Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Classical Performer: Anne Sophie Mutter Country Group: Truck Stop Electronica Group: Kraftwerk Electronica Solo Artist: Dr. Motte Heavy Metal Group: Rammstein Hip-hop/Rap Group...

I can only compare them to HD595 (and some other non-Sennheiser headphones) and I would say that the HD25 do not have the veil. I like them pretty much and sold my Alessandro MS1s when I got them... Regards, Jonas

Quote: Originally Posted by spinneresque Sennheiser HD595. If you want your girlfriend to fall asleep while listening to rock and emo... OK. I would suggest Alessandro MS1, too. Regards, Jonas

Quote: Originally Posted by virometal Black Holes and Revelations I bought this and after listening for 5 minutes I sold it on ebay... really bad sound.

I would guess that HD280 don't have enough isolation either. I used Shure E2Cs for drumming and they were OK (mediocre sound but good isolation). I would pick SCL3. Regards, Jonas

Hello! Quote: Originally Posted by glacius1 the sound of the KRK RP6 is just perfect for me, so please, from a physical point of view, it would be possible to get a decent sound if mixing on low volume with the KRK RP6 G2?. I don't need a different set up if the answer is yes. I don't...

Hello! Thank you for your reply. I think 320kbps files are too big for me. Also I'm going to stick with the original firmware. Do you think that Nero AAC ABR is significantly better than Lame MP3 ABR at ~160kbps? Regards, Jonas

Hello! I got an iPod Mini 2G and put a new battery and a 16GB CF card in it. Most of the music I have put on it are Lame (3.98) VBR from V2 to V5 and let's say on every tenth song there is stuttering caused by the iPod not being "fast" enough for spontaneous bitrate changes. Is there a...

Hi! I use HD25 with my digital piano and really like them. I'm wondering if it's even possible to have an upgrade from these for 100 pounds. Is there anything you miss with HD25s? Besides I would call the MS1 to be a better allrounder over the HD595 (also cheaper), can't comment on DT990 or...

Hi! I'm using a Sansa Clip 2GB at the moment and would like to upgrade to something with more storage space. The Fuze looks nice but I don't want to buy a device again that has to be thrown away in ~2 years because the battery becomes flat and is not replacable. Are there any portable...

Quote: Originally Posted by anyday09 I want headphones that are good for mixing songs, in specific hip-hop/rap songs. Quote: Originally Posted by John Willett There are three headphones that seem to be recommended more than others for mixing: Sennheiser HD 650...

Quote: Originally Posted by Skylab 2. We all grew up watching Sesame Street, and the death-metal growl just sounds WAAAAY too much like Cookie Monster for me to get into. You made my day, thank you! :-)

I'd say that UE super.fi 3 actually don't have any real bass response. Don't use them for making music or even try to use them for mixing. Jonas

Quote: Originally Posted by ChroniCali Ya I understand you, but you see, I never have full albums, only a few songs per album (the good ones). Well, you could get foobar2000 and write into your title-tag something like "Artist - Title" (actually you can write anything you want...

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Hello! Quote: Originally Posted by jilgiljongiljing I have to completely disagree with calling Blood Sugar sex magik loud and not well recorded. It has long been one of the best mastered and recorded funk/rock albums, and its not loud by any stretch of imagination. I hope you...

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Quote: Originally Posted by Maxvla Closest really would be a SR001, but even that, used, is closer to $200 than $100. I got SR5 for less than a HD595 costs (well closer to $200, too) and if I knew the improvement beforehand I would have never bought those Sennheisers. HD555 are a...

Hello Deiz. I wonder if you are mixing up different Units of measurement. Quote: Originally Posted by Deiz To go in order of my signal path, my computer outputs music at about -11 dB (Amarok's ReplayGain script does its best to achieve 89 dB.) and my PCM volume is 0 dB...

Hello! Quote: Originally Posted by obobskivich well, when you've got nothing playing through it, do you hear any noises? how about trying some different music? (something thats very "clean" (I mean flat, boring, and uninteresting, because you'll be able to hear...

Hello! When listening to music with this system Marantz CD-57 -> Technics SU-600 -> Stax SRD-6/SB -> Stax SR-5 I often feel like hearing some kind of distortion. It's really just a small amount and I don't know whether if it's part of the music (loudness compression/clipping) or somewhere...

Quote: Originally Posted by jilgiljongiljing (...) CD's (...) Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment (...) RHCP - Blood sugar sex magic (...) Even if I like this CDs I would not agree about them being well recorded/mastered. Way to loud -> distortion. I...

Hello! Depending on how far you want to go you might consider the Music Store in Cologne. It's a pretty big store that sells all kinds of instruments and I think they have a wall where several headphones can be auditioned. I listened to AKG K701 once but don't know which headphones they have...

Hello! Maybe you want to search for something like "backup strategy" in your favourite search engine. In your situation I would rip the CDs to a lossless format and copy the files to two seperate hard drives or DVD-RAMs if you consider them to be safe (read for yourself). Don't forget to...

If you don't need isolation then get an open phone like the MS1. I like them - especially for 100$. Jonas