daveyostrow
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Headphone Inventory
Current:

Sony xba N3 - My go to
Sony xba-40
Sony xba A2
Sony xba A3
Yamaha EPH-100
Creative Aurvana Trio (baby Sony N3)
Monster Gratitudes
she9700
DJE-1500
SE-cx8
Massdrop Koss KSC75X
TF10
Dan Clark Closed X
Yamaha pro500 (awesome... awe-some),
Sundara - SOLD
M1060c - open mode, custom headband
MA900
MDR1
Denon D600
Grado SR225e
ES700
ATH ES10 - Purchased again. Over ear pads with 3D printed adapters!
Fostex TH-X00
Denon D2000
Denon D5000
Creative live!
Sony MDR950BT - Basshead (EQ for quality)
...More to list

History:
AKG K553 MKii
Hifiman x4 - budget planar king
HE400s, AKG K7xx, M100, Philips X1, Philips SHP9500, SRH840,
ATH ES10 (best with over-ear pads),
Monster Npulse (not as awesome), ATH-PRO700 MK2, Denon HP700
Onkyo ES-HF300 - hall of famer, wish they had bigger pads
JVC HAMR77X - Rumble my Mumble! (needs EQ, mids still suck, uncomfortable)
a900x - too "refined" for me, bulky
WS99 - more warm than deep (bass)
xb500 - EQ for amazing performance
Momentum on-ear - pretty impressive, sound leaks
mikros 90 - sweet, terrible fit
JVC HA-S680, jvc S500, jvc S400 (nice mids and clean rumbling bass)
HTF600 - very open sound, leaks a bit
Dennon D1000,
Alessandro MS1 (sweet open cans), Grado sr80, Grado sr60
HD-280 pro - hurts my head
skullcandy aviator - not bad, not bad at all
Somic EFi82 MT - not impressed

-InEar-
Fatfreq Maestro Mini (bassier N3, just less technical).
ISN EST50
Sony IER-Z1R
UM Mext
Sony IER M9 - always clean and coherent, never harsh. Needs a bit more low end.
Mangird Tea - clean, easy listen with nice balanced bass rumble
Ikko OH10 - spacious, great build and fit. Easy to recommend
Thieaudio Legacy 3 - great tuning (Cleaner bass than N3, not nearly as refined overall)
Fearless Audio S6Rui - love the bass quality, just bright for me.
Fischer Amps: FA-4 E XB
RE600
ATH IM03 -
JVC FDX1 - balanced, technical, smooth top end
JVC FD02 - More engaging than FDX1, splashier high
JVC fx750 - Warmth of wood sound?
iBasso IT03 - very engaging, highs a bit much
xba-H3 - Big bass, bit bloated
Dunu DN1000 (bratha)
Fidue A73 -
Altone 200 -
IM02 - flat, clean, solid
OM Audio Inearpeace - great bass
Brainwavz R3
kc06A - more v-shaped
kc06 - o so sweet mids, and clear, and wide, and...
Tenore - ok, mids are distant, too bland for me
Flare Audio R2A - ...
XB90EX (friend) - deep bass, clean mids... one of a kind
Cardo Basso - bring the bass (budget king)
RHA T10i - Tank
RHA MA750 - ok
IM50 - too much midbass warmth
B3 pro - power hungry/ boring
m200 - balanced beast of burden
fx700 - very open sounding, v-shaped
XBA-40 - 3D, clean bass, but source dependent
XBA-30 - improved
XBA-3 (x2) - clear, amazing imaging, but metallic highs
XBA-H1 - eh
sm3v2 - 3D, strangely so
cks1000 - big sound
e-Q5 (x2) - clean, sweet, wide... rock on
heaven iv (mom) - mids... very mids
ie8i - i dont get the fuss
tdk ie800 - solid
ASG1PLUS
ASG 1.3 - a little better
ASG1.2 - warm and intimate, highs too smooth
X10 (friend)
Onkyo IE-HF300
DGS100 - muddy/midbass
JVC fx201
AKG AK323
Westone 3
yamaha eph-100 - bassy and "balanced"
sony MH1c - smooth criminal
ba200
t-peos h-100 - EQ well
fxz200 - more bass, not as clean as fxz100
fxz100 - pretty good, bulky and plasticky, but good
Teac ze-1000
JVC fx3x - beast bass, shrill highs
Adagio iii - elegant, clear with punchy bass, sharp highs
SM2 v2
Brainwavz M1
Sony ex510
sony eb60ex
Fischer Eterna V1 - pure fun
CKM500
Denon c560r
Brainwavz M4
CKM50 (friend)
jvc fx40
TFTA-2100-2V1S - mud
Triple.Fi 10 (x2) - outdated, but can still stand with the best
cor150 (bratha)
Denon C710 (friend) -
NE-700M (friend)
Panasonic HJE900 - Tank, literally. Detailed, lacking sub bess.
meelectronics cc51p
SHE9850 (friend)
SHE3580 (friend)
Denon c700
Denon C551k - served me well
XBi - fun, neeeeds EQ
Xears td-II
PR100
Vsonic R02 Pro (friend)
Crossroads X3
altec im616
altec im716
er6i
go vibes
CX300 (senn's of ebay) + Razor version.
Headphone Amp Inventory
Hidizs S9
Dragonfly
ZO2 - sold
Microshar Uamp107 - died
Ele usb DAC -sold-
fiio e7 rebrand -returned-
Fiio E3 -sold-
Source Inventory
Sony NW-A55
Itouch 4g -sold-
SansaClip+
Samsung P2 -sold-
Audio-Related Tweaks
Used Black electric tape around the MS1 cups instead of the clear tape mod and it works wonders to bass.
dt250 plates + pads installed on jvc s400
Music Preferences
Whatever gets me toes tappin... may require different phones for different tones.
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