I am pretty immune about strange stares now....   Quote:    

I wouldnt mind the 701. It looks so cool in white. How is the isolation??   Quote:  

I use the AKG 271 on the go. My UE triple fi 10 doesnt match well with HM601. Trying to get used to the weird stares occassionally from people...   Was thinking maybe could get some colored cables, pads and stickers to paste onto the cups to make it look nicer....

Zero isolation??    Quote:  

The Akg 271 is a good choice. It is pretty flat in response meaning it is good for mixing. It is also closed and signals will not leak into your Mic when tracking vocals. It's also a nice sounding pair of headphones.

I supposed audiophiles do not use eq because additional eq units add on additional electronics in the signal path which is undesirable. I do remember there are some very hi end units like cello palette that is a eq preamp itself.

I wear a pair of AKG 271 and get strange looks all the time...

Thanks all for your inputs, finally decided on the AKG 271S, it matches the HM601 for my taste. Now learning to withstand the weird looks from people in the train...

When you wear a headphone like AKG271 on the train and dont bother about other people staring at you

Finally, owner of K271S

Really that ugly? ;) didn't have the time to try that ..maybe tomorrow..

Will try the senn HD 448 and maybe the HD25 tomorrow when I visit my dealer tomorrow. Hopefully he doesnt get too annoyed with me for trying so many headphones....

  Adidas HD25

Does a K172HD qualify? Maybe buying one soon. Or maybe a K271,....

Denons would have been quite in my top list if not for its pretty open design....