One thing I noticed about these headphones is that it's especially important not to rush your evaluation. It's taken a lot more tinkering with than I thought to get a good sound of them. I'm a bit spoiled with my Audio Technica M50s and I almost immediately disliked the headphones as soon as I...

Could you send me a link to DFKTs thread? :)   Well if that's the case I'll just take a flyer on the VBs most likely, I'll just take a quicker look over DFKTs experience on it. I like an analytical sound, but I have my studio monitors for absolute neutral fidelity. I wouldn't mind a little...

  Quote: Overall I'd say clarity and good soundstage are the most important. I wouldn't say I'm a bass head, like I said, I do love my M50s especialy for their neutral character and excellent clarity. The bass is quite good on them, but I wouldn't mind a bit more, as my M50s are more...

So I've been looking at a number of different reviews for my jump into IEMs and I've narrowed it down to 3 choices. Rain, Shroom or RE0. My current set of cans are ATH-M50. I love them to death but I wish the bass had a bit more oomph. Also I don't want to carry them around everywhere for the...

Quote: Originally Posted by holland If you're talking about the DT770 Pro/80, your characterization is correct. The DT770 2005 edition sounds drastically different than the DT770 Pro/80. Edit: Perhaps we are misunderstanding the term bright in our communication with each other. There...

Quote: Originally Posted by mbd2884 JVC RX700 are closed. When I listen to headphones while doing homework, I listen at low volumes. Even with closed if, when you are somewhere as quiet as a library, you will annoy people with closed at even decent sound level, not loud. So I...

There's no way I'd pick the AKG 271. It's a great reference phone, has got great clarity and fits like a pillow. But I wouldn't use it as a playback phone, it's just not interesting enough and doesn't have strong enough bass. I don't think it would do it justice to MGMT (I like their album as...

To be perfectly honest it depends what you want them for. I wouldn't buy them for listening. As reference phones, absolutely. But I tried them out yesterday (amped and unamped) and I found the bass was very, very anemic. It's such a wonderful headphone. It fits like a pillow and there's clarity...

I've been nothing but pleased with ATH-M50. Try that out if you can.

I'm sorry but my ears could not re-adapt to old ipod headphones =/

Is there a three-dimensional quality when listening? I think the biggest gripe I have with my current PX100s is that they really do sound like they're two dimensional to a great degree.

21, but I feel like I should've been born in the 40s or 50s. All of my favourite music comes between 1962 and 1980. And I want more! Currently listening to a compilation of 60s/70s stuff from a buddy and The Who Sell Out

Quote: Originally Posted by holland I'm glad you like them. I like them very much as well, and I happen to think the fit and finish is outstanding for the price. @Pianist. Do you favor them over your Q40 now? I do, except for me, the comfort is not as good on the M50. It pinches my...

Quote: Originally Posted by intoart I thought that noise-cancelling headphones were designed for steady, continuous noise (such as airplane engines.) I did not think they were capable of keeping up with intermittent, rapidly changing noises like one would find in an office. Am I wrong...

Quote: Originally Posted by euphoracle Thanks for the replies! I'll definitely check out the HFI 680/780. About the DT 150/250, I'm not sure any place (other than Found-On-Ebay) even sells Beyers in the GTA (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), but I'll ask around. I intend of giving these phones...