But would a tube amp possibly help with poorly mastered recordings? Sorry if I read over your reply and missed the answer.

You don't find the DT880's overbearing with poorly mastered metal/rock recordings? Would a tube amp possibly help with that or does a tube amp not alter the sound much at all?

Well, the difference between me and you is that you listen to more aggresive metal, and head-fiers will probably 9/10 times recommend you a grado. Whereas I can probably find a better headphone for my headphone usage.

Well, I tried searching for the GR07 IEM's but they are nowhere to be found here in the Netherlands, I'm not willing to buy from ebay because that would mean I can't return it to the retailer if there would be something wrong with it. Since I certainly don't want my metal/rock to sound bad...

Quote: So you think there isn't any good all-round headphone that does metal/rock well, for a reasonable price?   I'm totally opposed to in-ears btw.

Quote: So by that reasoning Grado's would be bad for metal/rock because they have a too forward midrange?

Quote: Yeah, DavidMahler said this on the HD650: "However, whereas the HD650 carries the impact of a boxing glove jab, the RS2 feels more like a raw closed-fist punch to the face."   This would be your experience also?

Quote: Quote:   This guy disagrees with you...

Found something interesting here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/567749/bought-tested-sennheiser-hd650-beyerdynamic-dt880-600ohm-akg-k702-18-august-2011

But isn't the HD650 too smooth and laidback for metal/rock?

Quote: I think the Grados are pretty much the exact opposite of the HD650, that's what I tried to say.

Quote: So by that reasoning the Grados are horribly suited for metal/rock?

So after reading through this thread again I'm really getting confused.   The HD650 and Maddogs are known for being really laid back HP's while the HD600 and DT880 are livelier.   Generally speaking smooth and laidback don't do metal/rock well, right?

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So there's nobody that tried them all with metal/rock and can give a comparison?     Right now my preference goes to the DT880 because of comfort, build quality and the fact that I don't have to import them from America to Europe (Maddogs).   I will pair the DT880/600 ohm with a good...