Some great suggestions. I would also suggest the following: Suites for Military Band (1 and 2) with Fennell and Cleveland Winds Verdi's Requiem (already mentioned, but this has so many bombastic parts) Khachaturian: Gayeneh and Masquarade Suites Rachmaninov: Isle of the Dead/Symphonic...

AN Update: I called senn and they said I would need to send it in. It would either cost $60 if they could fix/replace it or $260 or so to replace the whole unit if they cannot (they replace with the most similar unit, which in this case is the HD600). Technically, the thing sounds just...

For something a lot offbeat: Triplets of Belleville.

Quote: Originally Posted by tdogzthmn Call up Sennheiser and order a new headband. I guess that can't hurt and will give that a try. Looking at it, I don't see how it will fit in, but I suppose they would explain that.

Several of you have inquired as to the problems I am having. The problem is not the grill or cord. The problem is the band over my head. If you look at the 580, there are two parts to the stuff that goes round the head: 1) The lower part (touches head) and that is just fine, and 2) the hard...

Quote: Originally Posted by jetti.ping If you really love how your HD580 sound, so just go for HD600. It's just the same with slight improvement. But, if you want or dare to try different flavour.......... DT880 perhaps satisfied you. Part of it is the price though. I spent...

Definitive version? Well - I don't have many of those, but there are many I return to, so we'll just how good a collection you have... 1. Sonata No 30 (Kempff or Kempff (freddy)) 2. Sonata No 8 (Pathetique - Moravec) 3. Eleven Bagatelles, op 119 (John Lill); not sure if this counts as 1 or...

Quote: Originally Posted by wali your source is your Sony laptop? Yes - I listen to mosly 320 kbps.

Hi all. My HD580 is having issues and I fear it is time to buy something new (sigh, that sucking sound is the money from my pocket...again). I have really enjoyed the 580 - no complaints whatsoever. I listen to classical music from my laptop. I have a Total Bithead amp (use only some of the...

For anyone looking for some off the beaten track concertos, I can highly recommend Hyperion's Romantic Concerto series (I am most familair with the piano series, but have heard good things about the others too). A few of my favorites would be: Alnaes Lyapunov Brull Sauer/Scharwenka...

It all depends what you are comparing against and the purpose for which they are being used. They are good for a slew of isolating/analyzing type activities. They are fairly neutral (with classical music anyway). But there are clearly better cans to be had. In any case, you won't find concensus...

Another thought is to go the other way. The Senn PX100 can be found for ~$30 or so new (+/-). It's not a HD580/600 or something like that, but it may actually be better for a work environment. They are smaller headphones, so you won't look as odd in a work enviroment (if that matters). They are...

Quote: Originally Posted by hightreason At the risk of hijacking this thread I'll respond While I certainly agree about challenging sparseness of many solo piano works (which are not chamber music.) I still think that chamber music presents the interplay of voices, melody, harmony...

Quote: Originally Posted by hightreason I never understand why people recommend symphonies and other large scale works to people who are looking to delve into classical. I think that you should listen to some chamber music (string quartets , piano trios and the like .) With only a few...

Strange, but interesting question. I had a different approach. You can get complete editions of various composers. For example (from brilliant): 1. JS Bach: 155 discs 2. Mozart: 170 discs 3. Beethoven: 85 discs 4. Haydn: 150 discs 5. Complete Brahms: 60 discs That is just FIVE...