Thanks for the helpful information and reminding me of the comfort issue of LCD2. This thing bothers me, as I would like to be able to relax and forget headphones on my head. Also I like to listen lying on my bed. Hmmm...it seems no one headphone does everything....   Quote:

For me Denon sound is nice and gentle, but there is something I am missing there and there is bass everywhere. Well, maybe not everywhere, but the sound is not optimal for me. If Fostex has this kind of sound, I might not like it either, especially at this price. I would be happy to test...

Sounds good, but there is one issue for me. I've read that Fostex TH900 house sound is similar to Denon which I am not a big fan of. So everything fits, but if it is true, I wouldn't be satisfied with them esp. that they would eat all my budget:) Edition 8 is closed. Ultrasone Signature Pro...

I think T1 could be too analytical for me. I really want musical headphones now. Have you ever tried HE-500? If so, how did they compare to LCD2?   Quote:

Actually, which is better for heavy electronic music - LCD2 or HE-500?

detoxguy, thank you for the helpful information.   I will try to audition HE500 and LCD if possible. I would be best to listen to them however in my location it's not easy to do.   From what I've read I also feel HE500 would be more to my taste than LCD2. However I remember once someone...

Thanks! That's an interesting recommendation. Have you ever auditioned HE-500 in this setup (Lyr/Bifrost)? Do you think HE-500 will suit me better than LCD2? Have you compared the two headphones?   Quote:

OK, so to sum it up - I look for the following headphones: (my total budget is up to $2000, but if I could get something really good sounding at $1000, that's even better)   - open and full-sized - mainly for indie rock, progressive rock, heavy and light electronic music, pop and vocals...

Sorry, I haven't mentioned it before, but I am looking only for open headphones. I've heard a lot of good about ultrasone edition 8, but I would still like to go for open ones.   Quote:

I already have a pair of IEMs - Westone 3 which I really like. Now I would like to get full-size and open headphones that will give me more open and deeper sound.   Quote:

Thanks! Generally I am not a big fan of Denon headphones. I used to have D2000 and also auditioned D5000 and D7000. They are very nice sounding headphones, but not aggresive enough and have too much bass for me. Unless the new series of Denon headphones has different characteristics, I would...

Quote: Thank you for the Grado recommendation. I have auditioned PS1000 and liked the sound very much, however I think I am not able to accept their build quality and their comfort is also an issue for me (too heavy, falling from my head, unable to listen while lying on bed). 

$2000 is my total budget. I would like to use the headphones with my ipod/laptop as a source and optionally through my mid-fi integrated amplifier. If it doesn't make sense to pay $2000 for headphones that will be connected to ipod/laptop/headphone-out of integrated amp, than please...

My budget is up to around $2000. I am looking for a headphone that goes great with progressive rock, female and male vocals and light and heavy electronic music.

Please recommend me full-sized headphones that can play great WITHOUT expensive amplifier, DAC/source. The headphones themselves can be expensive. I just want to keep my system very simple and convenient, even at a cost of not getting the optimum performance. Thank you!

Quote:   wuwhere, Thank you for your post and pointing my attention to a possible problem. I have RCA-->BNC connectors that are 75ohm so there shouldn't be a problem of this kind I believe.    

Currawong, thank you for the interesting and helpful information. I suspect I will have to wait for the transport and do my own listening test.

I suspect the Guys here come from the camp that interconnects don't matter.   If there is no difference between plugs, why the professional audio industry tends to use BNC, not RCA?

Hi Guys,   Please tell me how much sound degradation should be expected by the use of two RCA-->BNC adapters in case of RCA-RCA digital interconnect.    I've got a digital RCA-RCA interconnect for linking my transport and DAC. I really like that cable, but I've just realized that both my...