Thanks for all recomendations, it looks as though I am going to spring for DT770pro 80 ohm at £132 shipped unless anyone convinces me that this is a bad move

Thanks chaps   The KNS 6400 are £89 shipped and the KNS 8400are £130 shipped.   Just to ask, will the KNS 6400 really out perform the Senn HD380pro or ATH M50 both at the £105 mark for music composing and playback.   I note that despite a 32 ohm resistance that they have 95db spl...

Hi all,   I have had some help over on ABI and I am now running it past you knowledgeable peeps.   My Bro' is an amateur musician and he going to be 50yo real soon. I am getting him some headphones that he can use when doing his composing.   Currently he uses cheapo Senn HD201 and I...

Quote: Originally Posted by dfkt That will teach you to listen to trombones ever again! Yep, now off the list....no brass bands, the flat cap has been replsced by a hoodie and the whippet is on ebay as we speak These VBs sound particularly good when listening to Razorlight...

OK chaps, now on my second pair and have 30 hours on them. I am using some large bi-flange senn tips which came with my son's now dead cx500(crappy senn warranty issues when bought from amazon) They are not sibilant or nasal on vocals and the treble is not reedy or grainy like the cx300s, and...

OK, are you now willing to consider an iem? What about an iem that is 32 ohm and can be driven to very high volumes with even a zen stone or sansa clip and has the ability to have its sound output shaped by changing ports. Hippo vb (variable bass) available from Uncle Wilson or Jaben .net...

Many thanks Kaviar for approaching this scientific test for us. I did notice a type of sibilance with mine and I am 50yo with drop out above 14Khz and slight tinnitus. Officially I shouldnt be able to hear at the sibilance range and yet I can percieve certain headphones as bright...such...

There are no headphones outside of what I can afford, but there are many that I cant 'thoil'. I dont have the opportunity to demo high end gear, hell I struggle to dem mid end gear.

I love my SR60s and prefer the sound sig to the DT990 which are upstairs in my son's room. At the moment I an getting into the Hippo VBs which have nice mids and a good low bass, in many ways lower than the SR60. The top end is a bit less clean compared with SR60s but they do have a very wide...

Quote: Originally Posted by GulFX Aardvarks, do you know anything about the hd 380? I'm also looking for closed headphones, and was considering the hd 280 pro, but I read that the sound was not as lively with them? I don't care much about bass, i prefer more warm and real sound, any...

Ok, thanks for getting back to us. Sennheiser make a selection of closed back phones, some are circumaural and some are supraaural. Most closed back phones give a reduced sound field with the musicians seeming tight in at your head, sadly this is what closed phones do. HD280 pro 60 ohm...

Quote: Originally Posted by leeperry a strong asset to this theory is that burn-in never worsens things up hah...I used to be amazed by things like the LM4562 opamp for a few days, then always ended up finding them worthless 2 days later...burn-in doesn't always "work" Ah yes...

Kaviar and Daouda, your commenst are solid and I agree. This will demnstrate the effects, or not, of burn in for one listener and one particular set of phones, and so can only give us this answer. But this can be viewed as another piece of solid scientific evidence. I just had a thought...

Quote: Originally Posted by Redo A Vangelis mention, I'm surprised Meh, what can I say, it was for me the original collaboraton between keyboards and vocals and has the magical 'So Long Ago So clear' I feel compelled to add Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow Patrick Moraz...

Here are some classic rock and pop rock albums , no compliations that may be considered. 1 Small Faces - Ogdens Nut Gone Flake 2 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours and self titled 3. Black Sabbath - self titled 4. Bad Company - Bad Co and Straight Shooter 5. Meatfloaf - Bat out of Hell 6...

It has to be Echoes for me. I have been in love with this since I bought Meddle back in '73 I also have seen Yes and Genesis perform live many times and eben ELP once or twice. I think I have the albums to go with every choice in that poll and then some. I will go and see if I can...

I would think that I have spent waaay more on CDs and LPs than on hardware over the years.

Portable, £280 ish Home, £5000 ish

Damn, that's poor service. If you were in Newcastle or Leeds or Hull, I could give you some places. Richer sounds used to stock the SR60 and SR80 and it would give you a feel for the Grado 'house' sound. Can anyone help out for friendly dealers in London? Ps, I am not sure if this...

Brilliant idea but this needs to be an ABX test under blinded conditions. You will need an assistant. Add a small sticker to each pair down near the plug, mark each with either A or B. Make sure you know which pair you burned in. Listen to each pair under unblinded conditions to see if...

I am not convinced. It could be the drivers flexing under the increased intra-auditory canal pressure as the air between them and the ear drum is compressed. This is a very very common occurence with IEMs like CX300, Mylarone and I also get it with Hippo VB Next time you inseert try the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mato Thanks for the advice! Any ideas on where to get a demo of any of those phones? I dont know where you are based, but a good tsart would be use the yellow pages to find a hi end audio dealer near you and then gvce them a ring to see what they hold...

Hiya Tom, £215 is a good budget for open back cans. You are right in there with some great models. The sound signatures differ quite a bit and so you need to go and listen to see what bast fits your idea of sound and the music that you listen to. These 3 should give you somewhere to start...

I have no experience of the iphone and so I can't comment on its otput power or control. So you want closed back headphones, do you need them to sit on your ears or around your ears? Do you want a noise reduction circuit? Are you bothered by what they will look like on your head? How...

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