Aside from Stax and other high-end stuff, what are your top 5 headphones for classical music? No preference for open/closed.

I've read many posts regarding the DT48s and wanted to share a few pictures pairing the DT48s 25 (OMH) and Nagra IVS working together. I live in San Antonio, TX and do live jazz recordings with the Nagra for the last ten years.  These pictures are of a recent two hour recording of the Trinity...

It occurred to me that the headphones appear slightly similar in the way they're designed.  I have never heard either.  If I were to venture into one of them, which is the preferred pair these days?   Thanks!

CONCLUSION   Like the Emperor's New Clothes, many people let themselves be conned into believing that a higher truth exists, even if they cannot hear it. There is no disputing that hearing can be improved with practice and that you can learn to recognize detail, but that is certainly not the...

I been researching & reading threads & doing searches. But you have 5-2,000ohms. Dynamic. Electric. Planar being ortho & electrostat. Drivers. Housings. Cups. Materials. Companies. Lingo. IEM. The float thingy. Cabling.Varying love/hate opinions (especially the Ultrasones, 701, & the DT48) &...

I have a pair of Mono DT48s, but want to try having them re-cabled, maybe even try them with a stereo plug instead.   Are there any reputable dealers or users who have experience modding DT48s?

Just as the thread title says.    I got this idea after seeing quite a few pictures of people's collections and set ups. I realized that there was no way everyone will put out a review on every single one they own, but if it's small like this, it could give others good ideas on what they...

   Ive noticed that some speakers or headphones are easier to grasp the sound of, like it takes less time for your brain or ears to burn in and adjust to the sound. Other speakers, you must focus and concentrate on the music, and they are more of a challenge to listen to.    Some...

I always wanted to hear one of the Fostex orthos and I was lucky to find a set for a very reasonable price on ebay. The bidding started at $49.99, so I asked the seller if she'd do a 'buy it now' price and she was kind enough to do so....for $59.99. Could I really resist? Just got them about an...

So, there's been some talk about vintage headphones around, and apparently, there are some gems that have been discovered by the head-fi community. My question is this: are there ones that are known to be good or bad?

I'm asking this because I recently got my hands on some DT48s. These headphones really made me question the reason why I have been purchasing headphones lately, and also, the purpose that different audio companies seek to fulfill when engineering new headphone designs and technologies.   Is...

  I've recently received two crucial items for my inventory: a new Beyerdynamic cable for my crackly DT48 and new DT100 pads for my DT480.   What does that mean?  It's time for the Vintage Beyerdynamic Studio Headphone shootout.  Both of them are the 25ohm variants, and both have been...

Hey, can anyone help me?  I have the beyer 48's I'm wanting to know if there is a better mod for pads than the originals?  Those original pads get hot on your ears.  

Just a brief background: I'm currently a proud owner of a pair of SA5000s and have been enjoying them for a month or so. My very basic setup is as follows: Laptop -> Flac/320Kbps via Foobar2000(ASIO4ALL) -> USB -> Nuforce HDP -> SA50000.   To be honest, this is my most expensive headphone...

Hello All,   I've recently bought a pair of HD600's and have connected them in to my Cyrus hifi, which comprises of   Cyrus CD8X / PSX-R , PreVs2 / PSX-R , a pair of Mono X's and Focal 816WSE's   Now these headphones are a real gem however i get the feeling that the headphone output...

An informal poll of headphones with the best midrange: ATH-AD2000 Grado RS1 AKG K501 AKG K240(600oms) and other variants DT 48 (variants) EDIT: ESW9 & 10 Other (...) The Midrange Champion Is? So far in the thread, it's seems to point to the R10. Thought it would be the akgs.

Over the past week or so I have been learning a lot. At first I was looking at the PRO 750s, 900s, and the Hfi-780s. I haven't ruled them out quite yet but I have some concerns considering what it is that I am looking for. Now, I may be totally wrong here so someone correct me if need be (I am...

Hi,   I'm looking for a pair of headphones for my home studio. The main use I'm going to give them is for monitoring, I also prefer a very plain response because I'd like to use them for mixing/mastering also. I'm a saxophone player so I need a very good isolation in order to avoid the sound...

I'm listened to some very expensive headphones. I own the JVC-DX1000, the Grado SR325 (gold), and have owned the Senn-HD600 (although I don't remember what they sound like). I also have a Stax Classic 2 system in storage.   Yet, no headphone has impressed me like the Sennheiser HD201. I find...

Okay, so I have pretty much decided that I am going to purchase the DT 48 E. As far as I know my options are limited to the 25 and 200 ohm DT 48's. My understanding of impendence is quite lacking and I don't understand why there isn't just one impendence. I am looking to achieve a flat frequency...

Been browsing through the Headroom website, and came across these ugly ducklings. But something caught my eye. They're $400! So I immediately do a search, and very little turns up. This quote is about the best I could find, from a seller: "Sealed design Eng/film monitoring headphone w/coiled...

Okay, I checked out the Beyerdynamic website and here were the descriptions for each set of cans:    DT 250: ▲ Closed headphone ▲ Good ambient noise attenuation ▲ Lightweight, low profile design ▲ Single-sided, detachable cable ▲ NEW - Limiter (Optional) ▲ Powerful neodymium headphone...

I just picked up a set of Beyer dt48 that are 25ohms. I think the LD mkV was designed for higher impedance headphones. I have a 300ohm impedance adapter a friend made for me. The dt48 definitely has better bass when I use the adapter as opposed to just plugging into the mkV. Does anyone know...

Hey,   I'm a student in Oberlin Conservatory's TIMARA program (technology in music and related arts) which is a music production program.    At school, there are great near field studio monitors in the production studios, however I'm currently lacking my own form of high-quality...

Hey,        I'm putting together a little home studio with some friends. We got some investment coming in and I need to select a pair of production headphones. I used to know what was what about five years ago, but a whole lot has changed since then.        Here's the deal. We do mostly...