[DavidMahler]

Thread is a great idea for a book!  Great thread....looking forward to the final list.

 

[audionewbi]

hopefully one day I will update the first post when the list is grown to a size worth editing. 

 

[Graphicism]

Sony DR-Z6 ~ Over 30 years old and yet they deliver the best sound I've heard to date.
 

 

[MuppetFace]

TakeT H2 for sure!
 
Like Stax, but for weirder people.
 
http://www.taket.jp/h2/h2.html

 

[yifu]

The only real pair of "earspeakers".

 

[padam]

No no, that is the Stax Sigma both the name and the original concept goes to them 

 

[Roger Strummer]

 

 
 
A vintage DT48S (or any other version, preferably made more than 30 years ago) at least to listen a really old design and how things have changed since these were designed, if I'm not mistaken, in the 1930's. Extra bonus: this are built so well and are so resistant that you can use them as weapons against any threat to your headphone collection

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[judy1992]

Those look cool.
 
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Sony DR-Z6 ~ Over 30 years old and yet they deliver the best sound I've heard to date.
 

 

[judy1992]

The HP1000 is like a legendary. Would love to try all these.
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Nobody has mentioned the Audio-Technica ATH-M50 yet? It's certainly a great value for what you get, and even if you don't like it, it should serve as a benchmark to determine what you will like.
 
I'll nominate a few others, even though I haven't personally heard them. The AKG K1000 would have to be on the list, simply because there hasn't been anything like it before or since. The Koss PortaPro and Pro4AA because of their legacy. The beyerdynamic DT48 because it was the first dynamic stereo headphone ever made (back in 1937, in fact). Finally, the Joe Grado HP1000 because of the Grado legacy it set in motion (and the higher standards in headphone sound it established), not to mention the difference between Joe's and John's ears.

 

[Sil3nce]

L3KKKKKK rep

 

[DavidMahler]

15 BIG ONES:
 
Stax Sigma Pro
AKG - K1000
Sony - MDR R10
Grado - HP1000 (HP2)
Stax - SR Omega
Sennheiser - HE90 (Orpheus)
Sennheiser - HE60 (Baby Orpheus
Sony - Qualia 010
Stax - Omega 2
Sennheiser - HD800
Beyerdynamic - T1
JH Audio - JH13
Audeze - LCD2
HiFiMan - HE-6
.....high expectations
Stax - 2011 flagship code-named C-32

 

[audionewbi]

thanks guys I will update the list this weekend or if not this upcoming week

 

[LantherZero]

JVC flats. Yes, the ones you can get for under $10 on ebay. Try a pair, if only to show yourself that price isn't everything and that there exists a headphone you can recommend to people who don't want to spend even $50 on headphones but want an upgrade from their ibuds, skullcandies, cheapo sonys, etc.

 

[smashing]

The standard mid-range trio - Senn HD650, Beyer DT880 and AKG K701. They were probably the most expensive most headphone enthusiast would own, without having to explain/defend to their family about their obsession in head-fi. 

 

[grokit]

My suggestions:
 
 
Audeze LCD-2
 
AKG K1000
 
ATH CK100/L3000/W5000
 
Beyer Tesla T1
 
Denon AH-D7000
 
Grado HP1000/PS1000
 
HiFiMAN RE262/Jade/HE-6
 
JH 13/16
 
JVC FX700/DX1000
 
Sennheiser IE8/HE90/HD800
 
Shure SE535
 
Sony R10/Qualia
 
Stax SR-007 MK2/C32
 
UE 11/18
 
Ultrasone Edition 8/9/10
 
Westone ES5