Yellowjacket
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I jumped on Amazon's $200 refurbed HD600 deal but since Amazon takes forever to ship, it gave me time to think about other cans.
I've had my HD280 Pros since summer 2001 and they've been very good to me. They were my first pair of "audiophile" headphones (though I realize they're toward the bottom of that ladder). In the last couple years, there are some issues I've had with them
1) Comfort: I need to take a break every hour or so because my ears get sweaty. With open cans or cans with velour ear cushions, I don't expect this will be a problem.
2) After an hour or so, they get very dead. That is, the music doesn't sound as lively. I imagine this is partially a function of them being closed.
3) The bass, while it extends very far, is also weak. I can fix this with EQ, but some more help from the cans would be appreciated.
4) I'm not sure if I'm referring to mids or highs, but whatever they are, they are not very detailed. This goes for female vocals as well (which dominate the tracks w/vocals in my collection).
So, attempting to rectify this situation, I realize there are a gazillion headphones in the sub-$200 camp, especially ones that are easier to drive than HD600s.
If my understand of the Grado/Sennheiser debate is correct, Grados have stronger bass and a more upfront presentation while Sennheisers have more detailed mids and highs (highs moreso than mids) and are more relaxing.
Any thoughts/suggestions? Bottom line: I want cans for all types of music that I can wear for hours on end without fatiguing (open cans would be a nice change from HD 280 Pros). Although I do not have much rock music, I have much music that strongly features bass. I do not have an amp (but I have a strong source) but I could put together a CMoy amp...hell, I am an electrical engineer after all
I've had my HD280 Pros since summer 2001 and they've been very good to me. They were my first pair of "audiophile" headphones (though I realize they're toward the bottom of that ladder). In the last couple years, there are some issues I've had with them
1) Comfort: I need to take a break every hour or so because my ears get sweaty. With open cans or cans with velour ear cushions, I don't expect this will be a problem.
2) After an hour or so, they get very dead. That is, the music doesn't sound as lively. I imagine this is partially a function of them being closed.
3) The bass, while it extends very far, is also weak. I can fix this with EQ, but some more help from the cans would be appreciated.
4) I'm not sure if I'm referring to mids or highs, but whatever they are, they are not very detailed. This goes for female vocals as well (which dominate the tracks w/vocals in my collection).
So, attempting to rectify this situation, I realize there are a gazillion headphones in the sub-$200 camp, especially ones that are easier to drive than HD600s.
If my understand of the Grado/Sennheiser debate is correct, Grados have stronger bass and a more upfront presentation while Sennheisers have more detailed mids and highs (highs moreso than mids) and are more relaxing.
Any thoughts/suggestions? Bottom line: I want cans for all types of music that I can wear for hours on end without fatiguing (open cans would be a nice change from HD 280 Pros). Although I do not have much rock music, I have much music that strongly features bass. I do not have an amp (but I have a strong source) but I could put together a CMoy amp...hell, I am an electrical engineer after all