DrPepper95
New Head-Fier
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Well, I'm a long time lurker, first time to post. I have tried Sennheiser 518s and I own a pair of Grado SR80is that's all I've expirenced for open back headphones. From what I've heard from a friend's pair of Sennheiser 518s they sound good but not great. Both with and without my Fiio E11 for an amp. My Grado SR 80's don't change much at all with the amp, although it feels as if there's less "missing."
I've become used to my Sennheiser HD 380s over the past few months and They're pretty much the best from what I've heard, now I know they're not the best headphones they're simply the best I've heard. They're a lot more spacious and detailed compared to everything else I have used in the past, but I really like open back headphones, I don't want to settle and I want to go with something that's going to not only last me awhile but be about as good if not better than my HD 380s I would like to avoid buying Sennheiser headphones if possible, not because I have anything against them, but because I already own a pair of Sennheiser headphones and I would like to try something different.
I've looking at open back headphones in the $250 and less range, I'd be willing to spend about $275-300 but they had better be the best headphone purchase of my life. I'm also concerned about durability. My pair of SR 80i's have actually held up quite good in my backpack, but one time I had to bend the metal band back to normal as it had gotten pinched when it was in my bag, not cool. I like the case on my HD 380s and would like my next headphones to have a case, so a headphones + case recommendation would be awesome too.
I've been looking at the AKG K/Q 701's mainly, they look cool, I understand they're quite large, but I don't really care about that, I want something durable w/ a case if possible but first and foremost sound really good. I also have been looking at Byerdynamic DT 880/990 headphones, the 990 pros are $165 or so on Amazon right now, it's that going to sound any worse than my HD 380s? Is the plastic on these headphones quite durable if I didn't use a case? Any good cases come to mind? The Sennheiser 598s also come to mind but I just don't want to buy another pair of Sennheisers. Grado SR225i's come to mind as well, but unless someone knows of a good case for them I don't see them as being durable enough.
I'm up for a lot of suggestions, although I'm _not_ going to buy _anything_ closed back. I own a pair of closed back headphones. I'm not considering IEMs either, I had a pair (Klipsch Custom 2's and S4i) and they didn't thrill me all that much. I'm planning on ordering something in the next week or two, trying them out and letting everyone know what I think of them ( for what that's worth with my limited headphone expirence ) Having a portable amp to drive the headphones doesn't bother me much either, it'd be nice not to need it, but my HD 380s really open up with an amp so I'd probably want to use it anyway.
I've become used to my Sennheiser HD 380s over the past few months and They're pretty much the best from what I've heard, now I know they're not the best headphones they're simply the best I've heard. They're a lot more spacious and detailed compared to everything else I have used in the past, but I really like open back headphones, I don't want to settle and I want to go with something that's going to not only last me awhile but be about as good if not better than my HD 380s I would like to avoid buying Sennheiser headphones if possible, not because I have anything against them, but because I already own a pair of Sennheiser headphones and I would like to try something different.
I've looking at open back headphones in the $250 and less range, I'd be willing to spend about $275-300 but they had better be the best headphone purchase of my life. I'm also concerned about durability. My pair of SR 80i's have actually held up quite good in my backpack, but one time I had to bend the metal band back to normal as it had gotten pinched when it was in my bag, not cool. I like the case on my HD 380s and would like my next headphones to have a case, so a headphones + case recommendation would be awesome too.
I've been looking at the AKG K/Q 701's mainly, they look cool, I understand they're quite large, but I don't really care about that, I want something durable w/ a case if possible but first and foremost sound really good. I also have been looking at Byerdynamic DT 880/990 headphones, the 990 pros are $165 or so on Amazon right now, it's that going to sound any worse than my HD 380s? Is the plastic on these headphones quite durable if I didn't use a case? Any good cases come to mind? The Sennheiser 598s also come to mind but I just don't want to buy another pair of Sennheisers. Grado SR225i's come to mind as well, but unless someone knows of a good case for them I don't see them as being durable enough.
I'm up for a lot of suggestions, although I'm _not_ going to buy _anything_ closed back. I own a pair of closed back headphones. I'm not considering IEMs either, I had a pair (Klipsch Custom 2's and S4i) and they didn't thrill me all that much. I'm planning on ordering something in the next week or two, trying them out and letting everyone know what I think of them ( for what that's worth with my limited headphone expirence ) Having a portable amp to drive the headphones doesn't bother me much either, it'd be nice not to need it, but my HD 380s really open up with an amp so I'd probably want to use it anyway.
