[Moody]

I'm looking for a pair of top-end closed-back on-ear headphones to replace my Sennheiser HD25's.
 
- They must sound *very* good. Certainly better than the HD25's. I like a wider soundstage and a more balanced sound than the HD25's.
- Price doesn't matter, although I like a good price/quality ratio
- Back must be closed, because of the minimum amount of sound leak.
 
I've found some headphones, but I'm not sure if these are much better than my HD25's:
 
- Audio Technica EW9
- Audio Technica EW10 (not sure if these are worth the price?)
- Audio Technica M50 (although I like the size of the EW-line better)
- Beyerdynamic T50P (these get mixed reviews)
 
I hope someone can help me out

 

[Deep Funk]

Tricky, the HD25 has quite a reputation...
 
Do you consider orthodynamics to be an option?

 

[Moody]

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Tricky, the HD25 has quite a reputation...
 
Do you consider orthodynamics to be an option?

There is less wrong with the HD25, but I can sell them very good and I just consider my options for a better pair.
 
 
Orthodynamics are not quite an option, I'm more in for some "easy" phones.

 

[Deep Funk]

HD414? If there is one Sennheiser for the Sennheiser lovers... Besides it is on ears.

 

[Moody]

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HD414? If there is one Sennheiser for the Sennheiser lovers... Besides it is on ears.

You need an amp for that one. I really want to plug them directly in my MBP.

 

[Danz03]

Do you have the HD 25-1 II or the HD 25-SP II?
 
 
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I'm looking for a pair of top-end closed-back on-ear headphones to replace my Sennheiser HD25's.

 

[Moody]

HD25-1 I (the expensive one, but the first version)
 
Again, those are great phones, but I'm spoiled with my SM3's (portable listening) and Beyer T1's (hifi listening), so I was wondering if the "ultimate" on-ear exist

 

[ZARIM]

I think ESW10, EW10 are very highend closed headphone and they been compared to JH13Pro.

 

[Moody]

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I think ESW10, EW10 are very highend closed headphone and they been compared to JH13Pro.

They are on my list for that reason.
The question is: Are they $250 better than the EW9's?

 

[priest]

If price doesn't matter, why not the Edition 8?

 

[Moody]

 
I will read some reviews of these. Thanks
 
Not sure if they are completely on-ear. They seem a bit large.

 

[Mr Joboto]

ESW10s aren't a massive improvement over ESW9s, I would recommend either of them however.

 

[Moody]

The HFI-780 is an over-the-ear phone right? That's a pity, should be a nice one....
 
I think these are fake ESW9's:
http://cgi.ebay.com/AUDIO-TECHNICA-ATH-ESW9-WOODEN-PORTABLE-HEADPHONE-/120599371286?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0#ht_4813wt_1139
http://cgi.ebay.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-ESW9-Warr-For-MP5-MP4-IPOD-PMP-/190430286243?pt=Other_MP3_Player_Accessories#ht_2824wt_1139
 
?

 

[priest]

 
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I will read some reviews of these. Thanks

 
Not sure if they are completely on-ear. They seem a bit large.

Sorry, I did not catch that in your original post. The Edition 8 are circumaural, although they are not large by any means.

 

[Moody]

Thanks, but I really like to have a headphone like the HD25-1, which sits on the ears. Because I often wear them 3-4 hours a day, they must not be too "earstrophobic".
 
I'm leaning towards the EW9 and ES10 at the moment, but not sure if they are better than the HD25-1's (sound quality wise)
 
Now I'm thinking about getting an open design (like Grado RS1i/RS2i or Alessandro MS-Pro) and use my HD25's when I doesn't want to disturb anyone.