[Spasticteapot]

I really like my new DT250s, but I'd honestly like something with better noise isolation - they let through a lot of the outside world. I'd get a pair of HD25s, but they're generally regarded as not as good - and I really prefer a circumnaural design.

Aside from the Series 9 Ultrasones (out of my budget), what would you recommend?

 

[eruditass]

hfi-680 for $150 + S/H for perhaps more neutral bass
hfi 780 for $10 more

those cans i've heard isolate next best to hd25's and sound significantly better.

personally it depends on the environment and isolation equals sound quality in noisey environments.

so i use IEMs in public, my hd25's when in a house where people are a bit noisy. I recommend ER4 or IM716 for public, I actually prefer them to HD25's SQ wise but at home I have to take them on and off so they aren't ideal. with shure olives they are comfy though.

 

[compuryan]

Denon D2000 sounds great but I'm not sure how well they isolate. I listened to them in a quiet environment. Ultrasones just aren't my cup of tea. I even heard the Edition 9 and they had incredible detail and really brought out the nuances, but they didn't give the music life like my hd650 does.

 

[Acix]

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Originally Posted by DoomzDayz /img/forum/go_quote.gif hfi 780 for $10 more

HFI 780 a very fun headphones AAA+++

Next time ED9

 

[eruditass]

D2000's reported isolate barely better than open cans. They don't leak as much though.

Ultrasones are love it or hate it. Personally I've never tried but would like to. Reading one thread sounds like positioning of the cans on your head VASTLY affect how they sound.

wonder how much DT150s and DT48E's isolate.. they are supposed to sound amazing.

 

[Acix]

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Originally Posted by DoomzDayz /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ultrasones are love it or hate it.

Maybe it's time for some new love.

One of best isolation out there...

 

[nvkid909]

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Originally Posted by Spasticteapot /img/forum/go_quote.gif I really like my new DT250s, but I'd honestly like something with better noise isolation - they let through a lot of the outside world. I'd get a pair of HD25s, but they're generally regarded as not as good - and I really prefer a circumnaural design. Aside from the Series 9 Ultrasones (out of my budget), what would you recommend?

well i think it depends where you'll be wearing them most & from what. if i was a daily train commuter i think i'd go IEMs. it's people on trains who complain the most as they think it's an extension of their living room.

on buses this varies, most times they're full of loud kids & people with crying toddlers. i prefer my HD25-1's in this situation, but that is with velour pads / OFC cable. they only leak slightly if i crank it up max. the stock pads isolate more.

 

[Tiemen]

Why don't you try the DT150? Isolates very good and sounds decent if you don't mind lots of bass.

 

[Spasticteapot]

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Originally Posted by Tiemen /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why don't you try the DT150? Isolates very good and sounds decent if you don't mind lots of bass.

Worth a shot!

I might just make some heavy-duty aluminum "shells" for my DT250s. That might help block out external noise.

 

[majkel]

I wouldn't expect the DT250's to be any better than the HD25-1's, as I don't find the DT150's better than the Senns. The comfort is not the best but isolation is quite good, at least for me, even in the aircraft.

 

[krmathis]

I highly recommend the Stax 4070.

Isolate outside noise very good, and don't leak much sound to the surrounding. It have great sound quality as well.

 

[Robonaut]

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Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif I highly recommend the Stax 4070. Isolate outside noise very good, and don't leak much sound to the surrounding. It have great sound quality as well.

And they're well within the reach of every millionaire on this forum!