[BenjaminGraham]

I love Grados, but as others already know, they can be a little bright on female vocals. Any suggestions on headphones that are great with female vocals without sacraficing too much elsewhere. Any price range.

Also, are there any amps that might damp down the brightness in the Grados while keeping its overall sound. I'd assume tubes would do this, but I've never used a tube amp. Is this assumption correct? If yes, what's a good tube newb amp below 400 dollars?

 

[Head_case]

Ooooh!!!

Ultrasone Pro 900s + TTVJ Milletts portable tube amplifier! Every woman's vocals will shine!

The Grado 125s I have are bright, but there are times when that is actually quite nice. They are far from being languid and relaxing though. The TTVJ Millett's really sets them straight. I've noticed a new dimension in mine which made me think twice about flogging them off less than a month of receiving them

 

[Palpatine]

I've always like the K70x for female voices...

 

[jawang]

2x on k701s. Their sound signature kind of "dulls" the music, but with female vocals it ends up making a lot of tracks sound soothing in a really good way

 

[Redo]

K701's or DT880's, both are excellent choices for female vocals

 

[BenjaminGraham]

K701s? Is that AKG?

 

[oqvist]

Ultrasone Pro 750. Wonder if that actually doesn´t beat the Pro 900. They do give you a bit more intimacy with your female companions anyway

Pro 900 is still recommended overall though.

 

[K_19]

Out of all my headphones the ESW10JPN is my favourite for female vocals (well, for vocals in general, actually). K701's, while they are sub-par with male vocals, are actually decent with female vocals so it's not too bad of a choice here either.

 

[krmathis]

Check out a Stax SR-007.
Can not go wrong with female vocals on those, or much else for that matter.

 

[midoo1990]

Akg for female vocals=hell no! Very bright,thin and sibilant for female vocals and too unnaturally airy.

 

[jpelg]

The RS-1's you already own are awesome for female vocals. It's the high-end frequencies that can be a bit bright with them. The Denon's aren't too shabby either.

I recommend you look at upgrading your source to something sweeter sounding, rather than a headphone change/addition.

 

[Amarphael]

AT W5000 can produce some magical sultry female vocals, The best i heared so far. Close second are D5000 and RS-1's.

 

[TopPop]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpelg /img/forum/go_quote.gif I recommend you look at upgrading your source to some sweeter sounding, rather than a headphone change/addition.

I'll add a resounding "X2" to this!

OP: what is/are your source components?

 

[sling5s]

grado with flats make female vocals sound warmer and rich.

 

[jc9394]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amarphael /img/forum/go_quote.gif AT W5000 can produce some magical sultry female vocals.

X2, especially paired with a perfect matched amp. Diana Krall...heaven