Best Headphones for J-Rock, J-Pop, and Anisong

[poikkeus]

It's out of your price range, but the Audio-Technica AD-2000 was designed for J-Pop and J-Rock; it's almost as if the headphone were voiced with these songs in mind. The bad news is that they're considerably out of your price range. In other words, stay with Audio-Technica and you'll in the right place.

 

[Wikku]

Thanks for the advice! I`ve checked the headphones and also ones of other topics like the Koss prodj etc.
I sure would love to try the Audio-Technica AD-2000 but they are idd a litte bit out of my price range. I did stay with Audio Technica though and I chose for the ATH SJ55. They don't leak as much sound as the Grado's, they are portable and again..look quite good

 
 
 
 

 

[MiniWumbo]

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Thanks for the advice! I`ve checked the headphones and also ones of other topics like the Koss prodj etc.
I sure would love to try the Audio-Technica AD-2000 but they are idd a litte bit out of my price range. I did stay with Audio Technica though and I chose for the ATH SJ55. They don't leak as much sound as the Grado's, they are portable and again..look quite good

 
 
 
 

 
Don't mean to revive an old thread, but how did these handle J-Rock/J-Pop?  I've curious because I listen to similar music as you
 
 

 

[Wikku]

coincidence that I read your question but about the headphones:
 
I'm not the best reviewer since I haven't got high-end headphones to compare it to. Still, I think it sounds very good for its size. It has enough bass but perhaps a little too much for my taste. Rock and powermetal should have a bit more treble then most kinds of music so the headphones are not really to blame. You could say it's not specifically intended for rock music. I'm really satisfied though after I gave it a little more treble using an equalizer and I am pretty demanding. I can't stay away from the settings of my amp and home cinema set for long...All in all I think this headphone is good if you're searching for good looking and portable headphones that also sound good. If you're only interested in sound quality something else might be better.
 
I hope this helps
 

 

[Harmonixer]

i also listen to the same kinds of music and use the ath-sj55
 
it handles different types of music pretty well (i listen to YUI, nico nico singers, bump of chicken, vocaloid music,flow, akino/bless4, aqua timez, GReeeeN, eufonius, etc)
i use it with a FiiO E7 (for a little extra punchiness eq set to 1) and for my source, .flac using my android phone
 
the only thing i dont like is the speed
its a bit laid back, so fast tracks tend to sound a bit muddy (like my dearest-supercell, lion-macross f)
 
hope this helps! >__<

 

[jgray91]

There is a review that gave the AD900 a glowing review for it's compatibility with anisongs. Heck he's a self proclaimed otaku, so that should say something about it. I myself am looking up on the AD900 since I'm very interested in it, even before I read that review.
 
EDIT: since it have contents not safe for work, I have removed the link. If anyone is interested, you can PM me. I'll try and make sure to remember it.

 

[kiteki]

 
Hi.
 
Audio Technica AD1000PRM
 
Final Audio Piano Forte II
 
Thx.
 

 

[RayleighSilvers]

Hope this thread gets more attention as I'm currently looking for headphones for j-pop/rock and k-pop. I've tried Sennheiser HD558's, koss ksc75's and soundmagic E10's so I would recommend staying away from those. I'm currently in the process of burning in the panasonic HTF600 headphones, so if they get the thumbs up I'll post a review.

 

[nanaholic]

If you can only pick one headphone for everything, the best open dynamic driver headphone with no budget constrain for anisong is commonly regarded as the Beyerdynamic T1 in Japan by the 2chers and bloggers.  
 
Anisong isn't a genre as it is a contraction of the word "anime songs" - and anime songs (with game songs being grouped here in general) are simply songs that are associated to/from anime and games; thus they can be anything from j-pop, j-rock, jazz, blues, classical, trance, electronic, rap to even Japanese enka.  The T1's ability to do everything very well with no quirks or favouring any particular type of music while being involving and intimate (compared to the spacious presentation of the HD800 for example, or the female vocal specialised high end Audio Technicas) is what makes it great for anisongs.  Owning the T1s myself and having auditioned the HD800 in Yodobashi Akihabara where they have anisongs CDs freely available to try with any setup (including STAX's SR-009 and Audio Technica W5000 and Denon D7000s) I would totally side with the Japanese 2chers and bloggers here.  

 

[kiteki]

 
Well yeah, the T1 is the best open-air headphone there is, most likely.
 
 
Audio Technica's have nice looks and design, and they are Japanese.
 
If you want to save money there's headphones like the Sony CD900ST (used in studios in Japan), the KRK KNS 6400, the Fostex T50RP and the Shure SRH-940, these are all studio headphones of very high sound quality, for the price.
 

 

[Sylverant]

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This review gave the AD900 a glowing review for it's compatibility with anisongs. Heck he's a self proclaimed otaku, so that should say something about it. I myself am looking up on the AD900 since I'm very interested in it, even before I read that review.

Could you remove this review's link? This site isn't safe.
 

 

[Sylverant]

Also, I find it kind of funny when people ask for headphones specifically for j-pop/j-rock/anime songs as if it's some kind of unique genre that one headphone can do well, since that's really a very large genre bandwidth there. 
 
If I have to generalize here, then I agree with what has been already said, you need a pair of headphones that really compliment a woman's vocals.
 
Another thing, I love Yuki Kajiura's projects a lot and they're often very well recorded, but more typical run of the mill stuff is often recorded too bright, so a pair of headphones that at the very least smooth the treble a little without darkening it too much might help. A little bit of exaggerated bass can help too, since there are many J-pop recordings I've listened to that are bass light, but it should be natural rather than "electric," and should not intrude into the vocals.
 
I'm not really sure about how to give a recommendation since it's sort of a difficult question. I haven't heard a lot of headphones myself, but among what I have listened to I felt the Sony MDR-V6 sounded great with j-pop, and just about any genre I can put them through. They're great all rounders.

 

[kiteki]

 
The MDR-V6 is another 'classic' studio headphone, but I don't think it's as good as the SRH-940 and I don't suspect as good as the others I mentioned or the Sony MDR-EX800ST.
 
Here is a picture of Utada Hikaru using it, but seriously I prefer listening to her singing on other stuff LOL
 

 

[Sylverant]

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The MDR-V6 is another 'classic' studio headphone, but I don't think it's as good as the SRH-940 and I don't suspect as good as the others I mentioned or the Sony MDR-EX800ST.
 
Here is a picture of Utada Hikaru using it, but seriously I prefer listening to her singing on other stuff LOL
 

Agreed. It is certainly a reliable headphone that will play anything you throw at it well enough, but it's not anywhere near the "best." I was going to edit my post to mention that it doesn't really count. Thanks Kiteki
 
The Sony CD900ST is probably a better bet.

 

[jgray91]

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Could you remove this review's link? This site isn't safe.
 
 

At first I thought that the site was infected or something. After looking again, I guess I understand what you meant. I have edited my post. I suggest you do it too (that quoted post still have an active link to it).