[Edwood]

How about the option for having multiple killer pairs?

-Ed

 

[nickchen]

It's not just a question of taste and genres and musical abilities.

To be honest: It's also a question of collectitis and pure senseless greed. I tend to hide this behind "reasonable" or "subtle" reasons. A new (senseless) pair of cans gives me happiness that I sometimes miss in the ordinary everyday life.

It's not that different from the odd stamp collector.

 

[silverrain]

I keep buying many pairs, in search of the "perfect" pair -- if such a thing exists. I can't imagine owning just one pair....

 

[Carl]

Once you find the right headphone, you only really need one, maybe two, but finding said right headphone by trying things one at a time is pretty fraught.

 

[KayoDot]

By definition, wouldn't the perfect pair be perfect for all genres? If it wasn't, it wouldn't be perfect :/.

 

[F107plus5]

I voted for more than one.

Today.

I know that my MS2i are great for everything short of the biggest of the classical pieces, or for pipe organ listening with pipes longer than about 16' so I will be getting HD600s to fill in.

What I don't know is: Will I be happy with HD600 as a "single" set of phones, when they get here?!

I wonder.

 

[Mr.Shadow]

One Killer all the way !
I had many nice ones(K-340, HF-1, DT880, CD3000 etc...), and sold them all to go for a higher league can(ATH-W5K), after listening to the W5000, I had to sell all the others, as I couldn't listen to them any more

same goes for portable.

P.S.
Having a few stuff at a certain time is nice, to test, then sell and settle down, until the next upgradities come

 

[Sordel]

There's no perfect headphone because if you had a perfectly neutral presentation then you would probably crave something with an enhanced bass, and - if you had something with an enhanced bass - vice versa. Clearly, there's no future in having fifty awful headphones "hard-wired" (as it were) with fifty different EQ settings, but you certainly need more than one set. If you had one perfectly neutral set and the world's best equaliser that would seem to be the best single-headphone rig, though.

 

[Audiofiler]

Quote:

Originally Posted by [AK]Zip /img/forum/go_quote.gif I rather have a few "perfect" pairs. -Alex-

me too..all in all, for my preferences- I have no complaints right now.

BDGS1000
HP-2

and when I am feeling crazy..

Vintage Dark RS-1 with Brown Headband/Gold Lettering.

([size=xx-small]All other phones are for portability, exercise, or lounging around outside-like[/size])

 

[hentai]

i have mood swings regarding the type of sound i crave so i got three great headphones. I believe in using only one amp.

 

[warrior05]

variety - it's the spice of life!

 

[BrookR1]

Bah...I listen to the same song over and over using different sets of cans. So while I've found the perfect song, I haven't found the perfect listening device. just kidding of course...

 

[Davesrose]

My HD650 on my current setup is sounding awesome for every genre: because it's so life like for me. Doesn't get much better then this, because I've found the right synergy of source/amp/headphone. Upgraditis has actually stopped!!!! Now on to building my SACD/CD collection!!!!

 

[KrooLism]

0MFG - this is like the closest poll results I have seen. 51% vs 49%

...and this kind of debate is the kind that can split head-fi members into two distinct groups.

Team collection and team perfection.

 

[zombieDave]

I guess I'm part of "Team Collection", then. I never meant to be, and I blame all of you sons of b's!!! I like to pair up a set of cans with a specific rig for synergy and leave 'em that way. Then, I grab what I need out of necessity, convenience, or desire. All of my rigs sound pretty different, but all are equally enjoyable to me. Why would I grab a pair of SR60's + Go-Vibe + vintage Discman when I can listen to recabled DT880's w/a Millet hybrid & several other custom bell and whistle attachments. 'Cause I can, that's why!

zD

PS - After my Tomahawk arrives next week, I think I'm all done buying gear. For good. The last thing I would consider is a nice DAC for use w/my Rotel HDCDP. Or a Cmoy for the new Shuffle I got for Xmas last week. Or . . .