[Nitpick]

you need many pairs, for many a reasons:
- Different voices, come-on perfect might be perfect, but eventually that's gonna get boring where as you have three good ones you can just switch around happy as a clam.
-What happens if that perfect pair gets "hurt" or pops and there is no warranty.
hmm at least the guy with three can switch to the next one.
Sure those K1000 might be perfect, but it is it a worth it forever, doomed to hear just one ?

 

[goodsound]

although I voted "one pair", the thing is you wont get to that one great pair without spending on several good pairs!

 

[Toonie]

Gotta go with multiple pairs. A lot of the fun for me with this hobby is switching things up a bit. Variety is the spice of life afterall.

 

[Snacks]

I voted for multiple "killer" pairs.

 

[SonicDawg]

I just want a single pair of perfect headphones. Not only that it will be a lot easier on my mind that I have finally "nailed" it, but having to build multiple systems around different sounding headphones will be financially straining. Plus, I think I am pretty close to finding the perfect phones for me anyway

 

[tom10167]

I'd prefer one excellent set, though I think that certain types of headphones are better for different things. Obviously a set of UE-10s and something from Stax would be optimal.

 

[Zoide]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sovkiller /img/forum/go_quote.gif X2, that is what I do, once I love a heapdhone, I get the mate for it.... Later on, I even put them together the whole night in the same drawer, very close and play some romantic music through them, but no luck, no breeding....

LOL!

 

[brianth]

I'm for the idea of "perfect" being relative. For listening in bed, the K701s are an awful choice because they keep my wife away. For public use, the SR60s are a poor choice because I can hear everything BUT the music. Both are stunning used in the right place, though.

 

[J-Pak]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snacks /img/forum/go_quote.gif I voted for multiple "killer" pairs.

Seriously. You only live once.

 

[mochzr]

Multiple good pairs. Because

1) Diminishing returns on ultra-expensive headsets
2) Different headsets for different genres, and different locations (work, home, or outside)
3) Once you get one, you'll end up wanting more

Can't stop, won't stop...

Quote:

Sure those K1000 might be perfect, but it is it a worth it forever, doomed to hear just one ?

Hahaha he puts up a good point too

 

[dukpoki]

seriously it's all about quality and not quantity.

 

[Aman]

At the end of the day, you're looking for equipment that will provide the most realistic possible portrayal of the music within your given limitations. The most general limitation is your budget. On the "headphone" level, you also have to deal with the extremely unrealistic soundstage and imaging inherent in all headphones.

No "combination" of headphones will provide this solution. Perhaps solutions to a few of the problems, but not all of them. You simply cannot get the most realistic portrayal possible out of owning more than one pair of headphones. After all, you can't listen to all of them at once, and you shouldn't want to anyway. So, really, it's better to have the "killer" headphone that will most accurately portray the music for ALL music, given the limitations.

 

[jdimitri]

One.. It's kinda obvious

If one headphone can do it all, why wouldn't you?
There wouldn't be a synergy problem, no conflict in your head on which one to listen to (i know you do it

)

As for me, when i have 2 headphones one of them always takes up at least 90% of the time

 

[eypc]

Once a new piece of equipment becomes my "favorite", I forget the other pieces that I own. Keeping one killer pair and selling the others works best for me. Of course there's always room to try something new.

 

[krmathis]

What about one killer pair, and multiple "good" pairs?

Killer = Omega II
Good = Lambda Pro & SR-X/MK3