[will75]

My first good pair of headphones came last week. They are the Philips HP890. I'm quite happy with them but want to buy a pair that will have completely different traits (still keeping the 890s).

I am guessing that the 890s would be considered warm or layed-back cans. Not sure though as I haven't heard any others. I would appreciate any advice from those that have heard these on how you would categorize them.

I'm betting the grado sr60s are its polar opposite. In the past, when I listened to cheap headphones I would often press them against my ears to increase the sound or experience. Just interested to see what the experts think.

thanks all.

 

[usc goose]

i've never heard the 890s, but if they are what you describe it sounds like some grados might be good to switch things up.

any 890 owners wanna jump in here?

 

[will75]

thx goose, you are always there to help! one of the first friendly faces (so to speak) I noticed on the boards.

 

[lini]

will75: The HP890 is already quite a good headphone considering its moderate price - and it's also not so far away from neutral, though it can be a bit piercing in times. From that point, you could go to groovier (AKG K240S for example) or even to mucho mightier in the bass (Beyerdynamic DT770(Pro)/250...), to more analytical (AKG K501, Beyerdynamic DT880 or even DT931...), more in-the-face (Grado SR80), more neutral (Beyerdynamic DT250/250, Sennheiser HD580 or HD 600...)... uhm... much more piercing (Sennheiser HD 470)...

, ... errrr... much more expensive and esoteric (Stax, AKG K1000), ... even bigger earcups (Sony MDR-CD2000/3000) ... more wood (Audio Technica AT-Wxxxx, Grado RS 1/2) ... more metal (Sony MDR-F1, Grado SR325...) ... guess I'm running out of ideas, now...

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[wallijonn]

seeing as how you are into rock (and the Phillips feel like pillows) - the obvious 180 is Grados. portable: sr60, most near the HP890 price - SR80 (?), most rock like - SR225 (supposedly), something to think about - RS1.

But you may miss those pillows...

 

[will75]

they are indeed pillows. very comfy.