MooTaters
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I've had my ATH-M50's for quite some time now, and this past summer the sweat caused by the pleather pads got quite obnoxious at times. I know I can get cloth pads or do mods, but I'm also just looking to get into a new pair of cans, gain more experience...and maybe have a slight upgrade.
I have 3 main requirements, 1) They are closed cans, I'm planning to use them in the summer, in which I always have a fan on because my west facing room with a gaming PC gets very hot. 2) Some form of cloth pads, pleather/leather leads to sweating, and cloth pads should help prevent this. 3) They be full circumaural headphones, for reference my M50's do fit, though at times I feel like just barely.
Other things to consider:
These don't need to be special for gaming, while I like gaming a lot, I'm not so obsessed that this need be the main concern. I do like the sound of the M50's, I don't think I'd mind a different sound signature, but I also feel like I wouldn't like something that's bass-lite. That said I don't think I'd like something similar to the older tire(earpad) version of the Sony XB series(only briefly heard them in stores).
One thing I want to make sure of is that the treble isn't piercing or harsh. My only decent example is that sometimes I've found the guitar solo in Daft Punk's Aerodynamic to be rather harsh, like sandpaper to the ears almost(maybe a bit of an exaggeration, but those are some harsh sounding highs to me).
TLDR(below): I listen to many forms of music, these headphones don't need to be tailored specifically for the music, but so often people ask for what we listen to, so I included it.
Lately I've listened to a lot of EDM/electronica style music. I guess I like house and trance, I'm not very well versed in the genres of electronic music(don't like dubstep though). I do however listen to a lot of other forms of music, from classic rock, to hard rock/metal/industrial metal for example, Disturbed, Static-x, Rammstein. I also have a lot of random stuff, like Gorillaz, Ozric Tentacles, That1Guy, the many forms of Les Claypool(Primus, Frog Brigade, etc.), Ronald Jenkees(kind of fits in electronic music though)....basically saying I guess I'd prefer a decent all arounder maybe?...I mean I don't think I'll ever have a headphone specially for music x y or z, and if it doesn't perform epicly for music z I'm not going to die or anything.
Headphones I've considered(not a big list I know, that's why I'm asking head-fi):
DT770 Pro 80 or 250ohm
Before I decided I wanted something with cloth pads I had been drooling over MrSpeaker's Mad Dogs. I don't know if there's any cloth pads that fit the T50RP's and how that affects it's sound. I'd rather not go that high of a price tag, but it is a pair that I've kind of dreamed of having too....and I could afford it, but would rather consider cheaper options first.
I have 3 main requirements, 1) They are closed cans, I'm planning to use them in the summer, in which I always have a fan on because my west facing room with a gaming PC gets very hot. 2) Some form of cloth pads, pleather/leather leads to sweating, and cloth pads should help prevent this. 3) They be full circumaural headphones, for reference my M50's do fit, though at times I feel like just barely.
Other things to consider:
These don't need to be special for gaming, while I like gaming a lot, I'm not so obsessed that this need be the main concern. I do like the sound of the M50's, I don't think I'd mind a different sound signature, but I also feel like I wouldn't like something that's bass-lite. That said I don't think I'd like something similar to the older tire(earpad) version of the Sony XB series(only briefly heard them in stores).
One thing I want to make sure of is that the treble isn't piercing or harsh. My only decent example is that sometimes I've found the guitar solo in Daft Punk's Aerodynamic to be rather harsh, like sandpaper to the ears almost(maybe a bit of an exaggeration, but those are some harsh sounding highs to me).
TLDR(below): I listen to many forms of music, these headphones don't need to be tailored specifically for the music, but so often people ask for what we listen to, so I included it.
Lately I've listened to a lot of EDM/electronica style music. I guess I like house and trance, I'm not very well versed in the genres of electronic music(don't like dubstep though). I do however listen to a lot of other forms of music, from classic rock, to hard rock/metal/industrial metal for example, Disturbed, Static-x, Rammstein. I also have a lot of random stuff, like Gorillaz, Ozric Tentacles, That1Guy, the many forms of Les Claypool(Primus, Frog Brigade, etc.), Ronald Jenkees(kind of fits in electronic music though)....basically saying I guess I'd prefer a decent all arounder maybe?...I mean I don't think I'll ever have a headphone specially for music x y or z, and if it doesn't perform epicly for music z I'm not going to die or anything.
Headphones I've considered(not a big list I know, that's why I'm asking head-fi):
DT770 Pro 80 or 250ohm
Before I decided I wanted something with cloth pads I had been drooling over MrSpeaker's Mad Dogs. I don't know if there's any cloth pads that fit the T50RP's and how that affects it's sound. I'd rather not go that high of a price tag, but it is a pair that I've kind of dreamed of having too....and I could afford it, but would rather consider cheaper options first.
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