Dice Cat
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I was planning on buying an Ultrasone Pro900 for a while, since I listened to a friend of mine's Pro750 and ADORED the sound. The cheapest pair I can find is currently 400 bucks, so I'm changing my search up and I'm going to invest in something cheaper to satisfy me until I can afford the Pro900... Or something else. Whatever I change my mind to. 
I definitely want bass to be prevalent, but I'm not exactly a basshead, so I don't want it to be screaming/pounding in my ear. I want more of a "hey, how ya doin? here i am!" rather than a "HAI GUUUUUUUUYSSSSS!!!!" kinda bass. (Sorry for the silly example, but that's the best way I can describe it.) Now I know what you're thinking. The Pro900 I want is said to be a very bassy can. Well, I was planning on tweaking that via modding. Besides, I'd rather have too much bass than nonexistent, anorexic bass. Soundstage is more important to me, though. My budget is the $90-$300 range. I want the best soundstage I can get for about that. I prefer to stay in the 90-250 bracket, though. 300 would be a stretch atm.
For reference, I have a HFI-550 that I think sounds... okay. It's better with electronica, pop, and classical than it is with rock. I want a can that'll handle all genres of music decently. My music tastes are pretty varied. I like everything except country and rap, pretty much. I have a lot of j-pop, industrial metal, classical and gothic-ish dark wave music. A few examples:
Over the Clouds - Alan (The beats in this song are a good example of the kind of semi-techno pop-ish music I mostly like)
Adagio - Secret Garden (Classical)
Any songs by Dunkelschoen, Faun, or Medieval Baebes (These all do New Age-ish Folk music)
Any songs by Eisbrecher (Industrial)
Yousei Teikoku and Ali-Project (J-Pop/Gothic Rock Ballads)
Here are some cans that I'm currently considering:
Beyer DT660
ATH-Pro700
HFI-780
Pro550 or Pro750
Ease of portability isn't necessarily an issue, but I just thought I'd point out that I will be using these in public. Nothing serious, just walking around or on the bus. Maybe to class. Y'know, casual.
I definitely want bass to be prevalent, but I'm not exactly a basshead, so I don't want it to be screaming/pounding in my ear. I want more of a "hey, how ya doin? here i am!" rather than a "HAI GUUUUUUUUYSSSSS!!!!" kinda bass. (Sorry for the silly example, but that's the best way I can describe it.) Now I know what you're thinking. The Pro900 I want is said to be a very bassy can. Well, I was planning on tweaking that via modding. Besides, I'd rather have too much bass than nonexistent, anorexic bass. Soundstage is more important to me, though. My budget is the $90-$300 range. I want the best soundstage I can get for about that. I prefer to stay in the 90-250 bracket, though. 300 would be a stretch atm.
For reference, I have a HFI-550 that I think sounds... okay. It's better with electronica, pop, and classical than it is with rock. I want a can that'll handle all genres of music decently. My music tastes are pretty varied. I like everything except country and rap, pretty much. I have a lot of j-pop, industrial metal, classical and gothic-ish dark wave music. A few examples:
Over the Clouds - Alan (The beats in this song are a good example of the kind of semi-techno pop-ish music I mostly like)
Adagio - Secret Garden (Classical)
Any songs by Dunkelschoen, Faun, or Medieval Baebes (These all do New Age-ish Folk music)
Any songs by Eisbrecher (Industrial)
Yousei Teikoku and Ali-Project (J-Pop/Gothic Rock Ballads)
Here are some cans that I'm currently considering:
Beyer DT660
ATH-Pro700
HFI-780
Pro550 or Pro750
Ease of portability isn't necessarily an issue, but I just thought I'd point out that I will be using these in public. Nothing serious, just walking around or on the bus. Maybe to class. Y'know, casual.
