[MERTON]

you'd damned well better put the ms2's in place of those sr 325's!!! how dare you shun the refined grado!!! >:[

 

[Davie]

Quote:

Originally posted by Hiker Are the Senn HD 497s not getting added?? Personally I think they are quite a good deal, especially considering the fact that they need no amp.

I'd agree with this 100%. I prefer the 497s to the Grado SR60.

Don't mean to crap on this idea, but I have some reservations about posting such a list and if it is posted I think it should lean toward the inclusive end. We spend so much time debating the merits of the 497s vs the Grado SR60 or the PX100 vs. the PortaPro that I think it would be misleading to imply an endorsement of one over the other.

 

[MERTON]

you should never endorse one headphone over another to those whos tastes you know nothing about.. instead you should describe the merits of each fone and say to whom's listening style they would most suit.

 

[nanahachi]

bump for more brainstorming and responses

 

[SteeleBlayde]

Like I said, the AKG K271 Studios should be up there somewhere. They're in about the same price range as the Beyer DT 250-80s and and they sound great for the price. Plus, they're closed so they offer some isolation. They are my primary gaming phones.

 

[nanahachi]

updated list.
* represents new addition

Best < $100 headphones
Sennheiser MX500 – ($20)
Koss KSC-35 (discontinued) or *KSC-50 (replaced KSC-35)
* Koss Portapros
* Sennheiser HD-497 www.headphone.com – ($49)
* Sennheiser PX100 www.headphone.com – ($39)
* Sennheiser PX200 www.headphone.com – ($49)
Grado SR-60 (no amp) www.headphone.com – ($69)
Grado SR-80 www.headphone.com – ($95)
Sony MDR-V6/7506
Sony Eggo MDR-D66sl www.audiocubes.com – ($99)
Sennheiser HD-280 www.headphone.com – ($99)

Best $100-200 Headphone
*Etymotic ER-6 www.headphone.com – ($129)
Beyerdynamic 250-80/250 www.headphone.com – ($170)
Beyerdynamic DT-770pro www.headphone.com – ($179)
Sennheiser HD-580 – ($150-200) www.headphone.com – ($200)
Grado SR-225 www.headphone.com – ($195)
Ultrasone HFI-650 Trackmaster/DVD Edition http://home.t-online.de/home/meier-audio/ - ($160)

Best $200-300 Headphone
Etymotic ER-4p/4s www.headphone.com – ($270)
Beyerdynamic DT880 http://home.t-online.de/home/meier-audio/ - ($245)
Grado SR-325 www.headphone.com – ($295)
Sennheiser HD600 www.etronics.com

Best $300+ Headphone
Sony MDR-CD3000 www.audiocubes.com – ($370)
Audio Technica W1000 www.audiocubes.com – ($380)
AKG K1000 www.headphone.com – ($549)
Grado RS-1 www.headphone.com – ($695)


Some Categories:

Gaming:
Sennheiser HD-280
Sony V6/7506
Beyerdynamic DT-770pro

The “Mids”
AT W100

BASS!!!
Beyerdynamic DT-770pro

Portables:
Senn MX500
Koss KSC-35
Sony V6
Sony D66sl Eggo
Etymotic ER-4p
*Etymotic ER-6

*Isolating
*Etymotic ER-4p/s
*Etymotic ER-6
*Sennheiser PX250
*Shure E2c

Closed phones:
Sony v6 (semi closed?)
Sony D66 Eggo
*Senn HD-497
Senn HD-280
*Beyerdynamic DT-770pro
Beyerdynamic DT 250-80/250
AT W100
Sony MDR-CD1700
Sony MDR-CD3000
*Sennheiser PX250
*Shure E2c
Etymotic ER-4p/s
*Etymotic ER-6
AudioTechnica A/W1000

$$$$ Phones - rare/Uber High End Phones
*Sony R10
*Grado HP-1000 series: HP-1, HP-2, HP-3
*Grado SR-100/200/300 (Predecessors to 125/22/325)

 

[loveheadphones]

DT770's = closed?

 

[MERTON]

to love.. yes.. they block 18 decibels

and why isn't the music series from alessandro-products.com up there? and youd best be putting th dt 880's up. and hfi 650 should be in the closed can also.

 

[Davie]

This is getting picky but, in spite of what the Headroom web site says, I find that the Senn 497s do just fine without an amp, and actually can be driven by some low powered portables that can't handle the Grado SR60.

My 1.5 cents

 

[nanahachi]

Quote:

Originally posted by MERTON to love.. yes.. they block 18 decibels

Metron, this doesn't make sense to me, can you clarify? I assume you are talking about the Etys, but ...

Quote:

Originally posted by MERTON and why isn't the music series from alessandro-products.com up there? and youd best be putting th dt 880's up. and hfi 650 should be in the closed can also.

First, please show me instances of a general consensus recommnending MS phones. AFAIK, reactions to the MS series are mixed. I am happy to be corrected if I am wrong, but again, please remember this thread is about COMMONLY RECOMMENDED HEADPHONES. I have rarely seen the Alessandros recommend. not never, just rarely. Most of the time, standard Grados are recommended over the Music Series. But please, correct me if i am wrong.

Again, this thread doesnt exist to represent every headphone that people use. only those that are recommended time in and time out.

I have added the 650s, based on people's suggestions and my own research thereafter.

I will add the DT880s.

Davie
thanks for your input. I'm not sure it's relevant here, but your info on the 497s is good to hear. perhaps you can include that in the potential thread that lists impressions/minireviews of individual headphones, categorized by brand: the Sennheiser Phones thread, Sony phones thread, etc.... so again, thanks!!

 

[MERTON]

if you put the grado's you're best off putting the alessandro's and the reason more people don't have them is that they don't know about them.. at least put them in an alternatives category or something... they are very much worthy of mention.. and that thing to love was saying that the dt 770's block out 18 decibels and they are closed cans.

 

[nanahachi]

Can everyone live with the list provided a few posts up?

I think I added most suggestions. Of course everyone's recommendations are welcome and appreciated. However, I really stuck with those that are commonly occuring and recommended by more than one person time and time again.

Thanks for all of your help.

 

[Davie]

Quote:

Davie thanks for your input. I'm not sure it's relevant here, but your info on the 497s is good to hear. perhaps you can include that in the potential thread that lists impressions/minireviews of individual headphones, categorized by brand: the Sennheiser Phones thread, Sony phones thread, etc.... so again, thanks!! [/B]

Actually, I was just responding to the words "(no amp)" following the SR60s in the list. I thought that if the SR60s were being recommended for unamped use that then the 497s should be also. But since there are many phones on the list that would also fit that description, perhaps the "no amp" should be removed from the SR60 entry.

 

[Davie]

Some more comments:

Senn 497 should be deleted from the "closed" category and the Senn PX200 should be added.

The Senn 280Pro should definitely be added to the "Isolating" category, since it's generally considered the best conventional form factor (not in-ear, no active noise cancellation) option in this regard.

The Senn PX100 and PX200 and the Koss KSC-50 and Portapro should be added to the "Portables" category.

How about a "Cheap (<$20)" category, which could include the Senn MX500, the Koss KSC-50 and (new entry) the Philips HP170? I think this question comes up on a regular basis from noobs.

 

[MERTON]

sorry about the pissiness above.