[Sture]

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Originally Posted by jdimitri Bing bong... DT880s Analytical, AMAZING for jazz, especially female vocals and pretty much everything else that aren't the best with grados, i'm sure you know which ones they are They were great with my SR225, i just didn't like having 2 cans because i end up using one of them a lot more (in this case the SR225) so i bought the DT990 DT990 is the middle ground... kind of Well it makes sounds good with all genres, so i'm happy Oh and they're soooooo comfortable, i'm tempted to say it's more comfortable to have them on my head than not edit: it leaks a bit of noise, but nowhere as much as grados.. at a quiet listening environment and normal listening volume, people around you will barely hear it

Oh jeah, I'm same line. DT 880 be great cans, I use them classical and live recording listening, they are very airy, but RS2 are thiny and more "in your face sounding" as DT 880

 

[DRSpeed85]

Try the AKG 271s if ur looking for a close phone. I think it is underappreciated on this forum. It has the sweetest mids and highs and its bass is more quality oriented than quantity. Very much the opposite character of Grados.

 

[Kees]

Check out ATH A900. Lots of fans on this forum too. ATH sound can be really addicting.

 

[F107plus5]

Giving this question a bit more thought.

I had commented on the K601 as being a good one...and it is... but I had also been thinking of the K601s as being a good one to go along with my MS2i as they are also a bit toward the brighter side.

The RS-2, however, being a bit darker than MS2i, then perhaps a better complement to RS-2 would be the Senns HD-600. Not as much soundstage, but close, about the same price too. But presenting perhaps a slightly darker presentation which may be a bit more appropriate.