[grumbles]

Since my previous post, I have continued to research - desperately trying to find that perfect set of headphones. Of course I won't find perfect, but something close right?

Anyway, I think I've come to the conclusion that the Denon D1001 is exactly what I desire. But there's a catch. (There's always a catch.) They seem to be a bit too bulky for my needs.
I don't need to go jogging with the things, but I do need to be able to shove them into a carry-on bag for use during flights. Do any of you use the D1001 for this purpose? Is it doable or just silly?

Considering portability, I thought perhaps the next best thing would be the Audio Technica ES7. They're typically regarded as being fairly portable. (That whole folding flat move.)
How do you all feel about this? Is the E7 worth its $100 price tag? Should I look elsewhere?

(In the event you didn't bother checking out the link to my previous post, I'm looking for a set of full-size headphones to use with rock and hip-hop music. I'm trying to stick with the ~$100 range. Comfort is a big plus.)

Any suggestions, comments, etc. are greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[JJDyn0mite]

The D1001 is perfect for what you are talking about. They are not bulky at all, especially compared to other circumaural cans, very light, and they come with a short cord and cable extender (the short cord is great for portable use). I say just go for it, I'm sure you'll be happy.

 

[fghtffyrobesity]

I am still somewhat in the same situation as you. For a long time I was looking between Ultrasone HFI-580's and ES7's. A husband of a co-worker of mine works at a company who creates all of the headsets for coaches and stuff for football games and for pilots and I asked him what he thought. He said the ES7's should be better. I then did a little bit more looking at the D1001's came into the picture, so I printed him off the information and am waiting to get a word back from him now, but for now I will tell you what I know about the ES7.

First off, from everything I have read, these are really good headphones. They are light, portable, have a great frequency range. However, they are not very comfortable. Right out of the package you will need to bend the wires so they don't clamp on to your head as hard. If you have glasses, I have heard you will have to raise them above the headphone, otherwise it hurts like no other. Glasses or not, they get uncomfortable after about an hour (and if you are using them during flights, you will probably be wearing them for more than an hour). The ES7's is also supra-aural (on ear, not over).

Just thought I would chime in and let you know. They are a great headphone, but comfort is a big issue on them

 

[grumbles]

Thanks, fghtffyrobesity. I do remember reading about comfort issues with the ES7.

If you don't mind, let us know what your friend says regarding the D1001.

 

[daleech]

The D1001s are quite portable and aren't really that big. I've dumped them into my backpack and used them on a plane before. Beware though, the isolation is not great and on a loud plane it can get difficult to hear your headphones. Nevertheless, Im guessing it still probably isolates better than the ES7 since those are supra-aural.

 

[fromthelane]

I'm in a very similar situation as this. I've been thinking about the ES7 and D1001 for some time now. This thread helped me a lot:

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/rev...mpared-250041/

I have come to the conclusion that the D1001 are the better, even if you need portability. They don't swivel, but in almost every other respect they seem to trump the ES7.

 

[fghtffyrobesity]

Quote:

Originally Posted by grumbles /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks, fghtffyrobesity. I do remember reading about comfort issues with the ES7. If you don't mind, let us know what your friend says regarding the D1001.

In short, he said that the sound of both are very similar (I sent him the charts of the frequencies from headroom) and that denon is a good brand to buy from

Hope it helped

 

[fjrabon]

The Denons come with a little pouch that's pretty convenient for just throwing in a carry on bag. Like others have said, they don't isolate a ton, but if you want more isolation than they provide, I'd go with IEMs anyway.

 

[member1982]

Both have poor isolation Denon i think have a bag so u can put them in when not in use. So does the ES7.

There are higher range to those headphones such as the AT ESW9, ESW10JPN excellent sound and humm the Ultrasone Edition 8 as well.

 

[as.we.proceed]

they both come with a bag.denon..soft warm sounding,and from the limited time i had with the es7..forward punchy sound.

 

[kcaccamise]

when you say bad isolation to the d1001, do you mean sound leaking in, or sound leaking out?
Also can you recommend where i can buy the d1001 rewired?