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Howdy folks,
I'm looking for a different set of cans for work. Currently using Audio Technica ATH M40FS. Too much midrange for me, however they isolate nicely and are very comfy. Been using ipod EQ to even out the mids, but it's not helping as much as I'd like it to. I have Beyer DT770/250's at home (I rather enjoy the recessed midrange on these). My "work" amp is a Bravo Audio V2 (because it's cheap, and because I don't want to worry about someone walking off with something expensive).
So with all that in mind:
0) Around $100 USD;
1) Needs to be closed back;
2) A "fun" headphone with emphasized bass, recessed mids, emphasized highs is fine (I have a distinct hearing loss of about 6 dB at 4 kHz, so something that emphasizes that range is good);
3) Can be driven with a Bravo Audio V2 (which drives my DT770/250's just fine);
4) Would like them to be loose fitting on a large head - around 8 hat size (this is the only thing about my M40's I really like);
5) Music type is primarily rock but I listen to almost everything;
6) Don't care about stuff like coiled/straight cords, jack type, color, etc. I prefer function over cosmetics. Please don't recommend gold or pink, though.
7) Impedance can be 32-250 ohms, a bit higher is probably ok.
It almost sounds like I want something similar to the DT770's, but cheaper. Well, yeah, maybe so lol. I don't want to use my DT770's at work, because they clamp too hard on my head. I could not wear them all day. So comfort is A Big Deal to me. If I need to spend a bit more than $100 to get cans that fit the above specs, please recommend anyway.
Thank you kindly for your time.
So after reading this thread for a while, I've come to the conclusion that there are just too many posts going by, at such a fast rate, that no one can keep up with making recommendations. There seem to be two distinct types of questions:
1) Experienced people (more or less) who give an enumerated list of requirements (such as I did above), and,
2) Newer people who basically ask, what are the best headphones for XXX amount.
I applaud and thank the folks who try to answer some of these questions. It occurs to me that just trying to spend one's spare time trying to answer posts in this thread, would consume several hours of every day (which makes it a part time job). I have been tempted to answer a couple of them, but I realized that the only cans I had any business recommending would be the very few limited models I have any experience with. In all honesty, I found that I could not genuinely answer any of the posts with a reasonable, meaningful reply.
It would seem that having manufacturer reps answering these questions would pose a risk of conflict of interest, which is why I suppose there aren't teams of people from every manufacturer in here answering these questions. Or perhaps they don't have the money to hire people to do that sort of thing. Or perhaps its just a website policy, which would also be totally understandable.
Since I made my original post, I've been reading this thread to see if anyone replied. No one has, so I am presuming that there either wasn't an easy answer, or maybe there just are no easy answers to these questions. Or maybe as I observed, there just isn't enough time in the day, for people who might volunteer their time to do such things. There are, after all, presumably a small number of people who have sufficient experience, have owned lots and lots of headphones, and could spend their spare hours answering these questions - nevermind doing it day in and day out, for years.
In my case, after deciding my post had got lost in the weeds, I decided to go back and read. After a while, I decided that a pair of Sony MDR 7506 sounded like they fit the bill, as it were. I guess I'll find out some time next week how well that estimation turns out.
So I suppose I wonder, why this thread exists? The new reader is directed here to ask questions, instead of posting new threads. I haven't even tried to look at all of the new threads. This website represents a huge resource of information, but clearly, it takes time to sift through everything. And I suppose people want an answer right now, and not have to go dig through a bunch of forums. On the other hand, I would suppose there are plenty of cases where kind people have made recommendations, only to have the people come back to them and say, "those cans you recommended to me really suck!" Which would pretty much stop me from ever making another recommendation out of the kindness of my heart.
So yeah. I guess there was no good easy answer to my question. And I suppose there isn't an easy one for anyone else. Which is probably why so many people own so many headphones, lol. You just have to try them out for yourself.
