[1967cutlass]

I need headphones...


1. They will mainly be used unamped
2. They need to be comfortable
3. They need to be reasonably durable
4. I would prefer full sized
5. They need to sound good
6. No grados

 

[1967cutlass]

What about the DJ headphones that audio technica sells?

 

[1Time]

Do you need open or closed cans? And, what's your price range?

 

[souperman]

I would suggest to you the Denon D1000's. They are VERY comfortable, over the ear, and sound GREAT.

 

[F107plus5]

The Sony MDR-V6 may be good one to consider. They've been around and accepted pretty much unchanged like forever, and their ruggedness in the recording studio(and with little kids at home!)is legendary.

They are able to be pad swapped for even more comfortable velour pads if desired, but I haven't read of any comfort problems with the pleather pads.

And they are closed if isolation is a concern.

...for a few bucks more you can get the MDR-7506 and get a gold plated plug and a different colored sticker that says "Professional"(

)and no change in the sound.

I like the MDR-7506 cause the color of the sticker won't clash with my current batch of phones and all my plugs are gold plated as well.

....gads; we really can be shallow can't we?!

 

[tjumper78]

sennheiser hd580 if you can find one

 

[captian73]

my suggestions would be the following`

1 Sennheiser HD25 1`s
2 equation audio RP21
3 Denon AH d1000`s
4 my new ultra fav portables, the JBL 410`s

i`m in a free internet cafe in Prague airport at the moment on my way home in a few hours, so if i don` get back to you, please forgive me

 

[BrookR1]

Go with the highest model number you can possibly afford, because I understand that higher model numbers are more better.

 

[1967cutlass]

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Originally Posted by BrookR1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Go with the highest model number you can possibly afford, because I understand that higher model numbers are more better.

I haven't thought of this yet, that's a good idea

 

[1967cutlass]

Quote:

Originally Posted by souperman /img/forum/go_quote.gif I would suggest to you the Denon D1000's. They are VERY comfortable, over the ear, and sound GREAT.

I've heard quite a bit about these, how are they unamped?

 

[1967cutlass]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1Time /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do you need open or closed cans? And, what's your price range?

Don't care, under $200

 

[1967cutlass]

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Originally Posted by tjumper78 /img/forum/go_quote.gif sennheiser hd580 if you can find one

Not unamped..

 

[1967cutlass]

Quote:

Originally Posted by captian73 /img/forum/go_quote.gif my suggestions would be the following` 1 Sennheiser HD25 1`s 2 equation audio RP21 3 Denon AH d1000`s 4 my new ultra fav portables, the JBL 410`s i`m in a free internet cafe in Prague airport at the moment on my way home in a few hours, so if i don` get back to you, please forgive me

How do the others compare to the d1000? Also how do they all perform unamped?

 

[1967cutlass]

Quote:

Originally Posted by F107plus5 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Sony MDR-V6 may be good one to consider. They've been around and accepted pretty much unchanged like forever, and their ruggedness in the recording studio(and with little kids at home!)is legendary. They are able to be pad swapped for even more comfortable velour pads if desired, but I haven't read of any comfort problems with the pleather pads. And they are closed if isolation is a concern. ...for a few bucks more you can get the MDR-7506 and get a gold plated plug and a different colored sticker that says "Professional"( )and no change in the sound. I like the MDR-7506 cause the color of the sticker won't clash with my current batch of phones and all my plugs are gold plated as well. ....gads; we really can be shallow can't we?!

Sorry but the v6 sound HORRIBLE in my opinion

 

[1Time]

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1967cutlass /img/forum/go_quote.gif I need headphones... 1. They will mainly be used unamped 2. They need to be comfortable 3. They need to be reasonably durable 4. I would prefer full sized 5. They need to sound good 6. No grados

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Originally Posted by 1967cutlass /img/forum/go_quote.gif Don't care, under $200

From my experience this describes the HD595 (open), and from what I've read it also describes the D1000 (closed).