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Headphoneus Supremus
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Hello again,
Oh supreme headphone wisdom collective. I currently have the Beyer DT-931's and the Corda HA-1. I've converted to headphone listening for 3/4ths of my music for about a year now. This was originally due to the fact that the time that I have available for listening is almost always while on the pc, and my main system is two floors away.
Over the course of time, I have indeed been hooked on the enjoyment of headphones. Unlike many/most of you, I dont plan to have a sizeable collection of them. I've been quite happy with the 931-Corda combination, but, of course, you always want to improve the quality of your listening if its possible. In that regard, I will likely have Kurt W Blue my amp soon.
I think I need to acquire another pair of headphones to experience what else is out there. The trick is, there are simply not any of the upper echelon headphones available anywhere near my area to audition in person and so, I'm going to have to rely on your group expertise to help me out here. I've been dutifully reading this forum for some months now, so I have an idea of what to expect.
I did have the chance to try the Sennheiser HD600's and thought they were excellent phones, but I didnt find them superior to my 931's. I enjoy the sound of the 931's a great deal, but I do sometimes wish for more bass than they provide.
And so, here is the situation. I only plan to purchase one, or, at the most, two more headphones to cover all my needs for the future. Certainly if someone came out with the "next ultimate headphones" that represented a quantum leap in technology and sound quality, somewhere down the road, I would look at that at the time, but based upon what exists currently, which one or two headphones would you recommend I purchase given all of this?
I listen to a fairly wide range of music, including quite a bit of rock, folk, celtic, film soundtracks, new age, and a lot varying styles of female vocals.
Just off the top of my head, having read everything posted here for quite a few months, the Grado RS-1's, RS-2's, Sony CD-3000's, and maybe the AKG K1000's all seem to be possibilities (missing out on the Headroom blowout on the K1000's is STILL really ticking me off though). Since I cant audition any of these, I would truly appreciate your perspectives, thoughts, suggestions and advice. Thanks.
Oh supreme headphone wisdom collective. I currently have the Beyer DT-931's and the Corda HA-1. I've converted to headphone listening for 3/4ths of my music for about a year now. This was originally due to the fact that the time that I have available for listening is almost always while on the pc, and my main system is two floors away.
Over the course of time, I have indeed been hooked on the enjoyment of headphones. Unlike many/most of you, I dont plan to have a sizeable collection of them. I've been quite happy with the 931-Corda combination, but, of course, you always want to improve the quality of your listening if its possible. In that regard, I will likely have Kurt W Blue my amp soon.
I think I need to acquire another pair of headphones to experience what else is out there. The trick is, there are simply not any of the upper echelon headphones available anywhere near my area to audition in person and so, I'm going to have to rely on your group expertise to help me out here. I've been dutifully reading this forum for some months now, so I have an idea of what to expect.
I did have the chance to try the Sennheiser HD600's and thought they were excellent phones, but I didnt find them superior to my 931's. I enjoy the sound of the 931's a great deal, but I do sometimes wish for more bass than they provide.
And so, here is the situation. I only plan to purchase one, or, at the most, two more headphones to cover all my needs for the future. Certainly if someone came out with the "next ultimate headphones" that represented a quantum leap in technology and sound quality, somewhere down the road, I would look at that at the time, but based upon what exists currently, which one or two headphones would you recommend I purchase given all of this?
I listen to a fairly wide range of music, including quite a bit of rock, folk, celtic, film soundtracks, new age, and a lot varying styles of female vocals.
Just off the top of my head, having read everything posted here for quite a few months, the Grado RS-1's, RS-2's, Sony CD-3000's, and maybe the AKG K1000's all seem to be possibilities (missing out on the Headroom blowout on the K1000's is STILL really ticking me off though). Since I cant audition any of these, I would truly appreciate your perspectives, thoughts, suggestions and advice. Thanks.