[Chingyul]

Man, the upgrade/buy new stuff bug always seems to hit around exam time. It's my excuse not to study and research new cans.

Anyways, I think I'm gonna pick these up. Just need to find a good dealer.
I'm gonna try my 580 cables with these, and pick up some 650 cables for my 580. Planning to use these for air travel.

 

[Pneumaniatic]

Just bought a pair of these, cause as much as I love my Denon C700's, they (IEM's) annoy me sometimes (fiddling with seal, the earplug feel, having to keep them in a case..etc).
I really like these cans so far. I was suprised by how small they were and they seem pretty sturdy. No complaints on sound quality, but they're not broken in yet and I can only see them getting better. Isolation is decent, not as much as I was expecting though based on the reviews I read but still pretty good.
The only downsides are that they're a little rough around the edges in terms of build quality. They don't really feel like a $200 pair of headphones but its nothing really bad. The clamping force also makes my ears sore after a little while, and my ears definitly get hot with these on on a warm day but I guess that's the tradeoff for good sound isolation. I'll throw the soft ear pads on one of these days and see how much of a difference they make for comfort and sound/isolation.
Overall, a great set of portable cans. Hopefully my ears will get used to the camping pressure after some time.

 

[toxicR21]

Just bought these as a back up HD25 BA (HD25 SP). They are the Concorde issue ones.

I bought them as a backup to my Alessandro MS1.
What should I expect?
I will post more when they arrive.
Is £46 a good price? I think retails they are around £80

Regards?

 

[BruteFM]

What is this? Is it worth getting?

REPLACEMENT CABLE f/HD25

 

[epithetless]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BruteFM /img/forum/go_quote.gif What is this? Is it worth getting? REPLACEMENT CABLE f/HD25

Good question. A little scarce on details, aren't they? I'd be interesting to know the length and plug-type that cable has...

 

[Bigmike34]

I'm looking to get these as soon as I can find them for around $130-$140. I want to add the HD580/HD600 cable from headroom and thats another $30. Still kind of bummed Skylab's review said they were under $150.

 

[Pneumaniatic]

I don't think Skylab said in his review that they were under $150, I think he just used them as his reference in the review of the other 5 sub-$150 headphones.

 

[Chingyul]

Is $199US as low as it'll go for a reputable dealer?

 

[Pneumaniatic]

The lowest Ive seen is on Ebay. I got my pair for $185 shipped using the best offer option. Maybe you can find a dealer you like and make an offer?

 

[Pneumaniatic]

Is there a good trick to putting the velour pads on these headphones? getting the pleather pads off was easy, but how do you guys put these damn suckers back on?

 

[Pneumaniatic]

Please disregard that last post, just got them on.

 

[BruteFM]

I got mine on buy.com last week for $163.

 

[uraflit]

too bad you guys missed the buy.com sale at $99

that was a couple months ago tho. i doubt it will go down to that price anytime soon.

anyways, the hd25-1 is a keeper for me
!

 

[ok computer]

I just got mine from buy.cm too. I'm burning them in right and hopefully the bass will clear up some...

 

[Chingyul]

Buy.com is at $199 (plus I'm up in Canada)
SENNHEISER HD25-1 II STUDIO HEADPHONES HD 25-1 II HD25 - eBay (item 150239677781 end time Apr-29-08 22:27:04 PDT)
Looks to be my best bet. Pretty reasonable shipping to Canada too.

Anyone dealt with him before?