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[gazzington]

Thanks as I find it very useful. Erm after playing with hd800s a lot yesterday. I am wrong. These are incredible for metal. I altered the way they sit on my head and gave them more amp juice. Huge soundstage. Now I need something closed back for work with a similar sound. Def not selling hd800s now

 

[levap]

Is there and updated spreadsheet shown on the first page of this thread anywhere?

I update spreadsheet in first post from time to time. A bit more up to date spreadsheet could be found here.
http://forum.doctorhead.ru/index.php?showtopic=26832

 

[levap]

Thanks as I find it very useful. Erm after playing with hd800s a lot yesterday. I am wrong. These are incredible for metal. I altered the way they sit on my head and gave them more amp juice. Huge soundstage. Now I need something closed back for work with a similar sound. Def not selling hd800s now

I agree, 800S are great for metal. 800S are on their way to spreadsheet.

 

[gazzington]

Even with black metal where I expected problems. Amped up they sounded great.

 

[levap]

Even with black metal where I expected problems. Amped up they sounded great.

They sound very, very good on black metal, but possibly I'm poisoned by orthodynamic sound, so - not champions in TOTL league.
But they really excellent for progressive and sympho-metal.

 

[gazzington]

Which phones are champions for black. I’m guessing abyss?

 

[levap]

Which phones are champions for black. I’m guessing abyss?

Yep. And personally for me - pre-fasor LCD-2.

Problem with forum engine - post size is limited to 50000, to update head post I have to erase some content... So most up to date spreadsheet is here

 

[Eldair]

No Focal Elear on list?

 

[levap]

No Focal Elear on list?

No, not too interested in them. Don't expect something extraordinary (or am I wrong?). Clear - could be another story.

 

[Dobrescu George]

Yep. And personally for me - pre-fasor LCD-2.

Problem with forum engine - post size is limited to 50000, to update head post I have to erase some content... So most up to date spreadsheet is here

You have been doing great amounts of effort! Thank you!

No, not too interested in them. Don't expect something extraordinary (or am I wrong?). Clear - could be another story.

I am also quite curious about Clear, seems like it would have the right sound for metal music!

 

[swspiers]

You have been doing great amounts of effort! Thank you!



I am also quite curious about Clear, seems like it would have the right sound for metal music!

I'm curious about the clear as well. Not sure I need it considering I have the HD800S, But still...

 

[Dobrescu George]

I'm curious about the clear as well. Not sure I need it considering I have the HD800S, But still...

Well, you do already have one of the mountain peaks when it comes to headphones! Who knows, maybe clear will bring competition to HD800S, but at a lower price! We can always hope

 

[levap]

I'm curious about the clear as well. Not sure I need it considering I have the HD800S, But still..

Well, having in the mind track of Sennheiser early 800 -> late 800 -> 800 S, it seems really curious to check Focal's next turn in very close price range.

 

[davidcotton]

Curious really. At work I use the venerable sennheiser hd25-II's for listening to progressive rock and metal (more the former than the latter admittedly). Was just wondering if there were any alternatives that had the senns isolation and sound but in a more comfortable package? Tend to wear them for most of the day when I do (it's either headphones or iems, and the headphones go on when I am irritated with not getting a good seal from the iems!) and the clamp (which I get is needed for the isolation) does get annoying after awhile. Head tends to feel it's been in a vice.

No real budget as such, would be driven from a sony a35.

Thanks