[MaZa]

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At the beginning I thought I need a closed headphone but now I don't think that anymore. I can't imagine that I disturb my roommates and neighbours with an open headphone when my door is closed. So please tell me your suggestions for open headphones.

 
 
 
Yeah, open headphones are not exactly speakers.

 
Grados are very expensive on this side of pond indeed, but you can strike some very good deals on used market. Thats how I have gotten all my Grados minus HF2. Or Alessandro serie is pretty much made for guitar related stuff. Warranty is a problem indeed, but factory lemons are not terribly common but its still a risk. I cant think of other headphone in your price range ATM. Sony SA5000 is lovely on guitars, but is also very pricy around here. DT880 is good but bit flat for generally rocking out. I dont particularly care for DT990. Slight bassboost compared to DT880 is welcome, but pronouncing the already spiky treble of DT880 is a mistake. Way too piercing to my ears.

 

[kais0r]

Ok, thanks.
And what's your opinion about Sennheiser HD25-1 II or the new HD 558 and HD 598? At the moment the HD25-1 is my favourite.

 

[Tanjent]

MS1i's are Grado's upgraded by Alessandro. They are simular to the Grado sr125i's.
Grado is a Guitar Co. I have the Ms1i's and listen to metal, (Sepultura, Megadeth, Metallica, Pantera), and im sure you wont be disappointed.

 

[kais0r]

Yeah, but unfortunatey I'm from Germany. If warranty is no problem for people outside of the US, I would surely buy the MS1.

 

[funeralmarch]

I'm using Grado SR60 for metal and rock genre. 

 

[Tanjent]

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Yeah, but unfortunatey I'm from Germany. If warranty is no problem for people outside of the US, I would surely buy the MS1.

I am in Australia, and Im sure my warranty is valid... buy them from a respected outlet and you should be right...

 

[kais0r]

Yeah it's valod but I think you have to play a lot of money for sending it to the USA and back. And it can disappear on its way.

 

[Tanjent]

Grado dealer in Germany: Active Audio Vertrieb GmbH   49 0 911 880 330

 

[WhiteCrow]

just go for the Sony MDR-V6, they are around 60-80$ and are beastly for metal and rock, and the fact that they seal like some one super glued an airtight sound proof chamber to your head they are great fro playing guitar and listening to audio playback.

 

[rancid]

I've used HFI-780 for metal and practicing guitar playing. Works nicely while listening metal and they are fairly good for practicing. I would prefer a neutral phone while playing. The headphone outs on guitar amps always suck and that is a fact. They are 'speaker emulated' so they don't sound same as your combo. I've learned this on other forums. At least this is what happens on my Vox VT30. I got shure SRH-440 for my wife for playing keyboard and they are quite nice with the guitar also. They are more neutral than 780. Also they are quite cheap in thomann. My suggestion is SRH-440 or SRH-840 which is supposed to be the upgraded version of 440's.
 
And for addition I also got the grado sr225i used a week a go and they are the best of my headphones for both playing and listening. They are open but they bleed very little noise IMO. Problem is that I can hear the TV and radio through them.

 

[Tanjent]

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I am in Australia, and Im sure my warranty is valid... buy them from a respected outlet and you should be right...

What are you going to do with them...play football?

 

[Tanjent]

Go the MS1 mate

 

[Tanjent]

Double post

 

[kais0r]

I will buy the MS1.
Would you recommend the MS1 or the MS1 2009 version which costs 10 $ more for my purposes? Is the MS1 2009 version the MS1i?

 

[kais0r]

Is it usual that you get no order confirmation when buying the MS1?