[Baenwort]

I'm looking to pick up a new set of headphones in Perth Australia(preferably some Byerdynamics) while the ship I am stationed too is pulled into Freemantle. Would any of you happen to know of either a chain of stores that might be in Perth that might carry them or a specialty shop in Perth area that I could go to?

My DT770's suffered a bit of damage while we where underway and although I have my Ety's to get me by I don't like wearing them all the time as I have ear plugs in my ears nearly half the day just doing my job and its nice not to have something stuck in them all the time.

 

[bioxeed]

http://www.headphones.com.au

based in perth. In fact Snufkin from here is the man running it. Might be worth getting in contact and seeing if he has any in stock.

 

[Snufkin]

(hopefully this is ok to post)

Sorry, but I don't have any stock - I rang my supplier, they're out of stock until the end of this month.
I also asked them if there were local places with stock here in Perth and they suggested Music Park and Kosmic Sound, both of whom are out of stock

I can't think of any other places to try either, there aren't many Beyer stockists in Perth unfortunately, but there's plenty of Sennheiser resellers!

Sorry to be not much help.

 

[jessica00]

perth, thats almost literally on the other side of the world from me. use to know someone from there too.

 

[Buddha]

Time to invest in that rubber dinghy Snufkin ...

or you can borrow my flippers.

 

[taoster]

Quote:

Originally posted by jessica00 perth, thats almost literally on the other side of the world from me. use to know someone from there too.

i feel the same way too

 

[pp312]

Snufkin is running Headphonic? In that case, Snufkin, how about a bit more info on those two A.T. models around $200? They look intriguing, but as hard as I stare at the monitor, I can't hear how they sound, and a search of the web reveals nothing.

By the way---good pricing!

 

[enak]

I have the A55, its a good headphone, but not to be worn for too long, ears get hot, and slightly uncomfortable for longer listening sessions. Got em from Snufkin to

 

[Snufkin]

pp312 - I'm not really allowed to discuss things in a business way, but I'm more than happy to give you my impression of the AT headphones

The A55 is a fairly warm sounding headphone, good bass response, clear all-round sound, relatively good build quality, good isolation - the only thing I don't like is the pleather earpads as enak mentioned, they can get uncomfortable after a while and I just have a thing against pleather earpads in general. I'd call the A55 a good allrounder, great for computer users because it's very easy to drive and offers that all important isolation needed at LANs etc.

The AD5 is a more energetic and forward sounding, sometimes quite bright, a little less bass than the A55 but a lot more treble, midrange being about the same. No isolation whatsoever makes it a bad choice for outdoor use/LAN use etc, but you do get a wider soundstage and that airy open headphone sound. One thing that impresses me about the AD5 is the weight - it's featherweight, very comfy. Unfortunately for my music tastes I find it a little bright, I prefer a warmer sound to my headphones and when I listen to stuff like Autechre it's a little painful on the AD5.

The main issue with the 2 is neither IMHO is a "better" headphone, they have similar, yet different sounds so I'm having a hard time recommending one over the other to people. It comes down to personal preference - do you want a brighter, more energetic sound with no isolation or a warmer, slightly bassier sound with isolation.

 

[pp312]

Thanks for your impressions on the ATs, Snufkin. They help somewhat, but of course even the words "bright" and "warm" are subject to interpretation. I like a fairly bright sound, but only if it's clean, clean, clean. I recently sold a pair of Grado SR 80s on Ebay as I just couldn't live with that "hot" treble. Yet I'm currently enjoying a pair of JVC DX 1s which are equally or more bright but in a quite different way--the brightness is at the treble extreme where it's relatively easy to damp (thin felt works well!).With the Grados, well, everything but the best recordings just sounded too harsh. Strings had the quality of a 1/16th drill bit. (This is with the "cone" pads. I never had a chance to experiment. I couldn't see it making enough of a difference).

To give you the other side of the coin, I also resold a Senn 497 as it seemed totally dull to me--no high treble at all. I was somewhat shocked actually, given the favourable comments here. Just goes to show.

I agree with you about pleather--it just doesn't do it for me.

 

[Snufkin]

I generally use the terms warm and bright in context rather than overall, so a quick A vs B comparison leads to the aforementioned results and most of the terms used are relative to the 2 headphones being compared

I'd hazard to say you have unusual tastes, although you may be a candidate for the Beyer DT931, as long as you don't mind a little less bass impact than some 'phones (unless you've got a corda perhaps) or the W100 even?. Put them on your list of 'phones to audition when you have a chance.

It's tough though as you have a pretty clear idea of what you're after, I don't care what the headphones sound like as long as they let me enjoy the music

 

[Baenwort]

Thanks for all the help guys. Snufkin, would you happen to know which of the ATs sound closest to the 770s? I liked how they sound but we won't be here at the end of the month and the mail service as we transit from one location to another is irregular and the Navy mail system is rather hard on packages(being tossed from plane to ground and back onto another plane then landing on a Carrier tends to be hard on packaging). I would like to be able to pick them up myself from a retailer somewhere on the rail like from Freemantle to Perth.

 

[Snufkin]

IMHO none of the AT headphones sound like or are built like the 770pro, the closest thing you might find in stock is a pair of 990pro. I'd suggest the W100, but it's significantly more expensive and not as bulletproof as the 770pro.

I'll see if I can track something down this week, I don't mind meeting in the city to help you out (Belgian beer cafe is good

)

Feel free to icq me and I can tell you a few places in/near the city that might be worth checking out

 

[pp312]

"...you may be a candidate for the Beyer DT931"

Actually it was the 831 that sounded closest to my tastes from your and other's descriptions. I've read some great comments on these phones, yet others seem lukewarm. Horses for courses, I guess.

"I'd hazard to say you have unusual tastes."

Probably not. I listen mostly to serious orchestral music, and I know what an orchestra sounds like in the Sydney Opera House. That's the sound I'm after, and the JVC in its present slightly modified form comes amazingly close. Come to think of it, I'm not even sure why I'm looking around at other phones at all, as I feel no dissatisfaction with the JVC at all save that it's big and cumbersome and not totally comfortable. My idea with the SR 80 was to find a more portable, lightweight, preferably on-the-ear phone for longer term, more casual listening, but I suspect no phone in the category is going to please me. And of course, no matter how satisfied we are with any phone, there's always the suspicion that we're missing something better elsewhere....