[308med]

A friend of mine is taking his first baby steps into the world of hifi and is looking for closed headphones around $100. I let him listen to my HD650 and markl'ed D2000 out of his ipod (an underpowered source but also the source that he is going to primarily use) and he decided, across the board, that he liked the 650 better. He said he liked the D2000 but that he really enjoyed the laid back presentation of the 650. Aside from Sennheiser's closed headphones, what other options should he be looking at? I was thinking about the Beyer Dt770 - good idea or no?

He wants:
Closed, Full Size
Laid back/veiled/whatever 650 type sound


He has:
$100 (prob willing to spend a bit more if needed)
An unamped ipod as a source

Thanks for any and all help.

 

[lacrossebowe8]

doubt you will find a 650 for 100, maybe just over 200 used. Maybe a used 580.

 

[lacrossebowe8]

sorry none of those are closed. i know little about closed phones, others will chime in.

 

[blessingx]

The bang-for-buck decreases when you moved closed, so although I know you're not asking for a perfect match with the HD650s, I'd really downplay the expectations. In nearly all respects.

The only full-sized, closed phones I've heard that reminded me of any Senn characteristics was the Ultrasone 780. Course that's not $100 bucks. I don't associate the DT770 at all.

 

[myinitialsaredac]

Uhm, the hd650 is an open phone, so i think you messed up the op?

Dave

 

[myk7000]

just get him the sr80s and call it a day

 

[ph0rk]

DT-250. 80 ohm is cheaper but some pairs have more bass than they need to (though still not anywhere near dt770 bass), so you might want to audition them first. I now like the 250 ohm a bit better, but it costs around ~20 more, depending on where you get it, and the 80 ohm is already $169 or so, which is probably a stretch.

Of course, even something like the DT250 can't beat a real HD650, but it is passable when you need the isolation.

 

[Zorander]

If he is okay with open phones, the Sennheiser PX-100 will give him the closest sound to the HD-650.

 

[Geruvah]

Quote:

Originally Posted by blessingx /img/forum/go_quote.gif The bang-for-buck decreases when you moved closed, so although I know you're not asking for a perfect match with the HD650s, I'd really downplay the expectations. In nearly all respects.

Agreed. And you're not going to find them for that price anyway.

 

[Suntory_Times]

Quote:

Originally Posted by myk7000 /img/forum/go_quote.gif just get him the sr80s and call it a day

x2

 

[Wmcmanus]

Maybe the HD280. Tell him that he just can't have it all for $100. Either that or upgrade to the HD800 and give him a killer deal (for $100) on your HD650.

 

[paara]

maybe the Denon AH-D1000S?

 

[apatN]

His problem is his budget. The remedy? Let him sign up here.

 

[supersleuth]

Quote:

Originally Posted by paara /img/forum/go_quote.gif maybe the Denon AH-D1000S?

That would certainly be a hell of a lot closer in tonal balance than the SR80.

 

[Dr Evil Dan]

From what I know of the HD650, it will sound pretty bad with an unamped ipod. Grados, however, will not.