twomonger
New Head-Fier
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Hello all, this is my first post here and I'm pretty new to headphones.
I own a pair of Sony MDR-V6s for general listening/iPod use and I think I'll continue to use them when I'm taking the train/walking to class etc. but for the next year I want a pair of headphones that will be with me for the long haul.
I listen to a lot of different music--I have an unhealthy obsession with Elliott Smith and love classical piano music, Debussy, Chopin, Arvo Part. Much of the time I'm listening to instrumental hip-hop or electronic music like Gold Panda, devonwho, Samiyam. I'm also a just-starting-out beatmaker and spend a lot of time fiddling around in Ableton, and I want these headphones to be awesome not only in music-listening but music-making as well.
Here's an example of music I want to really be blown away by when listening through new headphones: http://soundcloud.com/constrobuz/i-know
I listen to music out of a 13 inch Macbook Pro--does this necessitate buying an amp for high quality headphones?
Some headphones I'm looking at are the Denon AHD2000 and AKG K701s. I've never listened to the higher-end Sennheiser models (such as the HD650) but I've been told that the sound is amazingly warm and awesome, like rolling around in a vat of hot butter or something. And how do these compare to Shure or Audio Technica? I'm pretty befuddled.
I have a pair of Grado SR-60is that I bought last year but unfortunately I (a) find these a bit uncomfortable and (b) not bass intensive enough for my liking.
Basically I want these headphones to be the new love of my life. I'm spending a lot of time evaluating the decision over which ones to buy and I'd really appreciate some direction on which headphones to buy.
I own a pair of Sony MDR-V6s for general listening/iPod use and I think I'll continue to use them when I'm taking the train/walking to class etc. but for the next year I want a pair of headphones that will be with me for the long haul.
I listen to a lot of different music--I have an unhealthy obsession with Elliott Smith and love classical piano music, Debussy, Chopin, Arvo Part. Much of the time I'm listening to instrumental hip-hop or electronic music like Gold Panda, devonwho, Samiyam. I'm also a just-starting-out beatmaker and spend a lot of time fiddling around in Ableton, and I want these headphones to be awesome not only in music-listening but music-making as well.
Here's an example of music I want to really be blown away by when listening through new headphones: http://soundcloud.com/constrobuz/i-know
I listen to music out of a 13 inch Macbook Pro--does this necessitate buying an amp for high quality headphones?
Some headphones I'm looking at are the Denon AHD2000 and AKG K701s. I've never listened to the higher-end Sennheiser models (such as the HD650) but I've been told that the sound is amazingly warm and awesome, like rolling around in a vat of hot butter or something. And how do these compare to Shure or Audio Technica? I'm pretty befuddled.
I have a pair of Grado SR-60is that I bought last year but unfortunately I (a) find these a bit uncomfortable and (b) not bass intensive enough for my liking.
Basically I want these headphones to be the new love of my life. I'm spending a lot of time evaluating the decision over which ones to buy and I'd really appreciate some direction on which headphones to buy.