[MonkeysAteMe]

Here's what ranks most important to me(in order)

Sound Quality
Durability
Comfort

From my research I have narrowed it down to either Grado sr60/890's or Sennheider hd 280's (pro I believe). Headphonerevies.org gave hd 280's alot better ratings than the sr's, but it seems alot more people use the Grado's.

Are there any other headphones I should look into? Which is the better pair between the two?

Here are the Genres I mainly listen to.

Rock
Folk/Country
Punk
Oldies/Soul

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks a lot.

 

[F107plus5]

You may want to scan down a bit to the thread titled "Alessandro music series one MS-1 fanclub!"

 

[Duc]

Your folk/country, oldies/soul will sound better on the Grados. Your rock and punk will sound better on the 280's

The Grado's will give you better detail and clarity, but thin bass and the 280's will give you better hit, with not as much top end detail.

Then Senn's will be more comfortable as well IMO cause the Grados sit directl on your ears.

Get em both on amazon and you are still under 175$

 

[kramer5150]

MS1 gets my vote. Im not a fan of the HD280.

 

[Wid]

Isn't different opinions a great thing. I feel the 280 pros, yes I own a set, can't hold a candle to the SR 60s. For under 1 bill I would pick the 60's over the 280s in a NY minute. I also find the Grados just as comfortable .

 

[glac1er]

The MS1 might the best headphone under $100 for your music. They are IMO not very good for durability and comfort tho.

I heard the HD280 are a bit too sterile for rock.

 

[F107plus5]

Quote:

Originally Posted by glac1er The MS1 might the best headphone under $100 for your music. They are IMO not very good for durability and comfort tho. I heard the HD280 are a bit too sterile for rock.

I can't really comment about Grado/Alessandro durability since I only use my MS-1s and MS2i at home and treat them very carefully.

The MS-1s though can be very comfortable if a bit of pad rolling is accomplished. I have managed to get up to fourteen hours almost non-stop in a "re-discover all my CDs" marathon here a few weeks ago while wearing my heavier and slightly less comfortable MS2i with the infamous "bowl" pads installed. And that ain't bad!

 

[nickchen]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonkeysAteMe Here are the Genres I mainly listen to. Rock Folk/Country Punk Oldies/Soul

Seems to be MS1 territory.

 

[MonkeysAteMe]

Do you guys know where I could get the ms-1's online?

Will the sound quality on these, with a decent computer soundcard and High bitrate(OGG) songs, be a significant step up from koss portapros?

 

[d_w31]

Have you looked into the K81DJs? those are cheap and has been received very well here. The HD 280 Pros have way too much clamping force imo.

 

[Meyvn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MonkeysAteMe Do you guys know where I could get the ms-1's online? Will the sound quality on these, with a decent computer soundcard and High bitrate(OGG) songs, be a significant step up from koss portapros?

http://www.alessandro-products.com/headphones.html

and yes.

 

[nickchen]

The PP's were my MS1's predecessors. Very big step up. Exclusivly available here.

 

[MonkeysAteMe]

I don't need sound isolation so on a purely Sound Quality level which are better, the AKG k81 or MS-1?

 

[nickchen]

MS1s sound quite remarkably better than the "redneck" K81s. But the step is not as overwhelming as from the PPs to the MS1.

 

[MonkeysAteMe]

What about the ms-1 vs the 485 and the 555?