Magicthyse
Better to look good than to sound good!
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The sale of the HD280's to a friend fell through, and I'm back with them again. But, after the headband mod, I'm actually not that hateful of wearing them anymore, so they still have a place.
Another friend is crashing at my house at the moment, and I put him in the room with the tertiary hi-fi (An SL-PG420A CD player among other bits). I gave him the HD280's and a few CD's to listen to before going to sleep.
So we chatted in the morning, and he said "those headphones are amazing!". He didn't know how good phones could be. He asked how much they were and I told him. He stated that he was going to spring for a pair.
I then dug out the Grado SR60 and the Sony V700DJ - all practically the same price as the HD280 (The Grado is about £20 cheaper). I then stuck 'Point' from Cornelius on the secondary CD player - a Sony CDP-XE570 - and asked his opinions about the three phones. Nothing was said about whether any were better than the other.
First of all, the HD280. He loved the sound, "I can hear everything!". Grado he liked, but as I expected, going from the 280 to the SR60 didn't provoke the "Wow" reaction that a transition from craptacular to Grado usually evokes. According to him, the bass was weak and he could hear other noises - "But a slightly sort of milder but still clear sound, it's nice" was the opinion. Now the V700's. Head starts nodding after a few seconds - he took them off and said "These phones ROCK!". He conceded that there was less detail than the other two but said that these phones made the music come alive.
He tried the SR225 later but we won't go into that - he's not going to afford those phones.
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The problem is he can't make up his mind - HD280 or V700? Having heard the V700's, he doesn't exactly want the HD280. But having heard the HD280, he doesn't exactly want the V700.
So what's an inbetweenie for home listening at the same price ($100-ish / £100-ish)? Probably closed as he didn't like the openness of the Grado. Regardless of whether you liked the characteristics of the sound yourself, I'd like to hear from V700 and HD280 owners or testers of broken-in versions of both.
I would personally be curious about the recommendations as well.
Another friend is crashing at my house at the moment, and I put him in the room with the tertiary hi-fi (An SL-PG420A CD player among other bits). I gave him the HD280's and a few CD's to listen to before going to sleep.
So we chatted in the morning, and he said "those headphones are amazing!". He didn't know how good phones could be. He asked how much they were and I told him. He stated that he was going to spring for a pair.
I then dug out the Grado SR60 and the Sony V700DJ - all practically the same price as the HD280 (The Grado is about £20 cheaper). I then stuck 'Point' from Cornelius on the secondary CD player - a Sony CDP-XE570 - and asked his opinions about the three phones. Nothing was said about whether any were better than the other.
First of all, the HD280. He loved the sound, "I can hear everything!". Grado he liked, but as I expected, going from the 280 to the SR60 didn't provoke the "Wow" reaction that a transition from craptacular to Grado usually evokes. According to him, the bass was weak and he could hear other noises - "But a slightly sort of milder but still clear sound, it's nice" was the opinion. Now the V700's. Head starts nodding after a few seconds - he took them off and said "These phones ROCK!". He conceded that there was less detail than the other two but said that these phones made the music come alive.
He tried the SR225 later but we won't go into that - he's not going to afford those phones.
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The problem is he can't make up his mind - HD280 or V700? Having heard the V700's, he doesn't exactly want the HD280. But having heard the HD280, he doesn't exactly want the V700.
So what's an inbetweenie for home listening at the same price ($100-ish / £100-ish)? Probably closed as he didn't like the openness of the Grado. Regardless of whether you liked the characteristics of the sound yourself, I'd like to hear from V700 and HD280 owners or testers of broken-in versions of both.
I would personally be curious about the recommendations as well.