Interesting Headphone Testing & Comparison

[Canuck57]

 
http://www.ratsound.com/cblog/archives/369-The-Mighty-Headphone-Quest-Part-7.html
 
scroll down once you open the page...also links to youtube videos of him conducting the testing...
 

 

[Canuck57]

 
 
He's searching for a replacement to his Sony CD3000s and here are his conclusions so far based on his testing...
 

Model	Disqualifier	Listening notes	Comments	Status
AKG 271 MKII	Low Volume		Still Waiting Arrival	Out
Allen & Heath XONE XD-53	Not Arrived	HF-	Still Waiting Arrival	Out
Apple iPod ear buds	Ear buds	ULF, LF--,	Bye bye, ear buds	Out
Audio Technica ATH W5000	Response	ULF-, HF-, UHF-	Smiley Curve	Out
Audio Technica ATH AD700	Open Ear	H-, UHF-	Clear, Very Flat	Out
Audio Technica PRO700	Response	LF++, HM-, H-	Bass heavy, powerful	Out
[showUID]=223&tx_sbproductdatabase_pi1[showUid][backPID]=68&cHash=737b0c6713]Beyer DT770	Not Arrived	ULF-, UHF+	Tonally Close
Denon AH-D2000		HF-	Tonally Close	Round 3
Denon AH-D5000	Not Arrived
Equation Audio RP-21	None yet	Smooth, HM-, UHF+	Removable straight cable	Round 2 but demo ended
Equation Audio RP-22X	Response	Smooth, LF++	Removable coily cable,	Out
Grado SR60i	Open ear	ULF--, LF-, HF+	Low end light	Out
Koss ESP-950	Open ear	ULF-	Tonally Close, no isolation	Out
Koss MV1	Response	MID++	Cool no tangle coily cable	Voice optimized
Koss Portapro	Open Ear	LF+	Sound great!, small open ear	Bye Bye, open ear
Koss Pro4AAT	Response	ULF-, HF-, UHF--	Cool no tangle coily cable	Speech optimized
Pickering OA-3	Vintage low-fi	Yuck!	Never a contender	ouch!
Sennheiser HD 25-1 II	On ear		Tonally close	Round 3
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro		HF-	Tonally close, a bit dark	Back in, Round 3
Sennheiser HD 380 Pro	Response	HM--, HI-	Very smooth, LF clear	Hi-Fi but dull HF
Shure SRH-840		LF++, UHF-	Removable cable	Round 2.5
Sony MDR-7506	Round 2	ULF-, UHF-	Tonally close, lacks ULF, UHF	Out
Sony MDR-7509HD	None yet	ULF-, M+, H-, UHF-	Midrange heavy, Smiley curve	Out
Sony MDR-90	On ear	ULF-	Tonally close, discontinued	Out
Sony MDR-CD3000	Discontinued	Ref	Ref
Sony MDR-V6	Round 2	ULF-, UHF-	Tonally close, Lack ULF, UHF	Out
Sony MDR-V600	None yet	ULF-, UHF-	Tonally close, harsh	Out
Sony MDR-XB700	Response	ULF++, LM+, UHF-	Too much LF	Out
Ultrasone HFI-450	Response	L+, M-, H-	Low heavy	Out
Ultrasone HFI-680		Smooth	Tonally Close
Ultrasone HFI-780	Response	UL+, H-	Midrange below spec	Out
Ultrasone PRO 900	Response	UL+, LM-, M-, HM-	Removable cable, Lacks mid	Smiley Curve