Dragnerok X
New Head-Fier
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Hello world, and hello Head-Fi!
As you can probably estimate, I'm both new to the these forums and the world of high-end audio equipment, but am looking to enter both with a bang through the replacement of my crumby and uncomfortable Sony MDR-V150 headphones for something of superior quality that would much better fit my unusual music preferences and not strain my head, of course. I am using unusual in a relative sense because, having just turned eighteen last month, you don't find many people listening to British Invasion, Blues-Rock, Piano-Rock or early rock and roll tracks at my age (I primarily listen to artists such as The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Buddy Holly, The Doors, The Guess Who, Elton John, Jerry Lee Lewis and Billy Joel if that gives you any better indication). As I plan on entering college this next year, my funds are somewhat limited at an absolute maximum of $150 USD, if you can work with that amount. I've also done a bit of research myself before this post, such as in these forums, through HeadRoom, and through Amazon and have found that I am open to any either open or closed can, although a little bit of isolation for blocking out my parents chatter while working on homework would be nice. I also am really hoping for a full-sized can, as I just can't stand the idea of having earbuds or in-ear headphones in for any extended period, and don't particularily care for the way my current Sonys push against my ears (they use an on-ear design). I may also use these cans for an occaisional game of Unreal Tournament, so decent game performance is also a plus. I currently do not own a headphone amp, and probably won't buy one for quite some time, so this pair should be able to run from moderately-powered sources without an amp, but I may add one in the future if it would benefit. Other extremely optional features include velour instead of pleather earpads and a left exiting, instead of a Y-style headphone cable but other than that, I am open to any suggestions you may have.
I'm considering...
* AKG K242 HD / K240 MKII
* Audio Technica ATH-AD700 / ATH-A700 / ATH-M50
* Sennheiser HD555
* Sony MDR-7506
As you can probably estimate, I'm both new to the these forums and the world of high-end audio equipment, but am looking to enter both with a bang through the replacement of my crumby and uncomfortable Sony MDR-V150 headphones for something of superior quality that would much better fit my unusual music preferences and not strain my head, of course. I am using unusual in a relative sense because, having just turned eighteen last month, you don't find many people listening to British Invasion, Blues-Rock, Piano-Rock or early rock and roll tracks at my age (I primarily listen to artists such as The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Buddy Holly, The Doors, The Guess Who, Elton John, Jerry Lee Lewis and Billy Joel if that gives you any better indication). As I plan on entering college this next year, my funds are somewhat limited at an absolute maximum of $150 USD, if you can work with that amount. I've also done a bit of research myself before this post, such as in these forums, through HeadRoom, and through Amazon and have found that I am open to any either open or closed can, although a little bit of isolation for blocking out my parents chatter while working on homework would be nice. I also am really hoping for a full-sized can, as I just can't stand the idea of having earbuds or in-ear headphones in for any extended period, and don't particularily care for the way my current Sonys push against my ears (they use an on-ear design). I may also use these cans for an occaisional game of Unreal Tournament, so decent game performance is also a plus. I currently do not own a headphone amp, and probably won't buy one for quite some time, so this pair should be able to run from moderately-powered sources without an amp, but I may add one in the future if it would benefit. Other extremely optional features include velour instead of pleather earpads and a left exiting, instead of a Y-style headphone cable but other than that, I am open to any suggestions you may have.
I'm considering...
* AKG K242 HD / K240 MKII
* Audio Technica ATH-AD700 / ATH-A700 / ATH-M50
* Sennheiser HD555
* Sony MDR-7506
