[Bobby2131]

I've spent almost 200 dollars on my q-JAYS and I love them but I've always been intrigued by the idea of having a great pair of headphones. I wonder how much better they would sound than what I have now.

Another thing that worries me is I'm going to college so there's always the issue of sound leaking from open headphones which seem to be the best.

 

[Slickman]

You could get a good closed pair like the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro's. They block out up to 18 db's of outside noise I believe.

 

[Marl]

Ugh DT770s. College isn't as noisy as you think. I had 595s in the dorm and my roommate never complained about the noise. No one was ever loud enough to make me regret my purchase, I just closed the door. Problem solved.

Also buy my sextetts. (glances at signature) They're closed.

 

[Gautama]

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Originally Posted by Marl /img/forum/go_quote.gif Also buy my sextetts. (glances at signature) They're closed.

Technically, they're semi-open

 

[Marl]

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Originally Posted by Gautama /img/forum/go_quote.gif Technically, they're semi-open

I guess that piece of cloth paper doesn't do too much eh?

 

[googan]

If you're ever planning on studying/getting work done in a library (sound-leakage is an issue), or a general campus meeting area (you would need good isolation in spots like dining halls and other noisy tabled areas), closed phones with good isolation is a great idea.

If you're only going to use them in your room, open phones should be fine unless your roomies/neighbors blast music or otherwise annoy the crap out of you

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[malldian]

I wouldn't try to use the Sextett's unamped..

 

[Bobby2131]

Well, it was only in my room that I worried about isolation cause I wouldn't take any full sized headphones out of my room, that's what my q-JAYS are for.

But is it really worth it to buy another set of 200 dollar headphones? Is the sound I get from the Sennheiser HD595 (I almost bought those instead of the q-JAYS) be worth spending that money? If it's just gonna be a little better than I'm not gonna do it because there's tons of other stuff I could spend that money on.

 

[DARKHAVEN]

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Originally Posted by Bobby2131 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, it was only in my room that I worried about isolation cause I wouldn't take any full sized headphones out of my room, that's what my q-JAYS are for. But is it really worth it to buy another set of 200 dollar headphones? Is the sound I get from the Sennheiser HD595 (I almost bought those instead of the q-JAYS) be worth spending that money? If it's just gonna be a little better than I'm not gonna do it because there's tons of other stuff I could spend that money on.

Buy the HD595s, they are worth it. There is a difference and it isn't small. Besides that, I think the 595s are one of the biggest bang-for-the-buck cans on the market right now.

 

[malldian]

Completely disagree. What else have you tried in that price range?

 

[malldian]

Unamped at that price, the Beyer DT880, Grado 225, and Senn HD25-II are all better options for MUSIC. Bang for the buck wise, the Denon 1001k's at $90 are better for the price and arguably at the same price. The Sr 60/80 is comprable SQ just different presentation at 1/3 to 1/2 the price. Other than comfort, the 595's were in my opinion, as my first headphone I bought here at head-fi - underwhelming and average.

 

[3X0]

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Originally Posted by malldian /img/forum/go_quote.gif Unamped at that price, the Beyer DT880, Grado 225, and Senn HD25-II are all better options for MUSIC. Bang for the buck wise, the Denon 1001k's at $90 are better for the price and arguably at the same price. The Sr 60/80 is comprable SQ just different presentation at 1/3 to 1/2 the price. Other than comfort, the 595's were in my opinion, as my first headphone I bought here at head-fi - underwhelming and average.

I agree. The HD595 was not my cup of tea -- I feel it is seriously overrated.

But full-size headphones in general are good because they're a drastic difference from IEMs. Two totally different experiences.

Also, I don't think isolation is as important as a can that won't leak too much noise outside (rather than having to seal you away from the environment).

 

[DARKHAVEN]

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Originally Posted by malldian /img/forum/go_quote.gif Unamped at that price, the Beyer DT880, Grado 225, and Senn HD25-II are all better options for MUSIC. Bang for the buck wise, the Denon 1001k's at $90 are better for the price and arguably at the same price. The Sr 60/80 is comprable SQ just different presentation at 1/3 to 1/2 the price. Other than comfort, the 595's were in my opinion, as my first headphone I bought here at head-fi - underwhelming and average.

I've never tried any Beyers, so I can't speak to those, but I've tried the Grado line through the 325s and love them. My point was, that he's in a good price range to split his efforts between a dac/amp and a nice set of budget headphones. I think it would do him better in the long run than simply blowing his whole budget on cans alone. I personally liked the HD595 and if you look around carefully, it can be gotten for below $150, which I think makes it a decent bargain. The retail price of $250 is not reasonable at all, however. The reason I leaned toward Senns is that they are more versatile across music genres than the Grados and since the OP didn't specify, I didn't want to go there. I love the SRs, fantastic headphones for rock. If he listens primarily to rock, then I'd say go no further than Grado. The Denons are nice too.

 

[kejar31]

If it were me, I would look into picking up a pair of Denon AH-D2000 refurbished from Amazon for $200. From the looks of it, the two that are available are just openboxed items and are directly from Amazon, not a third party. Their closed full sized don't require an amp and are getting rave review from Head-fiers.

 

[DARKHAVEN]

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Originally Posted by kejar31 /img/forum/go_quote.gif If it were me I would look into picking up a pair of Denon AH-D2000 refurbished from Amazon for 200.

That would fit in the price range, block out a lot of sound, and be one hell of a bump up.