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Is there one headphone you think is extremely overrated?

Jun 28, 2005 at 10:06 PM Post #16 of 83
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Originally Posted by warpdriver
In my case, it's the Shure E3, the longer I own it, the more I dislike its sound signature.


Is the E3 really hyped that much? I thought it was the E4c these days!
 
Jun 28, 2005 at 10:16 PM Post #18 of 83
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Originally Posted by Jmmmmm
I think you should always say how you feel about a particular headphone, no matter how you think people will react - ESPECIALLY if you have a strong opinion about it. How are people supposed to get an accurate picture of a headphone (without hearing it) if they don't hear praise and criticism about it?

Like, even though Thaddy is 100% wrong about the 325i's not being amazing, I'm not going to hate him for very long for saying it. What's the matter, thad, cotton in your ears? Or is it that you prefer cotton in your ears?
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Well said, and demonstrating a cingular sagacity. I would append only one caveat, however. One might withhold MOSTof one's strong feelings (indeed ALL in certain situations) when he/she has a polar opposite view to the primary position of a patently celebratory thread. Unfortunately we see this all the time.

For example, I start a thread saying,"I LOVE my E4s!!!!!!!!". Someone "contributes" by saying,"...they suck! ...the XYX's are much better". Such a thread is intended to be a celebration - a "yeah, that's right" party for whatever is being placed high on the pedestal. One can post his/her honest opinion in such a thread, it doesn't break forum rules as such. My assertion is, it's just not very polite. I would submit that there are certain situations where it's simply better to say nothing at all.
 
Jun 28, 2005 at 10:19 PM Post #19 of 83
can we say the hp-2 as the most overhyped can at the moment..although i never have heard one yet...boo hoo
they probably rock...although i am amazed about how long cans can last....i mean what is the shelf life for a "premuim can"?
 
Jun 28, 2005 at 10:25 PM Post #20 of 83
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Originally Posted by sionghchan
This is very interesting. What do you think might sound as good or better for the same price range?

I'm NOT starting any flame wars etc...but just pure 100% curiosity. I personally just bought a MS1 as well, but for my particular taste, I like the SR60's sound more.... However, I'm getting warmed up to my MS1 and am starting to like it a lot.


You can pick the 580's up for $17 more (or at least you could) and in my opinion they sound better and are a hell of a lot more comfortable. Also I found the AKG K240 sound to be more for me compared to the MS1's. To be 100% I did enjoy the sound of the MS1's, but the comfort completely killed it for me. I owned a pair of SR60's and RS1's and neither of those 2 were that bad.

-Alex-
 
Jun 28, 2005 at 10:26 PM Post #21 of 83
I think it's about time Grado did something about comfort. Just look at the grado mods thread. Practically everyone has bought Beyer parts just so thier noggin doesen't ache. If I'm going to spend some decent money on a can I don't want to spend an additional 5 days and $50 just so I can wear them without thinking about them all the time. Mostly for issues of comfort and fatigue I sold my MS-1s.
When they address that I won't consider them overrated anymore.
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Jun 28, 2005 at 10:29 PM Post #22 of 83
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Originally Posted by Jahn
Is the E3 really hyped that much? I thought it was the E4c these days!


Not really, but this is a matter of seeing people still recommending and loving it but yet I cringe at the thought of listening to it.
 
Jun 28, 2005 at 10:32 PM Post #24 of 83
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Originally Posted by 1911
can we say the hp-2 as the most overhyped can at the moment..although i never have heard one yet...boo hoo
they probably rock...although i am amazed about how long cans can last....i mean what is the shelf life for a "premuim can"?



overhype is a word for something that can't live up to the hype - and the HP2 can
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plus, as you mentioned, they are built like a tank, so they'll probably be around to achieve "vintage" status someday.
 
Jun 28, 2005 at 10:36 PM Post #26 of 83
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Originally Posted by [AK]Zip
I did enjoy the sound of the MS1's, but the comfort completely killed it for me. I owned a pair of SR60's and RS1's and neither of those 2 were that bad.

-Alex-


But the MS1 housing is identical to the SR60, how could one be comfortable and the other not? All you have to do is bend the headband and presto no more pressure.
 
Jun 28, 2005 at 10:48 PM Post #27 of 83
At the time in the past, also the AKG K340, but I think that was my fault...I never heard it driven properly.
 
Jun 28, 2005 at 11:14 PM Post #30 of 83
Yikes this thread could escalate into a grado/Alessandro -VS- Senn battle in a heartbeat
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God Bose... by far... ever strike up a conversation with a casual person on the street/office. they almost always rave about bose or at the very least already have some pre-formed, "word of mouth" oppinion that they are a good product.

MDRV700 comes in at a close second. Kids watch MTV and see all those rappers groovin with those fart cannons blasting away. I saw a metallica documentary once and Hetfield was wearing those putrid things....

Superb marketing but poor design / engineering ... IMHO

Garrett
 
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