[Faust2D]

Please list your contender for extremely analytical, neutral and detailed pair of headphones. They don't have to be musical in a way that makes musics sound better by providing coloration (think low-end Grado or warm tube gear). I have no particular music style in mind, just looking for an idea of which headphones can reproduce full range of frequencies with great precision, micro-details and no coloration.

 

[Joshatdot]

My 2 cents, DT880 come to mind

 

[unclejr]

From what I hear, AKG K701s might be the ticket. I'd throw in there some ER-4S's also.

 

[blessingx]

ER4S and maybe some Stax.

 

[GreatDane]

DT-880 is the best I've got.

 

[andrewx490]

k701 er4s

 

[vcoheda]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshatdot /img/forum/go_quote.gif My 2 cents, DT880 come to mind

yes.

 

[epaludo]

K701 here ...

 

[Pianist]

Uhh... how about UE-10 Pro? They definitely have extreme detail, and I highly doubted that they are colored in any way...

 

[facelvega]

Stax SR-X mk III, so very much more than any of the options that have been mentioned so far.

 

[adanac061]

Headphone guru says the DT880 has rolled off bass and hyped treble after 4khz.


"Excellent, nearly perfect headphones with a flat frequency response in the
midrange*. The manufacturer claims that they provide a "very linear sound'. The
resolution, soundstage, spacial imaging and transient response are excellent,
better than in 770s and 990s. However the low end is too weak. Matching of
channels is perfect, probably one of the best we can find on the market.
The fantastic soundstage is one of the greatest advantages of this model. After
modifications the overall quality is more than excellent.

* Those headphones have an incredibly flat characteristics up to 4kHz, after that
there is a strong emphasis on the treble. Fault of that, they could be a perfect product. "

http://headphonesguru.com/My_Homepage_Files/Page18.html

 

[Icarium]

Qualias.

 

[Faust2D]

Quote:

Originally Posted by facelvega /img/forum/go_quote.gif Stax SR-X mk III, so very much more than any of the options that have been mentioned so far.

So QP400 does not meet these characteristics?

 

[ken36]

I'm an analytical guy. K1000s are my contender.

 

[JSTpt1022]

K701 here