danmagicman7
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I recently purchased an HD 595 which I am thrilled with. It perfectly compliments my hi-fi stereo (and surround) speaker setup in both quality and soundstage.
What I love about the 595's is the articulate upper range and warm mids. It almost sounds like hi fi set up, which is a very neutral setup. If I were to compare my 595's with my stereo setup, its pretty much like the subwoofer is just turned down with less extension, which is expected.
However, the 595's are godlike for movies. You are right in the action, dialogue is nice and crisp, soundstage is broad.
Now, my audio life was fine and dandy until I decided to start working out in the gym again. I have an iRiver iHP120 (I love its organization...I absolutely hate iPod's scatterbrained way of organizing music just on ID3 tags...I like organizing it myself in folders) Anyways...I have a pair of Sony MDX-some.numbers.here earphones. Wow, they suck. I never realized how awful they were until I had grown accustomed to my 595's. It's like i'm listening to them through cotton.
So, I need a new pair of headphones/cans/IEM's. My pet peve are threads like "595 vs 600" where there are bounds of threads to be found on that topic. I'll try to not make my question like that.
It also turns out I'm going to be in London for 1 month studying abroad...away from my computer, reciever, 595's, and my stereo system. So, I want a pair that will satisfy that need too.
This is what I'm looking for in my headphone (and maybe amp combo). It is in order of what I consider most important:
1) $100-$200 price range
2) A fun sound. Maybe something slightly different than the 595's with a punchy bass and nice high end to motivate me in the gym or give me a quick pick up for a short listening session.
3) Something that can do well without an amp. If it comes down to it, I might cave and get a bithead amp or other amp I can run right from my iRiver. (Also consider that the iRiver could do digital out with RockBox. I haven't tried it yet though) So, please give an amp recommendation if the phone you are recommending benefits greatly from one.
4) Good isolation (IEM or closed) I'll be flying on a plane to London, but normally don't do a ton of plane flying. I will be on tons of busses, subways, trains, and other noisy places. In the gym isolation is nice too.
5) Something semi-portable. I don't mind making room in my backpack for my headphones. In the gym, I don't exactly have a super hot body so the look of headphones probably won't matter much.
I hope this isn't a *rolleyes* kind of question you guys hear all the time. I've tried searching around but really haven't found anyone with the kind of wants I've had.
Thanks guys!
What I love about the 595's is the articulate upper range and warm mids. It almost sounds like hi fi set up, which is a very neutral setup. If I were to compare my 595's with my stereo setup, its pretty much like the subwoofer is just turned down with less extension, which is expected.
However, the 595's are godlike for movies. You are right in the action, dialogue is nice and crisp, soundstage is broad.
Now, my audio life was fine and dandy until I decided to start working out in the gym again. I have an iRiver iHP120 (I love its organization...I absolutely hate iPod's scatterbrained way of organizing music just on ID3 tags...I like organizing it myself in folders) Anyways...I have a pair of Sony MDX-some.numbers.here earphones. Wow, they suck. I never realized how awful they were until I had grown accustomed to my 595's. It's like i'm listening to them through cotton.
So, I need a new pair of headphones/cans/IEM's. My pet peve are threads like "595 vs 600" where there are bounds of threads to be found on that topic. I'll try to not make my question like that.
It also turns out I'm going to be in London for 1 month studying abroad...away from my computer, reciever, 595's, and my stereo system. So, I want a pair that will satisfy that need too.
This is what I'm looking for in my headphone (and maybe amp combo). It is in order of what I consider most important:
1) $100-$200 price range
2) A fun sound. Maybe something slightly different than the 595's with a punchy bass and nice high end to motivate me in the gym or give me a quick pick up for a short listening session.
3) Something that can do well without an amp. If it comes down to it, I might cave and get a bithead amp or other amp I can run right from my iRiver. (Also consider that the iRiver could do digital out with RockBox. I haven't tried it yet though) So, please give an amp recommendation if the phone you are recommending benefits greatly from one.
4) Good isolation (IEM or closed) I'll be flying on a plane to London, but normally don't do a ton of plane flying. I will be on tons of busses, subways, trains, and other noisy places. In the gym isolation is nice too.
5) Something semi-portable. I don't mind making room in my backpack for my headphones. In the gym, I don't exactly have a super hot body so the look of headphones probably won't matter much.
I hope this isn't a *rolleyes* kind of question you guys hear all the time. I've tried searching around but really haven't found anyone with the kind of wants I've had.
Thanks guys!
