caracara08
Headphoneus Supremus
what wje said. great post. the MDs, in my opinion, is fully worth its 249$ price tag. if you compare the price to others offering modded t50rps, youll see, the 249 is a great price.
[size=medium]I hear these sounds almost 80% of LCD2, been 75% cheaper….I want to know how much they scale with D2K sub bass….also I wish Mad Dog would have priced these little more cheaper say 180$...I was considering to get either Mad Dog T50RP or HE400, as difference only around 150$ I would go with HE400 itself…I read on many threads that HE400 beats D2K by a big margine[/size]
[size=10pt]Thanks for this detailed note….point well understood…now I respect and honor, both price and service from Dan[/size]
Quote:[size=medium]I hear these sounds almost 80% of LCD2, been 75% cheaper….I want to know how much they scale with D2K sub bass….also I wish Mad Dog would have priced these little more cheaper say 180$...I was considering to get either Mad Dog T50RP or HE400, as difference only around 150$ I would go with HE400 itself…I read on many threads that HE400 beats D2K by a big margine[/size]
Mad Dogs priced that low would be a rip off for Dan. His product stands on its own and really is easily
double the admission price, IMO. He's also offered some of the best CS I've experienced.
the Mad Dogs are preferred for me to my LCD-2 and are much cheaper. That said..they don't do everything right
nor does the LCD-2, or any other headphone. So you need to throw your preferences out there so we can get a better idea
fo what headphone would be the best fit.
[size=medium]Guys, I apologize if I had offended anyone…I do like and hear all kind of music’s…no particular preferences…I assume all head-fi’er will be looking to try new and rediscover their music collection….what is point been active here if you do not want to try new…[/size]
[size=10pt]Honestly though, there's no cheap way to great sound, it's all very well to say one headphone can compete with another though pricing and come out as winner…it is difficult to understand the pricing and if one do not understand they will not be able to press the button…this is more true with can’s that are modified and sold…as I said in previous post I fully understand and honor Dan’s price and services now.[/size]
Just go to the upcoming meet. Have a listen to a few different headphones. Hell, you might come out the meet really liking something else totally different than what you had your eyes set on.
Let your ears be the judge.
I have been considering a new headphone in the $300 +/- range for home use only. My dream cans would be the LCD-2.2 (LCD-3 is so out of my range that I don't even entertain it). So, I had been considering a number of the usual suspects all of which are open cans -- e.g., Beyer DT880 (250 ohm); AKG Q701; Senn HD 600 or 650. I was also considering bridging the gap in terms of price between those and the LCD-2 with something like the Hifiamn HE-500, but that is still a little more expensive than I would ideally like. This thread, with comparisons of the Mad Dog to the LCD-2's, has really piqued my interest. At the current price, if it even resembles the LCD-2 it sounds like a bargain. Does anybody in this thread like any of the aforementioned cans over the Mad Dog or is the Mad Dog just a much better value. I really had my mind set on an open HP, but all the praise here for the Mad Dogs has made me reconsider.
Also, I would be looking to drive the new cans with my Marantz AVR receiver, not a separate headphone amp (at least not for now).
Out of the cans I have been able to listen to oer the past few weeks, I have now narrowed down my choice to the AKG Q701 or the Beyer DT 880. The Mad Dogs are the one other alternative although I have not been able to listen to them. Any thoughts on differences between the Beyers and AKGs and the Mad Dogs. Other than the MD's, everything else I have been considering are open cans and that had been my strong preference until I came upon this thread.
[size=11pt]I am sure looking forward to it and thanks again for sending me a PM about this event..which I was not aware of[/size]
off topic question but is going to meet free?