[feh1325]

goldring
haven't heard the dr50 or 100, though

 

[Dept_of_Alchemy]

BOSE, making consistently bad sounding equipment since 901.

 

[ozz]

sennhiser

 

[umcloud]

hmm... Sennheiser's not bad, considering how large they are, but they do have some stinkers mixed in with their good stuff.

I would say Grado, but their lineup is basically 3 models with only minor differences between them (from a design standpoint). They are pretty much the definition of "consistent", though - in their sound, styling, etc.

What about Ultimate Ears? Their products range from budget to ultra-high-end, and seem to be pretty much universally liked (or beloved, in the case of their customs), with the exception of the super.fi 5 EB, I guess. I'm gonna give them my vote.

 

[riceboy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fitz /img/forum/go_quote.gif The OP said high quality.

Right now I would have to agree with Fitz as they have been having some quality issues I've heard of and it happened to me as well. Also, I can't stand the Y connector, but I do love their sound.

 

[umcloud]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dept_of_Alchemy /img/forum/go_quote.gif BOSE, making consistently bad sounding equipment since 901.

Wow, that's quite the track record they've got. Is that AD, then? I guess yuppies were rocking out to overpriced headphones back when the Chinese were inventing gunpowder.

 

[stewgriff]

Referring to Bose 901 speakers, which completely did away with having to focus on "issues" like "soundstage" or "imaging" (basically a bunch of small speakers in the back and front of a cabinet, giving equal sound from any perspective)...and managed to spin it into millions of sales with spin like Direct Reflecting Technology.

I'd say Grado, out of the brands I'm familiar with.

 

[spritzer]

Stax for sure. I own quite a few (

) and they are all great, even the 1968 SR-3.