[Icarium]

hd600s probably are the most balanced out of those 3. hd650s lean toward the warm/full side and k701s toward the lighter airy side.. hd600s are of course closer to hd650s than to k701s ;p

 

[apostate]

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Originally Posted by Duggeh /img/forum/go_quote.gif HD600. Or Ergo 2.

+1 from what I've owned/heard.

Ant

 

[sum]

without a doubt the 701s. If you have the proper source and amp, almost nothing sounds better or as well balanced in its price class.

 

[MaloS]

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Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, there are one in the FS forum selling for $260 shipped. Then can be had cheaper as well, if you are patient.

Thats a Lambda normal darling.

 

[MaloS]

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Originally Posted by sum /img/forum/go_quote.gif without a doubt the 701s. If you have the proper source and amp, almost nothing sounds better or as well balanced in its price class.

HD600 sounds better to my ears given such conditions :-/ Blanket statement.

 

[ghingus]

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Originally Posted by feh1325 /img/forum/go_quote.gif hd580

X2 - I got a pair a few weeks ago and they are very well rounded - great deal for the price IMHO

 

[boomana]

I have both the HD650s and HD600s and spent a lot of time recently with recabled K701s. I give the edge to the HD600s, though I can't see the OP being disappointed in any of those three if properly amped and with dang decent source.

 

[Tbln]

HD600, HD650, K701 are possible candidates given the OP's requirements, in that particular order.

Besides they also scale well with equipment/cable upgrades.

 

[F107plus5]

I use my HD600 for just about everything! There are times when I prefer them for rock even over my MS2i!

.....but yeah; for guitars, the Alessandros' are king!

 

[Noobzor]

SA-5000s +2

Mine are balanced and i love them alot better then my 701s, tons more bass and mid range, more rounded sound instead of a non-existent bass.

 

[unkle11]

thank you all for your replies, if it makes sense, this attempt to simplify things just made me all the more perplexed lol, now i want all those headphones you guys mentioned feel free to add to the thread as i research somemore, how about audio technicas? ultrasones? gaah!!