musiclover666
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Hello all,
I wanted to start off my first post by saying I think HF a great resource for us in search of headphone nirvana through our collective sharing of information and opinions.
I initially started my love of audio with various 2 channel systems. My path continued down the slippery slope of headphones a few years back with a set of Koss Porta Pro's then AKG K-55's and finally Senn PX100's. I now have the headphone bug firmly implanted in both ears.
Recently with the purchase of my second ipod Classic, I decided it was time to purchase some new phones, and this is where it starts to get slippery. I first wanted IEMs for my commute every day. I picked up a set of B & W C5s. At first I was intrigued by the "loop" that holds the ear piece in your ear. The sound wasn't too bad for the money either. But alas I grew tired of the design and the sound. So back they went to the store for a refund. My next purchase was a set of Jay's Djays, I still have those IEMs and couldn't be happier.
Onto my quest for full size headphones for home listening. I started out with Shure SRH-840s which were not bad. Inevitably they ended up going back as something just didn't gel for me. Up next were the SRH-440s as i had read that they might be a better performer than their bigger brother in some ways. I liked them even less than the 840's. Up next was the AT ATH M-50s. These were by far the most "fun" sounding headphone so far, BUT the bass bloat was too much for me. Next up was the DT990Pro 250, these were by far my favorite, nice high end, tight low end, decent mids. Unfortunately my wife didn't like the open back factor and since we share our computer space/listening area I reluctantly returned them. So my logic at the time said I should just get the DT770 Pro closed back and all would be solved, compromise reached? Nope! The DT770's were by far the worst so far out of all the phones I had tried. Very etched in the high end and not much bass to speak of. Oh well onward and upward, or so I thought. So this brings me to today's purchase. Upon much reading and humming and hawing I pulled the trigger on a pair of KRK KNS-8400*. With much excitement I hurried home to hook them up and see what the fuss was about. Well I was very disappointed to say the least. These are the most lifeless, boring phones I have yet to encounter.
I am sorry I am not much for superlatives when describing my headphones. I know what I like in sound and sometimes it can be hard for me to describe in detail a particular element of the sound.
I guess at this point I should give you the particulars of my associated equipment and musical tastes. They are as follows:
ipod Classic 160g (WAV files), Fiio E11 headphone amp, ART headamp 4.
Musical tastes: Classic rock, metal, jazz.
I always test new equipment with well mastered/recorded albums and selected tracks from the following albums: Dark Side of The Moon, The Wall, Master of Puppets, Above (Mad Season), The Downward Spiral, Kind of Blue, Time Out, etc.
My quest continues for a decent set of full size headphones. I have yet to try the AKG K 240 mkIIs which they carry at the store I have been buying/trying the above mentioned phones. I may give them a try or I may just give the SRH
840's another go.
*When I was returning the DT770's for the KRK's I noticed a little section of headphones by the name of Apex. I had a little difference in money left from the other phones so I thought I would grab them for my wife for her gaming. Turns out these little HP35's are quite musical and sound pretty decent for 30 bux. Who would have thought eh? Anyway I am keeping them and listening to them as I write. The KRK's are going back tomorrow and I will hopefully come home with either the AKG's or the Shures. Who knows?
Thanks for taking the time to read my rather longwinded first post. I look forward to many more posts and much more reading.
Dan
p.s. any further suggestions for headphones to check out would be greatly appreciated.
I wanted to start off my first post by saying I think HF a great resource for us in search of headphone nirvana through our collective sharing of information and opinions.
I initially started my love of audio with various 2 channel systems. My path continued down the slippery slope of headphones a few years back with a set of Koss Porta Pro's then AKG K-55's and finally Senn PX100's. I now have the headphone bug firmly implanted in both ears.
Recently with the purchase of my second ipod Classic, I decided it was time to purchase some new phones, and this is where it starts to get slippery. I first wanted IEMs for my commute every day. I picked up a set of B & W C5s. At first I was intrigued by the "loop" that holds the ear piece in your ear. The sound wasn't too bad for the money either. But alas I grew tired of the design and the sound. So back they went to the store for a refund. My next purchase was a set of Jay's Djays, I still have those IEMs and couldn't be happier.
Onto my quest for full size headphones for home listening. I started out with Shure SRH-840s which were not bad. Inevitably they ended up going back as something just didn't gel for me. Up next were the SRH-440s as i had read that they might be a better performer than their bigger brother in some ways. I liked them even less than the 840's. Up next was the AT ATH M-50s. These were by far the most "fun" sounding headphone so far, BUT the bass bloat was too much for me. Next up was the DT990Pro 250, these were by far my favorite, nice high end, tight low end, decent mids. Unfortunately my wife didn't like the open back factor and since we share our computer space/listening area I reluctantly returned them. So my logic at the time said I should just get the DT770 Pro closed back and all would be solved, compromise reached? Nope! The DT770's were by far the worst so far out of all the phones I had tried. Very etched in the high end and not much bass to speak of. Oh well onward and upward, or so I thought. So this brings me to today's purchase. Upon much reading and humming and hawing I pulled the trigger on a pair of KRK KNS-8400*. With much excitement I hurried home to hook them up and see what the fuss was about. Well I was very disappointed to say the least. These are the most lifeless, boring phones I have yet to encounter.
I am sorry I am not much for superlatives when describing my headphones. I know what I like in sound and sometimes it can be hard for me to describe in detail a particular element of the sound.
I guess at this point I should give you the particulars of my associated equipment and musical tastes. They are as follows:
ipod Classic 160g (WAV files), Fiio E11 headphone amp, ART headamp 4.
Musical tastes: Classic rock, metal, jazz.
I always test new equipment with well mastered/recorded albums and selected tracks from the following albums: Dark Side of The Moon, The Wall, Master of Puppets, Above (Mad Season), The Downward Spiral, Kind of Blue, Time Out, etc.
My quest continues for a decent set of full size headphones. I have yet to try the AKG K 240 mkIIs which they carry at the store I have been buying/trying the above mentioned phones. I may give them a try or I may just give the SRH
840's another go.
*When I was returning the DT770's for the KRK's I noticed a little section of headphones by the name of Apex. I had a little difference in money left from the other phones so I thought I would grab them for my wife for her gaming. Turns out these little HP35's are quite musical and sound pretty decent for 30 bux. Who would have thought eh? Anyway I am keeping them and listening to them as I write. The KRK's are going back tomorrow and I will hopefully come home with either the AKG's or the Shures. Who knows?
Thanks for taking the time to read my rather longwinded first post. I look forward to many more posts and much more reading.
Dan
p.s. any further suggestions for headphones to check out would be greatly appreciated.
