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You haven't mentioned B&O H6, NAD Viso HP50, B&W P7
Personally, I absolutely love the Denon Dx000 line. I have both D2ks and D5ks, and they would be my recommendation (you can still find them either new or lightly used if you look around a bit and are patient, though it is definitely harder than it used to be). They don't isolate amazingly well, but they don't leak sound out (or in) like a Grado or Senn open phone either. Unless you're in a really noisy or sound-sensitive environment, I would think they would be adequate...
Can anyone here compare the Sony MDR-7520 with the NAD VISO HP 50? I just returned the HP 50 because the headband bugged me but will rebuy them if desperate. Got the Focal spsirt Classic today and the earpads are retartedly small so they are going back tomorrow. I loved the HP 50's sound just wanted Harder hitting bass, i would be okay with 1-3 db bore as long as the mids are still deatiled and clean. I loved the HP 50's mids. I listen to Heavy metal alot and other hard to softer rock. Thanks to anyone in advance.
Sounds like the 7520's could be the right headphones for you.
Plain vanilla type headband. Well made and comfortable.
They put out more bass than the HP50's, yet are still
clear and detailed. Not edgy. They do have a slight
siblilance issue, though. Not terribly obvious, but
noticeable with some recordings.
I am speaking here from memory because I sold my HP50's
a few months ago. I still have the 7520's. I've also since
picked up the Focal Spirit Pro's which I like a lot, but they
seem to be a bit lighter in the bass than the 7520's and
HP50's. I think there's something vaguely peculiar about
their sound, but I haven't been able to discern it yet. Still,
I like them very much as closed headphones. Many don't
like the way they fit, but I find them comfortable enough.
(I can, and do, fall asleep while wearing them...)
I don't mind having sold the HP50's...they had some
aspects which I didn't like either. Also (to throw another
wrench into the pot), I have the Sony MDR Z1000's
which I like more than the HP50's. There was no reason
for me to keep all three (7520's, Z1000's, and HP50's.)
I still have the Z1000's and have come to like them even
more than the 7520's (though I recognize the strong points
of the 7520's) - and I know many will disagree with me
on that comparison, thinking the Z1000's have "too little
bass". I disagree with that, and even if it was true it's
compensated for by a beautiifully coherent, warm,
and detailed presentation. I can listen to them for
hours, though I still prefer my open headphones
to any of my closed headphones.
Anyway, I recommend you give the 7520's a good
listen. They're excellent headphones all around,
and might satisfy your need for bass as well. (The
Focal Spirit Pro's probably won't.) And, as for the
HP50's - well, they are certainly very good headphones -
and a great value.
Let me try to work with your list.
1. Eliminate sound-based problems.
2. Eliminate fit-based problems.
Buy PHP-MT220 and mail it to Brian at BTG Audio to mod a removable cable. Now. Stop thinking about it.