[kchau]

 
tl;dr:
 
Have Q701 and Valhalla at home, want a set for office.
Have second pair of Q701, buy asgard and use at office?
Grado SR80 or SR325?
Do not want AD700/AD900.
Looking for suggestions.
 
 
I went through a bit of a phase choosing my first set of cans. i went from SRH840 to ATH-M50s to AD700 to AD900 to SR225 finally to Q701. And I paired my Q701 with a valhalla to boot.
 
That was for the home, now i want something for the office. I want something that has the same qualities of the Q701 and Valhalla pairing, but I want these new cans to be able to be driven straight off of my iPhone (maybe).
 
I have another pair of Q701's laying around, that depending on what i decide to do, I may or may not sell.
 
I'm looking at some grados', namely the sr80, or sr325. But i ultimately want an around-ear headphone, so if i got grado's i would probably get the PS1000 earpads.
 
Alternatively, I might pick up an Asgard and use that with my second pair of Q701's in the office (I dont think this would be that bad of an idea, but i definitely want some variety).
 
I dont want another pair of AD900's, as i found them to be too analytical, and the midbass and bass were lacking.
 
Any Suggestions?
 
 

 

[ssrock64]

It strikes me as odd that you found the AD900 more analytical than the 701, but perhaps that's just my ears. If you listen mainly to rock, a Grado will probably satisfy your ears to no end. If you like variety in your music, the 701/Asgard combo is similar to the Valhalla that you already like. I'd personally sample something new and go Grado, but it's up to you.
 
Sincerely,

 

[kchau]

i do find that the q701's lack in the rock section.
 
But i have a ton of variety when it comes to music. I did try my uncle's 15 year old SR225's and i thought they were warm, with full mids and bass, with punch. but they were a tad muddy when it came to the details.
 
the challenging thing is that these 2 setups are going to be discrete, and independent, they will never meet each other. It means that I don't want something to A-B all the time.
 
price is also a factor too.
 
an asgard is cheaper than sr325's. But if i go the asgard route, do i buy a lyr for home, and bring the valhalla to work? or keep the valhalla at home, and get the asgard for work.
 
too many choices.
 
What else would you recommend?

 

[kchau]

i bought an asgard for the office

 

[ssrock64]

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i bought an asgard for the office

No regrets yet?

 

[kchau]

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No regrets yet?

i just got it. probably wont do anything with it until monday.