[rofbEn]

hi, newbie here

i want to buy my first pair of serious headphones and i found 3 pairs 'till this point:

1) the AKG K240 (semi open)- 115$ on ebay (including shipping to ISR)

2) the Sennheiser HD 558 (open)- 210$ on ebay (including shipping to ISR)

3) the Audio Technica ATH-M50s (closed-straight wire)- 160$ on ebay (including shipping to ISR)

(my main music genres is rap, rock, blues, vocals.. everything!) 

and of course there is the AMP question.. what amp should i buy (there is no need for portability)?

the budget for amp+headphones is 350$ including shipment..l of course i can try to make it bigger but 400$ is my limit.

hope for a quick answer,

Ben 

 

[MalVeauX]

Heya,
 
The M50's would do you well out of that lot. How expensive are the HFI 580's shipped to you? Grado SR80's?

Very best,

 

[rofbEn]

the Ultrasones are 185$ and the Grados are 176$.
worth it?

 

[ccaian]

ATH M50 rules!
 
http://www.headfonia.com/closed-cans-shootout-m-50-esw-9-t50p-hd25-1-beats-studio-srh-840-srh-750dj-k181dj-and-dj1pro/
 
 
They might need an amp though.

 

[rofbEn]

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ATH M50 rules!
 
http://www.headfonia.com/closed-cans-shootout-m-50-esw-9-t50p-hd25-1-beats-studio-srh-840-srh-750dj-k181dj-and-dj1pro/
 
 
They might need an amp though.

you have a specific amp on your mind?
 
 

 

[kingoftown1]

You might consider the Shure 440/840 instead of the M50.  The differences have already been beaten to death here, so I'm not going to post anything more, except that I've had a chance to compare the 840s and M50s side by side and preferred the 840 (but everyone's ears/tastes are different).

 

[rofbEn]

i've been reading a lot lately and the conclusion about the Shures was that they are pretty uncomfortable. is that true?
BTW how do they sound without an amp?

 

[rofbEn]

i'm not sure about how much time it should take until i bump so...

bump 

 

[rofbEn]

i think i'm finally ended my research.

ath-m50s
+
jds cmoybb v2.03
+
fiio L3 LOD

what do you guys say?
 

 

[Germancub]

You might consider the Shure 440/840 instead of the M50.  The differences have already been beaten to death here, so I'm not going to post anything more, except that I've had a chance to compare the 840s and M50s side by side and preferred the 840 (but everyone's ears/tastes are different).

This x10000000

 

[rofbEn]

Quote:

i've been reading a lot lately and the conclusion about the Shures was that they are pretty uncomfortable. is that true?
BTW how do they sound without an amp?

 


Quote:

This x10000000

 
 

 

[Germancub]

They sound fine unamped. I've never felt the need to amp any of my Shure SRH headphones, and I have them all.

 

[rofbEn]

i can see that
some say (i feel like the top-gear host) that the SRH-840 arent comfortable.. is that true?

 

[Germancub]

Lol I love top gear! No, to me they're comfortable to me actually and I can wear them for hours on end with no issues. Some have complained about the weight of them but I just don't get that, unless ones neck is made of jelly filled wet noodles, then of course they will be heavy.

 

[rofbEn]

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Lol I love top gear! No, to me they're comfortable to me actually and I can wear them for hours on end with no issues. Some have complained about the weight of them but I just don't get that, unless ones neck is made of jelly filled wet noodles, then of course they will be heavy.

ok great
but one laaaaast thing (yea i know im anoying 

), for rock,rap and onerepublic (i dont know what genre it is ) who is better? the AT or the Shure?