painted klown
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[size=x-small]OK gang, I bought another pair of cans today. About a week ago I bout some Skullcandy Supreme Sound Aviators...
I went back to the same store to audition some more headphones after doing some reading and learning about various different models.
I actually went in to listen to/possibly buy some AT M-50s but they didn't have any on display or in stock so I decided to finally get some Grado cans as I had originally planned. I listened to everything from the igrado through the 325is.
I have to say that I found most of them to be a bit bright sounding for my taste, but that could be attributed to a thousand different variables. I also find that living with a product gives you a real idea of its performance vs. standing in a store with the salesman hovering over you.
The 325is had a refined sound that I found to be quite impressive, but I wasn't looking to spend at that price point today. I feel like I am still searching for that "dream" headphone, so I am trying to buy in at a relatively small price point to get a feel for various different "house sounds" that different lines have.
Well after doing a/b listening tests in the store, I found myself coming back to the Grado SR80i headphones. I kept comparing them to the 125s, and I did find the 12s sounded a bit more "refined" than the 80s, but for some reason they seemed a shade too bright in the treble range for my taste...so I ended up plunking down my card for the 80s. I literally just got back in the door and have them playing the new Norah into my ears (at a low volume until I have enough hours on them to loosen them up well) as I type this.
I will come back here with a full report once I have had a proper amount of time to really evaluate their sound. As this is only my second pair of "real" headphones, I will end up comparing these to my Skullcandy Aviators, but it should be an interesting compare/contrast either way.
At first I was really impressed with the midrange on the Aviators (it is their strong suit) but after living with them for a week or so, I found them to get a little congested when playing recordings with a lot of textures/layers (Blood Sugar Sex Magik) and wanted to try out some more audio "flavors".[/size]
[size=x-small]You can read my original thread about the Aviators here:[/size]
http://www.head-fi.org/t/609770/headphone-amplifier-headphone-recommendations
I opened that thread to ask about amps really, but it turned into a headphone discussion. I also read a bunch of stuff on here and decided to go with what I had originally planned with getting some Grados.
I had them to put me on a list to give me a call when the ATH-M50 'phones are in as well. There is no such thing as too much of a good thing. LOL!
[size=x-small]Thanks for reading.
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I went back to the same store to audition some more headphones after doing some reading and learning about various different models.
I actually went in to listen to/possibly buy some AT M-50s but they didn't have any on display or in stock so I decided to finally get some Grado cans as I had originally planned. I listened to everything from the igrado through the 325is.
I have to say that I found most of them to be a bit bright sounding for my taste, but that could be attributed to a thousand different variables. I also find that living with a product gives you a real idea of its performance vs. standing in a store with the salesman hovering over you.
The 325is had a refined sound that I found to be quite impressive, but I wasn't looking to spend at that price point today. I feel like I am still searching for that "dream" headphone, so I am trying to buy in at a relatively small price point to get a feel for various different "house sounds" that different lines have.
Well after doing a/b listening tests in the store, I found myself coming back to the Grado SR80i headphones. I kept comparing them to the 125s, and I did find the 12s sounded a bit more "refined" than the 80s, but for some reason they seemed a shade too bright in the treble range for my taste...so I ended up plunking down my card for the 80s. I literally just got back in the door and have them playing the new Norah into my ears (at a low volume until I have enough hours on them to loosen them up well) as I type this.
I will come back here with a full report once I have had a proper amount of time to really evaluate their sound. As this is only my second pair of "real" headphones, I will end up comparing these to my Skullcandy Aviators, but it should be an interesting compare/contrast either way.
At first I was really impressed with the midrange on the Aviators (it is their strong suit) but after living with them for a week or so, I found them to get a little congested when playing recordings with a lot of textures/layers (Blood Sugar Sex Magik) and wanted to try out some more audio "flavors".[/size]
[size=x-small]You can read my original thread about the Aviators here:[/size]
http://www.head-fi.org/t/609770/headphone-amplifier-headphone-recommendations
I opened that thread to ask about amps really, but it turned into a headphone discussion. I also read a bunch of stuff on here and decided to go with what I had originally planned with getting some Grados.
I had them to put me on a list to give me a call when the ATH-M50 'phones are in as well. There is no such thing as too much of a good thing. LOL!
[size=x-small]Thanks for reading.