[yliu]

Next time, try it with an HD800.

 

[Szadzik]

So sad none of my friends/ family/ coworkers know anything about good headphones (not that I know much). When I mentioned buying headphones at work a coworker started boasting about his great Boses and what could I say - nothing really. He knows nothing about sound quality as he bought the phones only for their brand. 

 

[Deep Funk]

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Next time, try it with an HD800.

The PX200 II would be better in my opinion. Why? For such a small thing the sound is impressive and if a small PX-series can give 'mainstream' headphones a run for their money Sennheiser did something right. The little PX is not perfect but overall it is impressive, very much so in my opinion.
 

 

[yliu]

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So sad none of my friends/ family/ coworkers know anything about good headphones (not that I know much). When I mentioned buying headphones at work a coworker started boasting about his great Boses and what could I say - nothing really. He knows nothing about sound quality as he bought the phones only for their brand. 

I don't think it's only happening with you, since a lot of people don't are about sound quality, and either download low quality digital copies or rip their cd on 128kbps (default on iTunes). They think Bose is good because of the money bose spends on advertisements...

 

[Keiko]

I tried messing around with the ways I introduced headphones to others. Tried the "oh hey listen" technique with the neighbor which got the usual "oh its decent sounding" we do have to take into consideration some people dim their responses so they dont sound jealous (when they are sometimes) since we cant all afford nice can's (them atleast) so they talk up what they own. So then the other method was introducing them to the basic  headphone & slowly working the way up to the top so they could recognize the differences. I went
sentry HO482 -> Sony MDR V150 -> AKG K530 -> AKG K450 -> AKG K501 I'm aware the 501 isnt really the best but its the best I have on this trip & I couldnt let them demo the 701. This worked really well & they ended up prefferring the K501 (I didnt tell them it was better, i was just like "try this, and now this, and this") they were also able to distinqush the audio difference between FLAC & A 320KB CDrip.
 
 
Cant randomly "rape" their ears with good quality audio sadly no funny responses cause this place is surrounded by older people & little youth.

 

[jmb777]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVWXCqGi7dY&feature=related
 
Watch this if you fancy a rage. 

 

[NapalmK]

About a week ago, one of my dad's friends from work was telling him that his son was looking into buying some good headphones and my dad told him to talk to me. As should be expected he was set on the Beats or those Bose over ears so I told him to look at M50, 840, and DT770 (if he wanted a lot of bass) among others and give them a listen. Surprisingly he bought the 840s after an audition. Officially my first convert!

 

[Hrimthursum]

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About a week ago, one of my dad's friends from work was telling him that his son was looking into buying some good headphones and my dad told him to talk to me. As should be expected he was set on the Beats or those Bose over ears so I told him to look at M50, 840, and DT770 (if he wanted a lot of bass) among others and give them a listen. Surprisingly he bought the 840s after an audition. Officially my first convert!

YAAAY!! Congrats!
Someone stole my MDR-7506's, does that count as a convert?
(original was a typo, I was half asleep)

 

[Varley]

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVWXCqGi7dY&feature=related
 
Watch this if you fancy a rage. 

'AUTHENTIC Monster cables'...Ooooooooo...

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

All I get is "You paid, how much?". If it doesn't have car subwoofer bass, they won't consider it good sounding.
 
Such is the life of an audiophile who is surrounded by the Monster Beats generation.
 
I did get good reactions to the XB700, M50, and DT770 Pro 80... of course. But even I am tired of huge bass and nothing else (though the M50s isn't exactly in that specific area of sound.). While those cans were all in my budding audiophile phase, I have since grown into preferring no more bass than the D7000 and DT990s. But I don't want less either. I think it's a good transition for that specific demographic.
 
I highly doubt cans like the K701/2 will normally impress non-audiophiles. Though they did impress my friends when I hooked them up for gaming with Dolby Headphone. They could tell how clear they were.
 
My roomie who I sold the M50s to was quite impressed by the D7000 (he's the only one to hear it so far), but he doesn't believe the sound is worth 7x more than his M50s. While I do agree, I do know paying a crapload more for a marginal improvement, and not a huge one. We all know about that.
 
I think the BEST price range for non-audiophiles to be impressed is in the $250-350 range. Mid-fi cans.

 

[Leonardo Drummond]

Nowadays I just show people my headphones without any major pretentions, I mean, I know they'll see they're good, but I don't expect them to realize how good they are.
 
A very funny thing that always happens is that, when I'm showing anyone the K1000s and K701s, first I always put the first track in Ultrasone's test CD, which is a binaural recording and has a flute playing kind of behind you at the beginning. So far I think there hasn't been a single person that hasn't looked behind their shoulders when it started playing! I know that this effect doesn't require particularly good headphones, but the reactions are very funny to see.
 
When showing real music, the reactions are usually "wow, I feel like I'm in a show!" and "my god, it's like the voice is playing inside my head". Should be the opposite with the K1000, but nevermind!
 
Also, another thing that I do is letting people hear a Triport (that I got before I knew good sound) and then the AKGs or my SR-80is. That way they realize how crappy the Bose sounds!

 

[wind016]

 OMG, I miss my Ultrasone 3D tracks CD... My hard drive fried and I lost the CDs while moving.
 
You have a great plan there! I remember I used the Ultrasone CD to wow my friends. The water track is AMAZING XD and some of the ones with bands playing really trip out my friends.
 
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Nowadays I just show people my headphones without any major pretentions, I mean, I know they'll see they're good, but I don't expect them to realize how good they are.
 
A very funny thing that always happens is that, when I'm showing anyone the K1000s and K701s, first I always put the first track in Ultrasone's test CD, which is a binaural recording and has a flute playing kind of behind you at the beginning. So far I think there hasn't been a single person that hasn't looked behind their shoulders when it started playing! I know that this effect doesn't require particularly good headphones, but the reactions are very funny to see.
 
When showing real music, the reactions are usually "wow, I feel like I'm in a show!" and "my god, it's like the voice is playing inside my head". Should be the opposite with the K1000, but nevermind!
 
Also, another thing that I do is letting people hear a Triport (that I got before I knew good sound) and then the AKGs or my SR-80is. That way they realize how crappy the Bose sounds!

 

[monoblocks]

When I bought my HD800 my wife thought I was certifiably nuts. Now I rarely get to use them since she's the one who's always hogging them for herself. Well, at least I can crank the Thiels in peace when she's got the Senns on.

 

[Leonardo Drummond]

Hahahaha it's really great to see their reactions, cause even though they're more like special effects, the results are impressive. Same with the General Image Test track in The Best of Chesky Jazz. Playing through speakers, it really sounds like the "band" goes in a circle around you. It's just astonishing! By the way, recently I uploaded Ultrasone's CD to a server for a friend, I'd be happy to send you the link if you wish.
I don't know if this is allowed, so moderators, if it isn't, please feel free to delete my post without prior notice!
 
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 OMG, I miss my Ultrasone 3D tracks CD... My hard drive fried and I lost the CDs while moving.
 
You have a great plan there! I remember I used the Ultrasone CD to wow my friends. The water track is AMAZING XD and some of the ones with bands playing really trip out my friends.

 

 
Wow, you've got Thiels! I've never heard one, but I've heard great things about them and think they look simply fantastic. Which ones have you got?
 
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When I bought my HD800 my wife thought I was certifiably nuts. Now I rarely get to use them since she's the one who's always hogging them for herself. Well, at least I can crank the Thiels in peace when she's got the Senns on.

 

[disastermouse]

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Next time, try it with an HD800.

LCD-2 is next on the docket - not the HD 800s.