Jube
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I'm looking to buy another pair of headphones for $100. I currently have Sennheiser HD600's and ATH M50's as far as full sized cans go. I love the sound of the sennheisers but only when they are plugged into the E7/E9 combo. Otherwise the bass is anemic. The M50's are good but I feel their detail is lacking (i can't stand listening ot the M50s after a session with the HD600s) and while the bass is awesome for dubstep/house/trance/hip hop, I don't like them for listening to rock (ska, punk, progressive, lots of Radiohead recently).
So what I am looking for are open headphones (unless there is a closed alternative providing equal sq with balanced bass) that don't need amping. Something I can plug into my iphone and be satisfied with. Preferrably good for rock and those genres b/c my M50's are fine for everything else. I'm hoping to get a sound signature closer to the HD600 than the ATH M50. I know it obviously won't be as good as the HD600, but I would like a neutral spectrum, good detail, and clean tight bass (not bloated or sloppy), pretty much the things I like from the HD600's lol
As of right now the only things that come to mind are Grado sr60i and sr80i, because a lot of people seem to love Grados and the general consensus I reached was that those two models don't require amping. The only concern I have is that their low end bass dips down pretty hard, but I don't know if this is so low in the frequency range that it would be noticeable in most music. Any other ideas?
So what I am looking for are open headphones (unless there is a closed alternative providing equal sq with balanced bass) that don't need amping. Something I can plug into my iphone and be satisfied with. Preferrably good for rock and those genres b/c my M50's are fine for everything else. I'm hoping to get a sound signature closer to the HD600 than the ATH M50. I know it obviously won't be as good as the HD600, but I would like a neutral spectrum, good detail, and clean tight bass (not bloated or sloppy), pretty much the things I like from the HD600's lol
As of right now the only things that come to mind are Grado sr60i and sr80i, because a lot of people seem to love Grados and the general consensus I reached was that those two models don't require amping. The only concern I have is that their low end bass dips down pretty hard, but I don't know if this is so low in the frequency range that it would be noticeable in most music. Any other ideas?