[EdipisReks]

Overwhelmed:
ER-4P
PortaPro
KSC-50
SR-60

Got what i expected:
Sennheiser 555
ER6i
E2c
E5c
Xin SuperMini

Underwhelmed:
Sennheiser 580
Shure E3c

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

Overwhelmed:
Shure E5 (I never though something so small, let alone in-ear phones, could sound so much like much larger headphones)

Underwhelmed:
A-T A900 (all this hype for something that sounds no better than a burned-in HD280, I don't get it)

AKG K240S (Groovalizer? haha, more like muckalizer, these guys sounded slow and overbassy, nothing like the DT531)

 

[eastside504]

overwhelmed:
er4p (what got me to this site, and i miss them!)
hd580
emu 0404 soundcard

what i expected:
Future Sonic's Ear Monitors
Beyer 770pro
hd650

underwhelmed:
sr60
ATH a900

 

[strogg]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer Underwhelmed: A-T A900 (all this hype for something that sounds no better than a burned-in HD280, I don't get it)

I'm glad i'm not the only one who noticed!

 

[GSh]

Over expectations:
DT 770 (BOOOM...wow lol)

KSC75 (reason stated for under expectations)

Even:
Self-made Cmoy...low noise and it works! Good enough for me

Under expectations:
A900 (after hearing the KSC75 and something that costs 10 times less sounding better, but for closed can purposes its decent)

 

[philodox]

I think I will have to move the SR225 and the HD580 to my neither category as my opinion on both of them has slightly changed.

I would like to add a new category: Completely Blown Away!

 

[Twigs]

I am always overwhlemed by how good my Grado SR-60's are everyday after coming home from listening to my Triports all day at school.

 

[wali]

Annoyed:

Grado Sr-60

 

[Imyourzero]

Wow, looks like the A900 deserves an award for making nearly everyone's "Underwhelmed" list. What's so ironic about that is that the A900 garnered a lot of hype from several people.

My list?

Overwhelmed:
SR80 (first truly "audiophile" headphones after my MDR-V900 mistake)
MS-2 (more so now than when I first got them--burn in RULES!

)
HD-580 (but only after pairing them with AV-710...through Audigy 2 they were very underwhelming)

Got what I expected:
E-MU 0404 (sounds GREAT, but I expected it to)
Go-Vibe (same as above...it does a very good job at its price point)

Underwhelmed:
MDR-V900 (ugh...say no more)
HD 595 (I'd like to give these another chance now that I have an amp and a better source though)
SR225 (Not that they are BAD by any means. Actually they are great, but after coming from MS-2's...

Also, they are a fairly small step up from the SR80 yet they cost 2x as much)
A900 (just kidding, I haven't heard them but I might as well fit in!!

)

 

[HeavySoul]

Overwhelmed:

Senn HD650 with my budget CDP and hyper-budget integrated amp

Senn PX100

Senn MX450

Kenwood DPC-X337 portable CDP


Underwhelmed:

AKG K141S

Senn HD497

and an endless list of cheapies.


Edit: the list was a bit too hurried, so I changed it a bit

 

[amartignano]

OVERWHELMED:

Grado Rs-1 (intimacy, warmth and MUSIC!)
Grado Sr-60 (80% of the Rs-1 at a fraction price IMHO)
Stax Omega II (simply natural)
Sennheiser HD650 (warm and lucid, delicate and groovy, all at the same time)
Koss PortaPro (astonishing for their price)


PERFECTLY WHELMED:

Sennheiser HD 565 (very good, but with not enough bass dynamic for my taste)
Sennheiser PX100 (read great review on headroom, but the PortaPro is better)
Sony MDR-44 (old supra-aural little equilibrated headphones)
Sennheiser HD497 (very equilibrated for the price)
Sennheiser HD455 (got what I expected)


UNDERWHELMED:

Sennheiser HD590 (no comment, I don't want flames

)
Sony MDR-V300 (hu?!?)
Sony CD-180 (headphones?!?!?!?)

Bye
Andrea

 

[evil-zen]

Overwhelmed
Etymotics 4S, each and everytime i listen to them!

Just Right
Beyerdynamic DT880

Underwhelmed
Grado RS1. Never understood the price vs performance. I would have easily prefered the SR225 or MS2.

 

[Salt Peanuts]

Overwhelmed
Alessandro MSP
Senn HD650

I own the above two now.

Underwhelmed
A-T A900 - I liked them, but my expectation for them was much higher.

 

[gradofan]

Overwhelmed: Beyer DT880, Ety 4P, Grado SR80 (for the price, but I'm not a fan anymore), Senn HD600
Underwhelmed: Everything else I've owned, for one reason or another.

 

[Geise]

Overwhelmed: Nothing

Underwhelmed: dt770

Disappointed but still favoring: hd600