LCD-2 ( no doubt )
W11R( very close, best vocal ever! )
T1( best all arounder, sadly i trade them for my friends HD800. I probably would get em back from him lol )
HD800 ( I just don't like anyting that has leaner mids ... lol besides I don't listen to Classical that much )
IE8( simply cz i use them a lot )
HD650/D7000 ( i didn't have the D7000 for very long time simply due to it fail to impress me, I don't like there sound signature, and compete with the HPs in the same type namely LCD-2/T1, it failes in pretty much every possible way sound-wise..... )
AD2000( the Sennheiser house sound just suit me better on this one... )
HD598
Grado225
HD555/595
MTPC ( the highs a bit harsh )
AKG701( just not my tea, mids are so so, no bass... )
1. Audio-Technica ATH-AD700 (First set of anything even vaguely resembling audiophile cans that I've owned, and I'm not disappointed. Imaging is nothing short of excellent!)
2. Sansui SS-20 (A hand-me-down from my stepfather. Sound quality seems okay, and the volume dials can be used to filter out that annoying low-level noise some sources have at any volume setting on the source side, but they're heavy and not too comfortable thanks to the hardened pleather pads that could use some replacements, probably hand-made.
3. Sony MDR-CD180 (Picked these up at a yard sale for a few bucks because they were fairly small and VERY comfortable, if not particularly astounding in sound quality. Unfortunately, the shaft that holds the left earcup/driver to the headband broke, and I'm not sure how much longer they'll stay together just from being glued in place. Were it not for that, I'd rank them above the SS-20 in preference simply because of the comfort and lightness of the things.)
No, I don't own very many headphones and haven't heard many high-end ones, but if I could just get my hands on a nice electrostatic setup to try out...
1. AKG K240 Sextetts (MP)
2. AKG K140 600ohm, open (the oldest available model) heavily modded -> see sig for pics
3. AKG K242HD great allround cans
4. AKG K240s too boomy in my book (velours might tame them to the level of a K242HD, -> same drivers)
5. AKG K701 ... no body at all but comfortable as hell, if you slice of the two center bumps. too bright, nice detailed bass though.
6. Koss Porta Pro, heavily modified, adds a lot of soundstage -> sig
7. PMB 25 II ... old German phone sounds old and bright.
I plan to buy either a K601 or a Sennheiser HD650 to replace the K701 with something with more body
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