[skem]

1. HIFi Man HE1000 v.1 -- Soft but I love the detail and ease of listening.
2. Sennheiser HD800 SDR mod
3. Sennheiser HD650
4. Sennheiser HD660s
5. Shure 535
6. Etymotic ER-4

 

[skem]

1. HIFi Man HE1000 v.1 -- Soft but I love the detail and ease of listening.
2. Sennheiser HD800 SDR mod
3. Sennheiser HD650
4. Sennheiser HD660s
5. Shure 535
6. Etymotic ER-4

P.S., I listen mainly to jazz, then classical. For pop/electronic I would rank HD800 first. All other ordering preserved.

 

[kernel8888]

Somebody did make a pretty detailed list based on the data in this thread, been 2-3 years ago. Ill try to dig it up

 

[kernel8888]

I've been away from head-fi for a few years, but have always thought that the collective information in this thread is gold. Has anyone ever organized or analyzed the responses in this thread? There is so much collective experience here that is quantitatively organized, it could be the basis for a definitive rating system for all good headphones.

here it is - posts 4079 and 4095

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/rank-the-headphones-that-you-own.109756/page-272

 

[eucariote]

here it is - posts 4079 and 4095

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/rank-the-headphones-that-you-own.109756/page-272

That's very close to what I was asking about. Thanks! That uber rank result is a bit surprising, now I wish very much that I've heard the top two headphones on the list. (Senn HD800 and Beyer T1)

edit: now looking at old notes I forgot that I did very briefly hear the HD800 at a meet. Put them on, noted 'pretty bright' and moved on. Wish I spent more time with them.

 

[kid vic]

here it is - posts 4079 and 4095

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/rank-the-headphones-that-you-own.109756/page-272

So that lost does not deviate very far from my intial guess as to what headphones would be ranked where. If we made a new lost counting only the past 18 months I'm sure the trend would be similar.

 

[kernel8888]

Youd see the newer high end phones up there, utopia, he1k, maybe lcd4

 

[paradoxology]

Fostex TH-X00
Sennheiser HD 6XX
Oppo PM3
Audio Technica ATH-R70x
Bang and Olufsen H6
Fostex T-X0
Fostex TH-500RP
Hifiman HE400i
Philips Fidelio X2
AKG K7XX

 

[ninetylol]

Audioquest Nightowl Carbon
Beyerdynamic DT1990
Philips Fidelio X2
Audioquest Nighthawk
DT 770 32/80Ohm
DT 1770 (maybe mine were faulty they sounded like crap)

A bit problematic because i did not have the same good amplification for all of those but should still be more or less correct order

 

[imblub]

Kumitate Lab Sirius <-> Audio-technica AD2000
HE560
W1000X

The Sirius and AD2000 have very similar signatures, SIrius is slightly more resolving and is colder. They have separate use cases so I can't really rate one of them as better. HE560 is a great reference headphone that I enjoy listening to, especially with orchestral music. W1000X is a fun can, thick textured bass and good treble attack. I basically never own more than 3 or 4 headphones at one time so I only own stuff I really enjoy

 

[dnalekaw]

I'm new to this game so my list is not as impressive as the ones above but for overall music entertainment purposes:

1) Sennheiser HD 650
2) HiFiMan HE-4XX / Philips Fidelio X2HR
3) AKG K712
4) Sennheiser HD 565
5) Audio Technica ATH-AD500x
6) Beyerdynamic DT 770 (80 ohm)

 

[Anaz]

...had a Sony MDR-V6 and Vsonic VS3D IEM for years, but really started only a few months ago. Here's a ranking of my phones:
1. Hifiman HE 560
2. Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX
3. Vsonic GR07 (IEM)
4. Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80 ohm LE
5. iBasso IT01 (IEM)
6. Takstar PRO82
7. Sony MDR-V6
8. KZ S6 (IEM)
9. Vsonic VSD3 (IEM)
10. Focal Spirit One S (would be at #5 if they weren't so uncomfortable)
11. Massdrop x NuForce EDC (IEM)

 

[kid vic]

Youd see the newer high end phones up there, utopia, he1k, maybe lcd4

Agreed, but I bet they would be outpaced by the massdrop offerings and the classics

 

[Zark]

*UPDATE 3/3/18

I'm doing all the HP I've owned because its more interesting.

1. HD800 or LCD-X (with vegan pads)
2. LCD-X (Switches with HD800 weekly) (Own)
3. CA Andromeda (Own)
4. HD600 (Own)
5. Koss KSC75 (Price/performance)
6. CA Jupiter
7. AKG K612 (Would be higher if more comfortable - amazing price/performance tho)
8. TH-X00 Ebony (Would be higher if not crap build quality) (Own)
9. CA Orion (Want again)
10. STAX SR84 (Would be higher if not on-ear) (Own)
11. Grado SR225e
12. MEE Audio P1
13. ATH R70x (really light but tiny freakin ear pads)
14. HFM HE400i (Own)
15. Shure SE215
    
16. iSine 10

If I could get an AKG K1000 it would be at the top of the list but that probably won't happen.

 

[geoffalter11]

It seems I update on here once a year.

EnigmAcoustics Dharma D1000 w Black Dragon Cable
Focal Elear w Silver Dragon Cable
ZMF Ori
ZMF Blackwood w pure silver ZMF cable
Shure 1540
Ultimate Ears UE 500 pro (currently broken)