Rank the Headphones that You Own.
Jan 9, 2015 at 10:58 AM Post #4,726 of 8,115
1. AKG K 702
2. Shure SRH840
3. Fostex TX-1
4. AKG K 240
5. Beyerdynamic DT 770
6. Beyerdynamic DT 880
7. Sony MDR-V6
8. M-Audio Q-40
9. Beyerdynamic DT 990
10. KRK KNS8400
11. Koss PRO DJ100
12. NVX XPT100
13. Koss Sportapro
14. Koss KSC75
15. Ultrasone HFI-580
16. Sony MDR-V500DJ
17. Grado SR60
18. Some earbuds that came with my Sansa Clip?
 
I've re-purchased a lot of the models I sold or returned, so obviously my opinions/rankings aren't very permanent and I'm subject to changing my mind...
Still need some Sennheisers to round out the collection
 
Jan 9, 2015 at 2:31 PM Post #4,727 of 8,115
1: Sansui SS-100
2: Sony DR-Z7
3: Pioneer Monitor 10-II (slight mods)
4: Sansui SS-35 (portable)
 
5: everything else
 
Jan 9, 2015 at 5:48 PM Post #4,728 of 8,115
  1: Sansui SS-100
2: Sony DR-Z7
3: Pioneer Monitor 10-II (slight mods)
4: Sansui SS-35 (portable)
 
5: everything else

You seem to change your rank of headphones every few days and post it here?  Is that your taste changing that quickly?
 
Jan 9, 2015 at 10:01 PM Post #4,729 of 8,115
 
  1: Sansui SS-100
2: Sony DR-Z7
3: Pioneer Monitor 10-II (slight mods)
4: Sansui SS-35 (portable)
 
5: everything else

You seem to change your rank of headphones every few days and post it here?  Is that your taste changing that quickly?

No, I've just been getting a lot of gear in the mail. I sent some headphones to Tyll for measurements, ranked what I had left out of boredom, then got a pair of K812s as a loaner and re-ranked, then got all of the headphones I sent out back, and then got the SS-100 in the mail and re-ranked.
 
This all happened within the scope of a week and a half. Lol.
 
Jan 10, 2015 at 1:50 PM Post #4,731 of 8,115
Still quite the novice here, but I think I have a nice little list for someone looking where to start:
 
1.) AKG K702
2.) Sennheiser HD 25 - still pretty fantastic for how old they are
3.) Grado SR225e
4.) Audio Technica ATH-M50
 
Just to give you an idea, I've been running pretty much all of these through my Schiit Vali/Modi 2 stack. The K702's are something else, very detailed. I would recommend at least trying the bass mod (for any of the 701's and 702's) because they do compliment the sound of the un-modded 702's, but of course, it's just my opinion.
 
Jan 10, 2015 at 2:41 PM Post #4,732 of 8,115
  i am maybe just a little bit curious how the k812s sound

Take a Q701, give it more low bass and high treble, but at the cost of higher grain, lower detail, and some slight tizz. It's definitely more "hi-fi" sounding in signature, as the Q701 always sounded a bit mid-centric to me, but it's not as transparent or realistic and the upper ranges are very rough. Not unpleasantly so, but definitely not natural or accurate. It's a trade-off. 
 
Which it shouldn't be, given the exorbitant price, but a lot of what you're paying for is construction. The K812 is a beautifully made headphone that sounds the same out of basically anything; think of it like AKG's PM-1/2.
 
Jan 12, 2015 at 11:06 PM Post #4,734 of 8,115
1) SONY SA5000 -using SA3000 drivers, 1 original defect
2) SONY CD3000 -using for portable media
3) SONY SA3000 -drivers ripped for SA5000
4) SONY CD1000 -using CD999 drivers, originals defect
5) SONY CD999 -in trashcan
 
Jan 13, 2015 at 7:13 PM Post #4,735 of 8,115
1) SONY SA5000 -using SA3000 drivers, 1 original defect
2) SONY CD3000 -using for portable media
3) SONY SA3000 -drivers ripped for SA5000
4) SONY CD1000 -using CD999 drivers, originals defect
5) SONY CD999 -in trashcan

 
You seem to like Sony headphones.   Have you ever heard an MDR-F1?
 
Jan 13, 2015 at 7:16 PM Post #4,736 of 8,115
LOVE my F1's... 
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Jan 14, 2015 at 5:18 AM Post #4,737 of 8,115
You seem to like Sony headphones.   Have you ever heard an MDR-F1?
No F1, because I need some noise cancelling and the already "openess" nature of porous diap. sound, besides I don't like "plastic" diaphragms.
I love the SONY innovation of angled drivers and porous biocellulose/nano HD diaphragms.
Only those porous diap. can reproduce the natural airy transients SQ like IRL Sounds I hear to compare, despite abit "uncontrolled" brightness. I can't go back to those "airproof plastics".

BTW here's compatible earpads altough it has broader edges but you can rip off the inner foam:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Ohrpolster-105-mm-zB-fur-Sony-MDR-F1-MDRF1-/131341350241?pt=Kopfh%F6rer&hash=item1e948df561
If you have the exact measurements, you can try to find better compatible ones with some scrolling through:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sop=15&_from=R40|R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=headphone+ear+pads&_ipg=200&rt=nc

These diameter: 105mm probably will fit too:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement-ear-pads-For-AKG-K240-K270-Series-Headphone-earpad-/391010818198?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5b0a0f9896

Here's the expensive "orignal" sized:
http://www.audiocubes2.com/product_info.php/manufacturers_id/19/products_id/517
 
Jan 14, 2015 at 6:20 PM Post #4,739 of 8,115
Audio Technica ES-10's
AKG K702s
Westone UM3Xs
Shure SE535's
UE Triple fi 10's
Westone 2's
Sennheiser 555's
PFE 112's
 
In decreasing order.  I guess I could sort by signature...
 
AT 10's
Westone UM3X's
Shure SE535's
Westone 2's
PFE 112's
 
K702's
Triple fi 10's
Sennheiser 555's
 
Jan 14, 2015 at 9:21 PM Post #4,740 of 8,115
No F1, because I need some noise cancelling and the already "openess" nature of porous diap. sound, besides I don't like "plastic" diaphragms.
I love the SONY innovation of angled drivers and porous biocellulose/nano HD diaphragms.
Only those porous diap. can reproduce the natural airy transients SQ like IRL Sounds I hear to compare, despite abit "uncontrolled" brightness. I can't go back to those "airproof plastics".

BTW here's compatible earpads altough it has broader edges but you can rip off the inner foam:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Ohrpolster-105-mm-zB-fur-Sony-MDR-F1-MDRF1-/131341350241?pt=Kopfh%F6rer&hash=item1e948df561
If you have the exact measurements, you can try to find better compatible ones with some scrolling through:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sop=15&_from=R40|R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=headphone+ear+pads&_ipg=200&rt=nc

These diameter: 105mm probably will fit too:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement-ear-pads-For-AKG-K240-K270-Series-Headphone-earpad-/391010818198?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5b0a0f9896

Here's the expensive "orignal" sized:
http://www.audiocubes2.com/product_info.php/manufacturers_id/19/products_id/517

 
Okay...thanks.  I wanted to know if you knew how the F1 and the SA5000 or SA3000 fared against each other.  I have been thinking of picking a used SA5000.  Would you recommend the SA3000 or the SA5000?
 

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