[Jackson 6]

Sony mdr 100 aap; Genuine moments of euphony for the first time IMHO at this price range, delicious SQ, perfect blend with the Sony A10, easily powered.
 
Sony mdr zx 700; Studio monitor, a bit of warmth as well, sadly neglected in view of the above. 
 
Sony H3; Yes the bass obtrudes in to the mids, but a glorious battleship sound stage keeps it in employment.

 

[core]

1. Stax Lambda Pro
2. Stax SR-X MK3
3. AKG 240 DF
4. AKG K340 bass version
5. AKG K340 light version
6. AKG 240 Sextett
7. Audeze LCD 2.2
8. V-Moda Crossfade LP
9. Grado SR40
10. Sennheiser HD25-1 II 

 

[takato14]

1: Sansui SS-100 (Mods)
2: Pioneer SE-500 (Extreme mods)
3: Pioneer Monitor 10-II (Extreme mods)
4: Sennheiser HD700 (Mods)
5: NAD RP18 Mylar (stock)
6: KOSS 4AAA (mods)
7: Sony MDR-605 (mods)

 

[Ishcabible]

In the past month:
 
1: Omni
2. T1 (sold)
3. ZMF x Vibro MKII
4. DX1000 (sold)
5. HE-5 (sold)
6. HD650 (sold)
7. TH-X00 (sold)
8. PM-2

 

[dwayniac]

Last ranking of the year


1. Grado 125i w/ wood cups. I get the most pleasure from them despite making them genre specific.

2. Hifiman HE-500. Love 'em for rock,metal and various electronic genres.

3. Grado 325 w/ wood cups and "upgraded" cable. I like them but not as thrilling as when I first received them.

4. Hifiman He-300. The one that started it all. I am rediscovering it after fixing it a while back,adding a shorter cheap cable,different pads and pairing it with my smartphone from time to time.

5. Audio Technica ATH-PRO700MK2. Good for commuting during winter and when I get in a rare basshead mood.

 

[ChatAlors]

An update for the end of the year.
I've downsized a part of the collection.
 
1. STAX SR-009 - My favorite - detailed, precise, very true to the recordings
2. STAX SR-007MKI - Could also be #1, but it just lacks a bit of sonic detail when I do a direct comparison against the SR-009
3. SONY MDR-R10 Bass Heavy - King of mids and the best of SONY in music equipment from 1989; the membrane is VERY fragile - must be cared with precaution
4. PIONEER SE-Master 1 - Really like the sub-bass presentation and quite addictive
5. STAX SR-007MKII - A little too boomy, even with modding but it remains a flagship STAX and .. what a ride, baby!
6. SENNHEISER HD800 - The bang for the buck in electrodynamics, don't need to describe them much
7. KENNERTON Odin - A real preference against the Abyss, more refined sound - needs a total tweak on the headband, otherwise too weighty and uncomfortable
8. HIFIMAN HE-6 - A real frank sounding headphones from HiFiman, needs a really powerful amp
9. AKG K1000 Bass Heavy - Speakers on your head, king of soundstage, needs also a very powerful amp
10. AKG K812 - Many opposite reviews on these headphones, I like them on moderate levels as an everyday headphones, sound seems a little bit compressed to be fair
11. SONY Qualia Q-10 - A collector item and very detailed, but could be harsh with high levels and sound synthetic with classical music
12. FOSTEX TH900 - I like these headphones, but they are TOO bassy for a long-time session - reserved for quick moment of pure fun
13. BEYERDYNAMIC T1 MKII - Quite good, but it is the entry-level of flagship, we could do so much better (but at bigger prices)
14. BEYERDYNAMIC DT1770 (NEW ENTRY) - Quite an improvement over DT770, but they cannot compete with the others higher in the list, nonetheless rather good Q/P rating
15. BEYERDYNAMIC DT880 Pro - a classic since 15 years for me, one of the basics for beginning in the audiophile hobby
 
Sold :
ENIGMAcoustics Dharma D1000 - Reminds me that I'm missing my old and beloved AKG K340 (KT88 version)
AUDEZE LCD-4 - Didn't like the treble section and I prefered the sound signatures of the LCD-2 and LCD-3
JPS Labs Abyss AB-1266 - Bass is more full-bodied than the SE Master-1 and the Odin, but the latters are better on soundstage, clarity, 3D and less weighty than the Abyss
SENNHEISER HE60 - I prefer the STAX sound with my equipments, too thin on the bass section
HIFIMAN HE-1000 - Too much problems with QC (membrane tension) on 3 pairs within 5 months, so goodbye HE-1000
 
SMALL EDIT : Some typing errors corrected.

 

[Mr Rick]

Sennheiser HD 800...... Opera .
HIFIMAN HE400I.. Classical, Vocalists .
HIFIMAN HE400S. ( Unmodified )........They just seem to suit my 65 year old ears.
AKG 712's......... Jazz, Vocalists
AKG Audio Q701 QJ .........Piano, Acoustic Guitar, and of course Quincy Jones 
Beyerdynamic DT 880 / 600 Ohm........Classical
Philips X2s ........Fun sounding all rounders
Sennheiser HD 650s..............Rock, Blues.
Sennheiser HD 598s.............. Movies, TV

 

[Hibuckhobby]

1.  Audeze LCD 2.2  specifically when driven by DecWare Taboo II
2.  Koss ESP 950...fast, smooth a bit lacking in slam.
3.  HifiMan HE500... driven by DecWare or Headroom Home with built in DAC.  Not as comfortable, but still sound good.
4.  Senn. HD700/HD650...each have their strengths.  HD650's on Bottlehead Crack.  HD700's were higher on the Woo WA2
5.  Denon 7100...good for listening to movies at night.  Strong bass, comfortable pads
6.  Grado 225i....punchy, little sub bass, hard to listen to on poorly recorded rock.  Work well with iPad.
 
These are the ones that have stayed in rotation after buying a selling for a couple of years.  Actually went back and bought
the HD700's and Koss 'stats a second time.  Source and amplification make a BIG difference.  I lean strongly into the tube
camp and love the DecWare and Woo amps.  For solid state the Gustard H10 is a great buy and for tubes, it's hard to beat
the Bottlehead with high impedance cans.   Using JRiver ver. 20 as music player...SOOOO much better than iTunes.
YMMV,
Hibuck...

 

[drgnfrc13]

1) Philips Fidelio X2 - Jack of all trades, master of... the vast majority actually, in my opinion. Maybe just a tad too dark for some of my music.

2) Shure SRH840 - My first pair of "good" headphones. 4 years later, I still love them. Like the X2, they are very well suited for just about every purpose (aside from portability...).

3) Sennheiser HD598 - very bright and detailed, these are my preferred headphones for a lot of different instrumental music and music with emphasis on vocals. I also love them for punk and classic rock, which I think they present better than the X2s.

4) PSB M4U2 - I honestly hated these at first. Out of the box, they were just extremely uncomfortable due to the weight and clamping force. I actually planned on returning them and buying something else, but after breaking them in a bit and figuring out how to get them adjusted to distribute the weight a bit better, they're not nearly as bad as I thought they were. I don't like their sound as much as the SRH840, but I can't exactly pin down what I like less about them. In any case, they are competent portable headphones, so I decided to keep them.

5) Koss PRO DJ100 (m50 pads) - $50 headphones that sound like ~$250 headphones... I actually lost them during my first year of college; if I still had them, it would be very hard to justify keeping the PSBs.

6) Audio Technica ATH-m50 - I believe these to be one of the most overrated pairs of headphones I have ever encountered. Don't get me wrong, they aren't bad, but they are very V-shaped and in my opinion, excessively forward, so I just don't find them very versatile. Good for rap and electronic music, but I don't use them for much else.

 

[Snozz]

1) Sennheiser HD650
2) AKG-k7xx/k701
3) Audio-Technica A900x
4) Beyerdynamic DT990

 

[cuiter23]

An update for the end of the year.
I've downsized a part of the collection.

1. STAX SR-009 - My favorite - detailed, precise, very true to the recordings
2. STAX SR-007MKI - Could also be #1, but it just lacks a bit of sonic detail when I do a direct comparison against the SR-009
3. SONY MDR-R10 Bass Heavy - King of mids and the best of SONY in music equipment from 1989; the membrane is VERY fragile - must be cared with precaution
4. PIONEER SE-Master 1 - Really like the sub-bass presentation and quite addictive
5. STAX SR-007MKII - A little too boomy, even with modding but it remains a flagship STAX and .. what a ride, baby!
6. SENNHEISER HD800 - The bang for the buck in electrodynamics, don't need to describe them much
7. KENNERTON Odin - A real preference against the Abyss, more refined sound - needs a total tweak on the headband, otherwise too weighty and uncomfortable
8. HIFIMAN HE-6 - A real frank sounding headphones from HiFiman, needs a really powerful amp
9. AKG K1000 Bass Heavy - Speakers on your head, king of soundstage, need also a very powerful amp
10. AKG K812 - Many opposite reviews on these headphones, I like them on moderate levels as an everyday headphones, sound seems a little bit compressed to be fair
11. SONY Qualia Q-10 - A collector item and very detailed, but could be harsh with high levels and sound ssynthetic with classical music
12. FOSTEX TH900 - I like these headphones, but they are TOO bassy for a long-time session - reserved for quick moment of pure fun
13. BEYERDYNAMIC T1 MKII - Quite good, but it is the entry-level of flagship, we could do so much better (but at bigger prices)
14. BEYERDYNAMIC DT1770 (NEW ENTRY) - Quite an improvement over DT770, but they cannot compete with the others higher in the list, nonetheless rather good Q/P rating
15. BEYERDYNAMIC DT880 Pro - a classic since 15 years for me, one of the basics for beginning in the audiophile hobby
 

Sold :
ENIGMAcoustics Dharma D1000 - Reminds me that I'm missing my old and beloved AKG K340 (KT88 version)

AUDEZE LCD-4 - Didn't like the treble section and I prefered the sound signatures of the LCD-2 and LCD-3

JPS Labs Abyss AB-1266 - Bass is more full-bodied than the SE Master-1 and the Odin, but the latters are better on soundstage, clarity, 3D and less weighty than the Abyss

SENNHEISER HE60 - I prefer the STAX sound with my equipments, too thin on the bass section

HIFIMAN HE-1000 - Too much problems with QC (membrane tension) on 3 pairs within 5 months, so goodbye HE-1000

That's quite the underwhelming list you got there

 

[fjrabon]

1) HiFiMan HE400i (no backplate version)
2) Sennheiser HD650 (sold)
3) Fostex THX00
4) Denon D7000 (sold)
5) Audio Technica AD900 (sold)
6) Shure SRH840
7) Grado SR225e (sold)
8) Audio Technica AD700
9) Koss KSC75
10) Denon D1001
11) Grado SR80e
12) Grado SR60i
13) Audio Technica M50 (sold)
14) Sennheiser HD201 (sold)
15) Audio Technica ESW9A
16) Sennheiser HD439

 

[brokenthumb]

1. Sennheiser HD600
2. Sennheiser HD800
3. Audeze LCD 2.2 (non-fazor)
4. Sennheiser HD650
5. Fostex TH900 or STAX SR-507 (Tie)
7. Grado SR80i

 

[bigbung]

1. LCD 2.2 non Fazor
2. Sennheiser HD650 - relegated to archives since I acquired the LCDs
3. ATH M50s (now sold)

 

[eargasam]

1. Sennheiser HD600
2. Sennheiser HD800
3. Audeze LCD 2.2 (non-fazor)
4. Sennheiser HD650
5. Fostex TH900 or STAX SR-507 (Tie)
7. Grado SR80i

Wow the hd600s over the th900s why???