QSilver
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I've just updated my "rank the headphones that you own" reviews here to include my new Philips HP1000 headphones!
Originally Posted by QSilver About time to get started PDream! |
Originally Posted by KenB I'm finally in a position where I have something to report, based on my preferences (10 point MUST System): 1) Sony CD3000 10 {Amazing freq range, lush quality, & soundstage!!!} 2) Senn HD650 9.5 {Might rate 10 after burn-in; best comfort} 3) Grado RS1 9 {Excellent, but no fan of supra-aural foamies} 4) Sony V600 8 {Impressive bass/treb ext, 24 ohms!, coiled cable} 5) Sony SA5000 7 {Anemic bass, shallow/thin, harsh/shrill timbre} 6) AKG K240EF 6 {Weak bass, 600 ohms!, studio quality} Looking forward to adding STAX to the list in a few weeks... Ken |
Originally Posted by mulveling 1) Senn hd650 + Zu Mobius 2) Grado hp-2 w/ reference cable 3) Akg k340 ---------------------------------------- Below are cans I could easily live without: ---------------------------------------- 4) hd600 5) hd580 6) Grado sr-225 7) Akg k271s 8) Philips hp170 9) Ipod stock buds 10) Aiwa hp-x222 |
Originally Posted by KenB I'm finally in a position where I have something to report, based on my preferences (10 point MUST System): 1) Sony CD3000 10 {Amazing freq range, lush quality, & soundstage!!!} 2) Senn HD650 9.5 {Might rate 10 after burn-in; best comfort} 3) Grado RS1 9 {Excellent, but no fan of supra-aural foamies} 4) Sony V600 8 {Impressive bass/treb ext, 24 ohms!, coiled cable} 5) Sony SA5000 7 {Anemic bass, shallow/thin, harsh/shrill timbre} 6) AKG K240EF 6 {Weak bass, 600 ohms!, studio quality} Looking forward to adding STAX to the list in a few weeks... Ken |
Originally Posted by crazyfrenchman27 Wow, I've heard the V600 before and I can say that the Sony SA5000 has to be awfully bad to deserve such a rating. ...unless you really think the V600 are that good I don't know, giving the V600 an eight on a scale of 1 - 10 (with RS1 placed at a nine) sounds like crazy talk to me. |
Originally Posted by Eagle_Driver Yes, such a rating is insane, not just unreasonable. I have heard the V600 on numerous occasions. That 'phone just didn't come anywhere close to making my top 20 list, in my judgment. If I still had that 'phone, I would rate it only a three on a scale of 1-10: I've heard worse headphones, but not at a price point that's anywhere near as high as what the V600 sold for. (By comparison, every single headphone on my top 20 list would score at least a six on that same 1-10 scale.) On the other hand, I have never heard any of the MDR-SA#### series. Thus, I cannot rank the MDR-SA5000 at all yet. |
Originally Posted by KenB But, I said to myself, in all fairness, you ought to give it another critical listen before assigning it a rank order based solely on perception of price/value. |