Rank the Headphones that You Own.
Mar 31, 2008 at 5:48 PM Post #1,156 of 8,254
1. Sony - MDR R10 (Balanced Silver Cable)
2. Sennheiser - HD600 (Silver Dragon)
3. Sennheiser - HD650 (Silver Dragon)
4. Beyerdynamic - DT880
5. Denon - D5000
6. Ultimate Ears - UE10
7. AKG - K701
8. Shure - SE530
9. Beyerdynamic - DT770 250 ohm (2003)
10.Beyerdynamic - DT990 250 ohm (2005)
11. Ultrasone - HFI700
12. Denon - AH1150
13. Sony - MDR 7509X
14. Ultimate Ears - Triple Fi
15. Etymotics - ER4P
16. Shure - SE420
17. Ultrasone - Proline 750
18. Ultrasone - Proline 650
19. Denon - AH950
20. Beyerdynamic - DT770 250 ohm (2005)
21. Sennheiser - HD25 I
22. Shure - EC3
23. Sennheiser - HD595
24. Sennheiser - HD280
25. Sony - MDR 7506
26. Grado - SR60
27. Beyerdynamic - DT770 80 ohm (2003)
28. Ultrasone - HFI 550
29. Bose - QC2
30. Bose - QC3
31. Sensaphonics - 2XS (Worst IEM I ever heard)
32. Audio Technica W 5000 (Worst headphone I ever heard)

I don't currently own all these headphones, but at some point I owned each and everyone of them.
 
Mar 31, 2008 at 8:24 PM Post #1,158 of 8,254
This should be really easy now since I own only 2 at the moment
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1. Stax Ω2
2. UE 10
 
Apr 1, 2008 at 4:39 AM Post #1,162 of 8,254
have already done own or owned. will now include listened to a fair amount, by tier in no order.

Tier 1
- HE90 (the best ever?)
- R10 (huge sound stage, great detail, perfect for classical)
- O2 (the 650s of stats - slightly dark in tone and laid back, but very engaging)
- 1.2B (a bit forward but great definition and bass)
- L3000 (smooth sound, great tone, nice controlled bass)
- HP1000 (cleanest sound you will hear from a dynamic, speaker like L/R presentation)
- HD650 (balanced and with the right amp, these are just about as good as it gets)

Tier 2
- HE60 (a fun headphone, just not in the same league as its big brother)
- K701 (large sound stage and good sonics from top to bottom)
- RS1 (warm, intimate, full bodied - perfect for jazz)
- HD600 (a clear somewhat forward sound)
- DX1000 (smooth and fluid sound, large sound stage - bit colored in the mids)
- K340 (very clean sound w/ good body - needs the right amp since hard to drive)

Tier 3
- K1000 (2 small speakers attached to the side of your head - but i prefer HP)
- HD580 (a slight step down from the 600)
- RS2 (similar to RS1 but i'll take the larger wooden enclosures/greater resonance)
- SR325 (woodied, sounds very close to the RS1/2 but not as refined)
- HF1 (has the standard upfront, punchy grado sound)
- DT880 '03 (great highs and good speed, but too bright at times)
- DT880 '05 (same as above except better bass on this model)
- K501 (has a nice airy quality, but is also thin and bass shy)
- W100 (a nice warm sound, but colored like most of ATH headphones)
- W5000 (very good detail, decent sound stage, but bass is light and has a treble spike)
- GS1000 (spacious, yet bass is too prevalent and mids too recessed)
- Lower End Stax (slightly thin and unmusical)
- HD595 (good for ipods not an audiophile headphone)

Other
- PS1 (have not heard)
- 010 (have not heard)
- 4070 (have not heard)
- AD2000 (heard only briefly - just recall liking my RS1s more)
- D5000 (initial impressions were not good)
- Ed.9 (seemed too isolating and too bass heavy)
 
Apr 1, 2008 at 4:53 AM Post #1,163 of 8,254
1. Sony R10 ( balanced by Ray )
2. HE60
3. SR-Lambda
4. W5000
5. k701 (ALO Balanced)
6. RS1
7. GS1000
8. k340 (Headphile Balanced)
9. k701 (standard)
10. MS2i
11. k400
12. k501
13. SR225
14. HD600
15. HD580
16. HD650
17. DT770
18. AT-701
19. AT-ES7
20. im716
21. SR-80
22. KSC75
23. PK3
24. FS1
 
Apr 1, 2008 at 5:02 AM Post #1,164 of 8,254
In regular rotation:
1. K701
2. SR225
3. Futuresonics Atrio (tie)
3. Bang & Olufsen A8 (tie)

The rest:
5. Apple iBuds (new design)
6. Sony MDR-V600
7. Apple iBuds (old design)
 
Apr 1, 2008 at 5:37 AM Post #1,165 of 8,254
1)ATH-A950LTD
2)SE530
3)HD600
4)E4C
 
Apr 10, 2008 at 9:57 PM Post #1,166 of 8,254
1) Ultrasone Edition 9
2-tie) Ultrasone HFI-780 modified by ALOaudio with Jenna 18g cryo cable and internal mods
2-tie) Ultimate Ears Triple.Fi Pro 10
3) Stax SR-X MK3
4) Senn HD495
5) Phillips SHP895
 
Apr 10, 2008 at 10:18 PM Post #1,167 of 8,254
I'm a noob so.

1) AKG K-501 - by far
2) Sennheiser HD580
3) Goldring DR150
3) Audio Technica ATH-AD700 -SOLD
4) Beyerdynamic DT880 (I guess I just don't like Beyrdynamic sound) - SOLD
5) Senheiser HD 555 - SOLD

100)Sennheiser HD 201

1,000,000) Sennheiser HD 202
 

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