[prayer86]

1) AKG K550
2) Sennheiser HD558
3) Grado Sr60
4) Sennheiser HD25
5) Sennheiser HD410SL
6) AKG K403
7) Sennheiser HD418 (sold)
8) Sony MDR-XB500 (sold)

 

[extrabigmehdi]

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You should take that discussion to the sound science and this tread: 
 http://www.head-fi.org/t/572588/audiophile-cables-an-interesting-question/240#post_8054940 
 I have seen some absolutely ridiculous and unwise recommendation regarding cables on this forum. Like spending 500-1000 on a HD-650 cable or even more on a power cord. 
 I think this makes the hobby and this forum look bad in generall. I'm not closed to the small but important effect certain cables possibly can have on sound however, but within reason. 
 
 
 

Well, tdockweiler never suggested to spend insane amount in cable, he mostly defend that some headphones comes with bad cables, and should be recabled. Frankly, I  don't know, once I've made this easy experience:
I  used  a cheap koss vc20 (volume adjuster), between headphone & source.
The koss vc20 is basically just an adjustable resistance, and I've noticed it was affecting the treble.
And I  didn't have to recable anything

 

[desirephone]

1. HE5 LE
2. HD800
3. ED8
4. MD2000 silver cable
5. DT1350
6. MD1001

 

[Pianist]

Personally, I have a really hard time ranking my headphones these days, as my music tastes have expanded and my sound preferences are not as specific as they used to be, so that I can now accept and appreciate a wider range of sound signatures. I am now also of the opinion that technical ability is more difficult to evaluate than many think with all the biases that we have. All I can say is that Hifiman HE-500 seems to be the most technically capable in most cases, but not always with Beyers DT880 600 Ohm competing very well with them in some ways. Overall, the HE-500 seems to be my current favorite though and the best headphone I owned overall, followed by the DT880 600 Ohm and UE600 tying for second place and RE262 usually coming up third. I don't really listen to the rest of the 'phones I own anymore, so I don't feel like ranking them, but my modded HD555 is still a solid 'phone to me and KSC75 never fails to surprise me for its performance ratio and sounds more fun the the technically superior, but somewhat boring HD555. The Mb Quarts are good for closed cans, but not as enjoyable as KSC75 or HD555 to my ears. Oh, and the RE0s - well, they broke again.

The build quality is awful on them and I won't buy them anymore. If I was to rate their sound though, I would place them slightly below RE262 overall and perhaps on par in some cases as they have very different sound signatures.

 

[Draygonn]

No Thread too Big to Derail


OT: I just received word that my Thunderpants are completed and being shipped out. I will rank them thusly until proven otherwise

1) HD800
2) Thunderpantssss!
3) modded T40RP

 

[50an6xy06r6n]

Quote:

Personally, I have a really hard time ranking my headphones these days, as my music tastes have expanded and my sound preferences are not as specific as they used to be, so that I can now accept and appreciate a wider range of sound signatures. I am now also of the opinion that technical ability is more difficult to evaluate than many think with all the biases that we have. All I can say is that Hifiman HE-500 seems to be the most technically capable in most cases, but not always with Beyers DT880 600 Ohm competing very well with them in some ways. Overall, the HE-500 seems to be my current favorite though and the best headphone I owned overall, followed by the DT880 600 Ohm and UE600 tying for second place and RE262 usually coming up third. I don't really listen to the rest of the 'phones I own anymore, so I don't feel like ranking them, but my modded HD555 is still a solid 'phone to me and KSC75 never fails to surprise me for its performance ratio and sounds more fun the the technically superior, but somewhat boring HD555. The Mb Quarts are good for closed cans, but not as enjoyable as KSC75 or HD555 to my ears. Oh, and the RE0s - well, they broke again.

The build quality is awful on them and I won't buy them anymore. If I was to rate their sound though, I would place them slightly below RE262 overall and perhaps on par in some cases as they have very different sound signatures.

UE600 over the RE262s?
 

 

[Cityscapego]

Via Essence ST:
 
1) ATH M50
2) HD 380
3) Kitsound (The greatest £20 I've ever spent - lasted me three years and still going strong)
 
Love them all, but can't help feeling (browsing this site everyday) that being on a student budget is suffering

 

[Zephoku]

1. Monster Turbine Pro Copper 
2. Alessandro MS1000i 
3. Audio Technica ATH-M50s
4. Monster Turbine 
5. Sennheiser 212
6. Zune Premium Earphones
 
I have a Beyer 990 600ohm with a Valhalla on the way that I'm really looking forward to.  

Hopefully it'll be my new number one.

 

[ostewart]

Superlux HD668B > AKG K518 DJ > HiSound POP > MEElectronics A151 > Pioneer SE2

thats it really.

 

[roBernd]

Had to answer this one question as well, as giving  a comment.
I will stop preaching in this thread, I'm sorry I started to spread the word. I'll continue to post if a major change in my headphone repository happens. Till than I'll keep shut.
Sometimes I have this urge to change the world. Zetsubou****a! The world which still believes the earh is flat has left me in despair.
 
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Here is one last question someone can answer for me. Why does a lower capacitance wire such as DHC appear louder at the same volume level than a stock cable? It's measurable with a sound meter. It's almost like someone cranked up my volume. No kidding.
Thought this was my imagination at first..

less resistance, in ohm = louder... the higher the basic resistance of the driver, the less noticable. (72ohm can is more affected  vs a 600ohm can) But due to regular cables measuring less than 1ohm, the change in volume should be around 1% if the new cord has less resistance. (if more due to resistors, (see the etymotic example in the previous post) the change in SQ and volume is quite audible.)

 
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Well, tdockweiler never suggested to spend insane amount in cable, he mostly defend that some headphones comes with bad cables, and should be recabled. Frankly, I  don't know, once I've made this easy experience:
I  used  a cheap koss vc20 (volume adjuster), between headphone & source.
The koss vc20 is basically just an adjustable resistance, and I've noticed it was affecting the treble.
And I  didn't have to recable anything

What I said in a nutshell


 

 

[Nordwestlicht]

Currently I try to get rid of nearly all my cans just to keep the five I like most among them and which would be a good compliment to each other.
 
At the moment this would be my ranking in terms of overall sound quality:
 
01.) Sennheiser HD800
02.) Beyerdynamic T1*
03.) Sennheiser HD650
04.) Beyerdynamic DT48S*
05.) Denon D2000
06.) AKG K701 (bass heavy version)
07.) Beyerdynamic DT880 2003
08.) Beyerdynamic DT880 2005 /600*
09.) Ultrasone HFI-580
10.) Sennheiser HD590
11.) Sennheiser HD600
12.) Sennheiser HD595 /120
13.) Sennheiser HD598*
14.) Creative Aurvana Live!
15.) Beyerdynamic T70*
16.) Philips Fidelio L1
17.) Sennheiser HD565
18.) Sennheiser HD545
19.) Sennheiser HD560
20.) Beyerdynamic T50p
21.) Ultrasone HFI-780*
22.) Panasonic HTF600
23.) Audio-Technica AD900*
24.) Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro
25.) Beyerdynaic DT231 Pro
26.) Audio-Technica AD700
27.) Grado/Alessandro MS1i
28.) JVC HA-RX900
29.) JVC HA-RX700
30.) Sennheiser HD540*
31.) Sennheiser HD595
32.) Sennheiser HD555*
33.) Sennheiser HD515*
34.) to 42.) cheaper and/or older ones*
 
* = already away or away in the next days
 

 

[maverickronin]

A loose ranking of some headphones I own...
 
Modded Fostex T50RP = Audeo Phonak PFE232 >> Shure SE530 > AKG K601 > Koss KSC-75 > Sony XB700

 

[RawrAnOcean]

1.)  Denon D2000
2.)  VSonic GR07
3.)  UE TF 10
4.)  Audio Technica ATH AD700 
5.)  MDR - V6
6.)  Brainwavz M2  
 

 

[nicholars]

Sennheiser HD650
Denon D2000
Shure SRH 840

 

[MattTCG]

1. d2k
2. dt990/600
 
It's a close race and for acoutic, female vocals the beyer gets the nob. But overall I like the d2k better..