[Nowhere]

1. audio-technica a900x
 
2. audio-technica ad700
 
3. sennheiser hd201
 
mainly got the audio-technica products because i'm a fan of japanese products as they've never done me wrong up to this point... never had any faulty products or had to return anything in my life and everything i've bought lasted a long time, with mainly sticking to known quality japanese brand stuff.
 
the hd201 only cost me 14 dollars but i don't listen to them, they're hard as rocks on your ears and make my ears hurt very quick.
 
the audio-technica's served me well, both fairly comfortable in terms of wearing them an average of 6 hours a day and both sound decent unamped on my pc.
the a900x being the superior pair.
(although both pairs cause slight irritation at times with 10 hour+ use)
 
i'm in the market for a new pair that will take over for my a900x, not sure what i'm getting yet but i might be going german with the hd600.

 

[Thujone]

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1. audio-technica a900x
 
2. audio-technica ad700
 
3. sennheiser hd201
 
mainly got the audio-technica products because i'm a fan of japanese products as they've never done me wrong up to this point... never had any faulty products or had to return anything in my life and everything i've bought lasted a long time, with mainly sticking to known quality japanese brand stuff.
 
the hd201 only cost me 14 dollars but i don't listen to them, they're hard as rocks on your ears and make my ears hurt very quick.
 
the audio-technica's served me well, both fairly comfortable in terms of wearing them an average of 6 hours a day and both sound decent unamped on my pc.
the a900x being the superior pair.
(although both pairs cause slight irritation at times with 10 hour+ use)
 
i'm in the market for a new pair that will take over for my a900x, not sure what i'm getting yet but i might be going german with the hd600.

I think the HD600 would be a good choice. The A900X has really forward mids which the 600's don't but the 600's have much better bass. The soundstage is much better on the A900X though IMO.

 

[Nowhere]

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I think the HD600 would be a good choice. The A900X has really forward mids which the 600's don't but the 600's have much better bass. The soundstage is much better on the A900X though IMO.

 
yeah that seems to be the logical path to go from the unamped level of a a900x/ad700 into the amped world of the higher end.
the only snafu is that i like the look of the dt880 more, the ear pads on the dt880 look so comfortable! (comfort is very important to me as i wear headphones long hours) and the overall design looks slightly better to me.
not sure which has the superior build quality apart from looks.
(as i understand it they are about equal in terms of sound)

 

[Thujone]

If I were in your position, I would probably get the DT880's too. I haven't tried them myself, but given the reviews and comparisons to the HD600, the 880's seem like the obvious choice seeing as you can get them "like new" for $215 on Amazon.

 

[GREQ]

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As always it depends on your tastes. The HD700 has some peaks in the mids and treble that many people find highly engaging, and also give the impression of greater detail, but I personally don't like it as it makes some voices sound unnatural. HE-500 has a smoother, flatter, more natural sounding midrange.

I know frequency response graphs don't tell the whole story.... but really?

 

[TMRaven]

You're looking at the wrong graphs.  Try looking at Purrin's HD700 graphs.  

 

[fihidelity]

Plus the Beyers are German so you know build quality will be second to none. If it helps, I find the 770s comfortable but after long listening my ears sometimes feel a bit tender.

 

[grokit]

SR009
 
 
HE6
 
 
PS1000
 
D7000
 
LCD2.1
 
ESW11 LTD
 
LAMBDA PRO
 
D2000
 
FX700
 
CK10
 
 
K701
 
ER-6i
 
Apple In-Ear
 
 
Apple iBud
 
 
I'm pretty sure that's everything

 

[MacedonianHero]

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I'm just happy to read things like this. Trying to decide between the HE-500 and HD 700, so any info matters to me.

Between these two cans, its really a no brainer IMO: HE-500s by a country mile. 

 

[GREQ]

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You're looking at the wrong graphs.  Try looking at Purrin's HD700 graphs.  

Ah - now I see - at around 5Khz, the two headphones are polar opposites.

 

[bbadger]

1.      Hifiman HE-400 with velours and headband 
1.      Denon D5000
2.      Ultrasone Pro 900
3.      Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 ohm
4.      Shure SE215
5.      Pioneer HDJ 2000
 
Based on both comfort and my personal preference/head-time. 

 

[kimvictor]

Updating my list
1. UERM
2. SRH940/DT1350
3. Sony V6
4. HD598
 
SE535, X20, and AD700 was sold.

 

[MajinVegeta]

1. Ultrasone DJ1 Pro
2. Shure SRH750DJ
3. Sony MDR-V700DJ
 
Sold: AIAIAI TMA-1

 

[AHorseNamedJeff]

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Updating my list
1. UERM
2. SRH940/DT1350
3. Sony V6
4. HD598
 
SE535, X20, and AD700 was sold.

Why is the 598 so low?

 

[extrabigmehdi]

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Why is the 598 so low?

 
I guess because he's not fan of that "relaxed" signature ( or "boring" depending of your musical tastes, or mood).