[emiliomendoza]

Hello:

I´m new in the Hifi, and I need a recommendation for a good headphones. Things that are important:
Budget: 100 - 170 dollars.
For listen: Jazz ( Brubeck, Mehldau, Metheny, etc), Bossanova, Acustic, soft rock and clasical music.
I only can hear with one ear, I will use mono convert in the phones. But I have a very good ear to music, so a very good definition is important to me.
No amp, I will use in my Ipod (lossless encoder).
I live in Mexico City, so Grados are not an option ( I can´t find a dealer in my country, and US dealers don´t sell outside US).
I prefer closed headphones, but I can live with open ones if the sound makes diference.
Thanks in advance, and sorry my english...
Emilio

 

[koven]

srh840 sounds like a good choice.. closed and runs great unamped

ad700 does well unamped and w/ your genres.. but they're open and leak a lot of sound

 

[Sancor]

I can't speak from personal experience, but I've heard the SRH840 runs well unamped. Unless you do some hardcore deal searching though, it might be tough to get them less than 199.99 outside of the USA, but it's worth a try!

If you order them from headphone solutions you could also get the Senn PX100 or something like that included... IDK how good those would be, but seem like a good portable can.

 

[vkvedam]

SRH840s or HFI-780s. Both are quite good unamped.

 

[ical]

Love my Koss Porta Pro with just an iPod thought it's a open cans. I still enjoy it even with all the leakage.

 

[emiliomendoza]

One more question:

I know that are open cans, but: Alessandro series one, Can be a good choice?, I like the price, I search for the SRH840, but $200.00 and $39 more of shipping, is a total of 240 dollars; is still a good choice for the price??

Thanks again

 

[vkvedam]

Quote:

Originally Posted by emiliomendoza /img/forum/go_quote.gif One more question: I know that are open cans, but: Alessandro series one, Can be a good choice?, I like the price, I search for the SRH840, but $200.00 and $39 more of shipping, is a total of 240 dollars; is still a good choice for the price?? Thanks again

Could well be, but there's one in the FS forum, check it out.

 

[hawker800mech]

Denon 1001 headphones are about $100 and sound very good.

 

[1Time]

FWIR...

For closed headphones from an ipod and for the music you listen to, I suggest considering these in this order: SRH840, ATH-M50, and D1001. Buy what you can afford.

 

[emiliomendoza]

Thanks a lot:

The options now are only two:
SRH840 used, trying to buy in the ForSale section in this forum, or
New ATH-M50
Really I want the SRH840... pacience is the name of the game...

 

[rjoseph]

The m50 gets my vote.

 

[MadMike]

M50 sounds great straight out of my iPod Classic!

 

[charliex]

Closed - ESW9's
Open - MS1's