bway17
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hello all, first post but long time reader.
Looking for a new set of cans, preferably open perhaps semi-open.
A little back ground info.
I had the hd 595's a few years back before I knew much about high-end equipment, they were cheap on amazon (like $130 I think) so it was an impulse buy. I certainly liked them but I used them for travel more and less and it made no sense to have open cans.
I sold them and bought the M50s which are absolutely wonderful cans, especially for travel.
I also have the klipsch s4 ear buds, and ultimate ears triplefi 10 (picked em up for $45 on craigslist, what a steal right?!)
So I have the closed cans and noise isolating buds covered.
So now I'd like to get a nice set of open cans to use at home with my onkyo receiver, and at times out in the world when I know there won't be much back ground noise (at camp, back patio, etc..)
I have an e6 amp, which should be enough to give me a boost unless I get some beyers with high ohms, but I dont think that'll happen; if it does I'll look into a pa2v2 which might not be a bad idea anyway.
But I've narrowed it down to 3 cans I think: All prices are from amazon, have some store credit right now
Q701's (actually cheaper than the k701 on amazon right now so might as well) - $220 used and $240 new
HD 598 - (like i said i liked my 595's so I imagine they're similar with a few improvements) $190 used and $240 new
SR 125i - I think Im leaning toward these $150 new
My music taste
classic rock: steve miller, beatles, pink floyd, zeppelin, acdc, ccr
Indie rock: say anything, mumford & sons, the format, panic! at the disco
Punk/ska: alkaline trio, dropkick murphy, sublime
Some country, movie score/classical
Really almost anything but pop, rap, hip hop.
Id say $250 would be my max budget just in case you can think of something else i'd like, I think the grados would be a good match for my music but is $150 to much for the grados? If you look on ebays completed listing more than a few have sold for less than $100 and the 225i for around $150?
Thanks all!
Looking for a new set of cans, preferably open perhaps semi-open.
A little back ground info.
I had the hd 595's a few years back before I knew much about high-end equipment, they were cheap on amazon (like $130 I think) so it was an impulse buy. I certainly liked them but I used them for travel more and less and it made no sense to have open cans.
I sold them and bought the M50s which are absolutely wonderful cans, especially for travel.
I also have the klipsch s4 ear buds, and ultimate ears triplefi 10 (picked em up for $45 on craigslist, what a steal right?!)
So I have the closed cans and noise isolating buds covered.
So now I'd like to get a nice set of open cans to use at home with my onkyo receiver, and at times out in the world when I know there won't be much back ground noise (at camp, back patio, etc..)
I have an e6 amp, which should be enough to give me a boost unless I get some beyers with high ohms, but I dont think that'll happen; if it does I'll look into a pa2v2 which might not be a bad idea anyway.
But I've narrowed it down to 3 cans I think: All prices are from amazon, have some store credit right now
Q701's (actually cheaper than the k701 on amazon right now so might as well) - $220 used and $240 new
HD 598 - (like i said i liked my 595's so I imagine they're similar with a few improvements) $190 used and $240 new
SR 125i - I think Im leaning toward these $150 new
My music taste
classic rock: steve miller, beatles, pink floyd, zeppelin, acdc, ccr
Indie rock: say anything, mumford & sons, the format, panic! at the disco
Punk/ska: alkaline trio, dropkick murphy, sublime
Some country, movie score/classical
Really almost anything but pop, rap, hip hop.
Id say $250 would be my max budget just in case you can think of something else i'd like, I think the grados would be a good match for my music but is $150 to much for the grados? If you look on ebays completed listing more than a few have sold for less than $100 and the 225i for around $150?
Thanks all!