gunner1905
New Head-Fier
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Hi guys, I'm new to high end audio stuff but right now I'm looking to buy a new headphone and I know that you guys are the most experienced people I can ask.
Right now I'm using a Sennheiser HD 595 but I'm looking for a portable headphone that isolates well and if possible have around the same sound quality as the 595 (I know that's asking a lot). I also just bought (not here yet though) the PA2V2 portable amp just to see what my 595 can really do, so I probably can use headphones that needs a (small) amp.
The music I usually listen to are classical (a lot of Ludovico Einaudi), electronica (Pendulum, Moby, Anamanaguchi, etc), rock (some new like Rise Against, a lot of classic and progessive like Genesis, Rolling Stones, etc), instrumental (Rodigo Y Gabriela, Explosions in The Sky, etc), and orchestral music (classic and new), almost no vocals basically.
I wanted to get something that is circumaural and portable but that doesn't seem to exist, so what I'm considering right now is:
- Beyerdynamic DT 1350 or T 50 p
- Audio-Technica ATH-ESW9A, ATH-ES7, ATH-ES10 (if I found one that's cheap), or maybe the ATH-M50S
- Sennheiser HD25-1 ii or maybe the PXC450
My budget is around $300, but cheaper would be better. Any suggestions is very helpful.
Thanks guys
Edit:
I was looking around in the IEM head gear section and it seems that there are a few IEMs that people here seems to go crazy for like the Sennheiser IE8, Westone UM3X, UE Triple.fi 10, Earsonics SM3. I wasn't considering an IEM, I didn't even know there were high end IEMs that cost that much, but do you guys know compared to portable headphones like the HD25 which has better SQ?
Edit again:
So I have shorten down the shortlist to:
IEMs: Shure SE535, Westone 4, Sennheiser IE8, UE TF10, Head direct RE0, EarSonics SM3
Headphones: Sennheiser HD25, Audio-Technica ATH-ESW9A, and the ATH-M50S
I need to choose one, anybody have any more suggestion on what I should choose?
edit again and again:
so the shortlist is cut again:
Westone UM3X and Earsonics SM3
maybe:
Westone 4, Shure 535 (these two if someone has a very great experience that can help me justify the $100)
black sheep (that's what you call it right?):
HD25 and IE8
So anybody have any more suggestions?
Edit again again and again:
it's probably down to the SM3 or 1964-T so please help me choose. Or if anybody has any other recommendation, all suggestions is appreciated.
Also thank you everybody for all the advice, you're all been very helpful
Right now I'm using a Sennheiser HD 595 but I'm looking for a portable headphone that isolates well and if possible have around the same sound quality as the 595 (I know that's asking a lot). I also just bought (not here yet though) the PA2V2 portable amp just to see what my 595 can really do, so I probably can use headphones that needs a (small) amp.
The music I usually listen to are classical (a lot of Ludovico Einaudi), electronica (Pendulum, Moby, Anamanaguchi, etc), rock (some new like Rise Against, a lot of classic and progessive like Genesis, Rolling Stones, etc), instrumental (Rodigo Y Gabriela, Explosions in The Sky, etc), and orchestral music (classic and new), almost no vocals basically.
I wanted to get something that is circumaural and portable but that doesn't seem to exist, so what I'm considering right now is:
- Beyerdynamic DT 1350 or T 50 p
- Audio-Technica ATH-ESW9A, ATH-ES7, ATH-ES10 (if I found one that's cheap), or maybe the ATH-M50S
- Sennheiser HD25-1 ii or maybe the PXC450
My budget is around $300, but cheaper would be better. Any suggestions is very helpful.
Thanks guys
Edit:
I was looking around in the IEM head gear section and it seems that there are a few IEMs that people here seems to go crazy for like the Sennheiser IE8, Westone UM3X, UE Triple.fi 10, Earsonics SM3. I wasn't considering an IEM, I didn't even know there were high end IEMs that cost that much, but do you guys know compared to portable headphones like the HD25 which has better SQ?
Edit again:
So I have shorten down the shortlist to:
IEMs: Shure SE535, Westone 4, Sennheiser IE8, UE TF10, Head direct RE0, EarSonics SM3
Headphones: Sennheiser HD25, Audio-Technica ATH-ESW9A, and the ATH-M50S
I need to choose one, anybody have any more suggestion on what I should choose?
edit again and again:
so the shortlist is cut again:
Westone UM3X and Earsonics SM3
maybe:
Westone 4, Shure 535 (these two if someone has a very great experience that can help me justify the $100)
black sheep (that's what you call it right?):
HD25 and IE8
So anybody have any more suggestions?
Edit again again and again:
it's probably down to the SM3 or 1964-T so please help me choose. Or if anybody has any other recommendation, all suggestions is appreciated.
Also thank you everybody for all the advice, you're all been very helpful