[Nicwix]

As of right now (after about 12 hours), there have been 50, 51, and 17 votes in each of the 3 polls <US$100, US$100-300, >US$300 respectively. I would guess this means around 70 different people have voted.

These 70 odd people own 286 phones from the list (an average of 4 each).

The top twenty (which make up almost 80% of the 286 are:
1. Sennheiser HD-600 (US$220 - Meier Audio) with 19 votes (6.8%)
2. Sony MDR-V6 (approx. US$69) with 17 votes (6.2%)
3. Koss KSC-35 (approx. US$30) with 16 votes (6.6%)
4. Sennheiser HD-580 (US$190 - etronics.com) with 15 votes (5.8%)
4. Sennheiser MX-500 (approx. US$19) with 15 votes (3.7%)
6. Sony EX-70 ($33--AAAPrice) with 13 votes (3.5%)
7. Grado SR-60 (approx. US$69) with 12 votes (4.9%)
7. Etymotic ER-4S (US$269 - Headroom) with 12 votes (4.7%)
9. Sony MDR-E888 (approx. US$68) with 11 votes (3.3%)
10. Koss KSC-50 (approx. US$20) with 10 votes (3.9%)
10. Koss Porta Pro (approx. US$49) with 10 votes (3.1%)
10. Etymotic ER-4P (US$269 - Headroom) with 10 votes (3.1%)
13. AKG-K501 (US$118 - Music Friends) with 9 votes (2.7%)
14. Grado SR-80 (approx. US$95) with 7 votes (3.9%)
14. Grado SR-325 (approx. US$295) with 7 votes (2.7%)
14. Philips SBC HP890 (approx. US$90) with 7 votes (2.3%)
14. Sony MDR-CD3000 (US$380 - etronics.com) with 7 votes (2.1%)
14. Beyerdynamic DT250-80 (approx. US$169) with 7 votes (2.1%)
14. Etymotic ER6 (approx. US$129) with 7 votes (1.9%)
20. Sony MDR-7506 (approx. US$99) with 6 votes (1.4%)
20. Sennheiser MX-400 (approx. US$15) with 6 votes (1.2%)
Note: Headphones with an equal number of votes tie for position

Some real surprises here (for me anyway) - the Sony MDR-CD3000, tied at number 14, is the only over $300 phone to make the top twenty (but then it's been around a while and is the lowest cost item on that list) and tieing for 20ths spot is cheapest on the list, Sennheiser MX-400 and the Sony MDR-7506.

But where is Team Grado ???

Let's see how the top twenty list changes as more votes are added.

Thanks for good response ... Nix

 

[The Quality Guru]

Nicwix, man, keep up the good work!

You're on fire with these great threads with good topics!

 

[Nicwix]

TQG

Thank you for your kind words - I just can't help myself

All the knowledge comes from Head-Fi members though - it's great to be able to tap in !!!

Nix

 

[Braver]

very interesting indeed! I expected to see more Grado-owners tho. and the ex70 is higher than I thought. the rest are the usual suspects, with the cheapos, the v60, the sr60 and the Senns filling up the top.

great topics Nicwix!

 

[Nicwix]

Well 24 hours have gone by and there has been a [size=medium]huge[/size] response - over 1,100 views and votes for 486 headphones have been cast.

Right, there have been a few changes in the ranking over the last twelve hours - the list stands as follows:

1. Sennheiser HD-600 (US$220 - Meier Audio) with 33 votes (6.8%) - unchanged
2. Koss KSC-35 (approx. US$30) with 32 votes (6.6%) - up 1 position
3. Sony MDR-V6 (approx. US$69) with 30 votes (6.2%) - down 1 position
4. Sennheiser HD-580 (US$190 - etronics.com) with 28 votes (5.8%) - unchanged
5. Grado SR-60 (approx. US$69) with 24 votes (4.9%) - up 2 positions
6. Etymotic ER-4S (US$269 - Headroom) with 23 votes (4.7%) - up 1 position
7. Koss KSC-50 (approx. US$20) with 19 votes (3.9%) - up 3 positions
7. Grado SR-80 (approx. US$95) with 19 votes (3.9%) - up 7 positions
9. Sennheiser MX-500 (approx. US$19) with 18 votes (3.7%) - down 5 positions
10. Sony EX-70 ($33--AAAPrice) with 17 votes (3.5%) - down 4 positions
11. Sony MDR-E888 (approx. US$68) with 16 votes (3.3%) - down 2 positions
12. Koss Porta Pro (approx. US$49) with 15 votes (3.1%) - down 2 positions
12. Etymotic ER-4P (US$269 - Headroom) with 15 votes (3.1%) - down 2 positions
14. AKG-K501 (US$118 - Music Friends) with 13 votes (2.7%) - down 1 position
14. Grado SR-325 (approx. US$295) with 13 votes (2.7%) - unchanged
16. Philips SBC HP890 (approx. US$90) with 11 votes (2.3%) - down 2 positions
16. Grado RS-1 (approx. US$695) with 11 votes (2.3%) - up 6 positions
18. Sony MDR-CD3000 (US$380 - etronics.com) with 10 votes (2.1%) - down 4 positions
18. Beyerdynamic DT250-80 (approx. US$169) with 10 votes (2.1%) - down 4 positions
20. Etymotic ER6 (approx. US$129) with 9 votes (1.9%) - down 6 positions
20. Audio Technica ATH-W100 (approx. US$250) with 9 votes (1.9%) - up 2 positions
Note: Headphones with an equal number of votes tie for position

The Sennheiser HD-600 remains in pole position with 33 votes, but the Koss KSC-35 has overtaken the Sony MDR-V6 for second place and is just 1 vote behind the leader.

Team Grado has made a dramatic entry:- at number 5. we have the Grado SR-60 with 24 votes, up 2 positions and at number 7. the Grado SR-80 with 19 votes is up a dramatic 7 positions. In the high-end league, the Grado RS-1 at number 16 has not only entered the top twenty with a gain of 6 positions, but has overtaken the Sony CD3000s. - Go Team Grado !!!

Team Etymotic appears to be in some trouble - except for the
ER-4S which, at number 6 with 23 votes is up 1 position. In contrast, the ER-4P at number 12 with 15 votes (3.1%) is down 2 positions and the ER-6 has slid down 6 positions to number 20.

Team Sony is also struggling with the Sony EX-70 with 17 votes sliding 4 positions to number 10 and the MDR-E888 with 16 votes down 2 positions to number 11. And the Sony MDR-7506 has slid right out of the top twenty - what's happening Sony ???

A surprise new entry at number 20 is the Audio Technica ATH-W100 with 9 votes.

Keep up the support and interest - keep those entries coming !!!

Your reporter on the ground - Nix

 

[Duncan]

Nicwix..

Your devotion to your threads really does deserve some hearty applause... this is a really ambitious project you've started.. and, you're going through it in a very thorough manner

Way to go!!

 

[Duncan]

The current constructors championship is as follows (going by Nicwixs 24 hour update...) out of the top 20 votes... (341 listed)

Sennheiser 79 (23.2%)
Sony 73 (21.4%)
Grado 67 (19.6%)
Koss 47 (13.8%)
Etymotic 32 (9.4%)
AKG 13 (3.8%)
Philips 11 (3.2%)
BeyerDynamic 10 (2.9%)
Audio Technica 9 (2.6%)

Interesting reading...

 

[Nicwix]

And after another 24 hours, things seem to be stabilising with the top 6 positions remaining unchanged. We now have votes for another 139 headphones bringing the total up to 625.

Total viewings of the 3 post are around the 1,700 mark.

1. Sennheiser HD-600 (US$220 - Meier Audio) with 48 votes (7.7%) - unchanged
2. Koss KSC-35 (approx. US$30) with 45 votes (7.2%) - unchanged
3. Sony MDR-V6 (approx. US$69) with 43 votes (6.9%) - unchanged
4. Sennheiser HD-580 (US$190 - etronics.com) with 33 votes (5.3%) - unchanged
5. Grado SR-60 (approx. US$69) with 30 votes (4.8%) - unchanged
6. Etymotic ER-4S (US$269 - Headroom) with 27 votes (4.3%) - unchanged
7. Sennheiser MX-500 (approx. US$19) with 24 votes (3.8%) - up 2 positions
7. Sony EX-70 ($33--AAAPrice) with 24 votes (3.8%) - up 3 positions
9. Grado SR-80 (approx. US$95) with 22 votes (3.5%) - down 2 positions
9. Koss KSC-50 (approx. US$20) with 22 votes (3.5%) - down 2 positions
11. Etymotic ER-4P (US$269 - Headroom) with 19 votes (3.0%) - up 1 positions
11. Sony MDR-E888 (approx. US$68) with 19 votes (3.0%) - unchanged
13. Koss Porta Pro (approx. US$49) with 17 votes (2.7%) - down 1 positions
14. Grado SR-325 (approx. US$295) with 15 votes (2.4%) - unchanged
14. Philips SBC HP890 (approx. US$90) with 15 votes (2.4%) - up 2 positions
16. AKG-K501 (US$118 - Music Friends) with 14 votes (2.2%) - down 2 positions
17. Etymotic ER6 (approx. US$129) with 13 votes (2.1%) - up 3 positions
17. Grado RS-1 (approx. US$695) with 13 votes (2.1%) - down 1 positions
19. Koss SportaPro with 12 votes (1.9%) - up 3 positions
19. Sennheiser MX-400 (approx. US$15) with 12 votes (1.9%) - up 7 positions
21. Audio Technica ATH-W100 (approx. US$250) with 11 votes (1.8%) - down 1 positions
22. Beyerdynamic DT250-80 (approx. US$169) with 10 votes (1.6%) - down 4 positions
22. Sennheiser HD 590 (US$180 - buy.com) with 10 votes (1.6%) - unchanged
22. Sony MDR-CD3000 (US$380 - etronics.com) with 10 votes (1.6%) - down 4 positions
25. Audio Technica ATH-W2002 (approx. US$ 780) with 9 votes (1.4%) - up 1 positions
25. Sennheiser HD-497 (approx. US$60) with 9 votes (1.4%) - up 1 positions
25. Sony MDR-7506 (approx. US$99) with 9 votes (1.4%) - down 1 positions
28. Grado SR-225 (approx. US$195) with 8 votes (1.3%) - down 4 positions
29. Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro (approx. US$179) with 6 votes (1.0%) - unchanged
29. Beyerdynamic DT831 (approx. US$219) with 6 votes (1.0%) - unchanged
29. Grado SR-125 (approx. US$129) with 6 votes (1.0%) - up 3 positions
29. Radio Shack vertical headphones 33-1133 with 6 votes (1.0%) - unchanged
33. AKG K-1000 (approx. US$630) with 5 votes (0.8%) - down 1 positions
33. Alessandro MS1 (approx. US$99) with 5 votes (0.8%) - down 1 positions
33. Grado HP1 with 5 votes (0.8%) - down 1 positions
33. Grado RS-2 (approx. US$495) with 5 votes (0.8%) - up 6 positions
33. Sony E848 earbud with 5 votes (0.8%) - down 1 positions
38. Beyerdynamic DT931 (approx. US$289) with 4 votes (0.6%) - down 6 positions
38. Sennheiser HD-280 Pro (US$99 - music1online.com) with 4 votes (0.6%) - up 1 positions
38. Sony MDR-CD1700 (approx. US$250) with 4 votes (0.6%) - down 6 positions
41. Allesandro Music Series Pro (approx. US$ 699) with 3 votes (0.5%) - up 3 positions
41. Sennheiser HD-25 (approx. US$180) with 3 votes (0.5%) - up 3 positions
41. Sony MDR-D66SL (approx. US$85) with 3 votes (0.5%) - down 2 positions
41. Sony MDR-R10 (US$4,000) with 3 votes (0.5%) - up 1 positions
45. Beyerdynamic DT250-250 (approx. US$219) with 2 votes (0.3%) - down 3 positions
45. Sennheiser HE 90 Orpheus (US$12,000) with 2 votes (0.3%) - down 1 positions
45. Stax Omega II with 2 votes (0.3%) - down 1 positions
48. Alessandro MS2 (approx. US$299) with 1 votes (0.2%) - down 4 positions
48. Stax SR3030 with 1 votes (0.2%) - down 4 positions
48. Stax SR4040 with 1 votes (0.2%) - down 4 positions
51. Grado SR-40 with 0 votes (0.0%) - unchanged
Keep those votes coming in.

 

[Joe Bloggs]

Constructor's championship, lol!

Nice stats...

 

[Audio-Me]

You should do a thread of which headphones they enjoy the most. Sennheiser HD600 will win again!

 

[bootman]

How about those with multiple phones who couldn't vote for just one headphone?

 

[Joe Bloggs]

All 3 polls were multiple-vote enabled.

 

[Nicwix]

Quote:

Originally posted by Audio&Me You should do a thread of which headphones they enjoy the most. Sennheiser HD600 will win again!

This poll is really "most popular". Could do all sorts of others:
Best Buy
Most Loved
Most Hated
Best Beginner's Phone

But people are probably a bit polled out right now - maybe later

Nix

 

[Nicwix]

OK it's day 3, another 106 phones voted in the last 24 hours, bringing the total up to 731. The leader board is pretty much bedded in now, with the top 6 remaing firmly in their current position.

One big mover is the Sennheiser HD-280 Pro which jumped 11 positions to number 27 after more than doubling the number of votes in the past 24 hours. As a recently introduced phone, that's a pretty good move. Other newish phones that are doing well are:
- Sennheiser MX-500 at number 7
- Philips SBC HP890 at number 14
- Etymotics ER-6 at number 18

At the high end, there are an amazing:
10 x Audio Technica ATH-W2002 (US$780)
4 x Sony MDR-R10 (US$4,000)
3 x Sennheiser HE 90 Orpheus (US$12,000)

Here's the current ranking
1. Sennheiser HD-600 (US$220 - Meier Audio) with 61 votes (8.3%) - unchanged
2. Koss KSC-35 (approx. US$30) with 52 votes (7.1%) - unchanged
3. Sony MDR-V6 (approx. US$69) with 47 votes (6.4%) - unchanged
4. Sennheiser HD-580 (US$190 - etronics.com) with 40 votes (5.5%) - unchanged
5. Grado SR-60 (approx. US$69) with 39 votes (5.3%) - unchanged
6. Etymotic ER-4S (US$269 - Headroom) with 34 votes (4.7%) - unchanged
7. Sennheiser MX-500 (approx. US$19) with 26 votes (3.6%) - unchanged
8. Grado SR-80 (approx. US$95) with 25 votes (3.4%) - up 1 positions
9. Sony EX-70 ($33--AAAPrice) with 24 votes (3.3%) - down 2 positions
10. Etymotic ER-4P (US$269 - Headroom) with 23 votes (3.1%) - up 1 positions
10. Koss Porta Pro (approx. US$49) with 23 votes (3.1%) - up 3 positions
12. Koss KSC-50 (approx. US$20) with 22 votes (3.0%) - down 3 positions
12. Sony MDR-E888 (approx. US$68) with 22 votes (3.0%) - down 1 positions
14. Philips SBC HP890 (approx. US$90) with 19 votes (2.6%) - unchanged
15. Grado RS-1 (approx. US$695) with 18 votes (2.5%) - up 2 positions
16. AKG-K501 (US$118 - Music Friends) with 17 votes (2.3%) - unchanged
16. Grado SR-325 (approx. US$295) with 17 votes (2.3%) - down 2 positions
18. Etymotic ER6 (approx. US$129) with 14 votes (1.9%) - down 1 positions
18. Sennheiser MX-400 (approx. US$15) with 14 votes (1.9%) - up 1 positions
20. Beyerdynamic DT250-80 (approx. US$169) with 12 votes (1.6%) - up 2 positions
20. Koss SportaPro with 12 votes (1.6%) - down 1 positions
22. Audio Technica ATH-W100 (approx. US$250) with 11 votes (1.5%) - down 1 positions
23. Audio Technica ATH-W2002 (approx. US$ 780) with 10 votes (1.4%) - up 2 positions
23. Sennheiser HD 590 (US$180 - buy.com) with 10 votes (1.4%) - down 1 positions
23. Sennheiser HD-497 (approx. US$60) with 10 votes (1.4%) - up 2 positions
23. Sony MDR-CD3000 (US$380 - etronics.com) with 10 votes (1.4%) - down 1 positions
27. Sennheiser HD-280 Pro (US$99 - music1online.com) with 9 votes (1.2%) - up 11 positions
27. Sony MDR-7506 (approx. US$99) with 9 votes (1.2%) - down 2 positions
29. Beyerdynamic DT831 (approx. US$219) with 8 votes (1.1%) - unchanged
29. Grado SR-125 (approx. US$129) with 8 votes (1.1%) - unchanged
29. Grado SR-225 (approx. US$195) with 8 votes (1.1%) - down 1 positions
32. Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro (approx. US$179) with 7 votes (1.0%) - down 3 positions
32. Grado HP1 with 7 votes (1.0%) - up 1 positions
34. Alessandro MS1 (approx. US$99) with 6 votes (0.8%) - down 1 positions
34. Grado RS-2 (approx. US$495) with 6 votes (0.8%) - down 1 positions
34. Radio Shack vertical headphones 33-1133 with 6 votes (0.8%) - down 5 positions
34. Sony E848 earbud with 6 votes (0.8%) - down 1 positions
38. AKG K-1000 (approx. US$630) with 5 votes (0.7%) - down 5 positions
38. Beyerdynamic DT931 (approx. US$289) with 5 votes (0.7%) - unchanged
40. Allesandro Music Series Pro (approx. US$ 699) with 4 votes (0.5%) - up 1 positions
40. Sony MDR-CD1700 (approx. US$250) with 4 votes (0.5%) - down 2 positions
40. Sony MDR-R10 (US$4,000) with 4 votes (0.5%) - up 1 positions
43. Sennheiser HD-25 (approx. US$180) with 3 votes (0.4%) - down 2 positions
43. Sennheiser HE 90 Orpheus (US$12,000) with 3 votes (0.4%) - up 2 positions
43. Sony MDR-D66SL (approx. US$85) with 3 votes (0.4%) - down 2 positions
46. Beyerdynamic DT250-250 (approx. US$219) with 2 votes (0.3%) - down 1 positions
46. Stax Omega II with 2 votes (0.3%) - down 1 positions
46. Stax SR3030 with 2 votes (0.3%) - up 2 positions
49. Alessandro MS2 (approx. US$299) with 1 votes (0.1%) - down 1 positions
49. Stax SR4040 with 1 votes (0.1%) - down 1 positions
51. Grado SR-40 with 0 votes (0.0%) - unchanged

 

[Nicwix]

After 8 days, this has pretty much run it course - just 131 more phones in the last 5 days bringing the total up to 861.

Nix

1. Sennheiser HD-600 (US$220 - Meier Audio) with 74 votes (8.6%) - unchanged
2. Sony MDR-V6 (approx. US$69) with 60 votes (7.0%) - up 1 positions
3. Koss KSC-35 (approx. US$30) with 59 votes (6.8%) - down 1 positions
4. Sennheiser HD-580 (US$190 - etronics.com) with 50 votes (5.8%) - unchanged
5. Grado SR-60 (approx. US$69) with 45 votes (5.2%) - unchanged
6. Etymotic ER-4S (US$269 - Headroom) with 39 votes (4.5%) - unchanged
7. Sennheiser MX-500 (approx. US$19) with 29 votes (3.4%) - unchanged
8. Etymotic ER-4P (US$269 - Headroom) with 27 votes (3.1%) - up 2 positions
8. Grado SR-80 (approx. US$95) with 27 votes (3.1%) - unchanged
8. Koss KSC-50 (approx. US$20) with 27 votes (3.1%) - up 4 positions
11. Koss Porta Pro (approx. US$49) with 26 votes (3.0%) - down 1 positions
11. Sony EX-70 ($33--AAAPrice) with 26 votes (3.0%) - down 2 positions
13. Philips SBC HP890 (approx. US$90) with 24 votes (2.8%) - up 1 positions
13. Sony MDR-E888 (approx. US$68) with 24 votes (2.8%) - down 1 positions
15. Grado RS-1 (approx. US$695) with 22 votes (2.6%) - unchanged
15. Grado SR-325 (approx. US$295) with 22 votes (2.6%) - up 1 positions
17. AKG-K501 (US$118 - Music Friends) with 21 votes (2.4%) - down 1 positions
18. Etymotic ER6 (approx. US$129) with 17 votes (2.0%) - unchanged
19. Audio Technica ATH-W100 (approx. US$250) with 16 votes (1.9%) - up 3 positions
19. Koss SportaPro with 16 votes (1.9%) - up 1 positions
19. Sennheiser MX-400 (approx. US$15) with 16 votes (1.9%) - down 1 positions
22. Sony MDR-CD3000 (US$380 - etronics.com) with 14 votes (1.6%) - up 1 positions
23. Beyerdynamic DT250-80 (approx. US$169) with 13 votes (1.5%) - down 3 positions
24. Sennheiser HD 590 (US$180 - buy.com) with 12 votes (1.4%) - down 1 positions
24. Sennheiser HD-497 (approx. US$60) with 12 votes (1.4%) - down 1 positions
26. Sennheiser HD-280 Pro (US$99 - music1online.com) with 11 votes (1.3%) - up 1 positions
27. Audio Technica ATH-W2002 (approx. US$ 780) with 10 votes (1.2%) - down 4 positions
27. Grado SR-125 (approx. US$129) with 10 votes (1.2%) - up 2 positions
29. Grado SR-225 (approx. US$195) with 9 votes (1.0%) - unchanged
29. Sony MDR-7506 (approx. US$99) with 9 votes (1.0%) - down 2 positions
31. Beyerdynamic DT831 (approx. US$219) with 8 votes (0.9%) - down 2 positions
31. Beyerdynamic DT931 (approx. US$289) with 8 votes (0.9%) - up 7 positions
31. Sony E848 earbud with 8 votes (0.9%) - up 3 positions
34. Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro (approx. US$179) with 7 votes (0.8%) - down 2 positions
34. Grado HP1 with 7 votes (0.8%) - down 2 positions
34. Grado RS-2 (approx. US$495) with 7 votes (0.8%) - unchanged
37. AKG K-1000 (approx. US$630) with 6 votes (0.7%) - up 1 positions
37. Alessandro MS1 (approx. US$99) with 6 votes (0.7%) - down 3 positions
37. Radio Shack vertical headphones 33-1133 with 6 votes (0.7%) - down 3 positions
40. Sony MDR-R10 (US$4,000) with 5 votes (0.6%) - unchanged
41. Allesandro Music Series Pro (approx. US$ 699) with 4 votes (0.5%) - down 1 positions
41. Sennheiser HE 90 Orpheus (US$12,000) with 4 votes (0.5%) - up 2 positions
41. Sony MDR-CD1700 (approx. US$250) with 4 votes (0.5%) - down 1 positions
44. Beyerdynamic DT250-250 (approx. US$219) with 3 votes (0.3%) - up 2 positions
44. Sennheiser HD-25 (approx. US$180) with 3 votes (0.3%) - down 1 positions
44. Sony MDR-D66SL (approx. US$85) with 3 votes (0.3%) - down 1 positions
47. Stax Omega II with 2 votes (0.2%) - down 1 positions
47. Stax SR3030 with 2 votes (0.2%) - down 1 positions
49. Alessandro MS2 (approx. US$299) with 1 votes (0.1%) - unchanged
49. Stax SR4040 with 1 votes (0.1%) - unchanged
51. Grado SR-40 with 0 votes (0.0%) - unchanged