Jack Mono
100+ Head-Fier
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I went to J&R yesterday (a huge electronics store in Manhattan) and they had a wall with practically all headphones to listen to. Man, the Senn HD 485 is just pales most of them. I wasn't impressed with the Senn 500 series. I liked the Grado 225, however that is $200 and the HD 485 is $65. The Grado 60 was not on par. The Sony 700 is a joke for bassheads. It is a no brainer! Seriously, for $65, the HD 485 is a masterpiece for free! And 32 Ohm! The Koss Portapro is 60 Ohms. I was surprised there. They had AKGs and Beyers on the wall too. This later sounded very flat (true) but hey, who uses that for enjoying music anyway.
All in all, I stand stupified in front of such a low price tag. The phones certainly don't sound like $65 headphones. There must be a huge overstock of these at Sennheiser or the design is nor so appealing for sales, but I haven't heard anything better under $200 on that wall of headphones.
All in all, I stand stupified in front of such a low price tag. The phones certainly don't sound like $65 headphones. There must be a huge overstock of these at Sennheiser or the design is nor so appealing for sales, but I haven't heard anything better under $200 on that wall of headphones.