Peppermint Duck
100+ Head-Fier
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I'm so tempted by the price of new HD650s atm...I remember when they used to cost a lot more. These are considered by everyone I've talked to awesome headphones, but it's hard to decide whether I'd be making the right decision in purchasing them.
I currently own a pair of MS-1s...and consider myself as someone who's big on rock, but that's not to say I don't like other music as well...my current playlist includes:
50 cent, air, audioslave, bily corgan, bloc party, bob dylan, coldplay, daft punk, dr. dre, foo fighters, gorillaz, ja rule, kaiser chiefs, korn, metallica, muse, neutral milk hotel, pink floyd, radiohead, rage against the machine, snoop dogg, system of a down, the beatles, the black eyed peas, the hives, the killers, the libertines, the mars volta, the shins, the smashing pumpkins, the strokes, the white stripes, the zutons and weezer.
I have music from other artists covering similar genres that arn't included in that playlist too of course...
Thing is, here is the U.K., for a similar price I could only pick up a pair of SR-225s on the Grado line...which, while not a bad headphone by any stretch of the imagination, wouldn't be as pleasing to buy for the price. Plus the HD650s have far nicer asthetics and are much more comfortable...but that really is a side issue, as it should be for most Head-fiers.
I understand the need for a headphone amp, but I'd purchase one pretty soon after I buy my headphones, regardless of which I buy, so that isn't a problem.
Although the HD650s are said to particularly shine with classic music - and I don't appear to listen to any (based on the above playlist), I do have some, and I would be willing to give it go considering how enjoyable it apparently is to hear with these cans...though admitedly nothing would take me away that far from my original musical interests.
So, as you can see, I'm very stuck and confused...who knows how many more threads I'll make in these forums before I FINALLY decide what I want and purchase it...hopefully I'll get it sorted out soon enough though!
As always, I really appreciate your input! Thanks for any help!
I currently own a pair of MS-1s...and consider myself as someone who's big on rock, but that's not to say I don't like other music as well...my current playlist includes:
50 cent, air, audioslave, bily corgan, bloc party, bob dylan, coldplay, daft punk, dr. dre, foo fighters, gorillaz, ja rule, kaiser chiefs, korn, metallica, muse, neutral milk hotel, pink floyd, radiohead, rage against the machine, snoop dogg, system of a down, the beatles, the black eyed peas, the hives, the killers, the libertines, the mars volta, the shins, the smashing pumpkins, the strokes, the white stripes, the zutons and weezer.
I have music from other artists covering similar genres that arn't included in that playlist too of course...
Thing is, here is the U.K., for a similar price I could only pick up a pair of SR-225s on the Grado line...which, while not a bad headphone by any stretch of the imagination, wouldn't be as pleasing to buy for the price. Plus the HD650s have far nicer asthetics and are much more comfortable...but that really is a side issue, as it should be for most Head-fiers.
I understand the need for a headphone amp, but I'd purchase one pretty soon after I buy my headphones, regardless of which I buy, so that isn't a problem.
Although the HD650s are said to particularly shine with classic music - and I don't appear to listen to any (based on the above playlist), I do have some, and I would be willing to give it go considering how enjoyable it apparently is to hear with these cans...though admitedly nothing would take me away that far from my original musical interests.
So, as you can see, I'm very stuck and confused...who knows how many more threads I'll make in these forums before I FINALLY decide what I want and purchase it...hopefully I'll get it sorted out soon enough though!
As always, I really appreciate your input! Thanks for any help!
