[ricardobayes]

Hello there,
what would you recommend in this situation?
Needing something for home use, comfort and sound quality are top priority.
I just returned a Sennheiser HD25 SP II because of its piercing highs and sibilance issues. I'm looking for something that is not tiring to listen to, unlike these Senns.
Mostly listening to jazz and ambient, occasionally rock.
I'm playing flac through a sansa clip+ and could spend around 100$.
 
Looking at the Creative Aurvana Live and the Audio Technica m50s at this point but am open to any recommendations.
 
Thanks!

 

[farag]

Shure srh440 or the m50. The latter has more bass. You should try them, I prefer the cheaper Shure.

 

[KG Jag]

Most people don't have sibilance issues with the 25's.  Since you do, I would stay away from the M50.
 
Especially under these circumstances, I strongly recommend that you try before you buy.

 

[BillsonChang007]

Hello!

Not sure about the HD25 SP II, but I personally do not find the HD439 piercing, instead, there's a bit of roll off at the highs. If you have lose your confident on HD439, the Sony MDR-7506 does the above mentioned genre great as well!

Hope this helps!
Billson

 

[ricardobayes]

Thank you all for your input, I'll check these out!

 

[ricardobayes]

Eventually I bought a Sennheiser HD580

 

[BillsonChang007]

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Eventually I bought a Sennheiser HD580

Do you have an amp to drive those? It can be hard to drive those! 
 
Anyway, congratulation!
Billson

 

[ricardobayes]

They sound awesome as they are without amp, but I'm building one at the moment
It will be a "starving student" tube amp.

 

[BillsonChang007]

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They sound awesome as they are without amp, but I'm building one at the moment
It will be a "starving student" tube amp.

What you feed it with? 
 
* I mean what you paired it with currently..lol*
 
Billson

 

[ricardobayes]

Rockboxed sansa clip+