Sony XB700 or Denon 1001?

[Jplaz]

I feel it is time for me to replace my cheap JVC NC80 noise canceling headphones. Portability is no issue, but COMFORT IS BIG. I will be ordering either of them from DBL, a wholesale company. The XB700 is $75 and the Denon's would be $70.

I mainly listen to Punk/Ska/Rock/Metal etc. and would like bass

through an un-amped iPod Classic.

Which should I get?

 

[Emooze]

I'm starting to rather like the novelty of the XB700 myself and I'm jealous of your DBL membership.

Here, have a review:
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/hea...-xb700-417226/

Edit: just read through that again, probably stay away from the XB700 if you're going unamped.

 

[nullstring]

D1001's are extremely comfy.. a bit bassy and driven perfectly unamped.

Sounds like just what you want.

 

[Oggranak]

Unamped? FWIR, D1001.

 

[Jplaz]

I'll get the Denon's then, because of the amp thing.

Is there anything else I should order?

 

[freakmax]

The XB700's are good for the price and very comfortable too.
IMO, they are very good unamped.I regulary use them with my ipod touch.

I think you won't be disappointed.

 

[hardstyler]

Quote:

Originally Posted by freakmax /img/forum/go_quote.gif The XB700's are good for the price and very comfortable too. IMO, they are very good unamped.I regulary use them with my ipod touch. I think you won't be disappointed.

+1. I couldn't agree with you more.

They are extremely easy to drive.

 

[Jplaz]

Well then, right now its 3 for the Denon and 2 for the fuglyphones...

 

[Oggranak]

The Denon is commonly recommended when people ask for something closed in its price range. The XB700 is not brought up often here, though I heard they can be surprisingly pleasant when amped properly. FWIR unamped they aren't great, though.

I haven't tried the XB700 but I have tried the D1001 and it is a great pair for its price point, so at $70 the bang/buck is ridiculous. I can guarantee you that you will not be disappointed if you get them.

Also, the search function is your friend.

 

[Jplaz]

^I did search around, but the XB series is fairly new, and the results were pretty mixed. Some say the XB700 is nothing special and hard to drive, but some say that they're extremely easy to drive with great sound quality. However, the people who have tried both seem to favor the XB700.

 

[Oggranak]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jplaz /img/forum/go_quote.gif ^I did search around, but the XB series is fairly new, and the results were pretty mixed. Some say the XB700 is nothing special and hard to drive, but some say that they're extremely easy to drive with great sound quality. However, the people who have tried both seem to favor the XB700.

I did a search and didn't find any of this. Do you have some links?

 

[hardstyler]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jplaz /img/forum/go_quote.gif and 2 for the fuglyphones...

I agree, they are not very pretty

 

[jayeshrc]

i think they look really cool...

 

[Jplaz]

Right now I'm looking at the Starving Student thread...so I may be using them amp'd...

 

[Oggranak]

I'm surprised that no one is chiming in in favor of the D1001. Do some searches, it's a very well-loved pair here, and I'd like to emphasize that if nothing else it is a far safer bet than the XB700.