[ductrung3993]

The title said it

The main points that I'm looking for is SQ, comfort and Isolation (not as important) and degree of forgiveness

I listen to all kind of music so yeah, looking for an all arounder

Thanks in advance

Edited: Please give me some info on comparing possible/ reasons if possible. Thanks!

 

[momomo6789]

Audio Technica M50 if you can really get them sub 100$

 

[ductrung3993]

Can you tell me why and some comparing info if possible? Srr for my confused post, have edited

 

[momomo6789]

b/c their made in japan ... use the search theirs more of these type of posts in 12 hours then i can count <3

 

[apatN]

Also consider the new Sennheiser HD4X8 series. Not a lot of reviews out there though.

 

[ductrung3993]

Update: I won't use an amp or anything, just the bare headphone it self

 

[1Time]

What sound card or other equipment will you be plugging these headphones into?

You'll want closed headphones for isolation. FWIR, the SRH440 and M50 seem to be popular ~$100 choices without additional amplification.

 

[Force]

I'm in the same suit as you, I've been suggested the M50, ES7, HD448 & Denon AH-D1001.


Force

 

[ductrung3993]

Since I'm a noob, the setup would just be ipod/computer (hopefully with X-Fi laptop card). My music are mostly 128kbps so I will consider forgiveness here

PS: Anyone know how to convert all my crappy music to a better quality quickly?

 

[Silenced]

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Originally Posted by Force /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm in the same suit as you, I've been suggested the M50, ES7, HD448 & Denon AH-D1001. Force

yes, I am in the same boat. looking for non-fatiguing cheap (<200) headphones. Leaning towards d1001 or shr840 but also interested in 448 (why no buzz about those on headfi?) and ES7. Help would be much appreciated.

 

[xnor]

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Originally Posted by ductrung3993 /img/forum/go_quote.gif PS: Anyone know how to convert all my crappy music to a better quality quickly?

If you happen to have your CD rips lying around as .wav or preferably .flac files it should be pretty easy.

But you cannot convert your 128 kbps mp3's into something better, since the mp3 codec is lossy - with every conversion you lose something.
(That's called transcoding, which is frowned upon.)

 

[Judge Buff]

I have the SRH440: Like it mucho. It's great with my Zune unamped and shines with my BB2.02. Fun with great range and decent isolation. Deep bass, good mids and decent trebles. Got it for 75 off of Amazon. The 840 pads fit the 440 and are significantly softer than stock.

I like them much more than the HD280s that crapped-out during burn-in and were returned. I've read that the 840s must be amped to sound their best.

 

[ductrung3993]

Thanks everyone for all the info so far, I appreciate it

Still looking for more...

 

[Clarksonius]

I haven't heard the SRH-440 but I have heard the SRH-840, HD-280, and I own an M50. Without a doubt, the SRH-840 is the best sounding phone, even without an amp. (It's very natural sounding and seems to have a wider sound stage than the others) The HD-280 is very neutral but it's a little underwhelming; I feel that it takes some of the life out of music but that's a personal preference. However if you're a base head, the M50 is definitely the phone for you. The base has much greater impact on the M50 than the 840, but sometimes that makes them sound congested. One thing to keep in mind is that the M50 requires a lot of burn-in. (My pair took over 200 hours before it was palatable)

On a side note, I actually modded my M50 to attenuate the base and bring out the mids by removing the felt plug Audio-Technica put in the back of the driver and adding some fiber-loft for additional damping. IMO that gave them a much less congested and more "open" sound. I also dynamatted the cups to improve isolation and reduce leakage.

 

[rosgr63]

I am using the Denon AH-D1001 and I find them very good.