[Marximus]

I was kind of just throwing that out there. Sorry. They seem to fit what I'm looking for, is all. I'm not implying they're faultless.

 

[Marasmus]

Somebody should make a list of the headphones mentioned so far and cross-reference them with an extensive list of popular headphones so we find out which headphones people don't find overrated.

I'll throw in a vote for the CX300 as the most overrated headphone-related piece of junk I've ever owned.

 

[SteveM324]

Most overrated? That's easy for me, Sony SA5000. One of my few impulse buys. I tried to like them. Burned them in for over 500 hrs, tried SS, tried tubes, tried different sources. Most fatiguing sound out of headphone that I've owned. The only thing that I liked about them was the comfort. I ended up selling them and the only thing I regretted was buying them before more reviews came out.

 

[Timmy029]

well every headphone going is over rated apparently.... so lets get on with life and enjoy what we enjoy and worry less about what we dont and what others think, music is a personal experience as this thread shows seems every headphone going somebody see's it as over rated. over rated really is the wrong term, should really be which headphone were you dissapointed with.

That my 2 cents anyway

 

[tbritton]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Timmy029 /img/forum/go_quote.gif well every headphone going is over rated apparently.... so lets get on with life and enjoy what we enjoy and worry less about what we dont and what others think, music is a personal experience as this thread shows seems every headphone going somebody see's it as over rated. over-rated really is the wrong term, should really be which headphone were you dissapointed with. That my 2 cents anyway

I couldn't agree more.

Terry

 

[Joshatdot]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joshatdot /img/forum/go_quote.gif I wasn't too impressed with Grado SR60, 80, 125 or 225, or Senn HD555's (and some other Senn I can't remember). They all had a nice wide detailed/bright sound, not enuff bass for me.

I'll eat my words... Awhile ago I went back to Hawthorn Stereo in Seattle for a 2nd listen. Here's how I graded their cans:

Grado
SR60 w/Comfys : C+/B-
SR60 w/Bowls : A
SR80 : A+ (my fav so far)
SR125 : A-
SR225 : A

Senn
HD25-SP : D
HD265 linear : D
HD465 : D
HD595 : B+
HD25-1 : B+

 

[Manny Calavera]

Quote:

Originally Posted by user18 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ultrasones. They've been getting overhyped lately; albeit, they've been given a bad rap in the past.

X 5,and I have heard five different models of sone's from 160 to 600 + USD,not impressed at all.Sounded very bland.

Quote:

Originally Posted by xenochimera /img/forum/go_quote.gif JS5, my roomate ordered them for me and im trying them right now, suppose to be some astronomical SQ quality gain over the K81, not the case, especially with the blue tack mod. PM me if anyone wants the SJ5. Bose Triports, not worth $150 at all, the K26P sounded better at 1/5th the price.

Those Bose are crap,not worth 50 $ never lone 150 ! I agree with you about the K26P,great for the price !

Quote:

Originally Posted by philodox /img/forum/go_quote.gif Stick with the K81DJ's... the HD25-1's are not an improvement.

I have tried both,and owned the H25-1's and was not impressed,and they easily broke and Senn,were real azz's about fixing them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lime Cat /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi! Beyerdynamic DT250 anyone? Haven't heard them, but I'm kinda in the same situation as Tomjonesrocks. I have K81DJ and although there's nothing seriously wrong with them (IMO), I catch myself looking other closed portable 'phones. I know I shouldn't but still... So how does Beyerdynamic DT250 compare to Sennheiser HD 25-1 and AKG K81DJ? Thank You.

Those DT250's for the price,offer the best sealed sound I have yet come across, IMHO....

 

[nickknutson]

Grado SR60

 

[mdarnton]

Something someone said to me the other day made me wonder how much of this has to do with our ears, the physical ones, not our minds, and the way they interact with what's pumped into them. The point being that we may all like something more similar, in our heads, once it pushes its way through the canals and all the meat that's in the way.

In the same vein, I wonder what would happen if we all sat in front of good speakers at the same time, and could talk about them in real time. Would we have as much to say?

Finally, a friend who gets serious audio credits for a various reasons told me when I started looking for phones to beware of any phones where people commented about the bass, either favorably OR unfavorably. His take was that if you noticed it too much in any respect, there was probably something wrong with it, and I think this may be true, as a good general comment, IMO. From what I've heard so far, bass rendering in headphones is much more all over the place than any other tonal aspect, and with so many bad (i.e., grossly unrealistic in various respects) choices being presented, it's inevitable that people would be forced make different choices and sacrifices.

 

[jkm]

The koss titanium driver headphones. Seriously guys, they are good but they aren't that good.

 

[Oski]

Grado RS-1 (tried a few times and I just don't get it).

 

[Slaughter]

Beyerdynamic 770/80 and 990(05). Overrated mostly because of the price to performance ratio. I really wanted to like the 990 so maybe I will give them another go when I build a new amp.

 

[elbrickodaviso]

I didn't notice anyone mention the DT880s...encouraging

 

[adanac061]

Since this thread has become pretty epic and hard to track
Here's an update on the list i made on page 10, 6 weeks ago of all the headphones listed so far ...
sorted into manufacturer, ...and the manufacturers sorted a-z ....and color coded

= AKG =

-AKG26P, AKG K701, K81DJ , AKG K340

K-1000


= Alessando =

MS1

= Audio Technica =

W5000

L3000


ad2000

A900

= Beyerdynamic =

Beyerdynamic 990(05).

dt770/80

DT990


=Creative=

EP630,


= Etymotic =

er4s

er-6i


= Grado =

HF-1, RS-1 , SR60, sr125 , sr80, SR-325i.

Grado RS2, GS1000

= JVC =

JVC mashmallow!



= Koss =

KSC75

"The koss titanium driver headphones.
Seriously guys,
they are good but they aren't that good."


= Philips =


Philips HP895 & HP805



= Sennheiser =

MX-400 , HD201 ,HD650 , HD555's , HD600 CX300. HD580

Sennheiser He90

HD595

= Shure =

shure E500

shure e5


= Sony =


Sony V6...

CD3000,

Qualia 010

Sony R-10

EX71

SA-5000:


= Stax =

Stax 404


= Ultrasone =

Proline 2500


= V Moda =

V Moda Vibe

 

[jkm]

I like how you quoted my whole statement there.

So basically, every headphone is overrated to somebody. Thats the kind of cohesive responses to this question that you expect from a place like this.