[lorafenik]

Hey,
At first thx for viewing the thread, hope you can help me.

I'm looking for a headphones good for electronic and hip-hop music. My budeget is about 200$. What do I expect?
-Good, (quite) strong bass, going down deep
-Not too harsh highs
-Not too bright
-Closed

I've got Alessandro MS1 and I'm very happy with them for rock music. I'm quite a fan of them

But I find them unsuitable for electronic music.

I also have Koss UR-29 (bought them before knowing your community ; ) , still I like them better than eg. Senns HD202 ). That's my main comparison "closed vs open back headphones", and I think I'm looking for more closed HPs sound signature.

Here're HPs I'm considering:
-Ultrasone HFI 780 (unfortunelly no way to check if I like Ultrasones sound)
-Audio Technica ES7
-Beyerdynamic DT 770 (or Pro)
-Sennheiser HD25-II
-Maybe some in-ear headphones, although there're very few good ones sold in Poland)
-the list's open

They're going to be driven by Prodigy 7.1 HiFi soundcard, maybe my Denon PMA880R once I repair it and sometimes by my sony mp3 player.

Thx for all constructive replies
Have a good day
pzdr

 

[TreeTribe]

Audio Technica ATH-M50

 

[dean0]

shure's SRH840

 

[lorafenik]

dean0: thease are too expensive here.
TreeTribe: thease look good, I will have to read about them

Also I added Klipsch Image X10 to the consideration list

 

[Acix]

Ultrasone Pro/PL-650/ DJ1 Pro/550/580, GMP 8.35 D Monitor.

 

[Reticuli2]

I'm recommending the Ortofon O-One to everyone, in case you haven't noticed heh heh. Made by Ultrasone, voiced by Ortofon. Styling by Ortofon. I should mention I've not heard the 650 or 580, but the Ort is only going for $130 online. So along with the ER4S, I think it's a hell of a bargain. If the Ixos was still made, I'd probably regard them as the trinity of great buys in headphones.

 

[catachresis]

Beyerdynamic DT100/150

 

[Reticuli2]

I would very much like to try the Beyerdynamic DT150 to see if it warrants the over $200 price, considering what the ER4S and O-One are going for. It sure looks well built. I liked the 880 or 990 I tried at CES once with Dolby Headphone.

 

[AtomikPi]

I've heard good things about the DT150, but haven't heard it.

I think the DT880 works well with electronic, but the bass quanitity might not satisfy you (it does satisfy me).

D2000 would also be an option.

 

[jageur272]

Quote:

Originally Posted by catachresis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Beyerdynamic DT100/150

DT150 for sure. I used the DT100 at a radio station and they sound very unusual to my ears. You can get the DT150 for around $120USD used on the For Sale forum here at Head-Fi. These were definitely the best cans for hip-hop that I've used.

 

[Graphicism]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lorafenik /img/forum/go_quote.gif -Ultrasone HFI 780 (unfortunelly no way to check if I like Ultrasones sound)

Get those... for electronic you'll like em!

 

[Tiemen]

Quote:

Originally Posted by catachresis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Beyerdynamic DT100/150

X3 for the DT150.
OP's description is screaming for them

 

[lorafenik]

Beyers DT150 an Ortofon O-One cost here about 60$ more than the cans I've listed. And DT150 are not my kind of design

If someone could link to/write a short describtion of differences between (or at least cross out some of them):
-Ultrasone HFI 780
-Ultrasone DJ1 Pro
-Audio Technica ES7
-Audio Technica ATH-M50
-Beyerdynamic DT 770 (or Pro)
-Beyerdynamic DT 880
-Sennheiser HD25-II
-Klipsch Image X10


I would be very grateful

pzdr

 

[Postalisback]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiemen /img/forum/go_quote.gif X3 for the DT150. OP's description is screaming for them

X4, exactly what I thought when I read his/her post, I love these cans for electronic music

 

[ktsai1283]

I haven't heard these, but how about the Audio-Technica ATH-ESW9A? I'm not sure where you're located, but they're just slightly over your budget at $219 (buydig) with free shipping.

You'll find lots of information about them here, so I won't repeat what's been said. I would also like to second TreeTribe's ATH-M50 recommendation.