[Eagle_Driver]

Yeah, I had owned the CD1700 - the pair that now belongs to Head-Fi member "redshifter". But unfortunately, the CD1700 sounded overwarm, with recessed treble response, to my ears. Maybe it was because I didn't have a dedicated headphone amp at the time that I had those 'phones.

 

[chewmanji]

R10 looks pretty damn sexy to me.

 

[jcorkery]

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Originally posted by zeplin i just sold my preciouses (my MDR F1's), and yes, they were a beauty to behold...IMO, they defintely had the sonics to match.

Yeah, I'm not sure why these cans have gotten such a bad rep on these boards as far as sound quality goes. I love mine--both the looks and the sound. My Etymotic ER4P-4S adapter cable complements them nicely.

 

[fewtch]

I think the most *unsexy* cans I've ever owned (maybe ever seen) are the Senn HD-580. There's something purely utilitarian about their look and feel, as if they were designed to do nothing but play music... no frills whatever, very no-nonsense. Would be nice if they were made of less plastic, but I prefer their looks over the semi-silly "marbled" look of the HD-600.

Edit -- well, the Stax SR-007 is pretty utilitarian looking too... but that's almost like Stax intentionally made them to look retro in some respects, right down to the color. Etymotics definitely qualify in the "unsexy" category too.

 

[pbirkett]

The sexiest looking cans have definetly got to be the DT770 Pro's

 

[enak]

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Originally posted by fewtch I think the most *unsexy* cans I've ever owned (maybe ever seen) are the Senn HD-580.

Ever seen the Jecklin Floats

 

[Jasper994]

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Originally posted by Ymer IMO, nothing currently out that I have seen at least a pic of can touch the dt880s. Gotta love the brushed alluminum and those pads.

I'm gonna second these, they are very sexy!

I like my 590's too! and the PX200's are cool as hell for portables!

 

[purk]

Audio Technica ATH-A100ti is sexiest headpone for me. Nothing can beat that grossy blue. Very modern looking, great sound, great isolation, and very comfy.A100ti

 

[Dusty Chalk]

W2002's. Almost lickable. Almost, though, you don't actually want to tarnish the veneer. Quote:

Originally posted by pbirkett The sexiest looking cans have definetly got to be the DT770 Pro's

Ha! You must have a Princess Leia fetish.

 

[Guyferd]

AT W2002 for me

 

[bangraman]

Is there any doubt?

(By the way, it's not wood veneer. None of the "W" A-T's are. Their cups are hollowed out from cherry tree blocks)

Sounds pretty good too

 

[Bonkura]

IMO best looking headphone competition isnt fair when a-t is allowed to participate

Since a-t would snag at least the top 10 places

. Moving into the "best of the rest" Id say the wooden grados and actually the new hd650 looks nice.

 

[fewtch]

Might just be me, but I get more of a sense of 'classy' with the A-Ts than 'sexy'. Maybe I'm being too discriminating about differences... another example is my earlier post calling the HD-580 unsexy (but to me, unsexy doesn't equate to ugly... more like basic, no-nonsense, utilitarian, useful, that kind of thing).

Compare it to PC music programs... Windows media player with a cool skin or Musicmatch Jukebox is "sexy," whereas Foobar2k or some really functional audio player with a command line interface is 'unsexy'. Winamp 2.x with the base skin is just ugly.

 

[Beagle]

What do you people mean when you say a headphone looks "sexy". What does sex have to do with a headphones appearance?

 

[elnero]

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Originally posted by Beagle What do you people mean when you say a headphone looks "sexy". What does sex have to do with a headphones appearance?

Here ya go!