[krmathis]

Grado's seems to play nice with built in amplifiers (unamped as you call it).
The RS1 being one of them.

 

[Rex81]

Go for the AD700 over HD280 Pro. They sound better and are way more comfortable and they sound just as good unamped as the HD280.

Have you looked at Ebay for a nice CMoy? Biosciencegeek sells them for $50 and I think charges around $15 for international shipping. I haven't heard it yet, but it seems to be well built with good components. Mine should be arriving soon.

 

[Apple254]

I might actually buy that! It is actually a good deal on a Cmoy from an international seller! Thanks for that Rex. If I were to buy that I might buy some Grado's. For anyone reading, does anyone have good experiences with a Cmoy/Grado combination?

 

[mbd2884]

You can't beat the AD700s when consider the price, comfort, unamped and neutral sound (good for any genre of music) and well quality. AD700s, if they are to be your only headphone.

 

[Apple254]

Oh my days, so many choices!
Would the AD700's be a better choice than the Grado's for rock, folk and electronic music?

 

[AudioTroll]

No mention of the HD25s?
I love ém

they do sound "fuller" to my ears amped,but its a very small difference.
I have not got much to compare to tough.

 

[Apple254]

My dad has a pair of HD-25, I don't really like their sound signature to be honest. I did not really like how fragile the ear pads felt either.

 

[lucky]

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/wha...phones-399493/

 

[Erjii]

uh...Is price an issue?

 

[EugeneK]

I just got an AKG K272 today, it sounds ok powered by a sony A729. Waiting for burn in now.

 

[ph0rk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erjii /img/forum/go_quote.gif uh...Is price an issue?

Nine times out of ten if someone asks for unamped heaphones, price is an issue - not that there is anything wrong with that.

 

[Headphile808]

Audio-Technica ATH-AD700, one of the best deals around for full-size HPs. Good Luck.
Aloha

Headphile808

 

[Erjii]

JVC HARX900's, then?

People seem to love them quite a bit. But I'm cheap, so i went with the 700's. lol.

 

[ph0rk]

Well, since no one mentioned them, i'd like to bring up my unamped faves: the DT250.

Of course they have those "don't steal me, I'm ugly" Beyer styling, so most younger head-fiers shy away.

 

[Moocher]

Alessandro MS-1 is $99 supposedly shipped anywhere. A version of Grados that works with more than rock. They get a lot of love here. They don't need an amp.

http://www.alessandro-products.com/headphones.html


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