[bluemac]

Currently, Grado is my favourite.

 

[warubozu]

My top 3 in no particular order: Sony, Grado, and Audio Technica.

 

[Bigfieroman]

Koss.

KSC 75 portable

Pro4AAT Home

Koss got me interested in headphone sound quality with the UR-30s I bought at Best Buy for $14. I never knew headphones could sound so good; now I know they can sound way better than those even!

 

[kramer5150]

For rock / blues its

For big-band and new age jazz its

Detail resolution Its Koss A250
Portable isolation its Koss plugs
Portable non-isolation its Koss Spora
DVD movies its a toss up between

and K240s

 

[Roger.McMurphy]

Sennheiser (except the PX100 (cheaply made yet 3 times as expensive as the equally as good (if not better) KSC75. Then the HD500 is incredibly bad in every single possible way!) and KOSS.

I never experienced any Grados yet, but if they are harsher then the KSC75, I think I will definitively pass!

The Sennheisers because they are so relaxed...
And the KOSS, well, because I like my KSC75! They sound good for the money, yet nowhere anything awe inspiring...

But I only heard SONYs, ATs, SENNS, Altec Lansing, Panasonic, Plantronics and KOSS, which isn't many manufacturers!

 

[bozebuttons]

Grado for me since I currently own 9 of them

I have owned the RS1s & Sr60s since 1995.
also have,Hp1,Hp2,HP3,PS1,GS1000,SR40,HF1.

 

[jpr703]

Grado

 

[rhythmicmoose]

Beyerdynamic, probably because the only truly high-end headphones I've heard are the HD-580 and DT-770. But I own the DT-770

.

I also loved the UE super.fi 5 Pro while I owned them, and the Grado SR-60 when I had the chance to try them out.

I guess that covers 1, 2, and 3.

 

[seanohue]

In order:

Grado
Sennheiser
Altec Lansing/Etymotics
Koss
Shure
AKG
Beyerdynamic

 

[Jon L]

AKG Until they stopped making K1000

Senn Solely for HE90 Love

Grado Only until they stopped making HP1000

Actually, if one owns all three 'phones mentioned, that would pretty much cover all your needs..

 

[Zanth]

Guess

 

[Fitz]

Quote:

Originally Posted by lator entry: Grado mid-fi: Beyerdynamic high end: Audio-Technica

QFT

 

[ferraro25]

I am a fan of particular headphones, not manufacturers. Every manufacturer makes its share of total crap headphones.

 

[warrior05]

well, going strictly by numbers i guess i'm an AKG guy since i love my K81DJs and especially my K701s. but then i also love my SR225s and pining for a pair of RS-1s. guess i'm really split between the two.

 

[silence57]

Sennheiser (quality and many choices)

Grado (for fun listening!)