Audiophiles, show me your cans! (headphones that is)

[soma-tose]

people who know know that music is a much different experience when heard through headphones. i prefer it sometimes more than i do car audio (but thats a whoooole other world).

my babies...




so lets see em. what you rockin?

 

[PsyGhost]

Ive got Sony MDR-V700DJ

 

[undead]

are sennheisers really worth the price? (that's a serious question, btw)

 

[soma-tose]

in my opinion, yes. the highs they produce are like nothing ive heard. bass is good and crisp, and they sound ungodly when ran through a nice sound card.

 

[undead]

awesome! i'll remember that for when i'm more ballin. :D

seriously though, i was showing a co-worker, today, the sennheiser website because he's got some shure earbuds that he got for free at a "latest and greatest" meeting for work. he's never heard of sennheisers before, but is starting to get more into the audiophile world. he's a collector of vinyl and is always looking for the best equipment for his listening pleasure.

as far as headphones go though, i had to tell him that noise cancellation cans (in my opinion) are worth a few extra dollars if you know what you're looking for.

 

[thujone]

goldring dr150

it's been good to me but i feel the need to upgrade sometime soon...

 

[Noodle]

Sony MDR-V600:

I've had these puppies for more than a few years. They are showing their age but still have an excellent sound quality.

 

[monstanoodle]

in my opinion, yes. the highs they produce are like nothing ive heard. bass is good and crisp, and they sound ungodly when ran through a nice sound cound.

Got these and they are very nice. They've lasted well and do give a nice sound.
I don't even think they're in the "top range" of Sennheiser headphones either

 

[mindtools]

close-up of mine:

I'd like to get yellow foams, so they would look like thease (or better):

btw, i'm going to buy some other with electronic suited, fat bass ;]

 

[yossarian_is_sane!]

My babies: Sennheiser HD-25II

They beat my home theater system in terms of sound quality. Quarter of the price.

 

[TheLoneStarDJ]

 

[mindtools]

Ah, and my old (now lapotops) cans:

 

[@lterEgo]

has anyone else seen the new sony MDR XB headphones? they are some weird looking cans imo but i haven't actually heard the sound quality:

The dramatically styled new XB series bass headphones create a heavy club vibe with rich, powerful bass you can really feel. Standing for “eXtra Bass”, the new XB range accurately reproduces ultra-low frequencies without compromising crystal-clear midrange vocals and high frequency sounds.

For further information see: www.sony.co.uk/hub/headphones

 

[Smurfeh]

I've had my AKG K701s for a bit over 2 years now and they're still good as new.

My setup is Chaintech AV-710->Littledot II++ Tube Preamp->Headsave Classic SS Amp (simple and neutral amp).

 

[swilow]

The concept behind those Xtrabass things is somewhat worrying- should our ears have such low frequency waves goind directly into them? Still, cool

 

[coday182]

I don't care how good those new sony's are they are but ass ugly

 

[ompa86]

Sennheiser HD 650

This is the setup: foobar2000 (WASAPI bit-perfect) - Cambridge Audio Dacmagic - Littledot MK IV SE tubeamp - Sennheiser HD650

 

[BA]

Main cans: Panasonic noise canceling RP-HC500

In ear: Klipsch Custom 3 (these fuckers cost more than the Zen and the Pansonics!)

Players: Cowon U2, Samsung YP-U1, Creative Zen 16GB

My new Cowon iaudio 7 16GB (the baddest of them all) and JAYS s-Jays.

The Klipsch really sound better than anything I've ever heard by a mile. For such a small unit, they deliver clean bass that I can feel in my chest. Dual drivers + an independent bass reflex system really shine.

 

[BA]

I just ordered these Audio Technica ATH-ES7. Should be here in a couple days.

 

[alasdairm]

i have these:

sony mdr-v150. they were only $10 and they sound great.

alasdair