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In need of new headphones, advice/suggestions welcome!
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My old pair of Bose Triports are finally falling apart after several years of use, and it's about time I start looking into a new set. I understand that Bose isn't exactly the greatest bang for the buck, so I started looking into other brands. I'm looking at entry-level audiophile over-ear stuff, nothing that would require an amp to get performance out of. In my search, I've come upon Audio Technica's A700's, and Sennheiser's HD555's and HD595's. Amazon has all of these sets at <$150, which is exactly the price range I need to keep to.
But the more I read into it, the more I see lots of audiophile forums complaining about lack of mids in the A700s, yet the open backs of the Sennheisers would require me to turn off my fan which prevents my room from turning into a sauna as well as a lack of bass. Since I have no way of testing these phones before buying since no store around here carries these, I need to put my trust in the internet. And PA has never done me wrong, so I put my music/gaming headphone quarry here. Any suggestions or comments on the headsets posted, or any suggestions on favorites I may have not seen before that fall into my price range? Thanks ahead of time!
But the more I read into it, the more I see lots of audiophile forums complaining about lack of mids in the A700s, yet the open backs of the Sennheisers would require me to turn off my fan which prevents my room from turning into a sauna as well as a lack of bass. Since I have no way of testing these phones before buying since no store around here carries these, I need to put my trust in the internet. And PA has never done me wrong, so I put my music/gaming headphone quarry here. Any suggestions or comments on the headsets posted, or any suggestions on favorites I may have not seen before that fall into my price range? Thanks ahead of time!
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http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD448-Closed-Circumaural-Headphone/dp/B002DGTGO0/ref=sr_1_20?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1291621833&sr=1-20
Bought a mate a pair of these and he raved about them.
As far as eq., well does your media player not have an eq. function? Everybodies ears are different, we can only suggest what we like, you may hate the exact same thing.
My last set were HD595s, which I also loved - they should have dropped in price a fair bit by now.
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How would you say the bass response is for the 595s? I'm a bassist but not really a bass head. I'd like there to be punchy, respectable low end presence but not ear-rumbling. I listen to almost every kind of music I stumble upon so I need it to be able to hold up to hip-hop beats and driving electronica as well as classical, rock, jazz, etc. I hear open backs aren't as good for the bass response, which chrishallett83's closed back Sennheiser's would perhaps solve.
I've tried the HD555s but never liked them. I jumped straight into HD650s when I went senn for a while but those are probably out of your price range (and need an amp to sound their best).
:^: for another A900 owner.
Since it seems like you want closed cans, I'd go for the A700 or M30s. I haven't heard either of them myself though.
Considering how close the a500s are to the a900s (you have to be a picky listener to really tell the difference), the a700s should be great.