Do you guys have good headphones?

Jimbo wrote: Angelo wrote: Any opinions or good/bad experiences on/with the Sennheiser HD205? I've been using them for a year now with no problems at all. They're definitely good enough for me (especially considering the pricetag), but it all depends on your expectations... I'm sure Sennheiser has tons of much better headphones (if you're willing to spend some money), but for a relatively poor student such as myself, they're just fine.

Well - I'm not a poor student, nor particularly rich, and after some good feedback (including yours) I got a pair of HD205 and their just fine for me. They allow me to hear all individual instruments on what I tried so far (Rush, Weather Report, Hackett, Genesis) - something I never seem to be able to do using my speakers.

HD650

rileydog22 wrote: I've got Etymotic 6i Isolater earbuds. They block out almost all outside noise, and provide excellent bass.  I'm no audiophile, but I really love the sound of these.  I don't know if I can go back to my old really cheap headphones.

I have Sennheiser PXC 250. My favorite traveling companion.

I've listened to a big Stax set up yesterday.
(Tube headphones amp + electrostatic headphones)

Oh my, this is beyond words!!

oliverstoned wrote: I've listened to a big Stax set up yesterday. (Tube headphones amp + electrostatic headphones) Oh my, this is beyond words!!

Those look crazy good.   I'm sad to say I don't have good headphones at all, I just use the ones that came with my ipod

rileydog22 wrote: I've got Etymotic 6i Isolater earbuds. They block out almost all outside noise, and provide excellent bass.  I'm no audiophile, but I really love the sound of these.  I don't know if I can go back to my old really cheap headphones.

By the way Oliver, how do these compare with your 4's, in terms of quality?

Just curious. 

Unix wrote: oliverstoned wrote: I've listened to a big Stax set up yesterday. (Tube headphones amp + electrostatic headphones) Oh my, this is beyond words!! Those look crazy good.   I'm sad to say I don't have good headphones at all, I just use the ones that came with my ipod

You can easily upgrade with Ultimate Ears 3Studio, or Shure E2C, or Etymotic 6i.

I have a pair of Sony's professional series headphones, I think something like MDR-7506.  Good headphones really do make a huge difference in certain situations.  First thing I did when I got these headphones was listen to some songs by Opeth and Porcupine Tree.  The music had never sounded better.  It is, like someone said before, like another dimension.

Listening test results of the Stefan audioart Equinox cable, designed to replace the stock cable on Sennheiser
HD600/650 :


I only tried the cable on the HD650 yet. It completely changed the headphone's sound.
With the stock cable, the 650 is very unbalanced, with way too much low.
With the Equinox cable, everything was much more equilibrated and the low was tighter and less exaggerated. That’s the point which impressed me the most. As with any good cable, I noticed a huge gain in term of matter, transparency, softness, soundstage, quickness and presence. In one word: musicality.
To sum up, the Equinox is a great cable that I warmly recommend to any Sennheiser owner.









Edited by oliverstoned - April 08 2007 at 20:04