Help needed

[CasualCulture]

I am 33, live in the Netherlands and a audiophile ( I want the very best out of my music)

This is my first post and I would love if you can help me out.

I am looking for a new headphone, my personal favour goes out to a closed back, I listen to music most of the times at my laptop powered with bang & olufsen audio so the headphone can fiddle well.

There are so many headphones available and so many new brands, I always look for build quality and the frequency response, I love a low bass 6/8hz and a high trebble 39/40+.

The music I listen, some names: the rolling stones, them/van morrison, jimi hendrix, bob dylan, neu, joy division/new order,

I like it raw and pure, bass is very important because it makes or breaks how it sounds many people forget that.

The reason I want a closed headphone is I am the one who listen to it, I don't want any leakage or as less as possible and no one else has to hear the great music I listen to.

The headphones I like are:

Ultrasone Pro 2900

AKG-K551

Beyerdynamic DT-770 32ohm

Audio Technica ATH-Pro700 MK2

Sony MDR-1R

I can't decide, each has it pros and cons when reading reviews and doing research. Maybe even a good open headphone is recommended by you. I am open for advice.

Thanks a lot.

Elroy

 

[dalethorn]

For me, a good audiophile headphone "out of the box" (i.e. needs no EQ to sound its best) is the FAD Pandora VI, but it's expensive. The Shure SRH-840 has a comparable signature but less detail, and much cheaper. Getting something in-between these two that's perfect out of the box is tricky - I was very impressed by the latest of the MrSpeakers Mad Dog, a planar headphone, but it might not be available everywhere. I was not so impressed with the Alpha Dog that sells for twice as much - weak bass being one fault. The Thinksound ON1, which is a wood-cup on-ear headphone, is excellent, but isn't as perfectly balanced as the Shure 840 for example. The v-moda M100 is a great headphone, particularly if you order the XL earpads, but it has a very strong bass that some users object to.

I've had 110 headphones in the past 3 years, from $1500 on down, and those are the best examples I have - all of the others have issues that may or may not pass acceptance with some users.

 

[pauln]

I'll second Dales opinion of the Shure SRH 840. I was very impressed when I listened to them, especially given their price - good value.

 

[JoelSim]

The Shures are very good. Others to consider would be the Audio-Technica ATH-ES700 and many of the Beyerdynamic range.