[microsound] Headphones

Tue Feb 9 14:13:13 EST 2010

I second the Grado SR-80's.  Mine have stood up to ~6 years of  
constant use.  I got them after trying some of the top-of-the-line  
Grados.  I like my Westone UM1's for being mobile -- www.westone.com/ .
Later.
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On Feb 9, 2010, at 12:01 PM, brian t wrote:

> I would recommend giving the Grado SR80s a shot.  Pretty transparent  
> across the spectrum, without the bass boost of the Sony MDR7506s.   
> They are an open design, so not so good for tracking, but this makes  
> the bass frequencies sound a lot more natural.
>
> http://www.gradolabs.com/frameset_main.htm
>
> -B.
>
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> From: macdara at email.com
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> Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 04:52:23 -0500
> Subject: [microsound] Headphones
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>
> Alas seeing as the left ear no longer functions on my old ear-muffs  
> I am contemplating refurbishment. Sennheiser HD-25 was what I was  
> thinking of, anyone care to disagree?
>
> Le Mac
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> From: Klanggold <touch at klanggold.net>
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> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:11:36 +0100
> Subject: Re: [microsound] Headphones
> it´s a good one ;)
>
> Andreas
> Am 09.02.2010 um 10:52 schrieb macdara at email.com:
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>>
>>
>> Alas seeing as the left ear no longer functions on my old ear-muffs  
>> I am contemplating refurbishment. Sennheiser HD-25 was what I was  
>> thinking of, anyone care to disagree?
>>
>> Le Mac
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> From: Erik Maes <erik at thuisbasis.net>
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> Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:09:49 +0100
> Subject: Re: [microsound] Headphones
> I'm a big fan of Sony's MDR-7506.
>
> macdara at email.com wrote:
> >
> >
> > Alas seeing as the left ear no longer functions on my old ear- 
> muffs I am
> > contemplating refurbishment. Sennheiser HD-25 was what I was  
> thinking
> > of, anyone care to disagree?
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> > Le Mac
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> From: Lorenzo <lsutton at libero.it>
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> Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:16:14 +0100
> Subject: Re: [microsound] Headphones
> I'm a big fan of Sony's MDR-7506.
> macdara at email.com wrote:
>
>
> Alas seeing as the left ear no longer functions on my old ear-muffs  
> I am
> contemplating refurbishment. Sennheiser HD-25 was what I was thinking
> of, anyone care to disagree?
>
> Is it for 'studio' or 'everyday' use (like bus etc)?
>
>
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> From: Sune Petersen <sunep at modular.dk>
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> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:36:23 +0100
> Subject: Re: [microsound] Headphones
> I am using HD25, I like them, the sound is neutral but in high end
> terms it lacks a bit of the transparency and clarity that less
> ENG-style headphones can give. They are still among the best sound
> quality wise when compared to similar offerings from other
> manufacturers in my opinion.
>
> My main annoyance with them are that I constantly wear out the soft
> pads and they are pretty expensive to replace, also the connectors to
> each ear cup are at risk of getting bad connections so you need to
> adjust them for them to work.
>
> but then again I treat my equipment relatively rough (my laptops last
> 18month on average, the they stop working)
>
> I really like them and has gotten to know the sound of them and might
> even go some HD25 when I feel I need to upgrade. I will probably then
> try to find some sort of protective casing that will still allow for
> them to be easily transported.
>
> So I would say it definitely depend on how you will use them, if it is
> strictly for studio use and not on the road, I would probably go for
> something like Beyer Dynamics DT770, I prefer closed headphones to
> avoid spilling too much sound to my surroundings
>
> Sune
>
>
> -
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> Sune Petersen
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> On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 1:16 PM, Lorenzo <lsutton at libero.it> wrote:
> > MDR-7506
>
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