The Closing
New Head-Fier
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I've used a pair of Sony MDR-V700's for the past decade and they're quite literally hanging on for dear life. After at least a year of procrastination I decided it was time to go to the store and check out the selection for myself. Here's what they had to offer and my opinion based off the limited time I had:
Pro Beats - Holy blam Batman, talk about junk in the trunk. The bass effortlessly overpowers the mix. Funny to think the other models are supposedly even more bass centric. They were extremely uncomfortable to boot. Next.
Sennheiser HD650 - As soon as I put these on it was apparent that these were not the headphones for me. It felt as if I was 20 rows back. Although they were easily the most comfortable. Next.
Grado 325i - I can see where the treble on these might be a problem for some folks at times and the bass could stand to be brought up a notch or two. Otherwise it sounded crisp and has great clarity. I really wish I could hear the more balanced Alessandro M-2's in comparison. The comfort could use some work to say the least. In the end and perhaps hastily (I really despise shopping) I decided to buy the Grado's.
Now for the questions to anyone who has made it this far ... Any amp recommendations or does anyone know of any simple velour type cushion mods?
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Pro Beats - Holy blam Batman, talk about junk in the trunk. The bass effortlessly overpowers the mix. Funny to think the other models are supposedly even more bass centric. They were extremely uncomfortable to boot. Next.
Sennheiser HD650 - As soon as I put these on it was apparent that these were not the headphones for me. It felt as if I was 20 rows back. Although they were easily the most comfortable. Next.
Grado 325i - I can see where the treble on these might be a problem for some folks at times and the bass could stand to be brought up a notch or two. Otherwise it sounded crisp and has great clarity. I really wish I could hear the more balanced Alessandro M-2's in comparison. The comfort could use some work to say the least. In the end and perhaps hastily (I really despise shopping) I decided to buy the Grado's.
Now for the questions to anyone who has made it this far ... Any amp recommendations or does anyone know of any simple velour type cushion mods?
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