Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Shugarra" data-source="post: 6511984" data-attributes="member: 549983">I worked for HeadRoom for a year a couple years back.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know much about anything that has come out since then but back in 2007 they had basically all of the headphones they sell out on a board for testing.&nbsp; I used all of them at various times while working.&nbsp; Everything from the $15 cheapos to the multi-thousand dollar electro-statics.&nbsp; I bought the AKG-701s.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know if you can get them for ~$200 now but they really are fantastic for the money.&nbsp; Sennheisers (except for their new HD800s) are veiled and kind of felt lifeless.&nbsp; Grados are fantastic if you like the high end.&nbsp; The SR225s are a good choice if you won&#039;t have extended listening sessions.&nbsp; I got a headache after a couple hours of listening to the Grados.&nbsp; Also, the SR225 build quality really isn&#039;t much different than their lower end SR60s.&nbsp; If you step up to the SR325 you get the metal driver backing.&nbsp;&nbsp; I was never much of a fan of the Beyer Dynamics, even their high end DT880s didn&#039;t do much for me.&nbsp; Not terrible, just not on the same level as AKG, Grado or Sennheiser.&nbsp; Sony&#039;s were terrible.&nbsp; Maybe I just got a bad set or two but I remember them standing out as being rotten headphones.My suggestion:&nbsp; AKG-701 or AKG-601 for well balanced sound.&nbsp; Grados if you mostly listen to rock or music without much bass (it gets a little better as you go up the model lines).&nbsp;&nbsp; You could probably get away with one of the lower end models (SR60 or SR125) if you didn&#039;t want to spend all of the money for the 325s.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shugarra, post: 6511984, member: 549983"] I worked for HeadRoom for a year a couple years back. I don't know much about anything that has come out since then but back in 2007 they had basically all of the headphones they sell out on a board for testing. I used all of them at various times while working. Everything from the $15 cheapos to the multi-thousand dollar electro-statics. I bought the AKG-701s. I don't know if you can get them for ~$200 now but they really are fantastic for the money. Sennheisers (except for their new HD800s) are veiled and kind of felt lifeless. Grados are fantastic if you like the high end. The SR225s are a good choice if you won't have extended listening sessions. I got a headache after a couple hours of listening to the Grados. Also, the SR225 build quality really isn't much different than their lower end SR60s. If you step up to the SR325 you get the metal driver backing. I was never much of a fan of the Beyer Dynamics, even their high end DT880s didn't do much for me. Not terrible, just not on the same level as AKG, Grado or Sennheiser. Sony's were terrible. Maybe I just got a bad set or two but I remember them standing out as being rotten headphones. My suggestion: AKG-701 or AKG-601 for well balanced sound. Grados if you mostly listen to rock or music without much bass (it gets a little better as you go up the model lines). You could probably get away with one of the lower end models (SR60 or SR125) if you didn't want to spend all of the money for the 325s. [/QUOTE]

Verification