Headphones wanted.
Prepared to pay up to £500.
Used or new.
Closed / minimal leakage.
No bass exaggeration.
Not in-ear or on-ear ... Must surround the ol' lug-holes and be very cumfy.
Suggestions / offers?
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Wanted - really good headphones (offers or suggestions!)
Headphones wanted.
Prepared to pay up to £500.
Used or new.
Closed / minimal leakage.
No bass exaggeration.
Not in-ear or on-ear ... Must surround the ol' lug-holes and be very cumfy.
Suggestions / offers?
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oppo's the PM-3 planer -sound and comfort to die for... Price varies from £350/400. I forget i have them on tbh.
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Try turning the sound up.
Yup, thanks, I'll look into those
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Hmm, not a bad review http://www.techradar.com/reviews/aud...1299128/review
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Hi Jerry
AKG 701's I am very happy with, they are the most comfortable headphone and best sounding
with nothing exaggerated, I have heard. I'm keeping mine, but recommend them to you.
Some hifi dealers will have a range of headphones you can try. and Head fi https://www.head-fi.org/
is easy to spend several days looking for what is good. Generally those manufacturers that also
manufacture microphones are pretty good at making headphones too, ie Sennheiser, Audio Technica
and AKG to name a few.
Originally Posted by jandl100
Headphones wanted.
Prepared to pay up to £500.
Used or new.
Closed / minimal leakage.
No bass exaggeration.
Not in-ear or on-ear ... Must surround the ol' lug-holes and be very cumfy.
Suggestions / offers?
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Thanks Chris.
I have owned 2 pairs of AKG 701.
I sold and re-bought as, given the reviews and high regard, I couldn't believe I actually disliked them as much as I did when I had the 1st pair.
I did.
They sound awful to me! Light and boppy, amongst other crimes!
I want rather more gravitas to the sound while retaining detailed and open mids and highs.
I have a pair of AKG 551 that I hugely prefer.
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Fostex T50RP with new pads can't be beat at anywhere near the price, have a lovely tone and detail but not in yer face. I has Akg 701 and 702, like you I sold them both, the Fostex is a keeper even though I have hifiman HE400/500/6.
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Thanks Lawrence - I see they are described as semi-open - how much sound do they leak?
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Sennheiser HD600 or HD650. Either is at half your budget.
See the innerfidelity YouTube video reviews.
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Nearer your budget try the Beyerdynamic T1 second generation (used) or the AKG 812 (see Amazon Marketplace for one for a our £610)
However, IMHO, to truly beat the HD600 or HD650 you'll need to spend near to £1K upwards which puts you in Audeze, Mr Speakers, Focal area
Amazon have a 30 day money back policy, so worth using them if there's not a dedicated store near you.
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Virtually none, the porting is a curious small slat that actually improves bass response like a ported speaker. I have the open and the bass was crazy, so.I.opened it.up and inserted a cotton wool pad which tightened it up. By.picking the open version I had the tuneability, but if you dont need that just go for.the closed version, think its T40RP. Or get whatever's going on ebay and stuff the port.
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