Headphones:

I have a pair of HD25s and absolutely love them. I tried and tested most of the cans suggested above but felt none came close to replicating the sound quality of the 25s. However I do listen to bass-heavy music and these can cope with it well.



I haven't checked how much they cost these days, but I bought mine over a year ago at £120.
 
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Closed back cans often have better bass due to their nature :p but because of this have a more tinnier sound in the high range or lack the finer details in the same range.

Also those ones sit on your ear! no go!!! :p

Still they sound good for bassheads :p
 
v_man said:
I have a pair of HD25s and absolutely love them. I tried and tested most of the cans suggested above but felt none came close to replicating the sound quality of the 25s. However I do listen to bass-heavy music and these can cope with it well.



I haven't checked how much they cost these days, but I bought mine over a year ago at £120.
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Have to say that although the sound is great, they are pretty bad for long term listening due to the pressure they put on your head. The best djing headphones you'll find, though.
 
oli collett said:
Have to say that although the sound is great, they are pretty bad for long term listening due to the pressure they put on your head. The best djing headphones you'll find, though.
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I disagree completely. I've had these on for hours at a time and haven't felt the slightest of pain - it's what makes them so good.
 
A900s are held on by pressure on the head and supports on top; they are literally the most comfortable headphones I've ever worn, prefer them to my friends 595s
 
mrk said:
595's are double the price though :p

My HD555's now are a year old and to this day they still sound better every 2-3 months it's astonishing.
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They are when they're new. But my mint 2nd hand 595's only cost a touch more than a new set of 555's. ;)

They're both great phones though - the 595's really don't offer that much improvement for the extra outlay in my honest opinion. :)

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Open Cans are generaly said to be better then closed, but my A900s certainly are awesome had to get em imported from Sigapore ended up £150 about 2 years back... best purchase I made in ages really does make me feel ill when I think about listening to my music and "pretending" it sounded good on £50 wireless headphones....

Thankgod moved to quality decent cans, ive had the HD 595s also and there very good, gonna one day test em both just to compare:) But there both very similar other then the audio technics A900 are closed so dont leak noise in other words no one else in the room can hear what your listening.
 
Just a quick question to avoid a new thread.
If using an ipod would it be worth getting a headphone amp if using these kind of headphones on a postable Mp3 player?
 
Marvt74 said:
Just a quick question to avoid a new thread.
If using an ipod would it be worth getting a headphone amp if using these kind of headphones on a postable Mp3 player?
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It really depends what headphones you buy since they're all different. Some don't benefit much at all from extra amplification, whereas others really do require it in order to sound decent.

However, I'd advise against purchasing an amplifier if you intend to use a mini-to-mini cable to connect it to the iPod's headphone-out. The head-phone out is already amplified, so amplifying the signal further with another amplifier won't really help the sound; it'll just make things louder and possible exaggerate imperfections in the signal.

You'd be better to buy an LOD to connect the iPod to a portable amplifier. I got an LOD from ebay for about £7, if I recall correctly, which has a 3.5mm jack on the other end to which I connect a mini-to-mini cable I made myself. Alternatively, you could get someone to build you an LOD with a mini cable already attached to it, which is a slightly more elegant solution. However, if you want to connect your iPod to some other device (such as a stereo, for example) using the LOD for better quality sound, you'll be limited by the length of the mini cable the LOD was made with. Though, I suppose, an extension cable could be used.

Anyway, I just thought I'd warn you!
 
v_man said:
I have a pair of HD25s and absolutely love them. I tried and tested most of the cans suggested above but felt none came close to replicating the sound quality of the 25s. However I do listen to bass-heavy music and these can cope with it well.



I haven't checked how much they cost these days, but I bought mine over a year ago at £120.
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I also have these and had two pairs of HD25 - SP's before them. Really need to find a replacement left can as mine has developed a slight buzz/fizz at certain frequencies :(

Great sound though with plenty of punchy bass (I'm using them amped) and I am a fan of closed earpieces as they isolate you from external noises.
 
Marvt74 said:
Just a quick question to avoid a new thread.
If using an ipod would it be worth getting a headphone amp if using these kind of headphones on a postable Mp3 player?
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Audio Technic A900 and Senns HD 595s have low impendance what that means is you can hook it up to any mp3 player and it still sounds excellent.

Headphone amps are only really suitable with the right equiptment and right headphones.

With an mp3 player or ipod id reckon either A900/HD595s would be excellent and just plug and enjoy.

What people gotta remember is an Ipods excellent, but if you gonna hook up £20-30 headphones to it you cant expect it too sound amazing:) its like buying a Computer for 1K and then adding a Celeron into it.
 
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