This is pretty funny.....headphone test

[jamie2112]

http://www.ratsound.com/cblog/archives/363-The-Mighty-Headphone-Quest-Part-4.html
My buddy Dave has a blog and he did this.........I love it....

 

[nibhaz]

Pretty cool! Thanks!

 

[Seth=L]

It appears my two sets of cans did alright. Sony MDR-7506 and Sennheiser HD280.

 

[basspig]

After spending considerable effort at room treatment to achieve a flat response from my main speakers, and getting VERY close to ruler-flat, I was dismayed when I measured my rather decent sounding headphones with Room EQ Wizard. They were nowhere near flat, looking like the 'better' curves mentioned in the linked web site on this thread. Headphones, I used to think, were supposed to sound superior to loudspeakers. But in my experience, they don't. I MUCH prefer the sound of my loudspeakers to the sound from the several pairs of headphones that I own.

 

[MinusTheBear]

There are 3rd party measurments for pretty much all these headphones over at headroom.

http://www.headphone.com/

The majority of these headphones on that list are not all that expensive. A lot of them are between $80 - $200. In my opinion headphones in this price range offer a lot more bang for buck over a $100 or $200 dollar pair of bookshelf speakers. A flat repsonse is only a necessity for professional applications.

 

[highfigh]

After spending considerable effort at room treatment to achieve a flat response from my main speakers, and getting VERY close to ruler-flat, I was dismayed when I measured my rather decent sounding headphones with Room EQ Wizard. They were nowhere near flat, looking like the 'better' curves mentioned in the linked web site on this thread. Headphones, I used to think, were supposed to sound superior to loudspeakers. But in my experience, they don't. I MUCH prefer the sound of my loudspeakers to the sound from the several pairs of headphones that I own.

Feeling the music is a whole lot better than hearing it with headphones, regardless of how good they are. I had a pair of EV 30W woofers and when the source material has information that makes things move, there's no comparison.

Nice to see that my Koss Porta Pro phones did well. The highs don't sparkle but the bass is much more full than most small lightweight models and they aren't fatiguing after listening and wearing them for hours.

 

[MinusTheBear]

Feeling the music is a whole lot better than hearing it with headphones, regardless of how good they are. I had a pair of EV 30W woofers and when the source material has information that makes things move, there's no comparison.

Nice to see that my Koss Porta Pro phones did well. The highs don't sparkle but the bass is much more full than most small lightweight models and they aren't fatiguing after listening and wearing them for hours.

The Koss Porta ProPro are going for $33 on Amazon with free shipping. They are a tremendous value.

 

[highfigh]

The Koss Porta ProPro are going for $33 on Amazon with free shipping. They are a tremendous value.

It's a good value for $50, IMO. I have had mine since the mid-'80s and other than ripping the cord out when I plugged them into my Walkman before getting on my bicycle and then swinging my leg over the seat, I have replaced the ear pads. If and when I get an iPod, I'll never use the buds (because I have always hated them, anyway). Throw in the "No questions asked" warranty and you have a serious winner. I was looking at some of their closed-ear models recently and the R80 was pretty decent, although not as open sounding as I prefer. The ones that sounded best for less than $200 were the MV-1 (http://www.koss.com/koss/kossweb.nsf/p?openform&pc^fs^MV1).

I don't wear phones often, so expensive ones aren't on my list.

 

[MinusTheBear]

It's a good value for $50, IMO. I have had mine since the mid-'80s and other than ripping the cord out when I plugged them into my Walkman before getting on my bicycle and then swinging my leg over the seat, I have replaced the ear pads. If and when I get an iPod, I'll never use the buds (because I have always hated them, anyway). Throw in the "No questions asked" warranty and you have a serious winner. I was looking at some of their closed-ear models recently and the R80 was pretty decent, although not as open sounding as I prefer. The ones that sounded best for less than $200 were the MV-1 (http://www.koss.com/koss/kossweb.nsf/p?openform&pc^fs^MV1).

I don't wear phones often, so expensive ones aren't on my list.

Yeah, Koss lifetime Warranty. The PortaPro has been around for a long time with the design practically unchanged. If you are looking for a budget portable device and you are not dedicated to iTunes or apple lossless codec, scrap the idea of getting a iPod and get a Sansa Clip+. More features, better headphone out, expandable memory and cheaper .

 

[Sheep]

The Koss KSC75 is the best sounding headphone for the dollar. Period.

SheepStar