Re: MD: best/favorite headphones?

1999-10-07 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
Just following up on my previous post. The Sony MDR-888LP earbuds do sound nice -- for earbuds -- after some break-in time. I did get the Grado SR-60 headphones. They look ugly... but that really is a feature. And they sound great. -- Rat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>\ Warning: pregnant women, t

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones

1999-10-07 Thread Edward Gosfield III
Dan Frakes wrote: > I read an interview with him once.[...] Since then, they have made sure that any > changes/improvements didn't take away from the SR-60s ability to be used > with any portable. So you may be right -- I don't know if J.G. was > consciously thinking only about portables. But th

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones

1999-10-07 Thread Dan Frakes
Edward Gosfield III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Somehow I don't think the Grados were designed specifically for >portables. Having met Joe Grado a number of times during my days >in the hi-fi biz, i think he is interested in making efficient >machines. If he found out they were great on portab

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones

1999-10-07 Thread Ian McFarlane
our electronics store and check them out. Or read my review at http://www.erzone.net. Ian McFarlane / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / ICQ: 603920 electronics review zone: http://www.erzone.net - Original Message - From: nick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 1999 5:48 AM Subject:

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones

1999-10-06 Thread Edward Gosfield III
Dan Frakes wrote: > > Edward Gosfield III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I have a pair of Sennheiser 580s which play quite loudly on the 702, and > Ironically, your Sennheisers can sound much better :-) [...] I've listened to a set >of 580s on a 702, and > then on a 702 with a dedicated headpho

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones

1999-10-06 Thread Dan Frakes
Edward Gosfield III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I have a pair of Sennheiser 580s which play quite loudly on the 702, and >have very good sound quality. They have a bit more bass than i prefer, >but it is pretty reasonable on MD. They have a very clean and clear >midrange and high end. Quite sm

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones

1999-10-06 Thread nick
I own a set of Sennheiser HD455's and they're the sweetest thing I've ever heard. I bought them before buying a not-cheap-but-still-cheap component system, and I chose my speakers by finding the pair that sounded most like the Sennheisers because they sound so good. (I came away with JBL 510's

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones

1999-10-05 Thread Edward Gosfield III
>does anyone have any comments on how > a > >stock Sharp headphone (came with my MT821) stacks up? I haven't had any > >opportunity to compare. I have a pair of the Sharp phones that came with my 702. I dunno if they are the same ones -- they are the walkman type with ear pads and plastic su

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones

1999-10-05 Thread Christopher Spalding
>I'm considering a new pair myself... does anyone have any comments on how a >stock Sharp headphone (came with my MT821) stacks up? I haven't had any >opportunity to compare. My school has a pair of KOSS, i don't know what model, but they're designed specifically for portable pro use. The

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones?

1999-10-05 Thread Stainless Steel Rat
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Stock headphones generally suck. You also never find stock circumaural (they fit around the ear rather than sit on it) headphones. I guess I'm a Sony fan when it comes to headphones. At home I use a set of MDR-V600; they're a bit heavy, but they a

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones?md-l-digest V2 #380

1999-10-05 Thread Dan Frakes
"Aston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm considering a new pair myself... does anyone have any comments on how a >stock Sharp headphone (came with my MT821) stacks up? I haven't had any >opportunity to compare. I think it's safe to say that the three models mentioned (Grado SR-60, Koss KSC/35 a

RE: MD: best/favorite headphones?

1999-10-04 Thread Aston
tacks up? I haven't had any opportunity to compare. Aston -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tracy Doyle Sent: October 4, 1999 6:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MD: best/favorite headphones? I am sorry if this topic has previ

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones?

1999-10-04 Thread Mike Blossom
Trace, I read on some website that the best headphones for a portable are the Grado SR60. Rather, they're the best that do not require an amplifier. Based on that advice, I bought some, and I love them. They sound fantastic with my portable, and give a nice, well defined bass. They sound

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones?

1999-10-04 Thread Dan Frakes
"Moran Bentzur" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>what does everybody this is the best sounding/best >>valued headphones? Both for a portable size and/or full-sized. > >portable: Koss ksc/35 >full-sized: Grado SR-60/80 These are great suggestions. There are better (in fact, *much* better) headphone

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones?

1999-10-04 Thread Moran Bentzur
> I am sorry if this topic has previously been discussed/"ran > -into-the-ground", but what does everybody this is the best sounding/best > valued headphones? Both for a portable size and/or full-sized. I > appreciate any suggestions. > thanks > -Trace portable: Koss ksc/35 full-sized: Grado S

Re: MD: best/favorite headphones?

1999-10-04 Thread Andrew Hobgood
> I am sorry if this topic has previously been discussed/"ran > -into-the-ground", but what does everybody this is the best sounding/best > valued headphones? Both for a portable size and/or full-sized. I > appreciate any suggestions. I've got a set of Sony MDR-V600's they're very, very

MD: best/favorite headphones?

1999-10-04 Thread Tracy Doyle
I am sorry if this topic has previously been discussed/"ran -into-the-ground", but what does everybody this is the best sounding/best valued headphones? Both for a portable size and/or full-sized. I appreciate any suggestions. thanks -Trace