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Hello

a while ago, a auditioned a pair of DT880 pro 250 ohm. REALLY like the sound, mids are lifeless but not recessed, highs are crispy, bass has no bloat whatsoever. it feels 'fast'...
but with major issues, my ears doesn't really work with the pads, its like touching something, and yes i have a big head, i must adjust the headband to max.
and soundstage, sounds from behind feels like they're in my head, never happened to any of my closed headphones ... oh yeah and coiled cable, i hate those, but i can live with it.

so are there alternatives?, im not a huge fan of bass, but i want ACCURATE mids, and maybe a sparkle of treble, since i listen to energetic music. i definitely want open back.

i think AKG K601 will do the trick? although all AKG products here in my country are all overprice ( AKG K70* lineup is 30-50% more than the beyers).

 

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AKG Q701 might be a good alternative, as they are a slightly cheaper version of the K701 without all the premium packaging and haedphone stand, but other than that basically the same pair of headphones.

A friend of mine has them and I brought my K701's over to his house once and we both couldnt tell the difference with them both powered by an o2 at the same time.

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budget?

i dont really have a budget, i can go up if i have to, but dont tell me to buy a sennheiser HD800...

 

AKG Q701 might be a good alternative, as they are a slightly cheaper version of the K701 without all the premium packaging and haedphone stand, but other than that basically the same pair of headphones.

A friend of mine has them and I brought my K701's over to his house once and we both couldnt tell the difference with them both powered by an o2 at the same time.

im not buying from amazon,

all AKG's are overpriced here, i dont really think its cheaper..

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Was going to say AKG something. K612?

the K612 has more bass than K601, i dont really like bass.

i've read reviews that they're only different in the bass section. so i don't think its a consideration :unsure:

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the K612 has more bass than K601, i dont really like bass.

i've read reviews that they're only different in the bass section. so i don't think its a consideration :unsure:

 

They're hardly bassy.

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AKG K612 gets my vote. I have 1 for sale ;)

 

And they're not really bassy. They're actually very neutral. 

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guys im gonna try some AKG's later in a local headphone store.

gonna report soon...

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Maybe the DT880 Premiums? They have a straight cable and looser clamping force, which might fix your issue.

 

If you liked the 880 Pro's sound, the 880 Premiums use the same drivers but the lighter clamping force adds to the sounds stage and slightly reduces bass.

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I think In that price range your Beyers were the best you can actually have. I hate to suggest you other haedphones, studio/hifi grade, that I have never used, like most here do, but my father uses the shure SRH 1840 in his own studio and is quite happy with them.

I use the Focal spirit pros for producing and I will never buy anything else until they brake, but they are closed phones:/

If the shures are to expensive, which they truly are imo, I would go for the akg q701 quincys, shure SRH 1440 or sennheiser hd650 - the shures are not hifi thou and all 3 of them I have no personal reference to them, it is just what I would get if I was you with your preferences.

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I think In that price range your Beyers were the best you can actually have. I hate to suggest you other haedphones, studio/hifi grade, that I have never used, like most here do, but my father uses the shure SRH 1840 in his own studio and is quite happy with them.

I use the Focal spirit pros for producing and I will never buy anything else until they brake, but they are closed phones:/

If the shures are to expensive, which they truly are imo, I would go for the akg q701 quincys, shure SRH 1440 or sennheiser hd650 - the shures are not hifi thou and all 3 of them I have no personal reference to them, it is just what I would get if I was you with your preferences.

 

 

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wait what

It only works for studio use, tryi g to ise it for gfaming may cause spontaneous combustion
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wait what

the rednecks were close, it is a phone for studio usage. what you will end up using it is your decision but when its just gaming you could also get a cheaper one imo.

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the rednecks were close, it is a phone for studio usage. what you will end up using it is your decision but when its just gaming you could also get a cheaper one imo.

I was just so baffled over the whole "not hifi" thing. It honestly doesn't matter. I myself prefer a flat headphone response, like the Shure's, which is why I use my SRH440's for pretty much everything, BUT I have my Pioneer SE-A1000 for use when I'm gaming, because it has a much better soundstage, and I can hear myself so I don't start yelling on skype with my friends. Although I will use the Shure's if I'm not on Skype or not in need of a better soundstage.

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I was just so baffled over the whole "not hifi" thing. It honestly doesn't matter. I myself prefer a flat headphone response, like the Shure's, which is why I use my SRH440's for pretty much everything, BUT I have my Pioneer SE-A1000 for use when I'm gaming, because it has a much better soundstage, and I can hear myself so I don't start yelling on skype with my friends. Although I will use the Shure's if I'm not on Skype or not in need of a better soundstage.

LolI went through like 3 headphones trying to fix that issue. 

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I was just so baffled over the whole "not hifi" thing. It honestly doesn't matter. I myself prefer a flat headphone response, like the Shure's, which is why I use my SRH440's for pretty much everything, BUT I have my Pioneer SE-A1000 for use when I'm gaming, because it has a much better soundstage, and I can hear myself so I don't start yelling on skype with my friends. Although I will use the Shure's if I'm not on Skype or not in need of a better soundstage.

Yap, there are pros and cons to every phone out there. I mean basically every headphone from your fav. brands are HiFi :D But nevertheless there are some headphones like those Shures that are meant to be used, or "ready to be used" in a studio and that is why I prefer to call them studio headphones and not hifi headphones, like basically everyone who works/plays arround in a studio.

"I myself prefer a flat headphone response, like the Shure's, which is why I use my SRH440's for pretty much everything", yea when that fits your preferences and you are fine with the price then why not:) I guess the Gaming topic was a little missleading here since the rednecks brought it from their troll-cave from another thread but thats okay:D

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It's just that the term hifi is high fidelity, which I actually don't even particularly like myself, and if you then look at it from a non-subjective standpoint, these "studio" cans will be the highest fidelity due to their "correct" sound, flat / neutral, it will sound true. But you can go on saying hifi and studio for all I care.

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It's just that the term hifi is high fidelity, which I actually don't even particularly like myself, and if you then look at it from a non-subjective standpoint, these "studio" cans will be the highest fidelity due to their "correct" sound, flat / neutral, it will sound true. But you can go on saying hifi and studio for all I care.

Terminology of tech is a b!tch sometimes :D and I totally agree on that one.

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well if you can go for 400 bucks take hifiman He-400's they got all you want from headphones even that bump in the high freq's to give that zing.

also i have them and love the heck out of them.

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It only works for studio use, tryi g to ise it for gfaming may cause spontaneous combustion

 

I guess we're rednecks now how does it feel bro how does it feeeel

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I guess we're rednecks now how does it feel bro how does it feeeel

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