I'm gonna have to go with Stevie Ray. Other than that, I think Dimebag Darrell sounds pretty amazing on his solid state shit, and Buckethead has some moments here and there, when he's not making weird robot noises.
I have the newer DT770/250, and to be perfectly honest, they are my least favorite of the headphones I own. I keep them because they're comfortable, closed, rugged, and relatively inexpensive (my personal requirements for work cans). If you can name others with those same qualities but better sound, I'm 100% open to suggestions.
I started out the year as a total nub, and I guess I still am, but here goes:
in:
AD2000
W10VTG
HD650
Pro 2500
KSC75
DT770
DT880
Image X5
ER6i
Pico DAC
PPX3 and adapters
ghetto vintage amp/radio
Boston speakers
out:
Pro 2500
KSC75
PX100
DT880
ER6i
for 09:
balanced shiz
trade W10VTG for vintage RS1?
sell HD650?
possibly move to a nicer place and get nice speaker stuff
Oops, silly me. I probably just assumed that =(.
I wanted these like months ago but thought they'd never get released. I'm totally not in the market anymore, though, unless it can outperform DT770 for a similar price.
I agree completely. I only heard them briefly at a meet but thought they sounded like a bright metallic mess. I quickly took them off and didn't bother trying to fit them perfectly.
Damn, what's with all the Satriani hate in here? Shred isn't for everyone, but he's definitely one of the better shredders out there, musically. His groove is way better than, say, Bumblefoot.
I'm not sure I would want perfect pitch. I hear stories about people who have it, and some can't stand hearing stuff that isn't perfectly tuned. A lot of my favorite music isn't tuned to concert pitch, so...
That's kinda what I figured. Oh well, I couldn't wait for a looper to go on sale.
The timing on my purchase worked out pretty great, though, because I just scored a new 4gb Clip for $38 shipped today!
I actually went and got some Klipsch Image X5s on sale. They seem pretty microphonic, but maybe I'm just dumb, and all the little earplug things are microphonic. I swear, I can hear myself chew and swallow; it's weird. I haven't tried running with them, yet...
Sigh, I know nothing about these things. After some research, I suppose the following are around the same price/quality range: E2C, UM1, ER6i, RE2, im716, C700.
Anything else?
Where do I even buy Mylarones?
Oh, btw, I probably should've mentioned this, but I listen to mostly metal at the gym.
I've pretty much decided to get a Sansa Clip sometime soon for gym duty, but I need help picking out some phones. I would prefer something cheap, so I won't feel bad if they get smashed by dumbbells or something.
I currently use either my PX100s or my KSC75s, but the ambient noise is so great that I have to turn them way up, which probably is destroying my ears. My gf has some marshmallows, but I hate their sound. I'm currently leaning toward the Head-Direct RE2s. Anything else that's good and (preferably) well under $100?