after spending about 10 hours researching on head fi, im getting a HiFiMan HE-400 (Hifiman is a really young company that started in 2007) which is around $400. great open-can planar-magnetic headphone with great bass extension, apparently.

which is a fitting way to upgrade from my senn hd-598 ($250 rrp) cos i've been leaning more towards sub-bass music these days

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Damn, that seems like a pretty good investment. I'm saving up for the HD25-II.

Damn you guys are hardcore

That's a low price even if you want quality

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Yeah probably.

Just saying £90 isn't a whole lot of money for quality headphones.

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want so much to buy good ones , the difference should be enormous

I need to know where to go from my HD280's

this helped me massively in making my choice http://www.head-fi.org/t/478568/multi-iem-review-236-iems-compared-vsonic-gr06-gr01-added-04-19-12

"I'm saving up for the HD25-II."

really? shit man, i had a semi-functional pair sitting in my drawer that i sold last week haha

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This should help as well:

http://www.head-fi.org/t/433318/shootout-101-portable-headphones-reviewed-skullcandy-mix-master-added-04-06-12

love my JVC HA-FXT90s < 3

the IEM link won't help you out at all - HD280s are headphones not IEMs

the portable headphone link might help you, but all you're looking at there (looking at quality and price) would probably be ATH-M50 or HD-25s (which clercqie is hopping onto). Oh and I've owned the HD-25s as my first cans, so if you have questions on the hd-25s just shoutbox me.

outside of those two, I'd recommend denon d2000 (or 5000 if you can afford it but that'd probably be a stretch) it would probably be your /best/ option given your taste in music and presumable budget.

so if you have no aversions towards closed headphones:

Denon D2000 > HD-25II > ATH-M50

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Semi-functional? Just the kind I need!



The HD25's probably have the best price/quality ratio you can find for portables.

well except i kinda broke the cables, so you didn't miss out too much haha.

yeah i'm willing to agree that its the best portable can, though i haven't heard the m50s yet.

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It's obviously not always an option, but you guys are missing out if you aren't listening to stuff like this on something that at least has a decent sub.

yea this is a pretty hi-fi genre bass-quality wise

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m50's on amazon for ~$150 are making this sound damn beautiful, just got the dl link today.



the vocal bits on lurking in the shadows are flooring me

This conversation has turned into substep ho ho ho

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Ladies and gentleman, Bloc - he'll be here all week

Thank you, thank you.



For my next trick, I'd like to write a review!