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From: jvb7u@astsun.astro.Virginia.EDU (Jon Brinkmann)
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Subject: Re: Need Headphone Recommendations
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Date: 6 Jul 90 12:29:36 GMT
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I was in the market for a pair of good headphones earlier this year.  I
was impressed by the AKG D240's more than the Sony MDR-V6.  I went over
to Crutchfield's (they're here in Ch'ville) and tried both as well as
the top of the line Sennheisers (no comparison to the previous two).
I found the bass on the Sony's to be much louder, but not deeper (i.e.
the mid-bass on the Sony's has been boosted to provide the popular
"juke box" sound) than the AKG's.  They are also more efficient (use
less power to provide the same audio level).  On many classical
recordings (a Telarc sampler was used) the Sony's bass actually sounded
muddy, while the AKG's were very clean.  Also, the high end on the
AKG's was cleaner and more effortless than the Sony's.  Neither of them
came close to my recollection of the sound of Stax's (I wish I had the
$$ for a pair ;`), but at a fraction of the cost, they were pretty
good.  I bought the AKG's.

Also, in the way of comfort:  The AKG's fit around your ear and rest on
your skull, while the Sony's press on your ear.  After about fifteen
minutes my ears starting hurting, but if you have smaller ears they might
be OK.  Go try them out if you think you'd like them.

I also tried a pair of AKG 240's to see how they faired against their
brothers, the D240's.  The 240`s didn't have as good a bass or high end.

Jon
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