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You know I hate people paying overboard for headphones, but when it comes to people bidding over the odds for used gear, it really gets my goat up. I saw this weekend a pair of Alessandro MS-1 headphones which had reached over £53, and that’s not including the shipping cost, and there was a day or so bidding time left.

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With all the holidays coming (Catholic & Orthodox Christmas, New Year, Saturnalia, whatnot…), a bit of reference for headphone prices ought to help.

Headphones are a great gift - hardly anything is as enjoyed by anyone as music, and many good headphones can bring joy, revealing details that were previously unnoticeable, and revealing the true power, energy of music.

Grado headphones have long been a staple for rock, jazz & blues listeners.

SR-60 have been considered one of the best values for money and one of the best choices for a portable player or listening without an amp.

SR-80 are a tad more expensive, but they’re also more comfortable, with larger ear cushions, and have a 4-conductor cable, which improves sounding.

Alessandro MS-1 are a custom-tuned version of the SR-80 produced by Alessandro, a New York-based company specialising in guitar amps and gear. Those are considered to be the best headphones at $100 mark for guitar listening (anything with an electric guitar - metal, rock, even jazz and blues).

IGrado are Grado’s newest product, and one that isn’t entirely made in the USA. The IGrado are a behind-the-neck design with SR-60 drivers. As the name indicates, they are aimed to work with portable players.
All Grado headphones are ventilated.

SR-60, for sale at Amazon.com, US$ 69: listing 1;listing 2.
SR-80, for sale at Amazon.com, US$ 95.
Alessandro MS-1 are sold by the Alessandro High-End Products via their website, price is US$100, shipping anywhere in the world included.
IGrado, for sale at Amazon.com, US$ 49, black, white, and once again white.

Denon doesn’t advertise itself much, but Denon is the oldest Japanese hi-fi maker (dating back almost a century, according to their own history).

Denon AH-D550 is the current entry-level model, with a modest price, but said to produce a “closed Grado SR-60 sounding”. Their low impedance and good sensitivity mean they’ll work well with anything - portable players, notebook computers, and of course amplifiers. A great gift for anyone, both for the receiver and for the producer of gift, especially by the price.

On sale at EBay: $20, from the World Wide Stereo store.

Note that shipping fees vary, so one store’s total price might turn out to be less than that of another.

Denon AH-D1000 are a step up in closed headphones, and quite possibly the best gift for someone who’s already owned hi-fi headphones. Again, those are an excellent value for money, and will bring out the smile in an audiophile.

On sale at Audiocubes: $150, Denon AH-D1000 High Quality On-Ear Headphones, silver/black.
On sale at Amazon.com: $100, Denon AH-D1000K Headphones (Black), Denon AH-D1000S Headphones (Silver).

Denon AH-D5000 are the current top-of-the-line offering from Denon, closed headphones with mahogany enclosures, wide frequency bandwidth, and a sound reproduction everyone loves. That is the kind of gift which, while expensive ($500), can turn an enemy into a friend, and a friend into a lover.

On sale at Audiocubes: $490, Denon AH-D5000 Reference Audio Over-Ear Headphones.
On sale at Amazon.com: $489.53Denon AH-D5000 Reference Headphones.

Denon AH-C700 are the canalphone, in-ear model. It is a perfect match to any portable player. They have been compared to many high-end canalphones, and there are few that can compete in sound quality; as usual with Denon products, those cost a deal less than the competition.

On sale at Audiocubes: $170, Denon AH-C700 Stereo Earphones, silver/black.
On sale at Amazon.com (low price!): $99.99, Denon AH-C700K (black) , Denon AH-C700K Reference Audio In-Ear Headphones (Black).

AKG is an Austrian company producing professional sound recording equipment. AKG microphones and headphones have long been loved by professionals for their warm, yet concise and transparent sounding. AKG is famous for a musical sound signature with warm, open midrange and clean, yet unfatiguing treble.

The K-81DJ (K-518DJ in the new designation) are an appreciable gift, especially for a teenager or an aspiring DJ. Stylish looks, rubberised, durable paint, foldable and swivelling cups, a good efficiency and 32-ohm impedance. Sealed. They can be somewhat bass-heavy though - but for electronic music, this means they’ll be capable of reproducing even the heaviest analogue synth instruments, and low frequencies can always be toned down with equalisation.

On sale at Amazon.com: $60, AKG Closed-Back Foldable DJ Headphones - K-81DJ.

K-171 and -141 Studio are closed and semi-open supra-aural (against-the-ear) mini-sized headphones. Those are headphones often used by female singers and pop stars, and could make a refined gift for anyone of the fair sex.

On sale at Amazon.com: AKG K-141 Studio Headphones, $99; AKG K-171 Studio headphones, $137.33.

K-24P (K-412P), K-26P (K-414P) and K-27i (K-416P) are the current “mini” portable models. K-24P (K-412P) are open headphones with a full, forward, even bright sounding. Some classical music listeners love those as a portable set, as they present instruments with a good deal of clarity and excitement. K-26P (K-414P) and K-27i (K-416P) are the closed models, different in looks (mostly black for K-26P, and white for K-27i). They’re really the same model, except the K-27i (K-416P) has an inline volume control and comes in a box instead of a blister pack. K-27/K-26 are sealed headphones, providing a decent amount of isolation, and therefore appreciated by a city person who has to commute.

On sale at Amazon.com: AKG K-27i Closed-Back Headphones, $40; AKG Acoustics K-26P Foldable Stereo Folding Headphones, $37; AKG Semi-Open Foldable Headphones - K-24P, $29.11.

The K-240 Studio model is a derivation of the K-240 Monitor, a classic model commonly used at radio stations and in studios. The K-240 Studio are a more efficient version, rated at 55 ohms (against the old model’s 600), and have a 55-mm diaphragm. The K-240S are especially great for acoustic music, like jazz and classical music (a friend once admitted the first time he tried the K-240 in a store, he mistook piano for one being played in the same room), but deal well with anything they’re fed. At the $100-130 mark, those are perhaps the best choice among full-sized headphones, together with Equation Audio RP-21 and Denon AH-D1000. With a headphone amp, the K-240 become the ultimate portable headphone set, too.

On sale at Amazon.com: $96, AKG K-240 Studio Semi-open Headphones.

K-271 Studio, while more expensive than the K-240 Studio, are perhaps one of the best sealed models in the market. They don’t have the same bass response as the K-240, but have a somewhat more refined sounding, with more detail in the midrange and high frequencies (some would say “astonishing” for closed headphones). The K-271 Studio require a headphone amplifier to reproduce sound properly; they will work without one, but a lot of detail will be missing.

On sale at Amazon.com: AKG K-271 Studio, $154.

Pioneer has recently launched new models.

SE-MJ30 are a portable supra-aural (on-ear) model, with a fashionable black-red-reflective metal design. Highly efficient, those headphones are a rival to IGrado and the “portable” AKG models, and have the Pioneer signature warm-and-detailed sounding.

On sale at Audiocubes: $46, Pioneer SE-MJ3B Portable Headphones.

Pioneer SE-M390 are the “more serious” portable model, semi-open circumaural (around-the-ear) headphones. For the price, they look like quite the performer.

On sale at Audiocubes: $56, Pioneer SE-M390 Portable Headphones.

Audio-Technica’s ATH-A900 are perhaps the best, richest- and fullest-sounding closed headphones in the under-$200 category. They perform equally well as gaming, home theatre, or musical headphones. The -A900 are also very forgiving of the source - they can work just as well with a portable player as with a home stereo system.

On sale at Audiocubes: Audio-Technica ATH-A900 Art Headphones, $180.

25% Alessandro discount doesn’t apply to headphones, I’m

afraid!

According to John, who has added a comment about the Alessandro discount, the 25% doesn’t apply to headphones. Click here to read John’s comment.

Remember had it not been for people like yourself, sharing information, I wouldn’t have experienced half the headphones I now had. And, on top of that, I would have missed out! So come and join us, ask your question and show me something new.

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Competition time

Yes it’s that time again. Win a pair of AKG K27i headphones, just by talking, it’s that simple.

So, no one is talking to me! I don’t believe you’re that shy.

So to get things moving along on the forum, I’m holding two separate competitions. Let get straight to the prizes. After I opened this discussion about competition prizes http://headphonedeals.org/?p=246 I’ve decided to go ahead and give away a few of my headphones as prizes.

As first prize, I’m putting up a pair of AKG K27i headphones. Read what I had to say about them here. For all you Sennheiser PX owners, these will be a step up the ladder. These headphones have only been used for testing, and to be honest, they’ve been sitting around the house collecting dust (figure of speech as they’re resting nicely in their box). So if your up for winning a few pairs of headphones, then you need to get talking.

The Competition

I’ve set the ranking rules so you receive a particular rank each time you pass through a specific threshold. For the first person that reaches the ‘Novice in training’ ranking, then a pair of AKG K27i’s will be speeding their way to you.

I’m not going to give away how many posts it is, it might be 10, 20, 25, whatever, but it’s not that many.

Competition Rules.

1) Winning depends on the quality of the posts. I’m looking for genuine participation, not three word posts.

2) There’s no time limit. You join in on a current thread, or start your own thread with a question, comment, review, or poll.

3) This excludes me (of course) and pjdance9 who has given some great technical info. I hope he’ll forgive me for excluding him, but I’ll square that with him later.

And that’s it. So I hope to speak to you on the forum. I’m sure that as someone looking for headphones, earphones or IEM’s or as a current owner of any headphones, earphones or IEM’s you have something to say. Actually, I’d love to hear from any Shure owners……Please.

Now as I said, it pays to enter this competition. Just keep reading, because you’re going to vote for the winner.

For Previous Competition Winners

Now, the second part of the competition should give you all a motive to enter and be a competition winner, because for the previous competition winners, I’m having and exclusive prize of a pair of Alessandro MS-1 headphones. That’s right, they won before, and now they have an opportunity to win again.

Actually, I’d like a pair of these myself, why I’m giving you guys a chance to win these I don’t know. So JK, Johnathan, Chad, Nick are your ready?

I want you to right a simple review of any pair of headphones you have, Whether your competition winning Sennheiser PX100 Chad and Nick, or your CX300’s JK and Johnathan. It’s up to you what headphones you review.

You Competition Rules

That’s easy;

1) More than 300 words please.

2) No time limit, but as soon as is convenient to you.

3) You don’t have to write 10 page reports, although it might help your chance of winning. And the winner will be down to a vote.

May I remind you four of what you’re writing for.

Good luck to everyone who enters, and hopefully I’ll speak to you all on the forum, very soon!.

BIG BIG NEWS; ALESSANDRO OFFERING 25% DISCOUNT

I’m trying to find out how long this 25% discount is going to be available, but if you make an online purchase, you can save. And even more amazingly is that it includes shipping.

ALESSANDRO MS-1 for $75, that’s less than £40, that is a bargain. Because the MS-1’s are basically customized SR80’s and in the UK the SR80’s go for around the £100 mark. Anyway you look at it, the Alessandro, are bargain headphones, that just got cheaper.

Hurry, and click here, because I don’t know how long the discount is available.

ebay or other trading sites? That’s your choice.

But there is a way to get a pair for a good reduction, and not only that, they come with a bid of modding from Alessandro.

For $99 and with the current change rate being so good, it seems the Alessandro MS-1’s headphones appear to be somewhat of a bargain for those in the UK seeking a pair of Grados.

Dare i say that not only does the Alessandro MS-1 represent a very good deal for you, but they seem to be a touch more upmarket, than the Grado headphones.

Is the a UK dealer for the Alessandro headphones?

i’m not quite sure, but at $99 and free shipping, that’s right free shipping, it’s a better deal than any merchant in the UK can do for you. You can’t even get your hands on a brand new pair of Grado SR60’s for that money.

One thing you need to be aware of is a charge from customs. Apart from that, go forth and buy.