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Old 07-19-09   #21 (permalink)
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my brother has the hd555's and i can hear them from a different room. they don't sound as great as some people on ocn make them to be.
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I too do not like to mess around with the EQ settings for any of my music; I'd rather let it be natural and sound the way it should.
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Well that's good haha. Thanks! I've never bothered to mess with EQ's before, not knowing how exactly to tweak them. I guess it's a good thing now .

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my brother has the hd555's and i can hear them from a different room. they don't sound as great as some people on ocn make them to be.
Tell your bro to put the volume down. Gees, even for open cans, they shouldn't leak that much.
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Tell your bro to put the volume down. Gees, even for open cans, they shouldn't leak that much.
Speaking of open cans, how much DO they normally leak/let sound in? I mean, I would only be using them to listen to music later at night, when I can no longer have my speakers at a decent volume without disturbing my family.

I would also like to bring the new cans I purchase to college with me, would open cans leak too much and disturb my roomate if he needs quiet? Thanks.

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I found a set of new SR80's on Amazon for $95.00 new. When I was looking however, I also noticed a set of Grado Prestige Series SR80i's, and I wasn't exactly sure what the difference between them and the regular SR80's was.

Same with the SR60's and SR60i's. Is there a difference in the models?

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Well depends on the sound chip too. Their diff ones on the comps. Or maybe a loose or bad connection which I doubt...

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Thanks for the info Blank! Okay, so pretty much whichever I can find cheaper (if I go with the Grado's)? Or should I stick to the original SR60/SR80's?

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Yes, those were the denons i was referring to.
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Yes, those were the denons i was referring to.
Okay. I looked at some of the reviews though, and they don't seem too promising. I'll keep looking around for IEM's within the ~$50 or so range, but thanks for the input.

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