-=> Quoting Lewis Colon to T Owen <=-
 -> I have a few pairs of the 240 DFs, and they are very accurate, but they
 -> can't come close to the Beyer DT990 Pro! Those are my favorite cans for
 -> everyday use, though you won't find them for $129!
 LC> I've played with a few of the Beyers, but have never "lived" with a
 LC> pair. My initial response was that they were a -bit- to "recessed" for
 LC> me, but they did seem well balanced and reasonably comfortable. I
 LC> suspect my opinion would improve if/when I have a chance to keep a pair
 LC> and spend time with them. I -do- like their mics (AKG too....)!
 
It takes getting used to the Beyer cans; I bought mine without having
heard them, just because I like most of Beyer's products, then I fell
in love with them, and would be lost without them.
For critical listening I prefer my old Stax electrostatics, but those are no
good for high SPL listening, or deep bass response. Take care.
 LC> I LOVE the Stax, always have, despite the above limitations. I freaked
 LC> out a bunch of people on an airplane flight to a C.E.S. back in the
 LC> early '80s (before common/widespread portable CD's) with a "laptop
 LC> computer" type softcase which in one side was a mini 3-head Marantz
 LC> cassette w/DBX, and a pair of Stax with their "portable" Class A
 LC> headphone amp, and on the other "side" was an additional battery pack
 LC> setup and cassettes. WONDERFUL sounding, one of the best sounding bag
 LC> setups I've heard until the advent of "portable digital".... 
 
Yeah, the Stax are very sweet, but don't use them right after 
a shower, when your ears are still damp; I did that once, and got
a pretty nasty poke! That "laptop" setup sounds like it was fun; of 
course nowadays you can buy a good portable CD player for a good price,
and enjoy it all day for little money (I still don't like 16 bit 
digital very much, but for something so protable, it is a good value).
I have been lusting after laptops for some time now, but I think I
would go with a "portable" type, rather than a true "laptop", since
I would have to carry so much extra stuff with it to get what I am
used to. Take care.
... There is no such thing as too much "clean" when it's audio!
--- Blue Wave/DOS v2.30
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