DUNU Trident is within your budget. however it has abit more bass, but clarity is definitely there. If you can stretch your budget, DUNU Ares would be ideal for you.

try reposting your requirements again but at the price point, not sure if there are any headphones with mic / volume control.



Cirus' performance is between that of Trident and Ares. It is not as fun as Trident, vocal performance / clarity is not as good as Ares. One that you can consider is Hades, its transparent so it'll be able to go well with a wide range of music, but you will also be hearing the performance of your media player.

DUNU Trident, but it is slightly outside your budget...

Beyer dt231, shure srh240

AT-AD300

not sure what do you mean by not comparable? dt231 and srh240 is more balanced than M50 to me.

AD700 is open, M50 is closed. for one thing, bass response is very different, even harder to say which is better.

are you gonna be using it on the move? mainly for songs?

if you like bass focus, DUNU Trident is good. in terms of bass response, i rank it second only behind FS Atrios.

This post has been edited by hongrui: Dec 14 2011, 09:32 AM

DUNU Trident

DUNU Trident

DUNU Trident

DUNU Hades or if you can, DUNU Ares

do you really need the noise canceling?

of the lot recommended, i prefer the DT231p for vocals and instruments. but its best that you go audition them yourself as we all hear differently and have different sonic preferences.

sr80i is aggressive, clarity for guitars and vocals is there, but separation is not as good as DT231pro.

it depends on your preference and what sort of music that you mainly listen to.

DUNU CX60ii clip-on but its non-wireless.

I have one. and its just sitting on my desk, barely used.

what are your preferences?
possibly DUNU Trident, DUNU EX-150. if you can wait, the coming woodie iem.

sound quality is good, but do you like that kind of aggressive and in-your-face kind of signature? there are several comparable headphones at that price range, depending on the kind of signature you like.

i think we've been through these before, 1-2 pages back? if you want big soundstage, don't bother with grado or alessandro. you can look through the recommendations again, and go audition them to find what suits you the most.

in-your-face means there's practically no soundstage at all. you are "on" the stage itself, instead of being in the audience.

can consider DUNU Trident or if you like earbuds, DUNU EX-150.

iem: DUNU Trident
earbud: DUNU EX-150

for bass heads, its either mg6pro or JH16. and mg6pro beats merlin hands down.

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Added on December 25, 2011, 10:49 pmDUNU Ares if you listen to vocals more. if you want balanced / all rounder - DUNU Hephades.

This post has been edited by hongrui: Dec 25 2011, 10:49 PM

i bought the mg6pro directly from their website, their price there is USD900, to which you need to add another USD70 for return shipping. your cost of impressions and cost of shipping to them is not included also.

merlin i tried the demo unit in singapore. i find the entire sound signature incoherent, the dynamic driver seems to be out of sync with the BAs.

no artwork. due to the vent on the mg6pro.

the mg6pro is not in any way dark. it is actually pretty neutral. it is after all, designed specifically for use on stage as monitors. it's biggest strength is its absolutely perfect tonal reproduction. even when i run full copper iem cables (ALO Copper), it is only just slightly warm.