I think you can drill the hole bigger to accommodate larger plugs right?

you reminds me of myself. Before i got my K701 i don't know what is soundstage too, and i always thought separating left/right channels clearly means wide soundstage

Lolz, not anymore

try giving PcWork a call at 1800-PC-WORK.

HP890 has been discontinued long long time ago. Not everything money can buy, the rest, you've MasterCard.

Heck you can't even buy one 890 if you own 10 MasterCards.

Wow, what's the price tag?

swt, i thought what test track is that. the spookiest one i ever heard is "Kunstkopfumgang Im IRT, Dr. Theile, Sabine, Mike", track #01 from Stax Dummy Head test CD. It freaks me out!

nope, it makes me feel insecure, the performers making noise beside you and the worst part is when they whisper beside your ears

i use it to frighten my girlfriend

the ending's "Bye bye..." was awesome

file too big, wait i'll upload to my server

Up for grabs: http://www.yrh0413.net/01.flac

This track will be deleted within 2 weeks time.

Har? 890's earpads are not replaceable? What should you do when they're worn off?

By the way headphones like yours and mine ain't designed to be used outdoors, especially under the hot sun. The plastic may change its characteristics and might become really fragile and breaks easily. You may try spraying the earpads with Febreeze etc

i use Febreeze on my K701 too

Grado comes with detachable earpads, be it flatpads or donuts.

Er... not sure if i'm directing you to the right direction; if my budget allows me to get a headphone + headamp, i would rather pick up a Grado SR60 instead of a 895 + headamp.

what's your budget? RM300? And what's your favorite genre? Rock, classicals?

895 is really just a starter cans, it may sound very good to someone who never audition higher-end headphones. But honestly for a budget of RM300 i strongly recommend you the SR60 instead. It will definitely last for at least a year or more. Besides, the SR60 doesn't need an amp to drive (having one will be better).

Well... unless you don't like Grado's retro design

All Grado and Alessandro headphones are "supra-aural", in which the earcups are large but they rest on your ears. Except for the top-of-the-line Grado GS1k though.

HP895 is "circum-aural". It rest around your ears. Both the Grado and the HP895 are full-size headphones.

depends on your music preference. Grado basically doesn't perform well for classicals. Sorry i can't comment on the Senns as i never auditioned any of them before.

board on Putra LRT and stop at the Ampang Park station. Walk up the escalator and you'll be directly in front of Ampang Park. Walk along the road against KLCC's direction and you'll come to a crossroad. Turn left a bit and you'll see a pedestrian bridge. Cross over it and you'll reach City Square. Go up a few escalators till 3rd floor and you'll see Music by Design; a small little shop at the corner.

I personally auditioned the top-of-the-line Philips HP1000 before, and honestly i don't have good impression with it. To me the SR60 still wins a large margin, just losing for its narrow soundstage and its details. I never audition the 890 or 895, but i guess they should inherit Philip's sound signature like HP1000. Just go audition all the models in your list and pick one that suits you the most.

This post has been edited by yrh0413: Feb 14 2007, 02:15 PM

Never look down on those big fullsize cans. It really sounds wonderful. Freaks me off when i heard K701 unamped.

yeah, it sucks.

you can find it online... i think i have this in my collection, not so sure as now i'm in KL. But then, this CD is those "clap hands, water splash, light up matches, train" stuff again?