Vsonic GR07 MKII or BE.
Good details and balance sound.

Agree. Go for CAL instead of M30. I owned a M30 previously. The sound is very much focus on mid, lack of bass and the treble part, though the sound is comfortable, but you can have much better choice at this price range.

This post has been edited by liquidgal: Feb 16 2014, 06:29 PM

Just listen to the headphone then you will know whether it is spoilt. lol
Since you checked, no distortion nothing, then should be fine.
For new headphone, burn in using half of the normal volume that you listen to then slowly increase it over 3-4 days.

For bass head, I am not so sure, but can take a look at vsonic gr06. Good punch and good details at this price range.

anime music and jpop, ATH would be your best friend ya. haha.
If wireless is not necessary, can consider ATH M50 is legend within this price range.


If you can accept supra-aural, and prefer brighter and sweeter treble, can consider ATH ES700. It's the upgrade version of the legend ES7.

Creative Aurvana Live!
This model has many good review ya. Its units are same with the famous Denon D1001/D1100.
Overall not quite good. Suitable for different music genre.
http://www.head-fi.org/products/creative-a...live-headphones

What's your budget?
Below RM150, Vsonic VSD1 or VSD1S are very good choice.
Neutral, clean, and slightly warm sound.

"heavy bass which go deep down and not compromising detail"
A little bit difficult to get a "deep bass + Good details" within RM350 ya. haha

Vsonic flagship product - GR07 bass edition is quite good. But out of your budget.

Denon AH-C710 is slightly cheaper, around RM400.
This model got very deep and punchy bass, details not bad.

Or you can try Sound Magic. I'm so familiar with this brand and its sound signature. According to some reviews, its bass quality is not bad. Try to google it.

ATH IM70 recommended by E1 is quite good too. Forgot this model just now~haha.

This post has been edited by liquidgal: Feb 20 2014, 03:59 PM

HiFiMAN RE400, which has soft, warm and comfortable sound.
It won't show you a bright treble and deep heavy bass which can let you feel excited. It just show the sound naturally, let you to enjoy the music whole day and won't feel tired.

Vsonic Gr07 Mk2 or Bass edition is another good choice. It sounds more directly and punchy. Expansion is better than RE400. Both are neutral and balance, not thick sound.

Can consider ATH IM series too.

ps. Not sure about Crossroad Mylar X3i sound signature. haven't tried it before.

Below RM200, VSD1/VSD1s are always my favourite choice.

This post has been edited by liquidgal: Feb 21 2014, 02:40 AM

What kind of sound signature do you prefer?
If portable, this price range can consider AKG K550 and ATH M50 too.
If you have an amp, can try AKG K271 mk2. It has very very good potential if pairing with an amp.
Many people won't use a good amp to drive K271 because its prices are quite cheap. But k271 will really impress you if you use an amp to release its potential. The treble and mid are very sweet and lively.

I've tried both big cans above (MDR-1r, K550, M50, K271, DT770...). My favourite is the cheapest K271. haha.

Erm...It's quite difficult to definte what is "balance". haha.
In my opinion, Most of the Sennheiser, AKG, Beyerdynamic...etc headphone are balance sound. They just use different ways to show it.
Many sound enginners use them as a monitoring headphone too.

Besides, the sound signature of headphone will influence by whole hifi/headfi system. Even the quality of electrical source will influence the sound. For example, HD800 will sound very weird and unbalance if you connect it with a cell phone.

Actually most of the sound signature of computer or mobile phone are very "unbalance". It's quite difficult to find a balance, neutral, accurate sound if you use them as a music source.

I've compare K271, MDR-1r and K550 at the same time. Music source is Fiio X3 and Sony PCM-D50.
I don't like K550. The connection between treble, mid and bass is not natural enough. Treble and bass are not bad, and I feel that the mid is very empty, like there is a big hole between treble and bass. haha.
MDR-1r is better than K550, the connection between treble and bass is smoother. If you dun't have an amp, I think MDR-1R is already good enough. It's quite easier to drive.
But compare to K271, I feel MDR-1R is not clear enough. Treble is a little bit blur. The sound of K271 is very clear and refined. I love the sweet treble and mid. Bass is not more than Sennheiser or Beyerdynamic, but more than K6XX/K7xx series. Considering it is a close-back headhone, its sound stage is very wide, but still can't compare to HD600/HD650, K612/712 or Beyer 880/990...

Can consider Superlux HD681 evo or HD661.
The former has more bass, the latter has sweeter and brighter treble.

If your friend have an amp, can consider AKG K271, K240s, Beyer DT770.
Without amp, can consider Sony MDR-1R, AKG K550, ATH M50.

Yup. AKG K240s, K271 mk2, ATH M50 are around RM400~RM600.

I guest you bought a open-back or semi open headphone.
They are not suitable for portable ya.

Can consider:
1. Creative Aurvana Live! I


2. ATH ES500


Both are closed-back, quite suitable for soft pop. Supra-aural (on ear) design, not circumaural (full sized)
ES500 is foldable. Brighter sound.

Vsonic VSD1 or Sound Magic E10, around RM100.
The former's sound signature is more balance and neutral, the latter has more bass.

Around RM300, can consider Vsonic Gr07 classic.
It is the latest released version if GR07, but is much cheaper than GR07 mk2 and bass edition. Sound quality is at the same level.
MK2 and bass edition is a very competitive models around RM500, now the price of classic version is much cheaper. Really worth to try.

If you have such budget, probably you can look into upgrading your DAC and amp at once as well. Every headphone needs a good analog signal to improve their sound quality, and this is the DAC job.
For high range headphone not mentioning Sennheiser HD800, beyer T1 or Hifiman HE500, even HD600, K701 are hunger for amp. Of course you can choose lower impedance headphone. But to "drive them well", actually in the market, amp that is designed for low impedance is very few and yet expensive.

So I would suggest you to go for one level up first. You can consider the headphones at the below, depending on the sound signature that you like. They are around the same level.

Sennheiser HD600/ HD650 ~HD650 is the later released version but in terms of sound quality, it is at the same range with HD600.
-HD650 as compare to HD600, is darker sound, bass is more punchy, mid is thinner, treble expansion not as good as HD600
-HD600 treble is brighter and sweeter, mid is thicker (for vocal, I personally prefer HD600)

AKG K701/ 702/ 712 pro/ 612 pro/Q701
For typical AKG sound, I would recommend K701. It's more refined, brighter, neutral and thinner sound than HD600/HD650. For music position wise, Sennheiser is slightly more forward sound than AKG. In terms of dynamic, Senn still better in presenting classical or big production.
K702 treble is quite bright though details better.
Q701/ 712 pro/612 pro are being released after US company took over AKG. So, they are more pop sound, more forward and sound stage slightly smaller than the earlier version, bass is more punchy.

Beyerdynamic DT880/990 250ohms
DT880 focus more on mid while DT990 more on treble and bass. They are good dynamic headphones and more direct sounding. Suitable for fast beats music. Sound is not as thick as Senn, close to AKG.

Other options can also consider Denon D2000, Hifiman HE400

DAC/amp wise, desktop unit would be good for you. Electrical power supply is very important for audio equipment. At the same SQ level, usually portable unit is at least double or triple the price. Moreover portable unit is only up to certain level.