red dragon said:
I do not have an amp and according to some head fi guys,SRH 440 and unamped 880 sounds same.
I am kind of worried about M50`s bass,I am no basshead and the music I listen to do not need the thumps.
Is 9.5k a decent price for SRH880?
The M50 would perform pretty well with your macbook sans an amp.
I wouldn't call it a basshead's headphone, the HD25-1 II or the A900 probably are basshead's headphones, not the M50(the bass doesn't dominate or spill over any other part of the spectrum). The M50 is super fun to listen to, whereas I found the Shure 840 to be too dry for my taste. There was no track in my playlist which could make me say that this headphone is perfect for this genre(I tried Alanis Morissette, Seal, Dire Straits, Anjunabeats). I'm not saying the M50's are reference, they're certainly not, but all the technicalities go straight outta the window with these. I find the AT CK10 to be the most technically perfect sounding iem and head-fiers will write pages about how superior they are, but I can't enjoy them for more than 30seconds, they lie in a corner of some shelve, simply cause they're too dry and analytical for my taste.
If you don't want any subbass, i'd say go for open-back headphones like the AD series of Audio Technica or the Grados. They should fit you budget as well.
P.s. I just saw you own a sm3 as well......Congratulations on that. Are you enjoying the sound signature?