best headphones

[patrick201009]

Thanks for the insight everyone...
I guess I eliminated AKG from my choices, but how about within the Sennheiser HD series lineup. I do not have a headphone amp and will mostly be playing music from an iPod or a computer. Does it still make sense to go for the 600s even without a headphone amp?

[Geoffcin]

Thanks for the insight everyone...
I guess I eliminated AKG from my choices, but how about within the Sennheiser HD series lineup. I do not have a headphone amp and will mostly be playing music from an iPod or a computer. Does it still make sense to go for the 600s even without a headphone amp?

I would say no. The Senn 600 or 650's 300 ohms is just too much for an ipod or computer. You might be able to use it with a receiver, but unless you get a headphone amp I would forget about using it with anything else. This was one of the reasons I chose the 595. It is a 50ohm set and works well with any MP3 player and especially well with my laptop.