Creative HQ-1400 Headphones

I bought these ear phone to go with a Creative brand Digital Player called a Zen. The Zen has rather good audio and I wanted something that sounded better than ear buds.

It was a gift for my girl friend. But it did not work out. My girl friend did not care about audio quality, only her appearance. The high quality ear phones were too big and they messed her hair.

I kept the audio and changed girl friends.

I've had a laundry list of nice headphone and a couple very nice headphone amps alongside tons of interfaces, receivers and mixers that I've used with them.

Headphones owned:

AKG K-140

AKG K-141

AKG K-240 (2 pairs)

AKG K-701

Beyerdynamic DT 770 pro

Creative HQ-1400

Denon AH-D350

Fostex T-50RP

Koss PRO4AAT

Monster Beats (Circumaural)

Realistic Nova 20

Realistic Nova 40

Realistic Pro II

Sony 7506

Headphone Amps:

Antique Soundlabs MG Head OTL Mark III (w/upgraded tubes & tube dampers)

Oz Audio HR-4

Rolls 4-channel

Zero 24/192 DAC/headphone amp

The Creative HQ-1400 sounded better hands down especially in terms of overall balance and neutrality (no spry resonances, peaking or response abberations) than any of those other phones listed. The AKG K-701 was...Read more

Big F***ing Headphones.

The only complaint here is that the chord is a bit too long, but this is easily fixed by keeping the twisty tie or using a Velcro strap. Other than that they are probably the best over-the-ear-headphones for the price range.