JVC HARX900 High-Grade Full-Size Headphone

 (82 customer reviews)

Every now and then, a product comes along that is a shocker, in a good way. This is one.

It's an un-pretentiously quiet item, just another headphone from a Japanese electronics giant trying to have a full line of products, right? NO!

I was in the true custom high-end audio business for a looooong time up until it became too separated from the next tier of gear. That last 1% performance should not cost 10-30 times as much money. One of my favorite record players (my specialty) jumped from $750 to $2500 with an inferior tonearm and motor and I realized I could not justify staying in the business.

I've owned great midrange headphones that qualified at their time as "audiophile on a budget" phones, generally in the $200-300 range, real dollars, starting with AKG 240's, the originals, not the later sloppy versions, Sennheiser 430s, very silky, and even Koss Pro4AAA before that. Later got into Beyer and had several models, including the astonishingly...Read more

I've been happy with my Denon AH-D550s for about 2 years now but got tired of bent ears from the binaural pads, and went searching for a set of nice circumaural headphones. These headphones become a bit of an impulse choice after reading over 90 pages worth of forum discussions on various websites on these "budget Audio Technica A900s"($250 headphones) as one forum goer stated. The bass on these cans, even without EQ, is fairly large, however with a little(LITTLE) EQ they can be put well into basshead territory. For some it may be too much but if you listen to music that has a heavy bass rythmn (Jazz,funk,rap,reggae,R&B) then you'll be tapping your toes along with the beat. The highs may not extend as much as i would like but given the price I paid ($60) it is more than adequate and can be fixed with a little EQ or an amp. The mids are surprising well developed for a set of cans in this price range and can be made even better with a few mods. Despite their large size they are...Read more

How did all of the audiophiles miss these? IMO, these are better than the HD280s; better bass, as good midrange, and less shrill highs. The only comprosmise is that isolation isn't as good. However, if you hate the head crushing pressure of many of the Senns, this may be a welcome compromise. Great deal...very comfy.