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I bought the 55's and am very happy with them.  At the time I bought them,
Treisman's had them on sale for $40.00.

Steve

Shameless plug for Sennheiser follows:

For the last 8 years I've been using and loving my pair of model 424 head-
phones.  They sound wonderful with our Technics SL-P2.  I haven't tried
them with our new D-5 but I see no reason why they shouldn't be just as
wonderful.  (I've just been too lazy to buy a plug adaptor for them.)
Sennheiser has been making the "open aire" phones for a number of years now
and I belive they have a model (at least 1) intended for use with 1/8" jacks
on the portable players.  Ignore the "digital ready" crap and go with the
names that have been around for years (Sennheiser, Koss, Beyer etc).

BTW, my wife, tlh, got a wild little pair of Sony phones for the D-5.  They
are the kind with no headband that just kind of hang in your ear.  (No idea
of the model number.)  Bloody uncomfortable if you ask me, but she loves
them.

Where (!) did your wife get those ?  I have been looking
for them for a LONG time !~!!!

Michal

I have a pair of that style "ear-plugs" in my desk.
Lemme no if ya want them. Free. I hate 'em.

Edd

Radio Shack sells them.  The ones I have from RS are not as comfortable
as the ones that came with my little Aiwa radio, but I lost one of the
sponges at the beach.

What I like about the in-ear fones is that you can put your ear-protectors
on over them, then go outside and mow the lawn (or remove the snow) and
listen to the radio instead of the engine.  Ear protectors available at
most hardware stores.  Got mine at Sears.

Re: .3 (?)

She got the Sony model at Service Merchandise here in Greenville SC.
Good luck.

Gary

I use KOSS PRO-4A's with my D5. 

I like them because the liquid filed ear cups (cushions) keep a lot more
ambient noise out than the open type. Unfortunately, they only attenuate
the higher frequencies of the ventilating system here at work, leaving a
low frequency rumble that is very annoying and tiering at reasonable
listening levels. 

They're so sensitive that I frequently listen with the volume control of 
the D5 turned all the way down.

I adapted a coiled headphone extension cord to go from the PRO-4A's 1/4" 
plug to the D5's 1/8" jack.

/ralph/ljo2/

The last time this was asked, I recommended AKG 240s. Still do.

Re .8  Amen to the AKG 240's.  I've used a pair in my office with a tape
deck for quite a while.  They are light and sound great.  They do let in
ambient sound, which has advantages and disadvantages (you can here the
boss calling and plant safety can't say no because you couldn't here a
fire alarm).  Of course, I like the 340's I have at home even more...

Bob

 I have a pair of Sony MDR-CD5 headphones and thay play real good.
 The two problems that I have with it are:
    1): since it only handles 1 watt max I have to use the phone 
       jack on the player. It only has a volume level nothing else.
    2): if I turn up the cd player real high the high notes can
        begin to make my ears hurt because they are so crisp.

 When I want to use my amp I use my old Koss headphone. They can handle
anything(and have).

p.s. Has anyone seen Koss headphones? All I can find in the stereo
   stores are the light guys which is why I got the Sony set, but
   I would like another pair of Acoustic isolation headphones like the Koss
   that I have.

RE .10 -- Lechmere has Koss headphones of various types.  (At least,
the Woburn store does...)
							-- Nina

RE .0 AND AKG REFERENCES

I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH THE AKG'S I NOW USE 2 PAIR ON A Y PLUG. THIS ESPECIALLY
NICE WHEN ONE WANTS TO CRANK THE VOLUMNE A BIT LATE AT NIGHT WITH A FRIEND.
GETTING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL POINT, THE AKG'S ARE MAGNIFIQUE AND A REASONABLE
PRICE TOO FOR ABOUT $85.

re .2

I also have been using my Sennheiser 414's and 424's for my compact CD.  And 
they both sound great.  I 
use the radio shack adapter for the plug.  2 minor problems:

	1. Plugging the 1/4" plug into the adapter directly "overshoots" 
	   the contacts.  My solution was to put 2 looseleaf reinforcement
	   whatsits (little white donuts) on the 1/4" shaft.  Works great.
	2. I now have a 4" peg sticking out of the side of my tiny little
	   CD player...a homebrew adapter CORD would solve it, but I'm lazy.
	   Meantime, I roll up the long cord on the Sennheiser's and hang it
	   on the peg.

    re .13
    
    Yeah, ain't it a bitch.  But, the great sound kind of lessens the
    irritation of having to wind up the cord each time.
    
    Gary