HEADPHONES!!!!

[Krilons Resa]

I know this has been brought up before but there is no search function here at good 'ol UM, soooo.... I am in the market, once again, for a good pair of headphones. The MOST I will pay is $100, on the extreme end. I want some amazing sound quality; rumbling lows and clear highs. Any savants in the topic have any input???

 

[dorian gray]

Moonlapse from the Opeth forum will talk at length about them. Maybe we'll see him around these parts now that the forum is no more. Myself, I went and bought a $20 pair of Sony "studio monitor" (haha!) headphones. They are nearly full-enclosure and sound very nice. With a baby on the way, I think I might get something remote - so's I can roam the house and still listen to death metal. Anyone use these?

 

[Krilons Resa]

I am looking at some of the AKG's and they have excellent reviews. Of ocurse, I know nearly nothing about this shit.

 

[dorian gray]

is there somewhere you can listen to them? i got mine at the local music supply store. Guitar Center or something like that. they're all the same.

 

[DE]

Grado SR-80s or Sennheiser HD-280 Pros.

 

[MFJ]

Let's hope that no one from the Opeth board comes over here, kthx.

 

[dorian gray]

Let's hope that no one from the Opeth board comes over here, kthx.

haha! moonlapse already posts here.

 

[MFJ]

I know

Nah- he's totally fine, but there are just so many idiots...

 

[Krilons Resa]

Grado SR-80s or Sennheiser HD-280 Pros.

I just came across those Grado SR-80's. They have glowing reviews as well but seem to be very uncomfortable by many. Also, there is this one site, goodcans.com, that seem to be pushing them so damn hard, it's as if they receive endorsements, so I am just a tad skeptical.

The more I read, the more I get confused!

 

[DE]

I just came across those Grado SR-80's. They have glowing reviews as well but seem to be very uncomfortable by many. Also, there is this one site, goodcans.com, that seem to be pushing them so damn hard, it's as if they receive endorsements, so I am just a tad skeptical.

The more I read, the more I get confused!

headphone.com is good, and surprisingly impartial considering they sell the things.

Grados seem to be love/hate comfort-wise, so I'd recommend going to a shop and trying them on. The same with any pair of headphones, really.

Those two are considered the best sub-$100 headphones by most, though. I'd lean towards the Sennheisers personally.

 

[E-bortion]

Moonlapse from the Opeth forum will talk at length about them. Maybe we'll see him around these parts now that the forum is no more. Myself, I went and bought a $20 pair of Sony "studio monitor" (haha!) headphones. They are nearly full-enclosure and sound very nice. With a baby on the way, I think I might get something remote - so's I can roam the house and still listen to death metal. Anyone use these?

Good old MDR-V150s, best cheap headphones EVER. Great frequency response for the price, although the lows are a bit iffy. I swear by them. Then again... I'm one poor motherfucker.

 

[snow2fall]

Sennheiser Wireless RS 45

I'm very happy with those.

 

[E-bortion]

wireless = bad.

 

[snow2fall]

wireless = bad.

wireless = good. This way I can listen to music as loud as I like in any place of the apartment (or house even) without upsetting my oh so sensitive neighbours. Never had problems with hissing noise or anything.

 

[Mormagil]

Cheap (~$5) earbuds from Best Buy!

 

[E-bortion]

wireless = good. This way I can listen to music as loud as I like in any place of the apartment (or house even) without upsetting my oh so sensitive neighbours. Never had problems with hissing noise or anything.

No interference? Or is response is effected by the fact that they are wireless? (honest question)

 

[snow2fall]

No interference? Or is response is effected by the fact that they are wireless? (honest question)

Uh, I doubt I'm able to answer any technical questions in English. Would be difficult even I had a clue what I'm talking about.

Instruction manual says:
"The receiver automatically tunes itself to the first strong signal found (normally the transmitter frequency). If, for some reason, the selected channel is not the correct one (eg: because of interference or another nearby system), press the tune button on the earpiece and the auto-tune function will re-tune to the next strong signal."

So interference is possible. Never needed to re-tune more than once though, then I'm fine for the whole night.
Only problem: I don't hear the phone anymore.

 

[Captain Beard]

I have Sennheiser HD-202s, which are nice, but I'm after the 280 pros come payday.

Ask Derick, he HAS a pair.

I kinda hated my wireless phones, their response wasn't great. Have they improved in 2 years?

 

[E-bortion]

Uh, I doubt I'm able to answer any technical questions in English. Would be difficult even I had a clue what I'm talking about.

Instruction manual says:
"The receiver automatically tunes itself to the first strong signal found (normally the transmitter frequency). If, for some reason, the selected channel is not the correct one (eg: because of interference or another nearby system), press the tune button on the earpiece and the auto-tune function will re-tune to the next strong signal."

So interference is possible. Never needed to re-tune more than once though, then I'm fine for the whole night.
Only problem: I don't hear the phone anymore.

Nice, I might just go pick up a pair.

 

[spaffe]

I have a pair of AKG (K271) headphones and I'm very happy with them, though I seem to have been pretty lucky when I bought them, they're apparently quite pricy atm. But I think you can safely go for any pair of AKG phones, they seem to be quality all the way through.