sealed design or open design - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

amazon10x · #1 (**permalink**) 12-12-2005, 01:47 PM

I'm looking into buying a pair of headphones and until doing a little reading I know nothing about them. I'm looking for something very cheap; definitely not over $30USD.

After reading at HeadRoom it seems like the Sennheiser HD 201 has excellent quality for the price. However, these headphones have a sealed off design and I have read that open headphones get a better sound quality.

I am not very interested in sealing out sound so there is no particular reason I need the closed off design of the 201s.

I have seen the KSC 75 which does not have a closed off design and it is the same price. Would the 75 offer better sound than the 201? Are there any other headphones that I should consider?

no1likesme · #2 (**permalink**) 12-12-2005, 04:04 PM

definatley go with the ksc75

best sound for the money

these things are close to my grado sr80's

amazon10x · #3 (**permalink**) 12-12-2005, 04:38 PM

after looking a little more I noticed the KSC 55. This is a streestyle which I like more than the clip on.

Will these headphones sound the same? Are they the same except one is streetstyle and one is clip on?

no1likesme · #4 (**permalink**) 12-12-2005, 05:27 PM

the ksc 55 will sound almost exactly the same as the 75 because they have the same drivers
the only difference in sound would be because of the fit

amazon10x · #5 (**permalink**) 12-12-2005, 06:23 PM

One more question in reference to the HD201...

You said the 55 has better sound than the 201, is this all around better sound or just bass. Because I am not huge on bass and that does not matter as much to me as all around good sound.