Which headphone should I use for...
Aug 6, 2003 at 5:25 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 12
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Metal genre of music like Nightwish, and Blind Guardian? I'm considering the Sennheiser PX200 and PortaPros, and currently own a Koss KSC-35. My main concern is portability, and isolation (Thus not really enjoying my KSC-35s).
 
Aug 6, 2003 at 5:49 AM Post #2 of 12
IMO, metal is mush (cringes, then looks up and laughs
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)... go for the Koss Portapros and don't look back. Crank the bass up and blast the volume until the drivers break, then get another pair (at that price u can't lose). Don't waste any more time on Head-Fi, go make ur ears bleed.
 
Aug 6, 2003 at 5:55 AM Post #3 of 12
Unfortunately, the PortaPros are just as open as your KSC-35's. In fact, short of isolating in-ear canalphones, none of the truly portable headphones will give you any meaningful amount of isolation; they're simply too small to cover the entire ear.
 
Aug 6, 2003 at 7:28 AM Post #4 of 12
I don't need true isolation, just isolation better than the KSC-35, so is the PX200 doing better than the KSC-35?
 
Aug 6, 2003 at 7:42 AM Post #5 of 12
yes...the PX200 isolates....the KCS35/55/portapro, etc don't....and they leak sound.....they PX200 don't leak too much, if they do at all.....

the rest of the closed phones [V6/7506, DT250-80, HFI-650,etc], with the exception of the DT231 are full sized, and more expensive, but offer better sound and are likely to offer better isolation than the PX200......
 
Aug 6, 2003 at 10:54 AM Post #6 of 12
I don't think you would be unhappy with the PX200s but for ultimate portability and isolation the Shure E2s are your best bet.
 
Aug 7, 2003 at 12:56 AM Post #7 of 12
Unfortunately the Shure E2s is way beyond what I can afford.
 
Aug 17, 2003 at 12:57 PM Post #8 of 12
Bump. How is the PX200 in terms of voices and guitars.
 
Aug 17, 2003 at 3:53 PM Post #9 of 12
Ah. I just love to comment on the PX200. First, let me state, burn in is very important with these. Don't issue the final judgment until they've had a good 15 or 20 hours to burn in. Now...I’d have to say, from my experience, that bass is the PX-200's strong point. This is very reliant on the proper seal, however. An improper seal (coupled with no burn in) results in some pretty disappointing bass. The biggest weakness of the PX200, in my opinion, is that the high treble seems to be somewhat rolled off. The mids/vocals are just right to my ears. Guitar is pretty well pronounced. I'd definitely say they're a great phone for metal. Just concentrate on getting the right seal and burn-in, and you shouldn't be disappointed.
 
Aug 19, 2003 at 6:42 AM Post #11 of 12
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Originally posted by sephka
Ah. I just love to comment on the PX200. First, let me state, burn in is very important with these. Don't issue the final judgment until they've had a good 15 or 20 hours to burn in. Now...I’d have to say, from my experience, that bass is the PX-200's strong point. This is very reliant on the proper seal, however. An improper seal (coupled with no burn in) results in some pretty disappointing bass. The biggest weakness of the PX200, in my opinion, is that the high treble seems to be somewhat rolled off. The mids/vocals are just right to my ears. Guitar is pretty well pronounced. I'd definitely say they're a great phone for metal. Just concentrate on getting the right seal and burn-in, and you shouldn't be disappointed.


Hmmm, any recommended way of burning in? Play songs with my MD connected to it, and at a volume higher than my usual volume? I haven't done burn ins before, so I'm a little clueless.
 
Aug 19, 2003 at 10:34 AM Post #12 of 12
Well, tips for burn-in can vary on who you ask. You should play the (preferably well-produced) music you usually listen to at a level slightly louder than normal. The headphones don't need to be on your head during the burn-in. And your MD player should be fine with burning in a phone as easily driven as the PX200.
 
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