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post #16 of 26
12/10/09 at 9:52pm
Sony MDR-V6, $65 on Amazon with free shipping. Closed, good sound and the ear cups fold in the headband making them a reasonably small portable package.


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post #17 of 26
12/10/09 at 11:05pm
My teenage daughter also wanted some new cans but sound was on the top of her list.

I ordered her the ES7' and the Grado 80i.

They should be here this coming Monday. I'm gonna burn them in during the day when she is at school.
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post #18 of 26
12/10/09 at 11:19pm
When they sit *on* your ears, isolation is reasonable-but-not-perfect with the ES7, but if they sit over her ears she will be in seventh heaven, IMO. I hope she likes bass !
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post #19 of 26
12/11/09 at 12:00am
Might want to give the ATH-ON3 phone a little look too.

Audio Technica ATH-ON3 [Pictorial + Impression] - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio
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post #20 of 26
12/11/09 at 12:30am
ES7 isolation is what I'd call average; they'll definitely keep out some noise and under regular everyday noise they do the job well. But for something heavy duty like in the Train or bus it will struggle. But even then they'll still isolate enough for you to enjoy most of the music (may just have to boost the volume a tad). Be mindful that you do not want COMPLETE isolation if you want her to use these as street headphones; complete isolation at a public place can actually be a dangerous thing. So in that sense, ES7 strikes a fine balance.
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post #21 of 26
12/11/09 at 12:36am
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Originally Posted by Lavcat View Post
Sennheiser HD 280 pro -- closed back, circumaural, 64 ohm. Isolation as good as any. They fold up. Very comfortable, at least for me (people with larger heads seem not to like them). Comes with both 1/4" and 1/8" plugs. Can be had for less than $100.

Stylish, maybe not.
I would definitely stay away from the 280's, especially for a teenage girl. Those headphones are the farthest thing from robust that I have ever seen, they look plain ridiculous when they are on your head. Not to mention they are the most uncomfortable headphones I've ever used and definitely cannot be classified as "fun" sounding.
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post #22 of 26
12/11/09 at 1:17am
ATH-A700 or Shure SRH440 are pretty much the only options in the price range, however, both are excellent. I prefer the SRH440s personally, as they have a little more bass oomph for Alternative, they also won't make you look like a fool if you wear them in public.
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post #23 of 26
12/11/09 at 1:23am
Another possible option is the Dennon D1001, sometimes they can be found for about $100, although right now the cheapest I saw them for was $127 shipped from Buy.com. Other sites have them listed at a lower price but they all say out of stock.
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post #24 of 26
12/11/09 at 1:26pm
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Thanks for all the feedback. I think the top choice on my list right now are the Audio Technica ATH-ES7. They are the most stylish of the bunch and they can be had for just about $100 or a little less. In second and third place are the Sony V6s and the Shure 440s.

I had my daughter try on my ATs and my AKG141s. My AD700s were pretty huge on her head. The AKGs still looked big. I asked her if she could tell the difference between the two in terms of the fit. I explained how the ATs enclosed her ear where the AKGs pressed on her ear. She cold tell the difference but was okay with the earpad design of the AKGs. She said that they could even be smaller. I think she'll just be happy to have some real headphones.

What I forgot to have her try are my Sony MDR-V600s. I'm going to pull those out from my DJ equipment bag and have her give those a try this weekend.

You guys are right, I don't want her to be completely isolated. She doesn't really take public transportation, the bus I mentioned is a school bus that she rides to all the band competitions. She'll actually only be doing that for a few more months because she's a Senior and will be graduating this summer.

She did mention again about being able to block out the sound from the TV downstairs. I think an earpad design will also work fine for that. The sound carries up to the loft area where she listens to music often but it's "that" loud.

I wonder how many sets of ear/headphones we actually have in our house? I have 6 sets myself, thanks to Head-Fi.
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post #25 of 26
12/11/09 at 1:38pm
I would suggest JVC HA-M750s.

You can see some photos here : http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/mos...ml#post6189449

Reviews here : http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f103/j...phones-442663/

They're cheap and look pretty rugged to me, as well as supposedly fun sound.
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post #26 of 26
12/11/09 at 1:43pm
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Originally Posted by broodwich View Post
Thanks for all the feedback. I think the top choice on my list right now are the Audio Technica ATH-ES7. They are the most stylish of the bunch and they can be had for just about $100 or a little less. In second and third place are the Sony V6s and the Shure 440s.

I had my daughter try on my ATs and my AKG141s. My AD700s were pretty huge on her head. The AKGs still looked big. I asked her if she could tell the difference between the two in terms of the fit. I explained how the ATs enclosed her ear where the AKGs pressed on her ear. She cold tell the difference but was okay with the earpad design of the AKGs. She said that they could even be smaller. I think she'll just be happy to have some real headphones.

What I forgot to have her try are my Sony MDR-V600s. I'm going to pull those out from my DJ equipment bag and have her give those a try this weekend.

You guys are right, I don't want her to be completely isolated. She doesn't really take public transportation, the bus I mentioned is a school bus that she rides to all the band competitions. She'll actually only be doing that for a few more months because she's a Senior and will be graduating this summer.

She did mention again about being able to block out the sound from the TV downstairs. I think an earpad design will also work fine for that. The sound carries up to the loft area where she listens to music often but it's "that" loud.
If you do end up getting ES7 for her, then definitely do the headband mod to the headphone before she wears it outside (simple search on head-fi should bring you plenty of posts about it with pics). Stock ES7 on a person's head actually looks very "goofy" because they have these "elbows" that stick out from the headband. It's easy to do, reversible, and helps to reduce the clamping force further so there's no reason really not to do it.

They should block out noise from the downstairs TV fine as long as her music is on and the TV isn't blasted at a ridiculously high volume or something.

As for her trying the V600, if she finds them too big (very likely), then forget about SRH440's and V6 which are roughly the same size. I still think those are too big for portable application, especially for a small girl.
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