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post #19891 of 28789
10/8/12 at 11:03am

complete newbie here when it comes to headphones. Looking to upgrade from the pair apple give you and have tried beats for a while (30 mins) and found them way to bass heavy for me. I have been reading forums and other sites and think i have it down to 3 but not sure which would be best. From what i have read lots of people praise sennheiser headphones but every pair that i see look like crap (i know this shouldn't matter but quality design factors in for me).

 

1.Grado SR80i

2.RHA SA950i

3.AKG K240 studio

 

 

Music genres: I'd say 80% pop/indie rock (killers/shins/hold steady/decemberist/awolnation/neon indian), 15% oldies/rock 60's-80's like Paul Simon/janis joplin. 10% hiphop (jayz eminem  No classical or metal.

Portable: yes (airplaine and biking/walking). will be used with iPhone 95% of the time (inline mic for calls would be great)

Price range: 150, but really trying for under 100. 

Amped: i dont know what that means but probably no if its paired with iPhone.

Headphone preference: over the ears. I am not an audiophile by any means. I want to listen and enjoy the music, apple earbuds dont really bother me but i want to get something a bit better and i know beats are not for me either. Thanks

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post #19892 of 28789
10/8/12 at 11:12am
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Originally Posted by mafia1245 View Post

complete newbie here when it comes to headphones. Looking to upgrade from the pair apple give you and have tried beats for a while (30 mins) and found them way to bass heavy for me. I have been reading forums and other sites and think i have it down to 3 but not sure which would be best. From what i have read lots of people praise sennheiser headphones but every pair that i see look like crap (i know this shouldn't matter but quality design factors in for me).

 

1.Grado SR80i

2.RHA SA950i

3.AKG K240 studio

 

 

Music genres: I'd say 80% pop/indie rock (killers/shins/hold steady/decemberist/awolnation/neon indian), 15% oldies/rock 60's-80's like Paul Simon/janis joplin. 10% hiphop (jayz eminem  No classical or metal.

Portable: yes (airplaine and biking/walking). will be used with iPhone 95% of the time (inline mic for calls would be great)

Price range: 150, but really trying for under 100. 

Amped: i dont know what that means but probably no if its paired with iPhone.

Headphone preference: over the ears. I am not an audiophile by any means. I want to listen and enjoy the music, apple earbuds dont really bother me but i want to get something a bit better and i know beats are not for me either. Thanks

With a $100 budget maybe the Koss Pro Dj 100s, I hear they are a budget king, and if U have a little extra cash and fiio E6 might be decent for amping! $30 dollars and it's a little more Bass and Volume if u need

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post #19893 of 28789
10/8/12 at 12:10pm
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Originally Posted by Arte View Post

I've been researching and reading guides for a while, but none of the recommended headphones seem to be just right.

 

My budget is around 100-200€, 200€ is slightly pushing it.

They should be open, but if someone really praises the sound of certain closed ones, I'll certainly consider them.

I don't have an amp nor the money to buy one.

I mostly listen to jazz, blues, quite a bit of piano tracks, swing, some classical, but also some electronical. Overall quite varied but not really bass-oriented, although bass is still nice for the depth, of course.

I intend to use these headphones both for home usage and sometimes outside/away from home, although leakage is not too huge of a problem as I tend to not be in too populated places.

The design is generally not too much of a problem, but I personally find most of the sannheiser HD series to be, bluntly, ugly and that's a bit of a letdown. The design for AKG K701 for example is very nice. Subjective, of course, but perhaps those examples will give an idea of what I have in mind.

They will be connected both to a desktop and MP3 player, although it's not too huge of a deal if they don't work to their fullest with everything I use them with, but they should not be too specialised.

 

So far I have looked at Grado sr80i, but I live in europe and the price of them is far, far higher than what they are in the US. AKG K701 also seem to be quite on point of what I was looking for, but they need an amp which I simply don't have.

Anything close to what I have in mind? I'll willing to consider some deviations.


The go-to cans in you situation (based on a straight conversion to US street prices) are the Senn HD 5x8 line you don't seem to like very much, Audio Technica ATH-AD900 and closed Sony MDR-V900HD.

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post #19894 of 28789
10/8/12 at 1:00pm
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Originally Posted by KingdomWhit View Post

Hello everyone! I just joined head-fi yesterday and have never owned a quality pair of headphones. I just bought a laptop, so I'm looking for a nice at-home/traveling pair of cans. I'm in college so I can't game very much, but I plan to game (rpg/mmo/not much competitive shooting except for mw3 maybe) and watch movies/television shows from time to time. I've never had an over-ear headphone. I'm looking at the Sony pulse because my budget is around $100-150 (if needing a USB soundcard or dac). Ive been told to look at stuff like the ath m50s, but i need some more feedback to other good beginner cans. i do fancy the idea of rotating cups haha redface.gif I'm really a noob at this so thanks guys for all the knowledge!


I'm guessing from your post that your searching for for closed headphones with a good sound stage (not an easy task).  However, we would need to know what sound signature you prefer.  The M50's have "V" shaped sound signature that produces enhanced (above neutral) bass but recessed (below neutral) mids.

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post #19895 of 28789
10/8/12 at 1:20pm
Thanks for responding KG Jag! I'm not quite sure what I prefer. I listen mostly to r&b and some hip hop/rap along with new pop stuff. I'd have to say, I really like bass though. But I don't want too much bass to kill my ears when playing guild wars 2 or borderlands 2 or whatever games. I also do like EQ settings for gaming/movies/music too kinda
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post #19896 of 28789
10/8/12 at 2:16pm

I'm not entirely sure this is the proper place for this question, but I'm loathe to start a new thread -- and I figure if this isn't, someone can at least steer me right. (I looked in the IEM's forum but there doesn't seem to be a similar mega-thread and I couldn't find a general thread on rewiring there or anywhere else...) 

 

I have a pair of Hifiman RE262's. I really like the sound. However, the wires are basically shot. They started fraying almost as soon as I got them and now are only held together with gobs of electrical tape. 

 

My question: what are my best options for re-wiring? I took them in to a local shop (Q Audio, in Cambridge MA), and they basically told me to throw them away, which I obviously don't want to do. I also don't want to spend $100 to rewire $150 IEMs...

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post #19897 of 28789
10/8/12 at 2:22pm

Price range ~$250, give or take

 

Preferences: Large soundstage with gobs of bass, warm and full sounding, yet extended and fast. 

 

Music preferences: edm (chillouts, dubstep, progressive house, electro house)

 

Source: FiiO E17/L7 preamp--> 7.1 Onkyo receiver

 

Simply put, I have a modded pro700mk2, and I want a larger soundstage. So, it would be awesome if there is a headphone similar to the pros, but open. 

 

Current possibilities:

dt990 pro 250 

 

The dt990 pros seem to be the only choice that I know of, but I was just wondering if there are any other honorable mentions. Thanks. 

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post #19898 of 28789
10/8/12 at 2:23pm
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Originally Posted by KG Jag View Post


Yes there are several choices that are better in terms of accurate reproduction of quality tracks.  The Shure SRH 840, KRK KNS 8400 and a number of Sony cans just for starters.  However, you will need to describe the sound signature that you are seeking in these new and (apparently) closed cans.  The M50 has a "V" shaped EQ with recessed mids.  That is quite different from the sound signature of your MS-1i.

I love the way the ms1i sounds, so something similar to that would be awesome. I'm not knowledgeable enough on the subject to know precisely what I want eq wise
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post #19899 of 28789
10/8/12 at 2:29pm
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Originally Posted by EmLeingod View Post

Hello, all.

 

I recently purchased a pair of DT 880's 250 omhs, and I was just interested if you guys could point me in the direction of how I could go about choosing an appropriate amp/dac (if I even want one at all).

 

I'd mostly be looking for what the benefits would be, and I'm still obviously pretty new to this, so I'm not completely familiar with all the terminology, so anything newbie friendly would be ideal.

 

Thanks again guys.beyersmile.png


Anyone?

 

I am using the phones with a PC.

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post #19900 of 28789
10/8/12 at 2:36pm
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Originally Posted by EmLeingod View Post


Anyone?

 

I am using the phones with a PC.

Asus soundcard if you are going that route. If you buy the Essence ST/STX you will pretty much have the best consumer soundcard and a really great DAC, the amp will be enough to hold you over for a while, best value really when using a PC.

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post #19901 of 28789
10/8/12 at 2:40pm
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Originally Posted by hardtimes View Post

I'm not entirely sure this is the proper place for this question, but I'm loathe to start a new thread -- and I figure if this isn't, someone can at least steer me right. (I looked in the IEM's forum but there doesn't seem to be a similar mega-thread and I couldn't find a general thread on rewiring there or anywhere else...) 

 

I have a pair of Hifiman RE262's. I really like the sound. However, the wires are basically shot. They started fraying almost as soon as I got them and now are only held together with gobs of electrical tape. 

 

My question: what are my best options for re-wiring? I took them in to a local shop (Q Audio, in Cambridge MA), and they basically told me to throw them away, which I obviously don't want to do. I also don't want to spend $100 to rewire $150 IEMs...


This thread is for recommendations of full sized headphone within the full sized headphone section of the forum.  You're in the wrong time zone.

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post #19902 of 28789
10/8/12 at 3:01pm
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Originally Posted by mafia1245 View Post

complete newbie here when it comes to headphones. Looking to upgrade from the pair apple give you and have tried beats for a while (30 mins) and found them way to bass heavy for me. I have been reading forums and other sites and think i have it down to 3 but not sure which would be best. From what i have read lots of people praise sennheiser headphones but every pair that i see look like crap (i know this shouldn't matter but quality design factors in for me).

 

1.Grado SR80i

2.RHA SA950i

3.AKG K240 studio

 

 

Music genres: I'd say 80% pop/indie rock (killers/shins/hold steady/decemberist/awolnation/neon indian), 15% oldies/rock 60's-80's like Paul Simon/janis joplin. 10% hiphop (jayz eminem  No classical or metal.

Portable: yes (airplaine and biking/walking). will be used with iPhone 95% of the time (inline mic for calls would be great)

Price range: 150, but really trying for under 100. 

Amped: i dont know what that means but probably no if its paired with iPhone.

Headphone preference: over the ears. I am not an audiophile by any means. I want to listen and enjoy the music, apple earbuds dont really bother me but i want to get something a bit better and i know beats are not for me either. Thanks


Don't know if if will pass your fashion test, but the Shure SRH 840 will give you the mid bass hump without pulling it too far from neutral.  For less money and a more neutral (less bass) sound signature, the KRK KNS 6400 & 8400 are good picks.  In any case you might want to browse the buying guides that are linked in the opening post of this thread.

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post #19903 of 28789
10/8/12 at 5:32pm

Hey guys, already did some research and got some opinions here, and decided that the Denon D2000s were the best choice for me.  However, since they're discontinued I have to wait around until a pair pop up on the FST board and hope that I'm quick enough.  So I was wondering, are there any current headphones with similar characteristics (the bass, more laidback sound, closed) around $200-250?  If not I'll continue waiting.  Previous post for reference:

 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/529144/recommendations-thread-i-e-dont-start-a-new-thread-ask-for-advice-here-please-read-op/19575#post_8739644


Edited by aak57 - 10/8/12 at 5:45pm
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post #19904 of 28789
10/8/12 at 5:43pm
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Originally Posted by aak57 View Post

Hey guys, already did some research and got some opinions here, and decided that the Denon D2000s were the best choice for me.  However, since they're discontinued I have to wait around until a pair pop up on the FST board and hope that I'm quick enough.  So I was wondering, are there any current headphones with similar characteristics (the bass, more laidback sound, closed) around $200-250?  If not I'll continue waiting.

Don't w8 HUNT HARDER, I think you can find a D2000 some where LEGIT on the internet if u look hard enough >.>, you could try try the XB 1000s at about $270, they are pretty laid back but VERY sub bass heavy and unless u like the mega Dark Sony XB sound sig they r not for you but... if you can find D2k FIND IT and love it! 

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post #19905 of 28789
10/8/12 at 8:03pm

Asking for advice for a friend,

they are looking for a first headphone, max $400,

they are into house, dubstep, trance, electro, dance etc.

a bit of pop too, so bass is obviously a priority,

i was thinking Audio technica ath m50's, 

what would your reccomendations be?

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