NoSo
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After quite a long time of researching which headphone would fit the best for school, I have yet to come to a conclusion. It is difficult to choose from the amount of headphones available due to their pros and cons that I have read throughout the internet, and especially Head-fi.
My first good piece of cans were the HD 201's but now, they don't cut it for me simply because they lack the bass I am looking for. Now don't get me wrong, I am not much of a bass head but I do intend to look for a balanced amount of bass, not too overwhelming but has the right amount of impact on your ears. Also they are not as portable, especially with its bulkiness and its long cables.
I plan on purchasing them off strictly from Amazon and the budget will remain $50 because I am pretty cheap and do not even dare to exceed $10 more.
The music I listen to is basically electronic music (and purely electronic music) such as Drum n' Bass, Trance, Techno, Dubstep, House, etc.
I want to prioritize several things in order from numbers:
1. Sound Quality
Of course, this is a given. No need to explain but I am basically looking for the most balanced headphones.
2. Sound Leakage
Surprising and unexpected, I have been told by several people within my class that they could hear my music from the HD 201's. I rarely blast them, and even if I do it is from the loud noises surrounding me (which is where isolation is needed) which causes me to raise up the volume levels.
After some research, I realized that it is because it is an open can. Is this correct?
I am looking for headphones that do not leak during class, like after finishing a test and trying to "quietly" listen to music without it leaking but at the same time being able to listen to it at reasonable volume levels.
Headphones I have looked into: JVC HA-RX 700 (possibility I will mod this if I can get the materials), and the Panasonic RP HTX7
3. Portability
As far as portability goes, the HD 201's has a long cable which I found to be a bit of a hassle. I ended up taking a rubber band and measuring the amount of excess length and creating a bundle of it using the rubber band and placing it into my back pocket. They are also quite bulky and big, and the fact that I am an active teenager, I have to somehow fit it into my bags without risking it from becoming smashed which I constantly worry about.
Headphones I have looked into: Koss KSC 75 (planning to put on a headband mod), Koss PortaPro (which I believe does not have titanium drivers unlike the KSC 75's do, but what is the significance of this?), JVC HAS700, and the MEElectronics HT-21 (These are fairly new and I have read few reviews about them. Are they supposedly better sounding than the KSC 75's?)
4. Comfort.
I wear glasses and such headphones like the KSC 75's would prove to be difficult to wear without the headband mod. Also, cups that go on the ears may prove to be a bit of an annoyance due to the combined force the the headphones itself (unless the clamping force isn't too bad) and my glasses.
5. Isolation
Isolation comes below because I would like to hear others calling to me from a distance during school but also to block out the noisiness of the hallways although I am not particularly bothered by it.
Headphones I have looked into: JVC HAS700
6. Looks
I honestly don't care how it looks, the JVC HA-RX 700 are huge but the PortaPros looks pretty retro . Surprisingly enough, people have even commented on how retro the HD 201's look! I'm oddly enough not one of those kids (and thankfully because I actually care about sound quality) who uses Skullcandys and walk around thinking that they look cool along with so many people wearing Dr. Dre's beats thinking that they have the best sound quality which they do not. I have tried them out and all I can say is that the bass on those overpriced headphones are way to overwhelming and overall has a muddy sound quality from my experience.
PLEASE DO NOT RECOMMEND: Sennheiser PX 100. Why? Simply because the discontinuation of this item has caused its original cheap $50 range to jump up to nearly $80 (on Amazon of course, but also on eBay).
So summed up here are my choices (not in any order)
JVC HA-RX 700
JVC HAS700
Koss KSC 75
Koss PortaPro
Panasonic RP HTX7
MEElectronics HT-21
Other headphone recommendations are welcome but remember, I plan to purchase them off from Amazon.
Thanks.
My first good piece of cans were the HD 201's but now, they don't cut it for me simply because they lack the bass I am looking for. Now don't get me wrong, I am not much of a bass head but I do intend to look for a balanced amount of bass, not too overwhelming but has the right amount of impact on your ears. Also they are not as portable, especially with its bulkiness and its long cables.
I plan on purchasing them off strictly from Amazon and the budget will remain $50 because I am pretty cheap and do not even dare to exceed $10 more.
The music I listen to is basically electronic music (and purely electronic music) such as Drum n' Bass, Trance, Techno, Dubstep, House, etc.
I want to prioritize several things in order from numbers:
1. Sound Quality
Of course, this is a given. No need to explain but I am basically looking for the most balanced headphones.
2. Sound Leakage
Surprising and unexpected, I have been told by several people within my class that they could hear my music from the HD 201's. I rarely blast them, and even if I do it is from the loud noises surrounding me (which is where isolation is needed) which causes me to raise up the volume levels.
After some research, I realized that it is because it is an open can. Is this correct?
I am looking for headphones that do not leak during class, like after finishing a test and trying to "quietly" listen to music without it leaking but at the same time being able to listen to it at reasonable volume levels.
Headphones I have looked into: JVC HA-RX 700 (possibility I will mod this if I can get the materials), and the Panasonic RP HTX7
3. Portability
As far as portability goes, the HD 201's has a long cable which I found to be a bit of a hassle. I ended up taking a rubber band and measuring the amount of excess length and creating a bundle of it using the rubber band and placing it into my back pocket. They are also quite bulky and big, and the fact that I am an active teenager, I have to somehow fit it into my bags without risking it from becoming smashed which I constantly worry about.
Headphones I have looked into: Koss KSC 75 (planning to put on a headband mod), Koss PortaPro (which I believe does not have titanium drivers unlike the KSC 75's do, but what is the significance of this?), JVC HAS700, and the MEElectronics HT-21 (These are fairly new and I have read few reviews about them. Are they supposedly better sounding than the KSC 75's?)
4. Comfort.
I wear glasses and such headphones like the KSC 75's would prove to be difficult to wear without the headband mod. Also, cups that go on the ears may prove to be a bit of an annoyance due to the combined force the the headphones itself (unless the clamping force isn't too bad) and my glasses.
5. Isolation
Isolation comes below because I would like to hear others calling to me from a distance during school but also to block out the noisiness of the hallways although I am not particularly bothered by it.
Headphones I have looked into: JVC HAS700
6. Looks
I honestly don't care how it looks, the JVC HA-RX 700 are huge but the PortaPros looks pretty retro . Surprisingly enough, people have even commented on how retro the HD 201's look! I'm oddly enough not one of those kids (and thankfully because I actually care about sound quality) who uses Skullcandys and walk around thinking that they look cool along with so many people wearing Dr. Dre's beats thinking that they have the best sound quality which they do not. I have tried them out and all I can say is that the bass on those overpriced headphones are way to overwhelming and overall has a muddy sound quality from my experience.
PLEASE DO NOT RECOMMEND: Sennheiser PX 100. Why? Simply because the discontinuation of this item has caused its original cheap $50 range to jump up to nearly $80 (on Amazon of course, but also on eBay).
So summed up here are my choices (not in any order)
JVC HA-RX 700
JVC HAS700
Koss KSC 75
Koss PortaPro
Panasonic RP HTX7
MEElectronics HT-21
Other headphone recommendations are welcome but remember, I plan to purchase them off from Amazon.
Thanks.