Hello everyone,
I’m glad I found such a good , informative, and non-biased forum like this one. I’ve been ‘lurking’ on this site for quite some time just never posted up until now. I’m looking to buy some new phones but was hoping to get some friendly feedback from the forum if you guy’s don’t mind.
About Me / Preferences
- My price range is $100-150 Maximum. I would prefer to purchase the item *in a store* ..not online. So please recommend a retail location that you know of selling such an item.
- I live in New York City and we have oldest , crappiest, and most annoying loud subway system. I say that to say this…they *must* be ‘noise cancelling’.
- I don’t know the difference between ‘open/closed’ and don’t know how this will affect my purchase.
- Hard Bass is a must for me. Just to clarify…I mean clear, crisp ‘THUMP…THUMP…THUMP’ not ‘BOOOOM’…’BOOOOM’…’BOOOOM’ Basically not ‘Rattle-y’.
- Music Genres: Hardcore Underground RAP (mostly 160kbps/128kbps because I listen to alot of mixtapes that are released by the artist like that purposely because they are for promo use only and not meant to be CDQuality). I actually prefer listening to the music like this because it gives it that grungy, early 90’s feel to it when RAP music was actually good and you hear a hiss or pop here and there but not to the point it ruins the song. This gives me a feeling like I was originally listening to the cassette tape. The way mix’tapes’ originally were…not on discs!
- Rhythm & Blues = All of these songs are in FLAC lossless. I’ve been told this is ‘BETTER’ than 320kbps but not sure because I cant tell the difference on my crappy computer speakers. I just hate that it’s twice as large (in size) compared to a .mp3 format song.
- House / Dub Step = From old school Stevie B > Flux Pavillion. These will all be 192kbps or better.
- Music with electric guitar, saxxophone. Not heavy metal, not punk, not rock.
- I’am open to any suggestions but please do not recommend me anything from Soul (Ludacris) or Beats (Dre). I refuse to support the new ‘cool hipster trend’. I’am not cheap but would rather give a company like SONY my money. Why ? Dre is not a good rapper, great producer although most of his basslines are repetitive. He stole , paid for, does’nt list people in the credits of his albums that really mix and even co-produce some of his beats such as the real ‘g funk’ originator of the style he ran with Warren G (his own cousin) and Dj Quik. I can’t blame him though. His fanbase (the high schoolers buying the overpriced hype being shoved down their throats) is’nt old enough to know he’s the same guy who wore a stethoscope, sequin shirt, lipstick, and eyeliner in the Wrecking Crew album booklet. No thanks. Sorry to break it to you but he’s not a REAL doctor either.
- The main purpose of these phones is to be plugged directly into an iPod. I would prefer something with as SHORT of a cord as possible. I don’t care about portability because I wear them around my neck when im not listening to them. I also wear baseball hats and sunglass almost all the time so I need something really ‘cushiony’ with enough flex to it so my ears don’t hurt from squishing my hat > my shades > my ear. I also like to wear them at a 180degree angle sometimes –around the back of my head- so the ‘band/frame’ is not on the top of my head all the time. I do this because the heavy headphones push my hat down. I like to leave a lil room there. I don’t like a ‘snug’ fit band.
Help me out here fellas. I’m so sick of wearing these cheesy earbuds that don’t even fit in my ears properly. The left one labeled with “L” keeps falling out of my ear at random times. I’m starting to bug out and really believe my left ear is bigger than my right ear when its not. Haha.
Thanks
-Benny
