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On-the-go full-sized headphone?

post #1 of 11
12/8/11 at 10:42am
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Hey,

Ages ago I bought the ATH-M50s but found the extremely long cord (I bought the straight-corded variant) a hindrance to taking it outside of my room. Thus it has found a place as an extremely competent studio headphone, but has left me with little else than some ill-fitting portapros and a pair of cheap Sennheiser ear buds I use at the gym.

Basically I'm looking for a headphone with good sound and a shorter cord more suitable for use with an mp3 player. The MDR-V6s look great, have a reputation for decent sound, but I fear the cord might still be a little too long (Though the corded cable would definitely help things I think). The SR-60i's might have a shorter cord; I don't much like the style but they too might be a viable option.

Any other headphones I might want to look into? I'm trying to keep the price around 60-80 USD.

A headphone with a removable cord would be an ideal solution assuming I could keep two cords of varying lengths. Failing that, I might perhaps see about getting the cord replaced, but I don't really know where to look for that and I'm not about to attempt it by myself.

Thanks for any suggestions.
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post #2 of 11
12/8/11 at 11:06am

Heya,

 

You can shorten pretty much any cord. Cut it. Re-terminate it. Done.

 

Very best,

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post #3 of 11
12/8/11 at 11:20am

To my ears, one of the best sounding (and most comfortable) headphones in the price range you mentioned are the

Ultrasone HFI-15G. 

 

Not well known or often discussed headphones; I really don't know why.  They are exceptional.

 

 

Then there are the usual suspects, such as the Creative Aurvana Live ($59.00),

Koss Pro 100, some Sennheisers which seem to excite no one, Beyer DT 235

(but they also have a very long cord), and the Yamaha RHM5A (long cord too).

There are some others as well.

 

 

I wouldn't hesitate to go with the Sony MDR V6; they're just not that "portable" in my view.

Neither are the Grado's.

 

What I'd recommend, if you're in a position to do it, are the Sennheiser HD 25 I II.

Great sound, great size, short cord, very well made. 

For the combination of portability & outstanding sound quality, I don't know of anything better.

 

Another very good choice for portables, if you can find a pair, are the Audio Technica ATH-ES7.

 

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post #4 of 11
12/9/11 at 6:47pm
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Are there perhaps any headphones I could look at with replaceable cords? Anywhere I could send a pair of headphones in to get a professional to shorten/replace the cord?
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post #5 of 11
12/9/11 at 7:30pm

Ultrasone's have replaceable cables.

(You should have bought the coiled cable M50, I used to commute with one all the time)

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post #6 of 11
12/9/11 at 7:34pm
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I should've. Rookie mistake, eh? I thought the straight cable would be somehow better without really thinking about it.
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post #7 of 11
12/9/11 at 9:58pm
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Originally Posted by byte View Post

Are there perhaps any headphones I could look at with replaceable cords? Anywhere I could send a pair of headphones in to get a professional to shorten/replace the cord?


Absolutely.  Any good electronics repair shop can do that for you.

 

 

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post #8 of 11
12/9/11 at 10:26pm


 

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Originally Posted by rezel View Post

Ultrasone's have replaceable cables.



You sure about that? My HFI-580 cable is definitely not replaceable.

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post #9 of 11
12/9/11 at 11:06pm

Pro line?

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post #10 of 11
12/9/11 at 11:10pm
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Originally Posted by zazex View Post



Absolutely.  Any good electronics repair shop can do that for you.


Welp, my current thought is to buy the MDR-V6s or similar style headphone (I'm still looking at my options) and just pay some money to have them shortened.
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post #11 of 11
12/10/11 at 12:46am
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Originally Posted by byte View Post


Welp, my current thought is to buy the MDR-V6s or similar style headphone (I'm still looking at my options) and just pay some money to have them shortened.


You can certainly have that done at any time - but you might find the cable length not such a big issue, especially with a coiled cable.

 

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