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Closed Headphones + portable amp for around $300?

post #1 of 11
12/16/11 at 8:05pm
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I've been looking to purchase some higher end closed headphones for long school sports trips. I have some Grados, but the lack of isolation is a nuisance to both me and those around me. My taste in music consists of mostly rock and some metal music. Lightest being Mumford & Sons, heaviest being A7x, Metallica and Bullet for my Valentine. Bass isn't a huge deal, though it needs to be present. 

 

Unless a different one is absolutely necessary, a Fiio E7 is the highest I'll go amp-wise due to portability and budget. So any suggestions? 

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post #2 of 11
12/16/11 at 8:36pm

I'd have a few recommendations to give. Are you planning on spending $300 total, or just $300 for headphones, making it $380 total  if you add in the E7?

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post #3 of 11
12/16/11 at 8:38pm
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$300 total, although I'm willing to go over if absolutely necessary.

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post #4 of 11
12/16/11 at 8:46pm

How portable of a headphone would you need for these trips? Would a full-size can be portable enough or not? 

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post #5 of 11
12/16/11 at 8:52pm

How about some HM5 while it's still on sale for only another day or two? Not heavy, but very full-sized.

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post #6 of 11
12/16/11 at 8:52pm
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Originally Posted by SanjiWatsuki View Post

How portable of a headphone would you need for these trips? Would a full-size can be portable enough or not? 



Full-size is fine. I'm looking for portability in the amp and isolation in the headphones.

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post #7 of 11
12/16/11 at 9:00pm
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Full-size is fine. I'm looking for portability in the amp and isolation in the headphones.



I think the Brainwavz HM5 (as mentioned above) would be a great fit. They're light, relatively easy to drive, and isolate noise pretty well. However, the headphones themselves are pretty large.

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post #8 of 11
12/16/11 at 9:13pm
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I think the Brainwavz HM5 (as mentioned above) would be a great fit. They're light, relatively easy to drive, and isolate noise pretty well. However, the headphones themselves are pretty large.

Those do seem to fit perfectly, although they are $100 under my budget. I would imagine there's a better albeit more expensive option. Unless of course, an E7 wouldn't be able to drive it.
 

 

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post #9 of 11
12/16/11 at 9:17pm

Those HM5s have been compared to AD900 and HD600. They are bang for the buck. If you really insist, you can get FA-002W but don't expect delivery for a couple of months.

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post #10 of 11
12/16/11 at 9:55pm
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Those HM5s have been compared to AD900 and HD600. They are bang for the buck. If you really insist, you can get FA-002W but don't expect delivery for a couple of months.

 

I'm thinking I'll be buying these. How is the size though? From what I can see, they are pretty large. I used to own some SRH440's, how do they compare to those?

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post #11 of 11
12/16/11 at 10:08pm

SRH440s look pretty portable. HM5s are as big as HD600/650 but the cups are thicker.

 


 

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FA-003 and HM5's housings are identical.

 

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