Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors › Good portable headphones for iPhone 5?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Good portable headphones for iPhone 5?

post #1 of 11
12/8/12 at 7:52am
Thread Starter 
Is the m30 audio technics good enough? I realize full size headphones, iPhones are too weak to push good sound to them.... What portable cans you suggest I can use? I had the mt-21 and they're good cans but I lost them, what others can I use for a good price?
Reply

Gear mentioned in this thread:

post #2 of 11
12/8/12 at 7:54pm
  • 4,764 Posts. Joined 11/2011
  • Location: T̵̡̧̪͔̣̩͕͕̯̹̯̼ͨ̂ͮ̓͘ơ̱͚̣̦͎̞͙̘̮͚̒͊̏̓̂͂̿̈́̽ͣ͢͠...
  • Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
Originally Posted by will1258 View Post

Is the m30 audio technics good enough? I realize full size headphones, iPhones are too weak to push good sound to them.... What portable cans you suggest I can use? I had the mt-21 and they're good cans but I lost them, what others can I use for a good price?

M30s are fine. They can be driven pretty easily out of most devices. If you're open to other choices though, any budget specifically?

Reply
post #3 of 11
12/8/12 at 11:15pm

JVC HA-S500-Z (gun metal gray) folding headphones.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JVC-Victor-Stereo-headphone-gunmetal-HA-S500-Z-/300788413563?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item460862f47b

Reply
post #4 of 11
12/8/12 at 11:17pm

Do you have a budget?

Reply
post #5 of 11
12/9/12 at 8:26am
Thread Starter 

under 50 bucks, I bought the

Sennheiser HD428 from the slickdeals forum.

 

But I'm debating cancelling my order and getting something else.

Reply
post #6 of 11
12/9/12 at 7:51pm
Thread Starter 

bump

 

Audio Technica vs Senn 428? I prefer a folding headphone so I might cancel the senn 428.

Reply
post #7 of 11
12/9/12 at 8:28pm
  • 4,764 Posts. Joined 11/2011
  • Location: T̵̡̧̪͔̣̩͕͕̯̹̯̼ͨ̂ͮ̓͘ơ̱͚̣̦͎̞͙̘̮͚̒͊̏̓̂͂̿̈́̽ͣ͢͠...
  • Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
Originally Posted by will1258 View Post

bump

 

Audio Technica vs Senn 428? I prefer a folding headphone so I might cancel the senn 428.

Yeah, build on the HD428 doesn't exactly inspire. And when you put them next to the M30...oh boy. Sound would be comparable, and if you find the bass levels on them lacking (many people do) there's always the bass mods here. They work great for my pair, really balances out the sound.

Reply
post #8 of 11
12/10/12 at 4:31am
Thread Starter 
So the m30 is better?
Reply
post #9 of 11
12/10/12 at 3:36pm
  • 4,764 Posts. Joined 11/2011
  • Location: T̵̡̧̪͔̣̩͕͕̯̹̯̼ͨ̂ͮ̓͘ơ̱͚̣̦͎̞͙̘̮͚̒͊̏̓̂͂̿̈́̽ͣ͢͠...
  • Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
Originally Posted by will1258 View Post

So the m30 is better?

Sort of edges the HD428 on build, but sound is again, comparable.

Reply
post #10 of 11
12/10/12 at 4:01pm
The Sennheiser 428s has a far shorter cable for portable use though. The cord on the M30 is like 10 foot long.
Reply
post #11 of 11
12/10/12 at 4:18pm
  • 4,764 Posts. Joined 11/2011
  • Location: T̵̡̧̪͔̣̩͕͕̯̹̯̼ͨ̂ͮ̓͘ơ̱͚̣̦͎̞͙̘̮͚̒͊̏̓̂͂̿̈́̽ͣ͢͠...
  • Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
Originally Posted by glove4 View Post

The Sennheiser 428s has a far shorter cable for portable use though. The cord on the M30 is like 10 foot long.

Two versions of the cable, a 1.2m one and a 3m one. Both are horribly built, tangly, thin, disgustingly brittle. I've had two pairs, and both times I've had to get them recabled because they broke at the exact same area near the plug. Just no. The ATs have a much, much better cable by comparison. 

Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home

Gear mentioned in this thread:

Head-Fi.org › Forums › Equipment Forums › Portable Headphones, Earphones and In-Ear Monitors › Good portable headphones for iPhone 5?