AlejoVillegas
New Head-Fier
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- Aug 14, 2013
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Hi everyone
First thing first, I am not an audiophile. I am a full time mechanical engineer and part time rock musician who really have no idea about high fidelity audio. However, I have the mental need to research about any term or concept that I read about, and considering all of you guys have spent ages playing and working with audio gear, going through the forums just creates a ocean of confusion for me.
The reason why I stated that is because I am after a new headphones (over-ear, close back) and I don't even know what is the best starting point. I have been using the Denon AH-D310R which my girlfriend gave me 2 years ago, and I felt they did their job just right for being a firs-pair of headphones. Now they started to make funny noises (one channel seems is failing so the voice and low frequencies are muted).
My budget can be stretched up to AU$250 if the headphones are "decent". I would like to narrow my options to maybe 4 or 5 candidates that will provide a good experience listening to rock/metal as dominant genre, with important presence of progressive, multi-instruments bands. I also enjoy jazz, soul and even classical music, so obviously I am not looking for headphones too specialised. I would prefer gear with detachable cable because I tend to ruin the plug joint of my headphones, but first searches suggested me those kind of devises tend to be quite expensive and therefore, a fixed cable is accepted too.
On of the options that I am sure would work for me is the Audio-Technica ATH-M50.
I had a look at the Sony MDR-1R, and even though I did not try them on, they look nice and have a detachable cable.
Well, unfortunately those are the only ones considered so far and would appreciate if some of you guys give me advise.
I think ebay or amazon are the retailers to go for, as the prices of technology in Australian stores tend to be too high when compared to online alternatives.
Thanks folks!
First thing first, I am not an audiophile. I am a full time mechanical engineer and part time rock musician who really have no idea about high fidelity audio. However, I have the mental need to research about any term or concept that I read about, and considering all of you guys have spent ages playing and working with audio gear, going through the forums just creates a ocean of confusion for me.
The reason why I stated that is because I am after a new headphones (over-ear, close back) and I don't even know what is the best starting point. I have been using the Denon AH-D310R which my girlfriend gave me 2 years ago, and I felt they did their job just right for being a firs-pair of headphones. Now they started to make funny noises (one channel seems is failing so the voice and low frequencies are muted).
My budget can be stretched up to AU$250 if the headphones are "decent". I would like to narrow my options to maybe 4 or 5 candidates that will provide a good experience listening to rock/metal as dominant genre, with important presence of progressive, multi-instruments bands. I also enjoy jazz, soul and even classical music, so obviously I am not looking for headphones too specialised. I would prefer gear with detachable cable because I tend to ruin the plug joint of my headphones, but first searches suggested me those kind of devises tend to be quite expensive and therefore, a fixed cable is accepted too.
On of the options that I am sure would work for me is the Audio-Technica ATH-M50.
I had a look at the Sony MDR-1R, and even though I did not try them on, they look nice and have a detachable cable.
Well, unfortunately those are the only ones considered so far and would appreciate if some of you guys give me advise.
I think ebay or amazon are the retailers to go for, as the prices of technology in Australian stores tend to be too high when compared to online alternatives.
Thanks folks!
