Lost in the headphone chaos
Aug 14, 2014 at 1:30 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 12

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Heyya guys,
 
I'm still not sure what headphone I should buy. I also don't know which one fits for me the best. The issue is that there are so many headphones... I seriously can't try them out all at once. So far, I tried out the Momentum Over-Ear, V-moda M-100, Monster Inspiration, Beats Studio 2.0, Beyer Dynamics 770 Pro, Sony MDR-1R headphones. Sadly none of them made me leave satisfied.

The beats, though improved, were just a noisy (due to the active noise cancelling) mess. The Beyer Dynamics were just way too BIG and looked pretty much ****ty. The V-moda's were so uncomfortable... The sound was probably the best I heard in the bunch, but the uncomforbility made me sell them again. The Momentums disappointed me with the sound quality. But also were they very uncomfortable too. I have too big ears I guess (And a big head). My ears have 70mm~. The Inspirations were good, but never left me overwhelmed by it's sound quality. They were at times uncomfortable too. The Sony's were REALLY comfortable. But the sound quality left me desiring for more...
 
I know so far it's a mish mash. But I'm actually searching for quality headphones, which are also portable. I would like to hear with them also in the train etc. So hence why the Beyer Dynamics got send back directly after I received them. I'm not looking for active noise cancelling headphones. But ones which won't be heard by the masses in the public. They should also fit to my ears and my little big head. I also would love a tight bass. I'm not talking about a bass which overpowers the whole song. I'm also listening to slow music. So maybe an allrounder with a slight bass attribute.
 
The price shouldn't go over 250€ (I'm from Germany). I'm also mainly listening to hip hop, r&b (alternative r&b), some pop music (Not too often though), rock, alternative, indie, dance...
 
Hope anyone can help me out with my big problem.
 
Aug 14, 2014 at 1:44 PM Post #2 of 12
  Heyya guys,
 
I'm still not sure what headphone I should buy. I also don't know which one fits for me the best. The issue is that there are so many headphones... I seriously can't try them out all at once. So far, I tried out the Momentum Over-Ear, V-moda M-100, Monster Inspiration, Beats Studio 2.0 and Beyer Dynamics 770 Pro, Sony MDR-1R headphones. Sadly none of them made me leave satisfied.

The beats, though improved, were just a noisy (due to the active noise cancelling) mess. The Beyer Dynamics were just way too BIG and looked pretty much ****ty. The V-moda's were so uncomfortable... The sound was probably the best I heard in the bunch, but the uncomforbility made me sell them again. The Momentums disappointed me with the sound quality. But also were they very uncomfortable too. I have too big ears I guess (And a big head). My ears have 70mm~. The Inspirations were good, but never left me overwhelmed by it's sound quality. They were at times uncomfortable too. The Sony's were REALLY comfortable. But the sound quality left me desiring for more...
 
I know so far it's a mish mash. But I'm actually searching for quality headphones, which are also portable. I would like to hear with them also in the train etc. So hence why the Beyer Dynamics got send back directly after I received them. I'm not looking for active noise cancelling headphones. But ones which won't be heard by the masses in the public. They should also fit to my ears and my little big head. I also would love a tight bass. I'm not talking about a bass which overpowers the whole song. I'm also listening to slow music. So maybe an allrounder with a slight bass attribute.
 
The price shouldn't go over 250€ (I'm from Germany). I'm also mainly listening to hip hop, r&b (alternative r&b), some pop music (Not too often though), rock, alternative, indie, dance...
 
Hope anyone can help me out with my big problem.

 
i cant confirm anything yet since i dont own the M100's and SMS-DJ but from what i heard they sound very similar to each other and are very comfort (that was the problem for you in the M100's) so if you will see them in a shop or something give them a go .
i am going to get them myself tommorow :) 

the review on this site 
http://www.head-fi.org/products/sms-wd-blk-street-by-50-professionally-tuned-over-ear-headphones-black/reviews/10729
 
and also the reviews on amazon are good 
http://www.amazon.com/SMS-Audio-STREET-Wired-Headphones/dp/B008GVNRC8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1408038117&sr=8-2&keywords=SMS+DJ+PRO
 
Aug 14, 2014 at 3:54 PM Post #3 of 12
I also tried the Audio Technica ATH M50 headphones. But those were also too bulky imo. And not so comfortable too. I didn't really like the sound quality either..
 
So no ideas guys? :frowning2:
 
Aug 14, 2014 at 4:48 PM Post #5 of 12
Can I presume you didn't try the M-100 with XL pads? That might have been your answer.
 
Aug 14, 2014 at 4:55 PM Post #6 of 12
Well, I guess the Sennheiser HD558 will fit you the most for your situation.

A bit bulky too. I actually tried them at a retailer once and they were reaallly big.
 
 
Can I presume you didn't try the M-100 with XL pads? That might have been your answer.


I actually didn't. At that time I didn't want to spent 25€ for those pads and didn't think they would make a huge difference. Or do you think differently? As I said. My ears are around 70mm. Funny enough, I actually thought about the XL pads today. I would actually consider to buy the V-moda's again, if the ear pads do make a HUGE difference. In the past, the V-moda's really pressed my ears...
 
Aug 14, 2014 at 6:37 PM Post #8 of 12
If I hadn't added the XL's I'd like have sold my V-Moda's by now. I had similar comfort problems as you seem to have - although I've never measured my ears - and the larger pads fixed everything for me. I love the M's.
 
Aug 14, 2014 at 8:45 PM Post #10 of 12
Sennheiser HD7DJ.
 
Great isolation, they look nice, and they are decently portable. They need a short cable which hasn't been released from Sennheiser.
 
They are on the fun side, elevated bass. 
 

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