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Montanha · Mar 18, 2016 at 11:59 AM

hello
im moving to a new house with a room mate, so im looking for a closed back headphones that i can use inside the house, should be comfortable to wear for a long period of time and does not leak sound outside, i'll be using them mainly for watching movies and video games, and a little bit of music
i've narrowed it down to one out of two options

1- Sennheiser HD451 (46 euros) (i've previously owned the HD419 and it was ok, gets a bit warm and the base ever so lacking for my taste)
2- Audio Technica ATH-M20x (59 euros)

please keep in mind that i live in finland so i would appreciate any recommendations that i can get from any oneline stores in europe (amazon.de for example)

thank you in advance and best regards

ProtegeManiac · Mar 19, 2016 at 12:05 AM

Superlux HD660

http://www.amazon.de/Superlux-Kopfh%C3%B6rer-HD-660-Over-Schwarz/dp/B008FZOK3A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458359764&sr=8-1&keywords=Superlux+HD660

In case you find the stock earpads a little tight around the ears, try third party DT770 earpads - just stretch them around the mounting lip similar to how tyres are mounted onto wheels, one section at a time and then work your way around it while holding the areas that are locked in place.

http://www.amazon.de/Beyerdynamic-Ersatz-Ohrpolster-DT880%C2%A0DT860%C2%A0F%C3%BCr-DT990%C2%A0DT770%C2%A0AKG-K270%C2%A0K242%C2%A0K271%C2%A0K240S/dp/B01BBMD1WE/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1458359812&sr=8-9&keywords=DT770+earpads

I have the semi-open HD330 and faux leather pads, and isolation is good enough. I had to adjust the metal frame though as the stock shape was a bit tight. No problems with plastic parts breaking as on Sennheiser earpads though so this is a lot easier than on the HD600, but mind the cable coming out of the top of the earcups.

Montanha

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ProtegeManiac

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