zelph
New Head-Fier
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I've searched through countless threads and have went through many choices, but i finally narrowed it down to the these two phones
JVC HARX900 ($60)
and ATH A700 ($120)
CAL ($100)
My budget was around 100, but i saw the good reviews on the ATH700 and it was selling for only 20 dollars over my budget on amazon so i decided to add that on.
The only experience I've had with high quality headphones is with the SENN HD280 my friend had, so i don't have much experience with this stuff.
I need headphones for next year because I'm going to be rooming another person. So i figured this would would go into what I wanted from a headphone.
The main things are
Comfort (Gonna have these on hours at a time probably)
Decent Sound
Unamped source (Ipod, crappy laptop souncard)
Good sound isolation (in and out)
Portableness is not an issue (but it would be a plus)
I've looked through the reviews and impressions on the ATH A700 and I was about to finally decide when, someone recommended the JVC HARX900 and the CAL. (funny story, i intially was just planning to get the SENNS HD280 because i thought they were alright, but then i stumbled onto head-fi through google and saw all these options. This happened again and again for many phones until i finally narrowed it down to these three.)
From jokers guide the CAL got a 9.5 in comfyness and that sounds awesome, but the isolation suffers.
The JVC's seem to be the best bang for the buck and because of my budget would probably buy these.
I know I can't go wrong with any of these phones but i wanted to hear your guys opinions on which one you find the most comfortable. and whether the price jump from the JVC to the ATH700 and CAL is worth it. (I'm on a tight budget but if it's worth it, I would get it)
JVC HARX900 ($60)
and ATH A700 ($120)
CAL ($100)
My budget was around 100, but i saw the good reviews on the ATH700 and it was selling for only 20 dollars over my budget on amazon so i decided to add that on.
The only experience I've had with high quality headphones is with the SENN HD280 my friend had, so i don't have much experience with this stuff.
I need headphones for next year because I'm going to be rooming another person. So i figured this would would go into what I wanted from a headphone.
The main things are
Comfort (Gonna have these on hours at a time probably)
Decent Sound
Unamped source (Ipod, crappy laptop souncard)
Good sound isolation (in and out)
Portableness is not an issue (but it would be a plus)
I've looked through the reviews and impressions on the ATH A700 and I was about to finally decide when, someone recommended the JVC HARX900 and the CAL. (funny story, i intially was just planning to get the SENNS HD280 because i thought they were alright, but then i stumbled onto head-fi through google and saw all these options. This happened again and again for many phones until i finally narrowed it down to these three.)
From jokers guide the CAL got a 9.5 in comfyness and that sounds awesome, but the isolation suffers.
The JVC's seem to be the best bang for the buck and because of my budget would probably buy these.
I know I can't go wrong with any of these phones but i wanted to hear your guys opinions on which one you find the most comfortable. and whether the price jump from the JVC to the ATH700 and CAL is worth it. (I'm on a tight budget but if it's worth it, I would get it)