planeboy
New Head-Fier
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I'm looking for a new pair of over ear headphones for less than $250, but if you feel strongly about a pair that are slightly more I would love to hear that too. My budget is flexible, but I don't want to spend a whole lot more than that. Some background on my previous headphones (and my thoughts on those if that helps) : I bought QC3's years ago, maybe 7, and thought they were really impressive. Having not used them for a long time and recently trying them again they sound pretty horrible. It sounds like the music was played through a tin can telephone that my Bose then pumped into my ears. Very muffled and flat sounding. I needed to take breaks with them because they hurt to wear them for extended periods, so that's why I want over ears now. I've had a pair of Sony over ears that were my dads, the ones that have been out for a couple decades, and wasn't ever really impressed with them. The headphones I've used consistently the most are Apple EarPods, which I didn't think were all that bad considering they came with my iPhone, and the fact that I didn't need to take care of them. My last purchase was a set of Shure SE215's which I liked a lot, isolating a lot of the sound, and the audio quality I thought was great. Unfortunately the swiveling cable has failed twice and they're being sent back again.
I listen to a lot of classic rock, alternative, some electronic, some classical, but primarily rock. I don't need a lot of bass, I care more about crisp sounding headphones, where it universally sounds nice. I don't want them to be open-backed because I'll be using them out a lot. I guess a lot of people who go looking for headphones like this look at the Audio Technica m50's(x). That's what I'm looking at, amongst others. Do you know where I can try these? And what are your thoughts on them? I'm not sure if they're truly a great set (within reason), or if they're at the apex of return on your money for more expensive headphones if that makes sense.
I apologize if I didn't explain what I'm looking for in terms of sound quality or anything else well enough, it's difficult for me to articulate. I can try to clarify. Any advice is appreciated, thanks!
I listen to a lot of classic rock, alternative, some electronic, some classical, but primarily rock. I don't need a lot of bass, I care more about crisp sounding headphones, where it universally sounds nice. I don't want them to be open-backed because I'll be using them out a lot. I guess a lot of people who go looking for headphones like this look at the Audio Technica m50's(x). That's what I'm looking at, amongst others. Do you know where I can try these? And what are your thoughts on them? I'm not sure if they're truly a great set (within reason), or if they're at the apex of return on your money for more expensive headphones if that makes sense.
I apologize if I didn't explain what I'm looking for in terms of sound quality or anything else well enough, it's difficult for me to articulate. I can try to clarify. Any advice is appreciated, thanks!