Update: I've narrowed the choice to HK Soundsticks III and Swans M10 (and possibly D1080). If anyone has experience with any of these, it'd be greatly appreciated! Update 2: Pulled the trigger on the Swans M10. If I remember, I'll comment here with my experience after getting them (which is...

Hi! Google landed me on this almost 8 years old topic, but I'm facing exactly the same set of choices as OP was (well, except I hadn't discovered the Edifiers, and was also thinking about the Swans D1080 2.0 set). Looking for a replacement for my 10+ y/o Logitech Z4 set that has started...

Thank you so much for the knowledgeable and thorough replies! Gives me something to think about. I did notice with the superluxes that, especially late into the evening, the treble sometimes got to be painful when listening to certain talk shows – and speech, generally. Maybe it's not such a bad...

Apologies in advance for the silly question, but... After using sub-$50 headphones all my life (mostly the popular Superlux 6## ones everyone probably knows about), I decided to finally take this passion for music seriously and buy a pair that could even remotely be considered 'not low-end'...

Hi! I'm looking for a headphone+microphone combination to replace my Siberia V2s. (No more gaming headsets...) I stumbled upon the Samson SR850s which in the headphone buyers' guide were very highly praised for their price. (Opinions? I enjoy high-quality audio and listen mostly to metal but...

Yeah, but as I stated earlier it's a microphone that costs more than the headphones I'm looking to buy... I already have a condenser mic for recording purposes so I don't really see the point in dishing out $50 for another high-quality mic. I would much prefer something in the $5-15 range. The...

Well, would anyone happen to know a particular microphone of that (gooseneck) kind, that would meet the qualities I described above?

Yes, something like that! If that was available for a student-friendly price for someone in Finland, I'd be happy.

Um... Hello. To be concise, I'm looking for a headphone+microphone combination to replace my Siberia V2s. I stumbled upon the Samson SR850s which in the headphone buyers' guide were very highly praised for their price. (Opinions? I enjoy high-quality audio and listen mostly to metal but also...