Angaria
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I'm looking for some unamped phones for <$150 that I can use at school without annoying people.
Portability is a plus, so for a minute I thought the ATH-EW9's would be perfect (and wow are they cool) but tales of high leakage and low bass scared me away.
I just tried the E3c's and found them to be quite bass deficient even with a good seal. I'm not a huge basshead, though, I do just fine with the levels from my CD-780's.
It seems like I'm being driven to the AKG 271, which I think I can snag on the bay for my price, but then they don't seem tremendously portable. The 5EB sounds like it could work too, but the highs are lacking I've heard, so another trade off there.
Suggestions - or go with AKG?
Portability is a plus, so for a minute I thought the ATH-EW9's would be perfect (and wow are they cool) but tales of high leakage and low bass scared me away.
I just tried the E3c's and found them to be quite bass deficient even with a good seal. I'm not a huge basshead, though, I do just fine with the levels from my CD-780's.
It seems like I'm being driven to the AKG 271, which I think I can snag on the bay for my price, but then they don't seem tremendously portable. The 5EB sounds like it could work too, but the highs are lacking I've heard, so another trade off there.
Suggestions - or go with AKG?