NewDuke
New Head-Fier
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My old bottom of the range Sony MDRs are falling apart and I need to invest in new headpones. They were suprisingly great for $80 (if rather heavy on the bass as expected) but I'm ready for a modest upgrade. I'm a bit lost tbh and have no stores near me wear I can try before I buy, so would appreciate some input from the experts. My requirements are:
Budget: No more than $250/£160, less would be great.
Type: Full size and closed, I don't mind looking like an astronaut. No 'supra' or IEMs thanks.
Preferably no more that 150ohm as I don't have a great amp... yet.
Pads: Not leather. My stubble shredded my MDRs.
Comfy, padded headband
Music: Mainly metal and hard rock, but also jazz and light classical (Mendelsohn etc).
Sound: I'd rather the headphone had a fairly neutral sound as I don't mind adding bass through EQs depending on the music.
Will only be used when I commute on the metro/walking with a Sony X1050 (with Line-Out mod), as I use wireless Sennheisers at home (yeah the sound signal sucks but they are practical when working on my car). I'm currently using a Fiio E5 until I get phones that help justify a better amp.
Hope that's enough info, I'd appreciate any positive input.
Budget: No more than $250/£160, less would be great.
Type: Full size and closed, I don't mind looking like an astronaut. No 'supra' or IEMs thanks.
Preferably no more that 150ohm as I don't have a great amp... yet.
Pads: Not leather. My stubble shredded my MDRs.
Comfy, padded headband
Music: Mainly metal and hard rock, but also jazz and light classical (Mendelsohn etc).
Sound: I'd rather the headphone had a fairly neutral sound as I don't mind adding bass through EQs depending on the music.
Will only be used when I commute on the metro/walking with a Sony X1050 (with Line-Out mod), as I use wireless Sennheisers at home (yeah the sound signal sucks but they are practical when working on my car). I'm currently using a Fiio E5 until I get phones that help justify a better amp.
Hope that's enough info, I'd appreciate any positive input.