EHpianist
New Head-Fier
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Hello,
I will not pretend I know anything about headphones but was hoping you could help guide me towards my next purchase. I am a classical pianist and own a pair of Sennheiser HD 265 (yes, I've had these for a long long time) which are starting to sound their age. I do a lot of audio editing on my laptop (only classical piano) while traveling so I am looking for headphones with some major noise-cancellation or isolation so that I can do my work on transatlantic flights and in cars, which I couldn't with my Sennheisers. I need to be able to hear the little clicks that occur when an edit point is not properly cut though I also want to get the full range of the piano sound.
I read through a number of your past posts and gathered that the best noise-reduction comes from IEMs and that their fidelity can be quite good.
I have narrowed my search to:
Shure e4c
Westone UM2
etymotics ER4S
Super.fi 5 Pro
I am currently leaning towards the Etymotics as it seems to be the all-round favorite regarding flatness of sound though many complain about the fit. I really don't want to spend more than $250 on whatever phones I buy.
Also I plan on plugging these in directly to my laptop, I need ones that will work well without a headphone amp.
Any others I should be considering? Advice?
Thanks,
Elena
www.duoscarbo.com
I will not pretend I know anything about headphones but was hoping you could help guide me towards my next purchase. I am a classical pianist and own a pair of Sennheiser HD 265 (yes, I've had these for a long long time) which are starting to sound their age. I do a lot of audio editing on my laptop (only classical piano) while traveling so I am looking for headphones with some major noise-cancellation or isolation so that I can do my work on transatlantic flights and in cars, which I couldn't with my Sennheisers. I need to be able to hear the little clicks that occur when an edit point is not properly cut though I also want to get the full range of the piano sound.
I read through a number of your past posts and gathered that the best noise-reduction comes from IEMs and that their fidelity can be quite good.
I have narrowed my search to:
Shure e4c
Westone UM2
etymotics ER4S
Super.fi 5 Pro
I am currently leaning towards the Etymotics as it seems to be the all-round favorite regarding flatness of sound though many complain about the fit. I really don't want to spend more than $250 on whatever phones I buy.
Also I plan on plugging these in directly to my laptop, I need ones that will work well without a headphone amp.
Any others I should be considering? Advice?
Thanks,
Elena
www.duoscarbo.com