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Bose AE2 vs Shure SRH840 vs Other

Mar 30, 2011 at 11:43 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 7
sepandee

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My brother and a friend of mine have decided to pool their money together and buy me a headphone. Something under $200. But I have to choose it :)
 
Now, I have to say from the start that
1) I'm not an audiophile.
2) I'm not impressed with a loud bass. I listen to all kinds of music, but mostly classical music and rock.
3) Sound leakage is NOT OK. I hate hearing the guy next to me in the subway blasting his music on his headphones.
4) Aesthetics matter, somewhat. Something simple and minimalistic.
5) Size is VERY important. I don't want to look like I'm from the year 3000, so the smaller and less noticeable, the better. Plus, I travel a lot, so small and collapsible would be great.
6) Noise cancelling is not a must, but it's definitely a plus.
7) Comfort is a must.
 
I've come across the Bose AE2 and the Shure SRH840. I've been reading this forum and I understand why there aren't than many Bose fans here, but the AE2 seems to be OK. Maybe $30-40 overpriced but sturdy, small, not noise cancelling but the reviews say it blocks out a lot of the noise, very comfortable, and decent sound quality. I'm not sure about the comfort of the SRH840, and it seems a tad bigger than the Bose but I'm not sure.
 
Any suggestions? Can someone be a caring adviser? :)
 
Thanks.
 
Mar 31, 2011 at 1:17 AM Post #2 of 7
I'm not a headphone man so I have no right to speak. However, you may want to search a little before settling on one of those two. I've heard some good reviews out there for a lot of headphones for the same price. Sennheiser would be a good place to start. Their HD series seems like a good area. Some of which have noise canceling. Sorry to waste your time, just my 2 cents.
 
Mar 31, 2011 at 6:06 PM Post #4 of 7


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quantumxl said:
I'm not a headphone man so I have no right to speak. However, you may want to search a little before settling on one of those two. I've heard some good reviews out there for a lot of headphones for the same price. Sennheiser would be a good place to start. Their HD series seems like a good area. Some of which have noise canceling. Sorry to waste your time, just my 2 cents.
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Sennheiser headphones seem to be bigger than what I'd be comfortable with having. At least from the pictures I see, the AE2 seems much smaller than almost any Sennheiser product I've seen.
 
 


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bubsdaddy said:
If you like the look of the Bose you can achieve the same style, audio performance and isolation with the JVC HAS700 for under $30:

 
 
http://www.amazon.com/JVC-HAS700-Portable-Full-Size-Headphone/dp/B0013OWPVO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1301578377&sr=8-1
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Cool, thanks. Looks like they're about the same size and look freakishly similar too. Are they comfortable as well?
 
Any other suggestions? :)
 
 
Mar 31, 2011 at 7:03 PM Post #5 of 7
Sepandee... I just recently purchased the JVC HA-S700 AND and the Bose AE2. Let me be the one to tell you that the JVC Truly outclasses the Bose by a VERY WIIIIIDE margin. I couldn't even begin to tell how enemic the Bose AE2 sounded in a direct head to head comparison using everything from an iPod Touch (4G) to a Sony PSP to a PC and finally connected to a receiver.
 
For both movies and music, the JVC really sounded much better!!
 
Now, I'm in the same boat as you are searching for a pair of over/around-the-ear headphones that sound better than the HA-S700 that is also flat-folding for portability.
 
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