eduncan911
New Head-Fier
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So I went searching for my "gamer headset" a few years ago after going through 5 complete highend (well, $250-$350) sets and bluetooth crap to finally settle on the Astro A40s. Partially because of sound was decent, bassy, but decent. But mostly because of the awesome Astro 5.4 Ghz Mixamp! I've liked this so much for my other headphones that I bought 3! Two in use and one spare with multiple receivers! The spouse, child and myself all share the same movie!
So onto my problem... The A40s, with their open-end backing which sounds awesome, is far too loud. You can hear it downstairs, in different rooms, etc. I didn't know this until I had someone on the train tell me it was too loud. Shocked, as I didn't know anyone could hear it, I asked could they really hear it - and that's when 1/2 the train car said "Yes!"
Yes. Seriously.
I am on the hunt for my next pair of headphones. And I have one primary objective: Silent, to the outside world.
I read the excellent review here: http://www.head-fi.org/a/headphone-buying-guide
But, it didn't address my concern to outside ambient sounds other people will hear.
Help me choose which should be the most isolated from the outside world. I am guessing "closed" backings are the way to go here. But which ones?
I understand this is a broad question, as most don't put their headphones on someone else, turn it up loud, and stand back to see just how quiet it is (has anyone ever?).
I was going with Sennheiser as the name brand; but, after reading that guide above I see there are many other options.
Price range is up to around $350 or so.
Additional features such as inline mic is a bonus. Only really looking for wired headsets.
Here's the list of Sennheiser's I was thinking, in order:
* MOMENTUM I Ivory (M2)
* URBANITE XL
* PXC 450 <- this seems like paying for noise-cancelling.
* HD 380 PRO <- found one review that said you could not hear these if someone was wearing it.
Thanks in advance!
So onto my problem... The A40s, with their open-end backing which sounds awesome, is far too loud. You can hear it downstairs, in different rooms, etc. I didn't know this until I had someone on the train tell me it was too loud. Shocked, as I didn't know anyone could hear it, I asked could they really hear it - and that's when 1/2 the train car said "Yes!"
Yes. Seriously.
I am on the hunt for my next pair of headphones. And I have one primary objective: Silent, to the outside world.
I read the excellent review here: http://www.head-fi.org/a/headphone-buying-guide
But, it didn't address my concern to outside ambient sounds other people will hear.
Help me choose which should be the most isolated from the outside world. I am guessing "closed" backings are the way to go here. But which ones?
I understand this is a broad question, as most don't put their headphones on someone else, turn it up loud, and stand back to see just how quiet it is (has anyone ever?).
I was going with Sennheiser as the name brand; but, after reading that guide above I see there are many other options.
Price range is up to around $350 or so.
Additional features such as inline mic is a bonus. Only really looking for wired headsets.
Here's the list of Sennheiser's I was thinking, in order:
* MOMENTUM I Ivory (M2)
* URBANITE XL
* PXC 450 <- this seems like paying for noise-cancelling.
* HD 380 PRO <- found one review that said you could not hear these if someone was wearing it.
Thanks in advance!