[rohand]

Hi,
I am looking for a pair of headphones as the title suggests. I am a complete noob to headphones, so I have no idea what my sound signature is.

Here are my lost of requirements in order of importance

Around $100
Very comfortable
Closed/no sound leakage
Reasonably portable ( I should be able to take them in a backpack with a laptop and other stuff)


Thanks so much!
Any reccomendations are appreciated!

 

[LNuneek]

What are the genres of music you listen to? What's the source (phone, ipod, amp, etc)?

 

[rohand]

I listen to classic rock, some pop, and movies. It will come straight from an android device or laptop.

 

[LNuneek]

I can tell you about a headphone that I've been looking at for similar purposes, but can't recommend cause I don't own them/haven't heard them....yet
 
http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-715875-350p-Headphone-Black/dp/B00MRUQ1UO
 
To me they look interesting cause they look small, lightweight, they are foldable, and supposedly have pretty clear balanced sound.
 
The one downside I see to these is that they look a little fragile to me. One would probably have to be pretty careful with them.

 

[DJ Moray]

I would suggest sennhiser 598 they are open back but have VERY minimal sound leaking. They have excellent sound quality you should be able to find a pair for under a 100

 

[JK1]

I would suggest sennhiser 598 they are open back but have VERY minimal sound leaking. They have excellent sound quality you should be able to find a pair for under a 100

HD598 at under $100?????? Even used they sell for more than that. He could get an HD558 for close to $100, or he could get an HD518.

 

[DJ Moray]

Man I just realized what I said just got off over time really tired yeah you won't be able to find a pair or 598 for that low but yes a 558.

 

[rohand]

So, for both the 558 and the 598, do both have the same sound leakage has closed headphones? Or is one different from the other? Any other recommendations?

 

[DJ Moray]

They're both very similar and have minimal sound leakage.

 

[LNuneek]

If you really need something to block outside noise and keep from annoying others with your music don't go with open headphones or even semi-open headphones at all. Even closed cans leak some sound and let sound in. Anything open at all is going to be significantly worse in that regard.
 
If you are using anything open even in a slightly noisy environment you have to turn the volume up to compensate for the noise coming in. Too much of that will damage your hearing. Open backs are for quiet at home/office type environments where you are also not going to disturb others. Would not recommend for anything else.

 

[DumbCK]

SRH440s have pretty good mids/highs that are good for acoustic/vocals, but there can be some sibilance depending on the song and your volume. There's punchy bass, but can muddle a bit and isn't very strong. If you replace the pads with srh840 pads, theyre very comfortable. They're closed so they have passive isolation but if you're blasting music some will leak out.