[shzy]

hey there, this is a pretty hype place ya'll.........
alrite i just bought a pretty decent mp3/cd player and i am looking for a pair of good headphones to go with it, i used to use the sony MDR 380 when i played Quake, but i resold it since i dont game anymore. i didnt really recognize the pro/cons of that headphone even thou i played with it for a long time, people were recommanding it to me and i just bought it, it was pretty good anywayz. right now i am looking for a pair of headphones that's not as big as those, reasonable price(the ones you guys talking about are just too pro and expensive for moi...), reasonable sound quality, light, last long, not too ugly, just a great overall headphone. to spec the price, i think not over 60 canadian dollar would be reasonable, cuz i am still a high school student... i was aiming for the sony street style, but a lotta people say it hurts a lot after a long time of wearing, so i figured since i already have a very huge head, i will forget about that. also another "personal problem" of mine...i have a pretty small right ear, every earphone i tried in my right ear hurt like hell after half an hour, therefore i always just hang the earphone in my right ear...and that's not so good. so if you guys know any good quality and comfortable/soft earphones i would really appritiate your directing.
i was searching for an answer on some website and people told me to come here and i was pretty freaked out by you guys' posts....difinitely pro styel, lol.

and here's some questions which would sound really silly to you guys:
what's "ohm"? is it bigger the better or smaller the better?
what's driver size?
can u really notice the difference between a headphone with frequency of 8hz~25Khz and one with 20H~20kHz? is the second one like really crappy compared to the first one??
what's S/N ratio?????


thank you very much for reading my forum, and i would greatly appritiate your help

you guys are cool

 

[Gluegun]

If you get on MSN Messenger, i can help ya

 

[LobsterSan]

Sorry about your wallet.

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reasonable price(the ones you guys talking about are just too pro and expensive for moi...)

This is what you think at first, but you just wait and see what happens...

To clear up some of your questions....

An ohm is a measure of resistance. Most portable units will not be able to drive headphones with high resistance. If you're looking for simple use with a portable, and without the purchase of a dedicated headphone amplifier, you should look for headphones at or below 75 ohms or so. The bigger the resistance does not necessarily mean a better headphone. There are many other factors that go into it.

The frequency response ratings that are listed under the technical data are mostly crap. Don't pay too much attention to them -- most people can't tell the difference and a lot of times the stats are skewed.

To give some starters on headphone choices...

Don't give in to the Sony Streetstyles. They look cool and are popular, but they generally do not sound so great. You may want to look into the Koss Portapros, the Koss KSC-35 (or the newer version, KSC-50), or the behind the neck KSC-55. The koss models I listed are all very portable and have good sound quality. Depending on what your needs may be, i.e., how much isolation you need, how portable you need it, how good the looks have to be, etc. people can give you other recommendations.

 

[bifcake]

I second that recommendation.