Im looking to buy a pair of "real" headphones, i've been using a pair of Sennheiser for a couple of years now, but they've seen better days, so its time for a change.
The Beats by Dre pro has caught my attention, but i realize these are overpriced and i should be able to get a pair of similar or better for about half the price, the reason i glanced at the beats is because they claim to produce decent bass which i find rather important, but instead they lack in other areas which isn't acceptable in that price range.
So i've lurked the forums for a while now, and i've found a candidate or two, but some of the headphones you're talking about here isn't available here in sweden for some reason, maybe they're from old topic or whatever.
So if anyone is willing to help, i want you to base your decision on this data:
I will be using these headphones mainly to my computer, i have a high end PC, with a low end audio card, but im okay with switching it to a better one. I don't use FLAC or anything similar as the source of my audio, i mainly use spotify premium at the moment, which plays audio in a bitrate of 320kbit/s if i remember correctly.
Anyway, i listen to pretty much every type of music, but im mainly in to trance, and a bit of dubsteb at the moment, so that's the important part. I listen to quite a bit of rock too, but not enough to base a decision on. Im also gonna be playing a bit of games with them, but doesn't really matter, the only thing you're looking for in gaming is a heavy bass, and a clear but not necessarily a well balanced treble.
I'm never gonna be using these phones with an external amp, i just find it too much of a hassle, if i want to bring them on a trip and hook them up to my phone, or laptop i would want them to sound just as (or almost as) good then.
What usually bugs me about a pair of headphones is that if you play really loud, which tends to happen if the headphone has insufficient bass, the treble gets so loud and sharp, to the point where it hurts, and i don't want none of that
Another thing that is pretty much essential is the material the cushions is made of, i want them to be comfortably and feel "high end" so none of that plastic, they'll have to be either leather (which in some cases seem to get pretty hot after a few hours, but im okay with it) or soft fabric, which i tend to prefer.
So again, what got me looking at a pair of Beats, is mainly the huge selling point of a well performing bass, but they look pretty nice and comfy too.
some alternatives that i got from another thread on here are the Shure SR940 and ultrasone HFI 580, what are your thoughts on these too, compared to the beats, and you are more than welcome to give me tips about other headphone, and points as to what im should be looking for.
Thanks in advance.
How would you compare the V6 with the Shure? I know the V6 is the defacto standard of music studios everywhere, and the price is definitely right. Do the Shures offer any advantages that justify their ~$30 premium?
