ytisawfulnow
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Yeah, already asked there... not much response, this seems to be a popular thread though and i needed advice.
Hello, i am looking for some headphones under the $200 range. I listen to Electro, house, and Cumbia. So they should have a decently good amount of bass.And i will be using with my mp3 player.Thank you.
closed headphones/headset will be using for everything: movies, games (fps and strategies), music. i'm listening to electronic music, so bass is requirement. price range: <60-80EUROS (i could expand to 80 if it's really worthy, but it's like my maximum). it would be nice to get few offers, because in my country, hi-fi isn't popular at all, but there is few shops where i could find. i was thinking about ultrasone hfi-450 and shure 440 (they're on my money limit since i'm in europe and i can find them expensive in ebay) maybe creative aurvana live. which would be better? or maybe obetter offers?
thanks in advance
neither. I would try either a pair of monster turbines, or some brainwavz m2. can't go wrong with either of those.
I don't know about the Ultarsone, as I have only heard the HFI 780. The Shure and CAL are both very good entry level cans. For pure sound, I'd give the CAL the nod by a small margin. However, if you want a durable build on a phone that folds up for travel--as well as a removable cable, go with the Shure.
I am wondering if there will be any noticeable drop in audio quality if I use a 2 m extension cable for my headphones, connected to a TV headphone jack. I could´t hear any, but then again it´s really hard to memorize how exactly something sounded.
Best price on the HD-558s is $149-$159.
The HD-555s going for $170 would be old stock that has been sitting on a shelf for years.
Or some retailer wants to sell headphones to a sucker.
AKG 7XX, DT990 and HD6XX, are not headphones you want to plug into the built in sound card on a PC's motherboard.
They need a $150 sound card or an external DAC/Headphone amplifier to sound right.
1) I might be wrong, but I think the MSRP of the 558s is higher than the 555s were, as it's only $20 under the 598. Could be wrong though. The 558s were like $150 at one point, but they jumped up recently.
2) Maybe something like the Audio-Technica AD-700 will do it for under $100.
3) I think you might be best off just going for the 558s tbh, if you like the Sennheiser sound, and want a direct upgrade. Also, definitely go for the 558s over the 555s, as they're supposed to be a significant improvement.
Probably not at just 2 m. Plus you said you couldn't hear a difference so I think that's most important