pianoplayer88key
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First, my maximum budget is $100 to $150. (I may be waiting a while (probably a few to several months) to purchase, though. If something happens to the cheapies I currently have now, I might need to spend up to $25 on something in an emergency.)
Many things I will be listening to (in random order) include: computer games, radio listening (AM Stereo - Radio Disney), music (Classical, piano, religious), some rock.
I want a mostly accurate sound stage and frequency response, but I also like hearing the deepest low pedal tones on an organ and concert grand piano (i.e. below 40 Hz). I'd like something that's good at reproducing those low frequencies (especially 15 to 30 Hz).
I will be driving mostly portable equipment (CD players, cassette players, mp3 players, etc.) Keep in mind that I have NO intention of purchasing an amp!!! I don't want to carry that with me, and if I DO need to, it needs to be very (physically) small and fit within my total budget. I want them to be driven very easily.
That said, there will be some sources I will plug them into that have relatively powerful amps built in (at least one of which, due to excessively loose volume control, I have taped to a fixed position), so I will want an inline analog volume control.
I want closed circum-aural headphones. I don't want to have to crank the volume up very high to have a comfortable signal to noise ratio (with the "noise" in this case being defined as my surrounding sounds, and the "signal" being what I'm listening to) when mowing the lawn, riding public transit (buses, trolleys, trains, sometimes planes), etc, so I want good isolation.
I also want the headphones to be durable. (I'll link a video later to show what kind of treatment they might often get, but the site's down right now.)
I would also like to be able to replace the cord when/if necessary, and when/if I choose to. I do want a fairly long cord (at least 15 to 20 feet or so) - I might be also plugging it into a stereo system and running throughout the room (I'd like to be able to go throughout the yard and local school and neighborhood with it, but I'm not up to the cost of a wireless system.)
I don't know if I left anything out, but does anyone have any suggestions? I had previously considered the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro, and had heard a Bose Triport in a store and (at the time) thought I liked it (it WAS way better than what I've been used to (my first "real" cans were the Sony MDR-CD360)) but I have read reviews on the net which seem to state a much worse opinion.
Many things I will be listening to (in random order) include: computer games, radio listening (AM Stereo - Radio Disney), music (Classical, piano, religious), some rock.
I want a mostly accurate sound stage and frequency response, but I also like hearing the deepest low pedal tones on an organ and concert grand piano (i.e. below 40 Hz). I'd like something that's good at reproducing those low frequencies (especially 15 to 30 Hz).
I will be driving mostly portable equipment (CD players, cassette players, mp3 players, etc.) Keep in mind that I have NO intention of purchasing an amp!!! I don't want to carry that with me, and if I DO need to, it needs to be very (physically) small and fit within my total budget. I want them to be driven very easily.
That said, there will be some sources I will plug them into that have relatively powerful amps built in (at least one of which, due to excessively loose volume control, I have taped to a fixed position), so I will want an inline analog volume control.
I want closed circum-aural headphones. I don't want to have to crank the volume up very high to have a comfortable signal to noise ratio (with the "noise" in this case being defined as my surrounding sounds, and the "signal" being what I'm listening to) when mowing the lawn, riding public transit (buses, trolleys, trains, sometimes planes), etc, so I want good isolation.
I also want the headphones to be durable. (I'll link a video later to show what kind of treatment they might often get, but the site's down right now.)
I would also like to be able to replace the cord when/if necessary, and when/if I choose to. I do want a fairly long cord (at least 15 to 20 feet or so) - I might be also plugging it into a stereo system and running throughout the room (I'd like to be able to go throughout the yard and local school and neighborhood with it, but I'm not up to the cost of a wireless system.)
I don't know if I left anything out, but does anyone have any suggestions? I had previously considered the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro, and had heard a Bose Triport in a store and (at the time) thought I liked it (it WAS way better than what I've been used to (my first "real" cans were the Sony MDR-CD360)) but I have read reviews on the net which seem to state a much worse opinion.