HD280 pros

[Nourdmrolnmt1]

Hey i would just like to say that i enjoy these cans thoroughly, i read a few things on here before i bought them, but they macmall had the for $60 shipped and i went for them. much better, i didnt have an amp for them, but now i sorta do, however they are deffinately over powered by my Marants 1120 stereo int. amp headphone jack which is what i have them pluged into.

thanks guys for giving your opinions in other threads.

anyone know the specs for the headphone out on the Marantz 1120? heh, ive yet to find any real specs for it in general though too.

and yes these are my first foraye into the higherend cans. my previous cans were aiwa hp-cn6 noise canceling ones that werent comfy at all and put out nothing compared to these things

MIKE

 

[gshan]

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Originally Posted by Nourdmrolnmt1 anyone know the specs for the headphone out on the Marantz 1120? heh, ive yet to find any real specs for it in general though too. MIKE

Will this do? : http://www.classicaudio.com/value/mz/1120.html

Enjoy the phones

 

[emphatic]

i picked up a pair of these cans a year ago or so and fell in love with them too! i wear them every moment i'm at my desk at work. they isolate perfectly in and out. i dont hear the whining of any coworkers, and they don't hear me rocking out to something loud when i have to get in the mood to work

on a similar note, i'm about to get a pair of Senn HD600's and i'm wondering how "open" these are. how much leakage do you hear from 50 feet away or so? anybody have an idea? (since lots of headfi'ers wear them, but many may not have a rommate/spouce who wears them around ya!)

good luck with those cans! they are the pefect way to hear only what you want, and keep it all to yourself

b

 

[Nourdmrolnmt1]

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Originally Posted by gshan Will this do? : http://www.classicaudio.com/value/mz/1120.html Enjoy the phones

hmm i saw the classic-audio.com site but not that one. they have the same specs but still no output on the headphones, although i think it might just use the amps from the speakers too its weird i dunno how its hooked up cuz its so old. but its a beast.

deffinately wish i had higher impedence on these though so that the amp couldnt put out as much power. i can distort them no problem. maybe in a year or 2 i could afford the 650's.

MIKE

 

[Cyclone]

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Originally Posted by emphatic on a similar note, i'm about to get a pair of Senn HD600's and i'm wondering how "open" these are. how much leakage do you hear from 50 feet away or so? anybody have an idea?

In a quiet room they will be heard 50 feet away. They are definately not something to use around other people if you dont want to hear them, and dont want them to hear you.

Also is it not the consensus that the 280's dont improve that much with an amp? They sound fantastic out of my set up ( av-710 --> (crappy ass) logitech z-340 2.1 computer speakers --> HD280

 

[YamiTenshi]

I was also under the impression that the HD280 did not need an amp. I have my hooked up to my Panasonic pcdp, and though I will admit there are flaws in the sound (mainly in the upper mids and highs), they sound great for the price range.

I think the general opinion around here is that most headphones will improve with an amp, but is it worth it?

 

[jpr703]

The 280s improve just a little with an amp, but personally I would spring for one. You'd be better off to save your money and worry about an amp after you've been bitten hard enough by the upgrade bug to buy new cans too.

I use my 280s on planes and in airports straight out of my iPod. I own better headphones, and amps to go with them, but the 280s still sound good to me. They're a great set of headphones for noisy environments and the quality is very good for the price.

 

[emphatic]

i've found that my 280's sound *much* better out of an amp than directly out of an ipod. i'm hoping to pick up a cmoy this week, so that will be my new choice for these cans.

(warning, this is not audiophile advice!) at work, i have a pair of cheap "computer speakers" from compusa. they were about $20. i had them to plug into my laptop for the occasional time i want to hear something from my computer, since my laptop speakers are almost dead quiet. anyway, i also plug the line-out of my ipod dock into these cheap powered computer speakers, and plug the 280's into the front of the speakers. this is a HUGE improvement over the standard headphone connection in the iPod, to power something like the 280's.

if you listen to them in one place, you may consider this cheap option. if you may also want to use them in portable situations, i'd suggest a cmoy.

 

[Strat1117]

Resurrecting a 15 year old thread to say that my old hd280 pros just came back to me from my son (long story short - I found the focal Spirit one s too uncomfortable on my oversized pumpkin head for long plane rides, he didn’t, so we traded) and I had forgotten just how GREAT these $100 cans sound, even straight out of an iPhone. I added a set of Auray genuine sheepskin pads ($29 on amazon), and the sound and comfort improved even further - dynamic, open and straightforward, these things remain the benchmark of easy to drive neutrality for me. These Auray pads are the only sheepskin pads I have seen or tried for the hd280 pro, and are highly recommended for anyone looking to make these bargain cans sound and feel like the professional tools that they truly are (and I mean that as a compliment).

Enjoy!