diamonddamage3
New Head-Fier
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Hi, I'm Dan!
I'm buying new headphones for college as an engineering student, and any help is hugely appreciated!
I might blabber some, so if you just want the basics of what I need, I highlighted them for you. I don't want to waste your time.
I've done a lot of research regarding headphones, but in the end, I still need expert advice.
My current headphones are the Pioneer SE-A1000, which have wonderful sound, but are open-air and would bother my roommate if I used them. As a result of having these headphones, now I can't stand extremely low quality cans. But while these were a relatively easy find, as many different sources cited it as one of the best headphones for $50, I'm having a harder time with my current search.
My priority is getting the best headphones for the amount I am paying.
I would prefer to keep under $200, so around the $150 range or lower would be amazing.
Going lower than my budget is fine, such as sub-$100, if all my requirements are met.
Because I don't want to bother my roommate while using these, the headphones must be closed. No sound leak.
I would prefer over ear, or circumaural, because they tend to be more comfortable, but if there are extremely amazing on ear headphones that are comfortable and just too good to pass, I'm always open to suggestions.
On that note, comfort is important.
But just in case my roommate is noisy, I might want noise cancelling headphones, but if I am sacrificing too much for the noise canceling feature, or if good noise canceling headphones are too expensive, this feature isn't a must.
Now, I know that there are also noise isolation headphones which are often more effective and cheaper, but noise cancelling has the added benefit of being able to be turned off, so I still communicate with my roommate while listening to music if I want.
On that note, suggestions for headphones without isolation or noise canceling are fine, even preferred.
My interested in ANC is the ability to turn it off when I need it to. Noise isolation headphone suggestions are still appreciated though, but no need to suggest exclusively headphones that isolate or remove noise.
Good sound quality is a must. I probably do not have the ears that many of you do, and my opinion of "good sound quality" might not be the same as yours, but relatively good sound would be nice.
My music taste is varying, so there is no need to recommend headphones with specific strengths (clear highs, powerful bass, etc.). A well balanced headphone sound range is good enough.
Portability is preferred, but not needed. I might want to take these around, but if I sacrifice portability for quality, then I'll do it.
Also, please corded headphones only. Bluetooth tends to sound bad, and only few wireless headphones have adequate quality, but totally sacrifice portability as a result. Having a removeable cord is nice, but not needed. Same for coiled cords and clothed cords. I love these types of cords, and prefer them over regular ones, but if I need to sacrifice convenience for quality, then I will.
Some headphones I've currently looked at are:
Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7B QuietPoint
NoiseHush I7-12174
Reloop RHP-10
SoundMAGIC HP150
But even after lots of research, I'm still quite lost.
Some headphones may have been amazing in the past, but are now outdated and not so good. Yet, newer headphones tend to have few reviews. Others may be good, but not worth the price they are sold at.
Most of the reviews are inexperienced, have little detail, and are not from audiophiles and represent varying musical preferences (I've seen reviews complaining about not enough bass, when the true issue is that the user's previous headphones artificially enhanced bass).
So, I thank everybody who helps me out, and truly appreciate all the time you might put into helping me!
I'm buying new headphones for college as an engineering student, and any help is hugely appreciated!
I might blabber some, so if you just want the basics of what I need, I highlighted them for you. I don't want to waste your time.
I've done a lot of research regarding headphones, but in the end, I still need expert advice.
My current headphones are the Pioneer SE-A1000, which have wonderful sound, but are open-air and would bother my roommate if I used them. As a result of having these headphones, now I can't stand extremely low quality cans. But while these were a relatively easy find, as many different sources cited it as one of the best headphones for $50, I'm having a harder time with my current search.
My priority is getting the best headphones for the amount I am paying.
I would prefer to keep under $200, so around the $150 range or lower would be amazing.
Going lower than my budget is fine, such as sub-$100, if all my requirements are met.
Because I don't want to bother my roommate while using these, the headphones must be closed. No sound leak.
I would prefer over ear, or circumaural, because they tend to be more comfortable, but if there are extremely amazing on ear headphones that are comfortable and just too good to pass, I'm always open to suggestions.
On that note, comfort is important.
But just in case my roommate is noisy, I might want noise cancelling headphones, but if I am sacrificing too much for the noise canceling feature, or if good noise canceling headphones are too expensive, this feature isn't a must.
Now, I know that there are also noise isolation headphones which are often more effective and cheaper, but noise cancelling has the added benefit of being able to be turned off, so I still communicate with my roommate while listening to music if I want.
On that note, suggestions for headphones without isolation or noise canceling are fine, even preferred.
My interested in ANC is the ability to turn it off when I need it to. Noise isolation headphone suggestions are still appreciated though, but no need to suggest exclusively headphones that isolate or remove noise.
Good sound quality is a must. I probably do not have the ears that many of you do, and my opinion of "good sound quality" might not be the same as yours, but relatively good sound would be nice.
My music taste is varying, so there is no need to recommend headphones with specific strengths (clear highs, powerful bass, etc.). A well balanced headphone sound range is good enough.
Portability is preferred, but not needed. I might want to take these around, but if I sacrifice portability for quality, then I'll do it.
Also, please corded headphones only. Bluetooth tends to sound bad, and only few wireless headphones have adequate quality, but totally sacrifice portability as a result. Having a removeable cord is nice, but not needed. Same for coiled cords and clothed cords. I love these types of cords, and prefer them over regular ones, but if I need to sacrifice convenience for quality, then I will.
Some headphones I've currently looked at are:
Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7B QuietPoint
NoiseHush I7-12174
Reloop RHP-10
SoundMAGIC HP150
But even after lots of research, I'm still quite lost.
Some headphones may have been amazing in the past, but are now outdated and not so good. Yet, newer headphones tend to have few reviews. Others may be good, but not worth the price they are sold at.
Most of the reviews are inexperienced, have little detail, and are not from audiophiles and represent varying musical preferences (I've seen reviews complaining about not enough bass, when the true issue is that the user's previous headphones artificially enhanced bass).
So, I thank everybody who helps me out, and truly appreciate all the time you might put into helping me!