DayofCalm
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Hi there,
I just joined the Head-Fi forums, but I've been reading up for a a little while now. I'm slowly finding myself becoming an audiophile whether or not I want to :/.
Anyway, I'm looking into buying my first legitimately decent pair of headphones. The quandary I find myself in is as follows:
Assume a budget of $200-$400. I'm looking to buy both a pair of headphones and a pair of earbuds. I've been learning how to DJ to some extent recently, and since I'm heading off to school soon, I think this could definitely be something I'd like to continue. However, I'm also fairly active, and quite frankly have just always been satisfied with the general feel and results of earbuds. To the point, I've only ever really used anything as good as V-Moda Bass Freqs ("as good as" is a relative term, heh) but I would be interested in getting something slightly higher-end. I listen primarily to electronica music ("techno", as it is often labeled), so something bass-heavy would be reasonable. Given the budget, and that I'm looking into one of each type, my current ideas are as follows:
Earbuds:
Monster Turbines (~$100). I've heard good things about the bass and the general feel. People say they're a little heavy, but the tip variety would seem like it might account for that reasonably well.
Monster Turbines Pro Gold/Copper(varies, but generally ~$250). Basically a better version of the originals from what I understand. Not sure that it'd be wise to spend the majority of my budget on the earbuds, however. People tend to appear very satisfied with the quality here, though.
Klipsch Image s4 (~$75). Once again, I've seen good reviews about the audio range of these buds. People generally seem to like Klipsch a little better than Monster, but that might be company bias. Unsure.
Sennheiser CX 300-II (~$75). Couldn't find quite as much on these, but Sennheiser seems to be a favorite across the board and they seemed comparable to the turbines at a lower price.
Sennheiser IE8 (~$270). Almost unanimously seem the favorite of the listed earbuds (although some would argue the Turbines Pro), but very pricey given the budget. Doesn't leave too much room for the actual headphones.
Headphones:
Sennheiser HD 380 Pro (~$200). As above, people seem to like Sennheiser, but opinions about both the 280s and 380s seemed a little divided. Curious for input.
Sennheiser HD 558 (~$250). Quality is reputedly good, bass is reputedly warm but not overpowering.
I'm really open to other suggestions (it's late, and I can't find the slip where I wrote down all of them anyway, so I'm just going from memory and Google). Things to remember include: potential for DJing, and electronica music (thus, need strong bass).
Let me know what you guys think! Thanks, and I look forward to future posting on Head-Fi. Whatever I end up getting, I'll probably offer my opinions on.
I just joined the Head-Fi forums, but I've been reading up for a a little while now. I'm slowly finding myself becoming an audiophile whether or not I want to :/.
Anyway, I'm looking into buying my first legitimately decent pair of headphones. The quandary I find myself in is as follows:
Assume a budget of $200-$400. I'm looking to buy both a pair of headphones and a pair of earbuds. I've been learning how to DJ to some extent recently, and since I'm heading off to school soon, I think this could definitely be something I'd like to continue. However, I'm also fairly active, and quite frankly have just always been satisfied with the general feel and results of earbuds. To the point, I've only ever really used anything as good as V-Moda Bass Freqs ("as good as" is a relative term, heh) but I would be interested in getting something slightly higher-end. I listen primarily to electronica music ("techno", as it is often labeled), so something bass-heavy would be reasonable. Given the budget, and that I'm looking into one of each type, my current ideas are as follows:
Earbuds:
Monster Turbines (~$100). I've heard good things about the bass and the general feel. People say they're a little heavy, but the tip variety would seem like it might account for that reasonably well.
Monster Turbines Pro Gold/Copper(varies, but generally ~$250). Basically a better version of the originals from what I understand. Not sure that it'd be wise to spend the majority of my budget on the earbuds, however. People tend to appear very satisfied with the quality here, though.
Klipsch Image s4 (~$75). Once again, I've seen good reviews about the audio range of these buds. People generally seem to like Klipsch a little better than Monster, but that might be company bias. Unsure.
Sennheiser CX 300-II (~$75). Couldn't find quite as much on these, but Sennheiser seems to be a favorite across the board and they seemed comparable to the turbines at a lower price.
Sennheiser IE8 (~$270). Almost unanimously seem the favorite of the listed earbuds (although some would argue the Turbines Pro), but very pricey given the budget. Doesn't leave too much room for the actual headphones.
Headphones:
Sennheiser HD 380 Pro (~$200). As above, people seem to like Sennheiser, but opinions about both the 280s and 380s seemed a little divided. Curious for input.
Sennheiser HD 558 (~$250). Quality is reputedly good, bass is reputedly warm but not overpowering.
I'm really open to other suggestions (it's late, and I can't find the slip where I wrote down all of them anyway, so I'm just going from memory and Google). Things to remember include: potential for DJing, and electronica music (thus, need strong bass).
Let me know what you guys think! Thanks, and I look forward to future posting on Head-Fi. Whatever I end up getting, I'll probably offer my opinions on.
