broodwich
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My daughter told me she wanted some new headphones for Christmas. My first thought was wow this is actually something her dear ol' Dad can figure out.
I instantly thought, I could help her choose between IEMs, on the ear, over the ear, closed back, open back, etc. I started by just asking her why she wanted new headphones. She told me that she wanted some "big" headphones like the ones that I have (Audio Technica ATH-AD700). She went on to say, she doesn't like the one's that you stick in your ears and she wants to be able to block out other sounds on the bus or block out the sound of the TV at home. Our house has a pretty open floorplan and the sound from our living room TV flows pretty easy into the loft area where the kids computer is located.
She unknowingly answered just about all the questions I was going to ask her. So much for the quality father-daughter time. So I guess she wants closed back, circumaural (or earpad with decent isolation) headphones. I would also add they be low impedance because she isn't going to want to be bothered with a headphone amp. They should probably be a little more rugged or at least a little robust. I don't think she would trash them but keeping things pristine is not a high priority for her either. I would also add potability. Size isn't going to be that important to her. She's seen my Audio Technicas and those are huge but I bet she would appreciate something she canjust throw in her purse or backpack. Next I would add stylish, she would probably like any kind of headphone that looked cool. Sound quality is sadly probably dead last on her list. I however would like to introduce her to something with some decent sound quality. A set of "fun" sounding phones would be a great choice. Oh and I think the budget should be under $100.
She likes to listen to mainly alternative music, but she's also a drama / choir / color guard geek so I'll often find her listening to the music from the soundtracks to musicals.
So Head-Fi'rs, do you have any suggestions?
I instantly thought, I could help her choose between IEMs, on the ear, over the ear, closed back, open back, etc. I started by just asking her why she wanted new headphones. She told me that she wanted some "big" headphones like the ones that I have (Audio Technica ATH-AD700). She went on to say, she doesn't like the one's that you stick in your ears and she wants to be able to block out other sounds on the bus or block out the sound of the TV at home. Our house has a pretty open floorplan and the sound from our living room TV flows pretty easy into the loft area where the kids computer is located.
She unknowingly answered just about all the questions I was going to ask her. So much for the quality father-daughter time. So I guess she wants closed back, circumaural (or earpad with decent isolation) headphones. I would also add they be low impedance because she isn't going to want to be bothered with a headphone amp. They should probably be a little more rugged or at least a little robust. I don't think she would trash them but keeping things pristine is not a high priority for her either. I would also add potability. Size isn't going to be that important to her. She's seen my Audio Technicas and those are huge but I bet she would appreciate something she can
She likes to listen to mainly alternative music, but she's also a drama / choir / color guard geek so I'll often find her listening to the music from the soundtracks to musicals.
So Head-Fi'rs, do you have any suggestions?
