biohazard
New Head-Fier
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- Dec 1, 2006
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Hello all,
I've been scouring the forums the last few days soaking in lots of new information but I'm still a little overwhelmed, and could use some advice.
First, I would like to buy a pair of headphones for my dad. He has been playing music since he was a kid (plays piano, graduated from school with a degree in choral conducting). He listens about 80% to Classical, and 20% to Jazz. He still, however, doesn't have a nice pair of headphones. I am looking to spend somewhere around $150 or so. I would like a closed ear design and they aren't for portable listening. These will be plugged into either an Onkyo or Yamaha receiver at home.
Second, I am also looking for a new pair of headphones for myself. I currently use a pair of Sony MDR-V300 that I purchased when I was in high school and didn't have any money to spend. They have served me well, but now that I have a job and some birthday money to spend, I would like to get something decent for myself. I listen mostly to Rock, but have recently started to expand my tastes to Jazz and Classical. I don't go crazy on the bass, but I don't want a pair of flat sounding headphones either. These headphones also won't be for portable listening. They'll be plugged into my sound card (an Audigy 2). Price range for these is also in the $150 range. I also think that I would like a closed ear design since I live with a roommate at school and don't want to bother him when listening to music or watching movies. I'm not to familiar with amps for headphones so any advice in that department would be greatly appreciated.
I don't like to overspend on things, but I also don't like to buy junk and then have to upgrade later. I would like to get it right the first time. Over the last few days I have researched the following headphones:
Sennheiser HD280 & HD580, AKG 271 & 240A, Grado SR60 & SR80 & SR125
I was able to listen to my cousin's pair of AKG 270 and was pretty impressed, but I didn't want to make a decision solely on that. I also was able to test out my friend's SR60's and was pretty impressed, but the sound leakage is a little but of a turn off. Unfortunetly, there aren't any A/V stores around my location (At least that I'm aware of. I've looking online and can't find anything-- Around Trenton, NJ) so I can't listen to the rest of the models on my own.
I was hoping some of you guys (and ladies, too) might have some advice to look into models that I may have overlooked, or can make a recommendation about which model to choose.
Thanks very much!!!
I've been scouring the forums the last few days soaking in lots of new information but I'm still a little overwhelmed, and could use some advice.
First, I would like to buy a pair of headphones for my dad. He has been playing music since he was a kid (plays piano, graduated from school with a degree in choral conducting). He listens about 80% to Classical, and 20% to Jazz. He still, however, doesn't have a nice pair of headphones. I am looking to spend somewhere around $150 or so. I would like a closed ear design and they aren't for portable listening. These will be plugged into either an Onkyo or Yamaha receiver at home.
Second, I am also looking for a new pair of headphones for myself. I currently use a pair of Sony MDR-V300 that I purchased when I was in high school and didn't have any money to spend. They have served me well, but now that I have a job and some birthday money to spend, I would like to get something decent for myself. I listen mostly to Rock, but have recently started to expand my tastes to Jazz and Classical. I don't go crazy on the bass, but I don't want a pair of flat sounding headphones either. These headphones also won't be for portable listening. They'll be plugged into my sound card (an Audigy 2). Price range for these is also in the $150 range. I also think that I would like a closed ear design since I live with a roommate at school and don't want to bother him when listening to music or watching movies. I'm not to familiar with amps for headphones so any advice in that department would be greatly appreciated.
I don't like to overspend on things, but I also don't like to buy junk and then have to upgrade later. I would like to get it right the first time. Over the last few days I have researched the following headphones:
Sennheiser HD280 & HD580, AKG 271 & 240A, Grado SR60 & SR80 & SR125
I was able to listen to my cousin's pair of AKG 270 and was pretty impressed, but I didn't want to make a decision solely on that. I also was able to test out my friend's SR60's and was pretty impressed, but the sound leakage is a little but of a turn off. Unfortunetly, there aren't any A/V stores around my location (At least that I'm aware of. I've looking online and can't find anything-- Around Trenton, NJ) so I can't listen to the rest of the models on my own.
I was hoping some of you guys (and ladies, too) might have some advice to look into models that I may have overlooked, or can make a recommendation about which model to choose.
Thanks very much!!!