Ode2Joy
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Hi all,
As you can probably tell, this is my first ever post. I have a conundrum I am hoping to get help with. I love to listen to classical music (not an audiophile by any stretch of the imagination) but am tired of listening to it on Bose ie2's. I have some minor low tone hearing loss since I was a kid (I don't have numbers from the doc as to exactly what frequency I have problems with). It's harder for me to hear the really low tones of some men's really deep voices, unless they talk louder than normal. But, I am still trying to find a good set of headphones's that I can listen to classical with, without having to crank it up to hear the lower tones, and then get blasted when the higher notes come in. I realize I may not be able to find the perfect set, considering my hearing loss, but I still want to enjoy my music! I spend a LOT of time on the bus, and waiting for the bus, and out and about all over the place, so they MUST be Closed Back and sealed and be able to not only NOT blast everyone sitting beside me with my music, but also be really great about not letting any noise in, since, again, I spend a lot of time on noisy buses (you wouldn't believe how loud some people can be! lol), and because of my hearing loss (it's even harder to hear low tones the louder the place gets, just like anyone, but I think doubly so for me because of the reverse slope hearing loss).
Also, I only have about 200-350 to spend, don't know anything about amps, or headphones, and will basically be plugging into the iphone5, my home computer, and my cheap home stereo. I know those aren't the best sources to get high quality music from, but it's what I've got. lol! I am willing to get an amp, if I can find one that is inexpensive, helps me hear the lower tones without getting blasted by the higher ones, and I can carry with me cause I need to commute with the whole getup.
I would just need suggestions on what amp to get with what headphone's.
I have been trying to do some research, but am having trouble because I have never looked into getting headphone's beyond the Bose that I got from Apple! lol But, I am tired of not really being able to enjoy my classical the way I want to, because of the hearing loss, the way I do when I go to a live symphony, where I can actually hear most of it (low and high)!.
So far, I have come up with these possibilities:
DT 770
AKG K272
AKG k550
srh840
ath m50
Obviously, I am open to ANY suggestions, so long as they are
over ear
closed back
non-sound leaking
highly noise isolating, but NOT active noise canceling type ones (they make me feel like I am underwater (pressure on the ears).
$2-350 bucks
amps ok, but would need suggestions
I don't care what they look like, or how bulky they are, or if they are neon green with leapord print on them.
(okay, hopefully they don't look like That! yikes.
would be good if they could fold up, carrying case not necessary but nice.
and somehow helps me to hear the lower tones, without having to crank it up to be blasted by the higher tones.
Just want to say, sorry if I didn't do this right, first time posting and everything. I know I don't know anything about this stuff or anything, or even what I am talking about! LOL Any help or direction you can give at all would really be a huge, huge blessing!
Pax,
Casey
As you can probably tell, this is my first ever post. I have a conundrum I am hoping to get help with. I love to listen to classical music (not an audiophile by any stretch of the imagination) but am tired of listening to it on Bose ie2's. I have some minor low tone hearing loss since I was a kid (I don't have numbers from the doc as to exactly what frequency I have problems with). It's harder for me to hear the really low tones of some men's really deep voices, unless they talk louder than normal. But, I am still trying to find a good set of headphones's that I can listen to classical with, without having to crank it up to hear the lower tones, and then get blasted when the higher notes come in. I realize I may not be able to find the perfect set, considering my hearing loss, but I still want to enjoy my music! I spend a LOT of time on the bus, and waiting for the bus, and out and about all over the place, so they MUST be Closed Back and sealed and be able to not only NOT blast everyone sitting beside me with my music, but also be really great about not letting any noise in, since, again, I spend a lot of time on noisy buses (you wouldn't believe how loud some people can be! lol), and because of my hearing loss (it's even harder to hear low tones the louder the place gets, just like anyone, but I think doubly so for me because of the reverse slope hearing loss).
Also, I only have about 200-350 to spend, don't know anything about amps, or headphones, and will basically be plugging into the iphone5, my home computer, and my cheap home stereo. I know those aren't the best sources to get high quality music from, but it's what I've got. lol! I am willing to get an amp, if I can find one that is inexpensive, helps me hear the lower tones without getting blasted by the higher ones, and I can carry with me cause I need to commute with the whole getup.

I have been trying to do some research, but am having trouble because I have never looked into getting headphone's beyond the Bose that I got from Apple! lol But, I am tired of not really being able to enjoy my classical the way I want to, because of the hearing loss, the way I do when I go to a live symphony, where I can actually hear most of it (low and high)!.
So far, I have come up with these possibilities:
DT 770
AKG K272
AKG k550
srh840
ath m50
Obviously, I am open to ANY suggestions, so long as they are
over ear
closed back
non-sound leaking
highly noise isolating, but NOT active noise canceling type ones (they make me feel like I am underwater (pressure on the ears).
$2-350 bucks
amps ok, but would need suggestions
I don't care what they look like, or how bulky they are, or if they are neon green with leapord print on them.
would be good if they could fold up, carrying case not necessary but nice.
and somehow helps me to hear the lower tones, without having to crank it up to be blasted by the higher tones.

Just want to say, sorry if I didn't do this right, first time posting and everything. I know I don't know anything about this stuff or anything, or even what I am talking about! LOL Any help or direction you can give at all would really be a huge, huge blessing!
Pax,
Casey