ThusWeHave
New Head-Fier
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Hi all,
I discovered this site looking for some headphones last month, and I've been very impressed with how helpful and knowledgeable the community is. Head-Fi is an awesome resource. Now I'm searching for a set of headphones for my girlfriend for Christmas with these qualities:
1) Music genres: While she listens to most genres, her favorite is modern R&B (Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Usher, etc.), so I'd like the cans to excel at R&B.
2) Comfort: If the headphones are uncomfortable, I think she will shy away from them, even if the sound quality is good.
3) Source: The headphones must sound good when driven by an iPod touch or nano. No amp.
4) Appearance: I have a pair of Panasonic RP-HTF600s (which I learned about from this site), and she described them as "too big". I do want to stick with headphones instead of IEMs, but if anything small-ish exists and sounds good, that might work out well. (I understand that this might not be possible; I'll list this criterion as slightly less important than the above.)
My budget is $60. I looked through |joker|'s review thread, and some possibilities include the Maxell DHP-II, MEElectronics HT-21, Beyerdynamic DT235, Pioneer SE-MJ5...I'm not limited to a choice from among these; I'm sure I've overlooked or not stumbled upon other good options.
So, what would the experts recommend?
Thanks!
I discovered this site looking for some headphones last month, and I've been very impressed with how helpful and knowledgeable the community is. Head-Fi is an awesome resource. Now I'm searching for a set of headphones for my girlfriend for Christmas with these qualities:
1) Music genres: While she listens to most genres, her favorite is modern R&B (Chris Brown, Ne-Yo, Usher, etc.), so I'd like the cans to excel at R&B.
2) Comfort: If the headphones are uncomfortable, I think she will shy away from them, even if the sound quality is good.
3) Source: The headphones must sound good when driven by an iPod touch or nano. No amp.
4) Appearance: I have a pair of Panasonic RP-HTF600s (which I learned about from this site), and she described them as "too big". I do want to stick with headphones instead of IEMs, but if anything small-ish exists and sounds good, that might work out well. (I understand that this might not be possible; I'll list this criterion as slightly less important than the above.)
My budget is $60. I looked through |joker|'s review thread, and some possibilities include the Maxell DHP-II, MEElectronics HT-21, Beyerdynamic DT235, Pioneer SE-MJ5...I'm not limited to a choice from among these; I'm sure I've overlooked or not stumbled upon other good options.
So, what would the experts recommend?
Thanks!