newn
New Head-Fier
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I have had Superlux HD681 and Beyerdynamic DT990 250ohm and I'm looking for something else that performs about as good and is as cheap as possible (my budget is honestly low - I'm not trying to cheap out).
Superlux had good sound but they were uncomfortable as hell (the paddings especially) and the material got hard in a month or so... I just couldn't use them anymore. I also liked that the sounds from around me were slightly muffled, as I live near a street and without the muffling I can only listen to music at night, and that's annoying.
DT990 were very comfortable until the padding wore out after many months of use and I liked the sound quality, but I didn't like as much that I could hear the cars, as I get easily distracted by noises (unmedicated ADHD). Unfortunately my DT990 were stolen so I can't just change the pads unfortunately.
Right now I'm using in-earphones, which block the sound from outside, but I'd prefer something that goes over my head because it makes the sounds appear more realistic and the bass is just a lot better, not to mention that they don't slip out of my ears (I've tried 4 different sets of the endings), my ears are just not made for earphones.
Could someone suggest something on lower budget that is comfortable and has decent sound quality and preferably some muffling (at least at the level of Superlux)?
I live in Europe, so shipping from the US is not possible unless somehow it bears no 60% custom charges. I would most likely be shopping on eBay UK due to the lowest possible prices, unless someone can suggest a EU site that ships within Western Europe and doesn't have the "professional shop +20% discount" nonsense going on compared to eBay, hahaha.
Superlux had good sound but they were uncomfortable as hell (the paddings especially) and the material got hard in a month or so... I just couldn't use them anymore. I also liked that the sounds from around me were slightly muffled, as I live near a street and without the muffling I can only listen to music at night, and that's annoying.
DT990 were very comfortable until the padding wore out after many months of use and I liked the sound quality, but I didn't like as much that I could hear the cars, as I get easily distracted by noises (unmedicated ADHD). Unfortunately my DT990 were stolen so I can't just change the pads unfortunately.
Right now I'm using in-earphones, which block the sound from outside, but I'd prefer something that goes over my head because it makes the sounds appear more realistic and the bass is just a lot better, not to mention that they don't slip out of my ears (I've tried 4 different sets of the endings), my ears are just not made for earphones.
Could someone suggest something on lower budget that is comfortable and has decent sound quality and preferably some muffling (at least at the level of Superlux)?
I live in Europe, so shipping from the US is not possible unless somehow it bears no 60% custom charges. I would most likely be shopping on eBay UK due to the lowest possible prices, unless someone can suggest a EU site that ships within Western Europe and doesn't have the "professional shop +20% discount" nonsense going on compared to eBay, hahaha.
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I will read further about them in a couple of hours. I was also looking at AKG K52, 72 and 92 myself. I also cannot try any of these, as the electronics shops here have the really cheap crappy gamer-based headphones of unknown companies or more popular Logitech and such headphones, and most are not even available for trying.
