Stewardess2
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I need a headphone for listening outdoors, mainly in open spaces such as the subway or cafes.
Apparently would need to be closed-back, foldable if over-ear, small size if on-ear.
Tried out a bunch of headphones today, and I found the Sennheiser HD569 to best suit my preferences in terms of sound. They were even and coherent, bass-to mid driven sound, which would be the sound I'm looking for. However, they were too bulky and could not fold so didn't fit my needs for portability.
I'll put a list of headphones I tried if that helps.
Basically all of these were inferior to the HD569 to me in sound alone
ATH-m40x, m50x, m60x
ath-ar5is
ath-es770h
V-moda M-100, xs
Sennheiser - momentum 2.0 around-ear, HD4.30g, pxc480
Philips M1 mk2
1More triple driver headphone
Oppo PM-3
Some impressions of the popular ones would be:
ATH-M50x were decent, but too treble-hot, and it just didn't sound right, odd coloration of AT I suppose.
V-moda M-100s had way too much bass. The xs was decent but lacked that last bit of treble extension.
1more triple driver I felt nothing special, just a dull sound and the PM-3s I really liked the bass but mids and highs too laid back and dry.
Of the ones I tried I liked the HD 4.30 and ATH-es770h the most.
Budget not considering right now, just a rough limit to ~400$
What would be the best alternative?
There are so many headphones in this category(portable, closed) and pricepoint, I was curious if there were any more solid choices I could think of...
Apparently would need to be closed-back, foldable if over-ear, small size if on-ear.
Tried out a bunch of headphones today, and I found the Sennheiser HD569 to best suit my preferences in terms of sound. They were even and coherent, bass-to mid driven sound, which would be the sound I'm looking for. However, they were too bulky and could not fold so didn't fit my needs for portability.
I'll put a list of headphones I tried if that helps.
Basically all of these were inferior to the HD569 to me in sound alone
ATH-m40x, m50x, m60x
ath-ar5is
ath-es770h
V-moda M-100, xs
Sennheiser - momentum 2.0 around-ear, HD4.30g, pxc480
Philips M1 mk2
1More triple driver headphone
Oppo PM-3
Some impressions of the popular ones would be:
ATH-M50x were decent, but too treble-hot, and it just didn't sound right, odd coloration of AT I suppose.
V-moda M-100s had way too much bass. The xs was decent but lacked that last bit of treble extension.
1more triple driver I felt nothing special, just a dull sound and the PM-3s I really liked the bass but mids and highs too laid back and dry.
Of the ones I tried I liked the HD 4.30 and ATH-es770h the most.
Budget not considering right now, just a rough limit to ~400$
What would be the best alternative?
There are so many headphones in this category(portable, closed) and pricepoint, I was curious if there were any more solid choices I could think of...
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