rhooper
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I'm so confused. There are so many people talking about what's a good phone... but I can't find the advice i'm looking for, partly because there's so damn much of it!
I love my Grado SR-80s, but they're too open for the noisy workplace -- and they'd leak too much if played loud enough to actually hear anything. They're also too fragile for frequent transport to/from work.
I'm looking for an affordable set of phones that:
- don't leak too much sound
- are not overly isolated -- I need to be able to hear people as they walk into my office and start talking to me.
- sound acceptable after getting used to the Grados
- aren't ungodly uncomfortable like the iPod stock buds
These phones aren't for critical listening, but they will be used a lot. That means they need to be comfortable. They will be hooked up to an iPod, but via line-out and a CMoy or better amp -- thus impedance is somewhat unimportant.
Buds are acceptable, as are open cans that dont leak too much. Closed cans are fine too if they dont isolate too much. Because of this requirement, critical listening isn't really possible at work. That gets left for at home, in a quiet room, with the lights off.
One gotcha: I've got a fairly wide head, I think. I dont like phones that squash my ears too much. Adjustable pressure (like the Grados bendable band) is needed for any full size phones.
Feel free to point me at other posts or tell me what to search for.
I'd like to avoid spending too much on the phones. My wife's already grumpy that I've spent as much as I have on the iPod, building the CMoy, and my Grado SR-80s.
I love my Grado SR-80s, but they're too open for the noisy workplace -- and they'd leak too much if played loud enough to actually hear anything. They're also too fragile for frequent transport to/from work.
I'm looking for an affordable set of phones that:
- don't leak too much sound
- are not overly isolated -- I need to be able to hear people as they walk into my office and start talking to me.
- sound acceptable after getting used to the Grados
- aren't ungodly uncomfortable like the iPod stock buds
These phones aren't for critical listening, but they will be used a lot. That means they need to be comfortable. They will be hooked up to an iPod, but via line-out and a CMoy or better amp -- thus impedance is somewhat unimportant.
Buds are acceptable, as are open cans that dont leak too much. Closed cans are fine too if they dont isolate too much. Because of this requirement, critical listening isn't really possible at work. That gets left for at home, in a quiet room, with the lights off.
One gotcha: I've got a fairly wide head, I think. I dont like phones that squash my ears too much. Adjustable pressure (like the Grados bendable band) is needed for any full size phones.
Feel free to point me at other posts or tell me what to search for.
I'd like to avoid spending too much on the phones. My wife's already grumpy that I've spent as much as I have on the iPod, building the CMoy, and my Grado SR-80s.