[atbglenn]

Dave, Welcome to head-fi!

 

[nycdoi]

welcome, hope you have insurance for your wallet

 

[Dave UK]

MCC, nice to see another cellist. Unfortunately I haven't played mine in that last two years much due to a wrist injury, then a gap year and then university (and a little brother who is now much better than I ever was who has my beautiful cello!).

As for the Bodleian, I never use it. Nothing wrong with my college library, and its closer.

Question: do headphones.com deliver to the UK? considering the 'phones on the bay are going for the same price as a new set from this website I imagine it would be worth going there instead. As long as the postage isn't too much?

 

[mark2410]

be warned, buying from the US means customs may decide to come along a bitch slap you with charges. also not everything is vastly cheaper in the US

 

[Eagle Eye]

Be afraid, be very afraid. Run - Run - Run, LOL. Welcome to Head-Fi.

 

[spookygonk]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitch /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just remember that gear twice as expensive doesn't sound twice as good

This is an important lesson.

As said before, welcome and sorry about your wallet.

 

[Ypoknons]

Oh come on, mate, study hard and don't squander the amazing opportunities your education brings. You get beers and a SR80 after finals

Hell, I'll chug a few bottles and buy some HD800's when I'm done. Maybe at the same time. But of course, careful with the opens, you might piss off a few people in the library...

 

[Dave UK]

I'm only in my first year, and always listening to music when working. No reason I can see for not buying them and the beer right now. In the library it could be a problem, how much sound do these things leak exactly? I mean, I don't listen to my music that loud when I'm in the library.

Also, they cost $99 on headphones.com, cheapest place at home is £99 (just over £30 or $45 more expensive).

Can someone suggest to me a good pair of headphones that are not open like the grados? A set for a similar price (roughly £65, $100) which isolate noise around them?

 

[Samgotit]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave UK /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'm only in my first year, and always listening to music when working. No reason I can see for not buying them and the beer right now. In the library it could be a problem, how much sound do these things leak exactly? I mean, I don't listen to my music that loud when I'm in the library.

IF Sesame Street had a Muppet called Courteous Monkey. Courteous Monkey would teach keeping the volume low in public places.

Keeping the volume low in a library was also the subject of one episode each of Saved By The Bell and Cagney & Lacey . Lacy shot a mofo with leaky cans and Zack stopped dating a girl with leaky cans on principle. Heart breaking for Zack.

 

[Dave UK]

Having never watch either of those shows I will guess that means they are terrible for leaking sound? I don't want a pair of headphones I can't use in the library, they would be practically useless for me right now.

In that case, as I just edited into my post above, what headphones would you recommend as being the best in the same price range? Over the ear, noise isolating but also a good sound from them?

 

[revolink24]

Welcome, and sorry about your wallet. This is a terrible hobby for it

Oh, and ATH-ES7 would probably be a good choice. They don't really isolate much though, you really would need full-size more for that...

 

[Samgotit]

In Ear Monitors (IEM), Dave. That's what you need, Podna.

 

[LFF]

Welcome to head-fi! Sorry about your wallet.

 

[Dave UK]

Full size meaning over your ear as opposed to on your ear? I've seen people selling 'full size' grado sr80i headphones, no idea what it means. I don't mind if they go over my ear instead of on my ear, that might even be better for me. I just want the best sound quality for under $100 which don't leak too much and also isolate the sound around me nicely. Despite hearing a lot of good reviews about the grados, I think they will just be impractical.

 

[Ypoknons]

Circumaural and supra-aural are the better terms to use