Light-weight & Comfortable closed headphones
Aug 12, 2016 at 10:32 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 3

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Hi folks, I'm looking for light-weight & comfortable closed headphones (for home use). I'm using MDR-MA900 as open headphones.
 
- <200g is preferable
- Budget is 200-300USD
- SQ is quite important for me
- Cable should be ~3m
- On-ear is ok (I'm wearing glasses though)
 
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
 
Aug 12, 2016 at 11:19 AM Post #2 of 3
  Hi folks, I'm looking for light-weight & comfortable closed headphones (for home use). I'm using MDR-MA900 as open headphones.
 
- <200g is preferable
- Budget is 200-300USD
- SQ is quite important for me
- Cable should be ~3m
- On-ear is ok (I'm wearing glasses though)
 
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

 
Someone else just asked about the same thing today :) I recommended the AKG Y55's, best bang for the buck for light weight, unless someone else has a better recommendation.
https://www.amazon.com/AKG-Y55-Black-Headphones-Microphone/dp/B00LPR9K26/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1471015091&sr=8-2&keywords=akg+y55
 
BTW, the AKG Y55's are 360 grams. You could get the smaller and cheaper AKG Y40's running in on 130 grams for 65, but sound quality might be lacking a bit.
 
Aug 12, 2016 at 11:47 AM Post #3 of 3
   
Someone else just asked about the same thing today :) I recommended the AKG Y55's, best bang for the buck for light weight, unless someone else has a better recommendation.
https://www.amazon.com/AKG-Y55-Black-Headphones-Microphone/dp/B00LPR9K26/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1471015091&sr=8-2&keywords=akg+y55
 
BTW, the AKG Y55's are 360 grams. You could get the smaller and cheaper AKG Y40's running in on 130 grams for 65, but sound quality might be lacking a bit.

 
Thanks for your suggesion, however, AKG Y55's cable length is 1.2m. Most light-weight closed headphones are made for mobile use so that cable length is short, that is the problem for me. I can use some sort of extension cable, but you know, it can debase SQ, so I don't like it tbh.
 

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