Hi everybody,
I'm looking for help from people more keen about headphones than I am.
My old 20€ headphones broke and I'm looking for a better sound now. I need something mostly for use with my iPhone, but I want to be able to watch TV with it occasionally as well.
I tried a few different headphones in the last month:
-Beyerdynamic DT 770
-Avantree Audition Pro
-Marshall Major II
The Beyerdynamic had the best sound in my opinion, but was way too big for traveling. Generally, I'm not really big on over-ear. The Avantree was pretty big AND I didn't like the sound. The Marshall was perfect in size, but the sound didn't work out as well.
Turns out that all headphones I tried are too bass-heavy for me and the different instruments felt somehow... compressed, maybe? What I'm looking for is a crisp sound, where I can clearly hear the vocals and distinguish all instruments. I mostly listen to synthetically produced music.
I have read that the Philips SHP9500/00 is supposed to deliver on that premise, but I'm a bit worried about the "open" design. I don't need noise canceling, but I don't want to disturb everyone else. But maybe I need open headphones for the sound I'm looking for? They also might be too big.
The best headphones I ever owned where the Sennheiser HD435. The sound was good, the comfort was godlike. I guess they are considered on-ear, but they didn't have a ring like all other headphones, only a soft cushion directly pressing on my ear. Does something like this still exist? There seems to be no real successor.
This is why I am considering getting a Sennheiser again. The Momentum 2.0 and the HD 25-1 II seem like viable options to me (even though the HD 25-1 II would really stretch my budget).
So what do you fellas think? Should I check out the Philips SHP9500/00 next? Or do you have other recommendations for traveling headphones with crisp sound in my price range?
Thanks in advance!
best,
Sithem
I'm looking for help from people more keen about headphones than I am.
My old 20€ headphones broke and I'm looking for a better sound now. I need something mostly for use with my iPhone, but I want to be able to watch TV with it occasionally as well.
I tried a few different headphones in the last month:
-Beyerdynamic DT 770
-Avantree Audition Pro
-Marshall Major II
The Beyerdynamic had the best sound in my opinion, but was way too big for traveling. Generally, I'm not really big on over-ear. The Avantree was pretty big AND I didn't like the sound. The Marshall was perfect in size, but the sound didn't work out as well.
Turns out that all headphones I tried are too bass-heavy for me and the different instruments felt somehow... compressed, maybe? What I'm looking for is a crisp sound, where I can clearly hear the vocals and distinguish all instruments. I mostly listen to synthetically produced music.
I have read that the Philips SHP9500/00 is supposed to deliver on that premise, but I'm a bit worried about the "open" design. I don't need noise canceling, but I don't want to disturb everyone else. But maybe I need open headphones for the sound I'm looking for? They also might be too big.
The best headphones I ever owned where the Sennheiser HD435. The sound was good, the comfort was godlike. I guess they are considered on-ear, but they didn't have a ring like all other headphones, only a soft cushion directly pressing on my ear. Does something like this still exist? There seems to be no real successor.
This is why I am considering getting a Sennheiser again. The Momentum 2.0 and the HD 25-1 II seem like viable options to me (even though the HD 25-1 II would really stretch my budget).
So what do you fellas think? Should I check out the Philips SHP9500/00 next? Or do you have other recommendations for traveling headphones with crisp sound in my price range?
Thanks in advance!
best,
Sithem