[Aliox]

Hi everyone,
 
I have a pair of EP-630 in-ears (creative) and i'm looking for good isolating headphones for portable use.
I've already Tried the following headphones :
 
- Shure 750DJ : I recently purchased these but i had to return them because of their shape once they are put on the head (the top stays straight which is quite ugly) but the sound wasn't bad.
 
-AKG K518DJ : I've tried them, but there was too much bass and they were overwhelming the mids and the highs.
 
-AKG K450: their sound is quite good but i fear they won't isolate much for portable use + I heard their cable was very fragile.
 
So i'm looking for something with a good isolation (closed) and the same kind of signature than EP-630 (Good bass without overwhelming the rest).
 
Last thing, I'd prefer not to buy an amp and my budget is 100€ max.
 
Thanks in advance for your Help.
 
Ps : sorry if my english is bad , i'm french ^^

 

[ostewart]

PX200 II
Shure SRH440

 

[Aliox]

hmm, well, the PX200-II is approximately the same size than the k450 so i don't think that it isolates better.
For the Shure 440 , i think it has the same structure than the 750dj, so it's not for me.
 
Thanks for the answer though.

 

[ostewart]

|joker| has a thread with lots of portables reviewed.

 

[Aliox]

Yes , i've already seen his thread but i don't find any of the headphones in my budget  (Tier B in his thread) interesting. In fact most of them aren't avalaible in my country. for those which are available, they are either too small (= low isolation) or haven't the signature that i want.

 

[ostewart]

well ive only got the panasonic rp-htx7 and i love them, but they dont fold or anything. If you tape up 2 of the 3 holes on the back of the driver they become a lot better. They are cheap, and very nice. Go for them if you want.

 

[Aliox]

bump, i really need headphones 

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[ConfidentInJune]

There are a lot of threads asking for the same/similar things - seems there's a gap in the market for smallish/portable, isolating on-ear/over-ear, good-looking headphones.
 
I might buy some leaky ones and become a shut-in.

 

[Aliox]

hey there, i'm back :
 
I tried the tma-1 from Aiaiai the other day , i was really insteressed in these but i found that the vocals were kinda "veiled" even with some EQing i didn't manage to fix this. However i have  an "clearness" effect on my device that solved that problem but it sounded a little bit artificial.
 
So i"m looking for something with the same kind of bass than the tma 1 but with a clearer sound. (I'm thinking about "hd25" but i fear that the high clamping annoys me). Oh btw, my budget has increased to 150€.

 

[calipilot227]

If you need isolation, look no further than the HD-25

 

[Aliox]

sure i need isolation, but i think the hd25 has too much clamping for me

 

[ib1dance]

 
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sure i need isolation, but i think the hd25 has too much clamping for me

That's how they get such a Good external sound isolation . I wear them outdoors regularly . For the full sound they produce they are very lightweight & portable.Personally I find the "clamping" or pressure they put on the ears is quite moderate . I can wear them for hours without this being a issue .
 
Though  I do wear the HD25's outdoors, this tends to be in the countryside in locations I hardly ever see other people . I think I'd get too fed up of the stare factor wearing them in busy locations, other  than socially "normal" locations, like behind a DJ booth .
 
For walk about headphones in towns and city's and in location near moving machinery,cars for example, I go for the yuin G2a , they provide virtually no isolation.So the music can go anywhere from full on to background depending on the levels of the external sound/noise .
 
 That's why I moved to a less noisy environment .
 
I Live music 

 

 

[Spidercable]

we recently have 30 days free trial, welcome to try

 

[hatry]

I have K518DJ but I don't think it has good isolation IMO, and it's not very comfortable to wear