[xfactor78]

hey guys,

First post, and I have read all the stickys up at the top and a lot of it is a foreign language to me still. Basically here is my situation. I bus from school 5 days a week, and during the summer will be going on 2 hour road trips frequently, and also during the 24th of this month will be flying to England. I have the ipod earbuds that suck and hurt your ears after 30minutes of use. I was wondering what a good set of closed headphones would be. I listen to rap/hip-hop and also some noise cancellation would be nice although I'm pretty sure most do a decent job of noise cancellation. My price range is $0-150. I'm sorry to put another recommendation thread up but I need help as like I said, this is basically a foreign language to me.

Thanks, Brendan

 

[xfactor78]

anybody know how the Sennheiser HD200s are?

 

[WittyzTH]

never tried HD200s, but if you want the noise cancellation phones , you should increase your budget a bit and buy the Audio Technica ANC7.

 

[wired00]

yeah the hd200's are ooook just listening to them now for first time on my headphone amp. I must say i've thrashed these things for atleast the past 8 years using as dj monitors and they are still holding up quite well

im pretty sure the 200's were replaced by 202's or 212 though right?
these are what i have:
Sennheiser Worldwide: HD 200-V1 - Ear Protection / Headsets / Headphones - Professional,Audio,Music / Equipment Manufacturer

if i were you i'd go with something above $100US price though... much better out there for listening. maybe HD555 or HD595?

Edit: also have you thought about canal phones?
ultimate ears super.fi 5's can be had for $130'ish, or Etymotic ER6i or shure se210/310

 

[WittyzTH]

His ear got hurt by earphone. so I think IEMs won't fit him.

Also, both 555s and 595s leak a lot of sound, but I need some kinda isolation, doesn't he?

 

[xfactor78]

k yeah well my ear didnt get hurt, you made me sound like a wuss, but my ear started hurting

. Anyways, how are skullcandys? On futureshop and bestbuy the reviews are good, I don't need something insanely good, just something that'll be nice to have and is decent. The skullcandys are in my price range but my friend said they stop working after about 6 months

. I guess if the store has the HD200s, I'll probably end up buying those.

 

[xfactor78]

anyone? I'm going to be heading out to check out some headphones at bestbuy in a few hours.

 

[Jon118]

Skullcandy's are pretty poorly reviewed around here. Most people would say to avoid them.

 

[xfactor78]

I see, I was recommended a set of Audio Technica ATH ES7s. I can pick them up for about $115 shipped. But I would have to get my dad to go across the border to pick them up. How are the ATH ES7s? They look pretty decent and are definitely in my price range.

 

[WittyzTH]

It sounds good and looks great too. However, although they are the close-back, they have poor isolation too.

 

[xfactor78]

Quote:

Originally Posted by WittyzTH /img/forum/go_quote.gif It sounds good and looks great too. However, although they are the close-back, they have poor isolation too.

Sorry to be even more noob, but could care to explain what poor isolation is? I checked the stickied thread on the terms and it wasn't in there

. But over all in general they are good headphones?

 

[xfactor78]

AUDIO TECHNICA ATH-ES7 BK ATHES7 PORTABLE HEADPHONES - (eBay.ca item 140222307602 end time 13-Apr-08 10:21:33 EDT)
Those are the ones I'm looking to buy. I don't think there is a way to tell if they're fakes or not because thats the picture off the website, but I checked his feedback, and his feedback is decent, the only neg. feedback he has are for cheaper items that people never received. I'm probably going to buy these tomorrow or something. Just wanting last minute opinion before I buy.

 

[WittyzTH]

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Before getting it, you can email them and ask for the policy if the item is confirmed it's fake.


Quote:

Originally Posted by xfactor78 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sorry to be even more noob, but could care to explain what poor isolation is? I checked the stickied thread on the terms and it wasn't in there . But over all in general they are good headphones?

They cannot block the noise from outside well.

For the overall quality, I think it's pretty good for the price.