vrao81
500+ Head-Fier
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I'm kind of stuck in a predicament. I've been using a set of Jensen JF20 headphones that I've had for a year with my computer (santa cruz sound card), and portable CD player. I love
the comfort - the headphones fit snugly on my head and don't hurt my ears at all. They are closed headphones, which I would prefer. Now my major complaint with these headphones is the sound - bass is tight, mids are clean and uncolored, but the highs are weak. The lack of highs is definitely noticeable, and is distracting, but doesn't cause listening fatigue. Now on my computer I have an eq to correct the highs problem, but not on my portable cd player.
I bought and tried a set of Sennheiser HD497 to see if I would like them. Now sound quality is great - but the sound is open, which I don't want, plus the headphones aren't comfortable. They press against my ears and hurt after about an hour. So I've decided to return these.
Now my question is this - I need a set of headphones, closed, for about $50 or less, that sound good without an amp on my computer and cd player. Sound should be good across entire frequency range - but I am more interested in clean mids and highs than base. I like my bass tight, without any boominess. I'd rather have little base than too much. I was thinking of the Sennheiser 202/212. Anybody tried these and can give me a review? Where can you purchase them? I;d like to buy them locally so I can test them out without dealing with online purchases and returns. Also any other recommendations in this price range would be much appreciated.
the comfort - the headphones fit snugly on my head and don't hurt my ears at all. They are closed headphones, which I would prefer. Now my major complaint with these headphones is the sound - bass is tight, mids are clean and uncolored, but the highs are weak. The lack of highs is definitely noticeable, and is distracting, but doesn't cause listening fatigue. Now on my computer I have an eq to correct the highs problem, but not on my portable cd player.
I bought and tried a set of Sennheiser HD497 to see if I would like them. Now sound quality is great - but the sound is open, which I don't want, plus the headphones aren't comfortable. They press against my ears and hurt after about an hour. So I've decided to return these.
Now my question is this - I need a set of headphones, closed, for about $50 or less, that sound good without an amp on my computer and cd player. Sound should be good across entire frequency range - but I am more interested in clean mids and highs than base. I like my bass tight, without any boominess. I'd rather have little base than too much. I was thinking of the Sennheiser 202/212. Anybody tried these and can give me a review? Where can you purchase them? I;d like to buy them locally so I can test them out without dealing with online purchases and returns. Also any other recommendations in this price range would be much appreciated.