Frank M
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Hello!
As you can easily guess from the title, I'm getting new headphones and I thought I'd ask some knowledgeable people - to whom audio is a passion. Also, some of you might even have experience with these headphones.
Now, the situation:
I've been using a cheap-but-good headhone so far, but it's cable broke, and I thought 'I need a better one anyway...'
My intention is to use it for recording and music editing with my PC, practicing and for simply listening to music (what they were made for, anyway
).
However, my other hobby, playing bass, has left me near-in-the-red with the purchase of preamp, poweramp and cabinet, so I need a headphone which has a good compromise of features and price. I'm looking to spend around $60-70 at the most.
What I am looking for:
Sound: as my main instrument is a 6-stringer bass, I need something that can go deep (30 Hz) and has strong lows. Also, I prefer tighter lows to a big, muddy mess; and articulate mids, with smoother highs.
Comfort: if its comfortable for a few hours, that will do.
Construction: doesn't really matter to me whether it's closed, semi-open or open.
Should also be capable of beign driven without a headphone amp.
Music I play and listen to: well, it's a really wide range, from jazz to funk to rock to metal to classical, but, as I said, a good bass range is really important.
Some ideas I came up with:
Beyerdynamic DT231 Pro. Positive review at the reviews section, but does it have strong enough lows?
Beyer DTX 800. Review at the same place; can be had new for a not-so-bad price on eBay.de
AKG 240 Studio. I've heard good things about it elsewhere; some used ones pop up on eBay.de
AKG 141 Studio. Same as above.
AKG K401. Nice review here, and pops up ocassionally on eBay.de.
So, which of these would you recommend? Or what else would you add to that list? Please bear in mind that the availability of some brands is very limited in my country - AKGs, Beyers, Sennheisers and Sonys are available, but Etymotic, Grado and others are not.
Thank you in advance:
Frank
As you can easily guess from the title, I'm getting new headphones and I thought I'd ask some knowledgeable people - to whom audio is a passion. Also, some of you might even have experience with these headphones.
Now, the situation:
I've been using a cheap-but-good headhone so far, but it's cable broke, and I thought 'I need a better one anyway...'
My intention is to use it for recording and music editing with my PC, practicing and for simply listening to music (what they were made for, anyway
However, my other hobby, playing bass, has left me near-in-the-red with the purchase of preamp, poweramp and cabinet, so I need a headphone which has a good compromise of features and price. I'm looking to spend around $60-70 at the most.
What I am looking for:
Sound: as my main instrument is a 6-stringer bass, I need something that can go deep (30 Hz) and has strong lows. Also, I prefer tighter lows to a big, muddy mess; and articulate mids, with smoother highs.
Comfort: if its comfortable for a few hours, that will do.
Construction: doesn't really matter to me whether it's closed, semi-open or open.
Should also be capable of beign driven without a headphone amp.
Music I play and listen to: well, it's a really wide range, from jazz to funk to rock to metal to classical, but, as I said, a good bass range is really important.
Some ideas I came up with:
Beyerdynamic DT231 Pro. Positive review at the reviews section, but does it have strong enough lows?
Beyer DTX 800. Review at the same place; can be had new for a not-so-bad price on eBay.de
AKG 240 Studio. I've heard good things about it elsewhere; some used ones pop up on eBay.de
AKG 141 Studio. Same as above.
AKG K401. Nice review here, and pops up ocassionally on eBay.de.
So, which of these would you recommend? Or what else would you add to that list? Please bear in mind that the availability of some brands is very limited in my country - AKGs, Beyers, Sennheisers and Sonys are available, but Etymotic, Grado and others are not.
Thank you in advance:
Frank
