uzziah
Headphoneus Supremus
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want to get some basic headphones for my mom for mother's day. right now she has a shuffle and the stock ipod buds, which are a bit uncomfortable for her. my price range is low, and IEM's are out; she'd rebel at the thought of shoving things in her ear canals. right now i'm debating between koss portapros which she could use portably, or grado sr60's which she could use around the house or from her headphone out on her laptop. i think she'd really enjoy the sr60's, but then she could not use them at work (though i doubt she listens to music at work anyway). isolation would be nice, but i can't think of any phones that would suit that. anyway, the KEY here (alas) is small, light, portable, and good-looking (non-intrusive) as possible, and sound quality is second. thoughts?
do the sr60's come with comfies? i think comfies would certainly be the way to go for her. clearly the sr60's go against the small, simple paradigm, but i have a hunch she'd be hooked on listening to them with her laptop at home, then again maybe to big and bulky.
other thoughts? maybe akb k26p's. she's very much into latin-rock, bruce springsteen, that sort of thing.
oh, and comfort is KEY as well. i know she'd just switch back to the buds if anything was uncomfortable, so it comfort is quite important. i'd go with a circamural for her at home, but i don't think she'd really be into how big they are (alas, again), and i'm still thinking perhaps something small and portable might be the way.
anyone have better thoughts than portapro, sr60, or k26p?
oh, she really likes to rock out
so we definitely need some "punch". no need for massive bass or something, but nothing analytical that would put her to sleep
btw: i'm hooking a basic car system for her as well. (CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP, with a simple cdplayer, and a pair of decent coaxials, and a line-in for her ipod shuffle.
do the sr60's come with comfies? i think comfies would certainly be the way to go for her. clearly the sr60's go against the small, simple paradigm, but i have a hunch she'd be hooked on listening to them with her laptop at home, then again maybe to big and bulky.
other thoughts? maybe akb k26p's. she's very much into latin-rock, bruce springsteen, that sort of thing.
oh, and comfort is KEY as well. i know she'd just switch back to the buds if anything was uncomfortable, so it comfort is quite important. i'd go with a circamural for her at home, but i don't think she'd really be into how big they are (alas, again), and i'm still thinking perhaps something small and portable might be the way.
anyone have better thoughts than portapro, sr60, or k26p?
oh, she really likes to rock out
btw: i'm hooking a basic car system for her as well. (CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP, with a simple cdplayer, and a pair of decent coaxials, and a line-in for her ipod shuffle.