Uzair
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Hello, the cushions around the ear on my Sennhheiser GAME ONE have worn out and I would appreciate if someone could help me out with a better way to get what I want. I liked these headphones for their sound but I felt they did not isolate external sound well enough. This is something I require, along with comfort for prolonged wearing because I'm studying for exams most awake hours nowadays. There are a few options:
1) Get new cushions for this headset and continue using it.
2) Get new cushions for this one. Take the GAME ONE headphones apart and put their drivers in my Older Sennheiser HD 380 Pro. (One of its drivers went bad was the reason I got these, and though it has been a long time now, I think they isolated noise much better and had slightly higher max volume due to lack of a volume control.) I probably might need a new cable for these as well. It would take sometime ( ~7 days) and cost a little bit more (~20-40%) to get these parts, since I'd have to import these from outside the country.
3) Get a new pair of headphones. Below, I'll list the headphones I've found available locally and that are within my budget but I'm not sure which one will fulfill my requirements and cost the least. The prime considerations are noise isolation and comfort for prolonged use (~8-14 hours a day). Followed by good sound. I don't necessarily plan for these to be my main 'good, neutral, clean, uncolored' sounding headphones (which I'll separately when needed), but it'll be nice to have without sacrificing the more important factors for right now. I haven't listened to many good headphones, but among the aforementioned and Shure SE215, I liked the sound of HD 380 Pro the best (And the fact I don't find things inside my ear well comfortable). It costs ~ 170$ here and almost every headphone I'll mention will cost a similar percentage more.
Sennheiser HD 202 or 203 or (215) or 200 pro or 280 pro
Sennheiser HD 418 or 429 or 438 or 451 or 449 or 461G
Sennheiser HD 380 Pro
Sennheiser PX 360
AKG K240 MK2 (Somewhere is says its closed but at others, it says semi-open. I'm not sure.)
AKG K545
AKG K550
AKG K551SLV
AKG K619
Shure SRH240A
Shure SRH440
Audio-technica ATF-M50x
Some JVC Headphones
Some Sony Headphones
Some Pioneer Headphones
I would be grateful If someone who knows, could help me make the best choice.
1) Get new cushions for this headset and continue using it.
2) Get new cushions for this one. Take the GAME ONE headphones apart and put their drivers in my Older Sennheiser HD 380 Pro. (One of its drivers went bad was the reason I got these, and though it has been a long time now, I think they isolated noise much better and had slightly higher max volume due to lack of a volume control.) I probably might need a new cable for these as well. It would take sometime ( ~7 days) and cost a little bit more (~20-40%) to get these parts, since I'd have to import these from outside the country.
3) Get a new pair of headphones. Below, I'll list the headphones I've found available locally and that are within my budget but I'm not sure which one will fulfill my requirements and cost the least. The prime considerations are noise isolation and comfort for prolonged use (~8-14 hours a day). Followed by good sound. I don't necessarily plan for these to be my main 'good, neutral, clean, uncolored' sounding headphones (which I'll separately when needed), but it'll be nice to have without sacrificing the more important factors for right now. I haven't listened to many good headphones, but among the aforementioned and Shure SE215, I liked the sound of HD 380 Pro the best (And the fact I don't find things inside my ear well comfortable). It costs ~ 170$ here and almost every headphone I'll mention will cost a similar percentage more.
Sennheiser HD 202 or 203 or (215) or 200 pro or 280 pro
Sennheiser HD 418 or 429 or 438 or 451 or 449 or 461G
Sennheiser HD 380 Pro
Sennheiser PX 360
AKG K240 MK2 (Somewhere is says its closed but at others, it says semi-open. I'm not sure.)
AKG K545
AKG K550
AKG K551SLV
AKG K619
Shure SRH240A
Shure SRH440
Audio-technica ATF-M50x
Some JVC Headphones
Some Sony Headphones
Some Pioneer Headphones
I would be grateful If someone who knows, could help me make the best choice.