[3xcl4m4t10n]

Hello nice people!
 
I have been watching this forums for a very long time now, so after some contacts with some members, i think it's time to make a public thread searching for help.
 
I was going to buy a BT headphones but, after thinking on it for long time, I found that:
 
· I am going to use the BT headphones 3 or 4 timer for year. Maybe 6 or 7.
· The BTH I found are really expensives.
· The main time am going to be using my desktop headphones (now, Philips SHP9500) and the BTH are going to be keep on the desktop taking dust.
 
After that I decided to change my Philips and search for some good desktop headphones and here is were you can help me. I am searching for something with the next:
 
· Portable. I need to reduce it space as much possible (for example: http://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/vmoda-xs-1.jpg)
· Between 100$ and 150$ maybe less maybe more.
· Balanced audio (but i normally boost the bass).
· Jack input (I want to use BTunes+ or something like that).
· Resistant. Do not want things based on low quality plastics. 
· Over-ear.
 
Secondary:
 
· Easy to disassembly. I want to repair the headphones if I have some trouble. This one is a little optional.
· Maybe aluminium.
 
By the way, if you can also share with me some good Jack to Bluetooth devices would be awesome.
 
Thank you so much in advance!

 

[ProtegeManiac]

Aluminum headphones tend to cost more than $150 and will not be easy to disassemble. The easiest to disassemble are Grados and some Sennheisers, but they're all plastic at that price range (except for the headband frame, and the gimbals on the Grados). Grado has one with aluminum cups but the other half of the cup where the driver is mounted is plastic.

 

The closest to that price range, or within it, is a used Sony MDR-1R, but disassembling just the earpads is AFAIK a PITA since it's glued.

 

[3xcl4m4t10n]

Thank you ProtegeManiac for your help . The disassembly and aluminium thing are alittle secondary: If there's any headphone with good plastic like the Philips I have now would be ok for me. Just do not want something like some Sennheisers models.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

  Thank you ProtegeManiac for your help . The disassembly and aluminium thing are alittle secondary: If there's any headphone with good plastic like the Philips I have now would be ok for me. Just do not want something like some Sennheisers models.

 

Well that's just the thing - even the better Sennheisers are seen as "cheap" by some because they're made of plastic, but they're easier to disassemble and service (even Sennheiser has their spare parts store). Then HiFiMan started selling some wood headphones for just a little bit more than the HD650, and the first batches started cracking. Even the paint on the Sennheiser headbands didn't start peeling as fast the HiFiMans cracked.

 

In any case, there's the Sony MDR-1R and MDR-1A (new version) and the AKG K550 if you want a low price headphone that feels solid. If you can make do with metal headbands and gimbals paired with plastic cups, while relatively easier to disassemble, there's Beyerdynamic with the DT770 and DT880.

 

[3xcl4m4t10n]

Thank you so much ProtegeManiac for all the information! The BTunes is on the way (well, when they decided to release it) so, ASAP I get it and try, I will take a final decisition. Meanwhile let's see if the other forums members can add some more information.

 

[3xcl4m4t10n]

Still searching for it ! What's about Sennheiser Urbanite XL? Have nice sound room? It have the low quality plastics of Sennheiser? Because it seems a little more "strong" than other models. What's about isolation?

 

[ProtegeManiac]

  Still searching for it ! What's about Sennheiser Urbanite XL? Have nice sound room? It have the low quality plastics of Sennheiser? Because it seems a little more "strong" than other models. What's about isolation?

 

I havent held it but like I said some of the plastics are actually good quality, like on the HD6x0, HD700, and HD800. They fixed the resonance in the HD580 that mass-loading the HD6x0 doesn't do a lot anymore.

 

[3xcl4m4t10n]

   

I havent held it but like I said some of the plastics are actually good quality, like on the HD6x0, HD700, and HD800. They fixed the resonance in the HD580 that mass-loading the HD6x0 doesn't do a lot anymore.

 
Thanks @protegemaniac. What's about the sound? Any interesting review?

 

[ProtegeManiac]

   
Thanks @protegemaniac. What's about the sound? Any interesting review?

 

Nope, like I said I haven't even seen the Urbanite. I'm just saying that Sennheiser does use quality plastics - the core idea being that they'd be easier to assemble (less glue), will not fall apart in transit (enough heat or cold can have a bad effect on adhesives), and easier to disassemble and service (you snap Sennheisers apart to swap drivers while you have to heat up Grados to melt the glue and take the cup apart). In other words, not every Sennheiser feels like the HD201 just because they're plastic.