bardolator
New Head-Fier
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Hi, all!
Cutting to the chase: I'm in the market for a full-size set of cans, closed-back, to be used at home and at work. I've settled on the Beyer DT770 and would like help selecting the appropriate "flavor."
Now, for more info, I currently own:
-Sennheiser Momentum on-ears and V-Moda M-80s, but they aren't comfortable enough for me for long periods of use, nor are they isolating enough (I don't want to disturb others as much as I don't want to hear them). I thought they would work for me and basically cheaped out by getting the on-ears, and now I'm paying for it. [Thanks, though, to those head-fiers who correctly steered me toward the quality of these two sets three years ago.]
-SHP-9500s for home use (recently purchased), but they're open, of course.
-Bose QC20i that I got for free with points from my credit union, but they developed a short about a year ago, and I can't stand it any longer!
I missed the Amazon deal on the 80 ohm DT770s by less than an hour and have been wondering whether 250s would work as well for me. I don't mind buying an amp (was thinking about the Fiio E12); I'll be using primarily a Fiio X3, iPhone 6, or work laptop, and listen to anything from classical (both instrumental and vocal-heavy) to rock to musical theater, with a little rap.
I'm not a basshead; I'm looking for comfort, fairly good isolation (so the students in study hall can't hear my music and I can focus on grading), and good sound reproduction, but don't need analytical headphones. The Beyers look ideal, but I need to choose the version. And I guess if there are any opinions on why this wouldn't be the right 'phone and another would, I haven't actually bought them yet, so....
Cutting to the chase: I'm in the market for a full-size set of cans, closed-back, to be used at home and at work. I've settled on the Beyer DT770 and would like help selecting the appropriate "flavor."
Now, for more info, I currently own:
-Sennheiser Momentum on-ears and V-Moda M-80s, but they aren't comfortable enough for me for long periods of use, nor are they isolating enough (I don't want to disturb others as much as I don't want to hear them). I thought they would work for me and basically cheaped out by getting the on-ears, and now I'm paying for it. [Thanks, though, to those head-fiers who correctly steered me toward the quality of these two sets three years ago.]
-SHP-9500s for home use (recently purchased), but they're open, of course.
-Bose QC20i that I got for free with points from my credit union, but they developed a short about a year ago, and I can't stand it any longer!
I missed the Amazon deal on the 80 ohm DT770s by less than an hour and have been wondering whether 250s would work as well for me. I don't mind buying an amp (was thinking about the Fiio E12); I'll be using primarily a Fiio X3, iPhone 6, or work laptop, and listen to anything from classical (both instrumental and vocal-heavy) to rock to musical theater, with a little rap.
I'm not a basshead; I'm looking for comfort, fairly good isolation (so the students in study hall can't hear my music and I can focus on grading), and good sound reproduction, but don't need analytical headphones. The Beyers look ideal, but I need to choose the version. And I guess if there are any opinions on why this wouldn't be the right 'phone and another would, I haven't actually bought them yet, so....