Rarestg
New Head-Fier
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Hey guys,
For the last four months or so I have been rocking out to my Coby CV-185's which, surprisingly, offered a pretty massive sound for their tiny price tag. I go these for $10 and easily convinced my friends they were worth 40. You can find these headphones on the following link: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/433318/shootout-80-portable-headphones-reviewed-beyerdynamic-dtx-300-p-koss-ksc35-added-05-06 .
Finally deciding to get over-ear headphones, I opted for the Audio Technica ATH-M50s which I got for $127 delivered. I can say that I am very pleased with the overall finish, build quality, and sound... but I just cant really hear much of a difference in sound quality between these and the Coby's. Really, these are a bit more clear on the low register, and the sound feels like its coming from further away (probably because the coby drivers are closer to my ear) - but after spending a good hour listening to each in various combinations I don't see why these are $110 more expensive.
I've heard that new models of the m50 are not as well made as older batches, or that the coiled version has better quality, but i dont think this should be the case. Does anyone have similar issues? All feedback would be appreciated
Thanks.
For the last four months or so I have been rocking out to my Coby CV-185's which, surprisingly, offered a pretty massive sound for their tiny price tag. I go these for $10 and easily convinced my friends they were worth 40. You can find these headphones on the following link: http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/433318/shootout-80-portable-headphones-reviewed-beyerdynamic-dtx-300-p-koss-ksc35-added-05-06 .
Finally deciding to get over-ear headphones, I opted for the Audio Technica ATH-M50s which I got for $127 delivered. I can say that I am very pleased with the overall finish, build quality, and sound... but I just cant really hear much of a difference in sound quality between these and the Coby's. Really, these are a bit more clear on the low register, and the sound feels like its coming from further away (probably because the coby drivers are closer to my ear) - but after spending a good hour listening to each in various combinations I don't see why these are $110 more expensive.
I've heard that new models of the m50 are not as well made as older batches, or that the coiled version has better quality, but i dont think this should be the case. Does anyone have similar issues? All feedback would be appreciated
Thanks.