[monkeyleader]

My Sennheiser wireless phones are playing up so it's time to get a new set of bins - I'm thinking wired this time.

Just wondering what headphones you use in your cinema room.

Finding review of headphones for use in the gaming / movie environment is pretty tricky as most cover music.

Any recommendations (budget of around £150) on a pair of headphones for movie / gaming use.

cheers,

Nige

 

[RasmusseN]

HD555

 

[smeggy]

Cinema room? Erm, if you mean the room with the telly in it then none, I use big-ass speakers.

 

[monkeyleader]

Quote:

Originally Posted by smeggy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Cinema room? Erm, if you mean the room with the telly in it then none, I use big-ass speakers.

And for 70% of the time so do I, but there are occasions when I want to watch movies / play games when the wife is sleeping so headphones are a must, but I dont want to comprimise (too much) on the sound.

Nige

 

[monkeyleader]

Quote:

Originally Posted by smeggy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Cinema room? Erm, if you mean the room with the telly in it then none, I use big-ass speakers.

And for 70% of the time so do I, but there are occasions when I want to watch movies / play games when the wife is sleeping so headphones are a must, but I dont want to comprimise (too much) on the sound.

Oh and Telly ? not quite ... Projector, proper cinema room

Nige

 

[Advil]

HD595 - no contest.

 

[Uncle Erik]

For video, I prefer the AKG K-501, hands down. When watching a movie, the dialog is most important. The human voice is in the mids, and nothing (with a few expensive exceptions) handles the mids better than the K-501.

I don't know how the K-501 would handle video games, but it excels with the human voice. Nothing else in your price range can touch it for the mids.

 

[sulcata_geo]

I use HD595 for video.
My setup is Panasonic DMR-E85H>optical cable>ZhaoluD2>PS Audio GCHA>Victor SU-DH1>HD595.

 

[Teflon]

Some ghetto Audio Technica ATH-909s hooked up to a loud and crunchy 80's Sherwood amp.

It's alright considering the entire setup cost all of $12.50. The ATH909s lack any and all bass and distort quite badly when pushed, but they are remarkably comfy. Probably because they're mostly empty.
What's surprising is the mids and highs it does posses sound rather pleasant at moderate volumes. Like they were trying to make good headphones but had to abandon the project shortly after sorting that bit out.

 

[sachu]

The HD580 is pretty decent with movies.

 

[F107plus5]

This is really a useless response, but I most often use my HD600 since all I have is a 1/8" terminated extension cable and the HD600 cable is almost three feet longer than my MS-1 cable, and my MS2i cable is 1/4" so, we do what we can.

....it works very well though!!

 

[pedalhead]

Quote:

Originally Posted by F107plus5 /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is really a useless response, but I most often use my HD600 since all I have is a 1/8" terminated extension cable and the HD600 cable is almost three feet longer than my MS-1 cable, and my MS2i cable is 1/4" so, we do what we can. ....it works very well though!!

That's exactly what I do. Nice long Cardas cable on my HD600 allows me to sit far enough away from the screen. Sound is good, although in our small house, I still worry about waking up our 5-month old baby with all the sound leaking from the cans. When my Darths arrive (soon hopefully!), I'll probably get an extension cable & use those for movie/tv listening as they're fully sealed, and are still meant to have a nice soundstage.

 

[keiith]

before they broke on me

Philips HP890's.

 

[Joshatdot]

MDR-7506 w/DT250 pads

 

[PsychoZX]

HD-595s.