Toby M
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Hey all,
I'm a yet another uni student looking yet again for full sized circumaural closed cans to help me study. Where I live isn't particularly noisy, but I'd like a decent level of isolation to keep out stuff like computer fans and people talking in other rooms.
I have a fairly monstrous amp so this shouldn't be a limitation. I won't be using these anywhere other than sitting at a desk so portability doesn't matter. Priorities are comfort, isolation and sound quality (all about equally important), I don't really give a toss about looks.
Ive been scouring this forum for the past week and so far have come up with:
AKG K271S - $330 AUD
ATH A900 - $300 AUD
Darth Beyers - $450 AUD (minimum inc. shipping)
Sennheiser 280pro - $200 AUD
I'm open to other options of course but I am NOT spending more than $450 AUD, so no "for just $100 more you could get..." please
. So far I'm leaning towards A900's or Darth Beyers but this is already pushing what I want to spend even for the minimum DB config. Unfortunately I don't have the option of trying out any of these in-store.
Currently I use HD555's all the time at home, and also have PX100's and CX300's for portable. I quite like all of these (555's being the best obviously) but wouldn't mind some slightly stronger/punchier bass.
I've heard the K271S has weak bass, so I probably wouldn't like it unless bass improves a lot with an amp.
A900 sounds like it'd fit the bill quite well, but I've heard it doesn't improve much out of an amp so I'm wondering if there are better options for use with my amp.
Darth Beyers look sweet but they're expensive and I couldn't send em back if I didn't like them.
280PRO's... well, they're cheap and the bass extension people talk about has its appeal. I guess comfort may be an issue over long periods.
I ruled out stock 770pro's because I've heard they're fairly harsh which is something I'm kinda sensitive to.
I listen to all kinds of crap so I don't know how much genre would help. If it makes UB40 and beastie boys sound good I'll be happy.
I also listen to classical and rock a fair bit when studying.
Btw I haven't actually heard any of the headphones I'm considering, I'm just going off what I've read so feel free to dispute anything Ive said.
So what do you guys think? If you could give a brief comparison to one of the headphones Ive got (HD555, PX100, CX300 - yeah, I know, all sennheiser
) that would be fantastic.
Cheers,
Toby
P.S. Please dont tell me to use search, Ive done that for the past week
Sorry if Ive missed stuff.
I'm a yet another uni student looking yet again for full sized circumaural closed cans to help me study. Where I live isn't particularly noisy, but I'd like a decent level of isolation to keep out stuff like computer fans and people talking in other rooms.
I have a fairly monstrous amp so this shouldn't be a limitation. I won't be using these anywhere other than sitting at a desk so portability doesn't matter. Priorities are comfort, isolation and sound quality (all about equally important), I don't really give a toss about looks.
Ive been scouring this forum for the past week and so far have come up with:
AKG K271S - $330 AUD
ATH A900 - $300 AUD
Darth Beyers - $450 AUD (minimum inc. shipping)
Sennheiser 280pro - $200 AUD
I'm open to other options of course but I am NOT spending more than $450 AUD, so no "for just $100 more you could get..." please
Currently I use HD555's all the time at home, and also have PX100's and CX300's for portable. I quite like all of these (555's being the best obviously) but wouldn't mind some slightly stronger/punchier bass.
I've heard the K271S has weak bass, so I probably wouldn't like it unless bass improves a lot with an amp.
A900 sounds like it'd fit the bill quite well, but I've heard it doesn't improve much out of an amp so I'm wondering if there are better options for use with my amp.
Darth Beyers look sweet but they're expensive and I couldn't send em back if I didn't like them.
280PRO's... well, they're cheap and the bass extension people talk about has its appeal. I guess comfort may be an issue over long periods.
I ruled out stock 770pro's because I've heard they're fairly harsh which is something I'm kinda sensitive to.
I listen to all kinds of crap so I don't know how much genre would help. If it makes UB40 and beastie boys sound good I'll be happy.
Btw I haven't actually heard any of the headphones I'm considering, I'm just going off what I've read so feel free to dispute anything Ive said.
So what do you guys think? If you could give a brief comparison to one of the headphones Ive got (HD555, PX100, CX300 - yeah, I know, all sennheiser
Cheers,
Toby
P.S. Please dont tell me to use search, Ive done that for the past week