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headphone recommendations
penpen17:
--- Quote from: Nuance ---I've got a pair of Grados 125s, which I'm absolutely in love with. Their clarity is absurd, but they're an open design, so its not going to isolate that well.
At the $50 dollar range I've found the Sony in-ear buds (the deep in ear ones, like ear plugs) to be absolutely solid, but you have to be careful because they've got a set for $45 bucks that sound like crap and a set for $50 bucks that sound about an order of magnitude better. Sadly, its hard as hell to tell them apart.
Hmmmm...apparently I'm not helpful at all.
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The Sony in-ears sound really good, but they break at a ridiculous rate. I've had 3 pairs and each broke within a month. But they do have the best isolation and sound that I've been able to find within that price range
Splunkle:
--- Quote from: Spartan Pho3nix ---??
It's generally agreed that the HD280s have terrible bass response. I generally have to boost it up a few decibels to level it out. HD280s are flat throughout mids, but drop for highs and lows.
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Interesting. The 280s are listed on Sennheiser website as being monitoring headphones, but also appear in the DJ section. Curious. Regardless, that would be why the bass is "poor". Monitoring systems generally have less bass then consumer audio stuff, and cheap monitoring systems, like the 280's, have even less.
will: wanton sex god:
ive heard many a review stating that sennheiser px100s are just about the absolute best in the sub 50 dollar price range.
the price varies wildly though, so shop around.
Spartan Pho3nix:
I believe that's true
ielerol:
Thanks everyone. After some consideration (strong bass makes my ears feel funny, etc), discovering I'm not quite as poor as I'd been feeling, and testing out a friend's Sennheiser 280s for myself, I ended up ordering a pair.
Take that, jackhammers next door!
Now I just have to remember to keep myself "uneducated" so I don't start developing really expensive taste in audio equipment.
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