Samilktray Posted 21 February 2010 Posted 21 February 2010 Looking to buy some headphones and was hoping people on here could point me in the right direction, not looking to spend more than £100, so any suggestions? Was looking at the Beats by Dr Dre, but I've been told there not as good as the hype or price suggests.
Samilktray Posted 21 February 2010 Author Posted 21 February 2010 Are they for home use? Mainly yeah, might use them out occasionally too.
Edmund Posted 21 February 2010 Posted 21 February 2010 I can only recommend these http://www.hifix.co.uk/sku.lasso?item=2fe5...061eb170b90122b as I've got a pair myself and love them. You can find it a lot cheaper on the net than that though if your interested. I've not listened to many other headphones so can't really give you advice but all my life I've stuck by sennheiser and can't say a bad word about them. My current pair (above) I've now had for nearly 4 years and still going strong. The great thing about these and other sennheisers is the cable is connectable so if you accidently stand on it, it doesn't damage by pulling the wires but disconnects itself from the headphone. If the cable goes you can buy a replacement. Also worth checking out beyer dynamics, technics (panasonic), AKG. Not to sure about those dre headphones. Personally I'd stay clear just because things like that tend to be more of a marketing gimmick but could be wrong. I wouldn't take much notice of reviews as they are usually biased in one way or another. On second look are you after those in ear headphones? If your going to use them for home use get a solid pair of open backs over a pair of in ear headphones any day.
Samilktray Posted 21 February 2010 Author Posted 21 February 2010 I can only recommend these http://www.hifix.co.uk/sku.lasso?item=2fe5...061eb170b90122b as I've got a pair myself and love them. You can find it a lot cheaper on the net than that though if your interested.I've not listened to many other headphones so can't really give you advice but all my life I've stuck by sennheiser and can't say a bad word about them. My current pair (above) I've now had for nearly 4 years and still going strong. The great thing about these and other sennheisers is the cable is connectable so if you accidently stand on it, it doesn't damage by pulling the wires but disconnects itself from the headphone. If the cable goes you can buy a replacement. Also worth checking out beyer dynamics, technics (panasonic), AKG. Not to sure about those dre headphones. Personally I'd stay clear just because things like that tend to be more of a marketing gimmick but could be wrong. I wouldn't take much notice of reviews as they are usually biased in one way or another. On second look are you after those in ear headphones? If your going to use them for home use get a solid pair of open backs over a pair of in ear headphones any day. I was look at some Sennheisers similar to them, the 1s I looked at were about £30, I have a pair of Sennheiser in ear phones and there amazing, so I may go for either the 1s you suggest or the cheaper 1s I found earlier
Edmund Posted 21 February 2010 Posted 21 February 2010 I was look at some Sennheisers similar to them, the 1s I looked at were about £30, I have a pair of Sennheiser in ear phones and there amazing, so I may go for either the 1s you suggest or the cheaper 1s I found earlier Cool just make sure there open back, gives you much tighter bass and clearer mid and highs. If you decide to go for the HD465's don't buy em from that site as there much dearer their. Just did a quick search and play have at £40, maybe find em cheaper.
Bakey Posted 21 February 2010 Posted 21 February 2010 Got some free ones with a pair of JackJones jeans the other day, not bad if you fancy a decent pair of jeans Used them to listen to the second half on saturday, and improvement from the standard sony ericsson
wirralsimon Posted 21 February 2010 Posted 21 February 2010 Sennheiser PX100 are a good choice as they are well inside your budget and you won't stand out too much if you wear them out and about. If you might use them on public transpport consider closed phones as they will block out some of the noise. The Sennheiser PX200 or AKG414P are good choices. Go for the AKG's if Bass is important to you. I also love my Sennheiser HD201s (about 15 pounds on Amazon). A bit light on bass but cracking value and they keep your eard warm out and about in the winter! If you are going to be in a very noisy environment consider some Canalphones .like the Creative EP-630 at under a tenner from Amazon Further up the range the Creative Aurvana Live are excellent but not very portable. I have all of the above and use them regularly, except the Aurvana Live that got eaten by the dog! If I had to choose just one it would probably be the PX100's. Simon
Edmund Posted 21 February 2010 Posted 21 February 2010 Sennheiser PX100 are a good choice as they are well inside your budget and you won't stand out too much if you wear them out and about.If you might use them on public transpport consider closed phones as they will block out some of the noise. The Sennheiser PX200 or AKG414P are good choices. Go for the AKG's if Bass is important to you. I also love my Sennheiser HD201s (about 15 pounds on Amazon). A bit light on bass but cracking value and they keep your eard warm out and about in the winter! If you are going to be in a very noisy environment consider some Canalphones .like the Creative EP-630 at under a tenner from Amazon Further up the range the Creative Aurvana Live are excellent but not very portable. I have all of the above and use them regularly, except the Aurvana Live that got eaten by the dog! If I had to choose just one it would probably be the PX100's. Simon The px100's are good in fact there excellent but they don't touch the HD465's How do I know? I own both You're right he's be better off with a pair of those if it was mainly for traveling but he did state it was more for home use. If you want to listen to music like dubstep and hippety hop you want some big cans with a nice tight bass extension.
wirralsimon Posted 22 February 2010 Posted 22 February 2010 The px100's are good in fact there excellent but they don't touch the HD465's How do I know? I own both You're right he's be better off with a pair of those if it was mainly for traveling but he did state it was more for home use. If you want to listen to music like dubstep and hippety hop you want some big cans with a nice tight bass extension. The AKG 414P are a better choice than the PX100 for Hip-Hop etc. as they are real bass monsters but small enough to wear out and about. It all comes down to whether you have the balls to wear full-sized headphones in public! Simon
Lillehamring Posted 22 February 2010 Posted 22 February 2010 The px100's are good in fact there excellent but they don't touch the HD465's How do I know? I own both You're right he's be better off with a pair of those if it was mainly for traveling but he did state it was more for home use. If you want to listen to music like dubstep and hippety hop you want some big cans with a nice tight bass extension. how good are these for monitoring/mixing? or is there a better option?
wirralsimon Posted 22 February 2010 Posted 22 February 2010 how good are these for monitoring/mixing?or is there a better option? It depends on what you are mixing/monitoring! The Industry standard for DJ Headphones is the Sennheise HD-25. Good isolation, swivelling earpieces and almost indestructable.Not cheap though. For studio monitoring you want a neutral headphone that doesn't colour the music, and I believe the HD465 has a bass boost. Sennheise HD280's are often used for this purpose, although the HD201 would be a good budget option. You can find out more that you would ever want to know at http://www.head-fi.org Simon
Rocket-Ron Posted 22 February 2010 Posted 22 February 2010 I bought the Sennheiser HD650 sound superb (after 10 hours of breaking in). But at £250 there a serious price for headphones and an i-pod wont be able to drive them. I also have the hd202's for my i-pod. only £20 but they look and fell crap and the cable is about 6' long. Sound's pretty good though they make you look like this after a bit of advice on here about in ear headphones I got the CX-500's and love them (also take a while breaking in).
Nick Posted 22 February 2010 Posted 22 February 2010 I got a pair of these - they are very understated but block out loads of external noise as the buds act like plugs. I like them a lot. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Etymotic-Research-...5698&sr=1-5
Part Of The Crowd Posted 22 February 2010 Posted 22 February 2010 Audio Technica ATH M35's, recommended.
Finnegan Posted 22 February 2010 Posted 22 February 2010 So much frigging choice Listen to the two that obviously know what they're on about. Mostly because nobody else recommended Sennheisers.
MC Prussian Posted 22 February 2010 Posted 22 February 2010 Nothing beats Sennheiser headphones. Bose comes close, though.
Part Of The Crowd Posted 22 February 2010 Posted 22 February 2010 It depends what you are after in headphones. There are some pretty mint ones out there that aren't any of the 'big' brands. I stick by my earlier suggestion of the Audio Technica's, if you want to get a decent set of headphones without busting the bank they make some of the best for that price range. I use those quite comfortably in a live performance environment to work on the mix. Good noise cancellation too.
Lillehamring Posted 22 February 2010 Posted 22 February 2010 It depends on what you are mixing/monitoring!The Industry standard for DJ Headphones is the Sennheise HD-25. Good isolation, swivelling earpieces and almost indestructable.Not cheap though. For studio monitoring you want a neutral headphone that doesn't colour the music, and I believe the HD465 has a bass boost. Sennheise HD280's are often used for this purpose, although the HD201 would be a good budget option. You can find out more that you would ever want to know at http://www.head-fi.org Simon cheers, been using their eh2200's for ages now, and need to upgrade, found the 280's for about £70, in the post....
Edmund Posted 24 February 2010 Posted 24 February 2010 These any good? Optimised for iPod, iPhone, MP3 and CD players There also closed back, wouldn't be ideal for home use.
Samilktray Posted 24 February 2010 Author Posted 24 February 2010 There also closed back, wouldn't be ideal for home use. How come? Really not up on all this sorry
Edmund Posted 24 February 2010 Posted 24 February 2010 How come?Really not up on all this sorry No probs, Basically closed back means that the back of each headphone is completely sealed. These are usually made for the dj/engineering market and the portable market. Reason being is that the back of each headphone is closed off which helps trap the sound inside the headphones and means you can listen to music in noisy environments as well as keeping the music which leaks out the headphones to a minimum. DJ's use this as they need to hear the record their mixing in a noisy environment and they are more suited to portable devices as you don't piss everyone off in the bus as it traps the majority of the sound in the can. Whereas with open back if you sit next to someone on the bus they will most probably be able to hear the entirety of your music. Open backs are aimed for the purist market and for those were quality is a must i.e. home listening. They are noisy to other people in close vicinity but the reason why the quality is superior is due to the space being created by the open back can allowing the music to breath and more frequencies to expand meaning a fuller sound. I'm sure google can put into a better description than mine. Closed back - Open back (note the small holes) -
Samilktray Posted 24 February 2010 Author Posted 24 February 2010 No probs,Basically closed back means that the back of each headphone is completely sealed. These are usually made for the dj/engineering market and the portable market. Reason being is that the back of each headphone is closed off which helps trap the sound inside the headphones and means you can listen to music in noisy environments as well as keeping the music which leaks out the headphones to a minimum. DJ's use this as they need to hear the record their mixing in a noisy environment and they are more suited to portable devices as you don't piss everyone off in the bus as it traps the majority of the sound in the can. Whereas with open back if you sit next to someone on the bus they will most probably be able to hear the entirety of your music. Open backs are aimed for the purist market and for those were quality is a must i.e. home listening. They are noisy to other people in close vicinity but the reason why the quality is superior is due to the space being created by the open back can allowing the music to breath and more frequencies to expand meaning a fuller sound. I'm sure google can put into a better description than mine. Closed back - Open back (note the small holes) - Oh I see I see, although I want them mainly for indoors chances are they will be used on the go more than anything. Those 1s I asked about have got some good reviews, and look pretty nice, may end up going for them as the price is good too
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