Letang Is The Truth wrote:can we talk about surround sound in here?
No, you cannot.
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Letang Is The Truth wrote:can we talk about surround sound in here?
columbia wrote:^^^
No wonder you don't have time to hit the grocery store. :pop;
Malkamaniac wrote:AlexPKeaton wrote:Beats by Dr Dre? Bose?
Holy crap these are TERRIBLE recommendations. TERRIBLE.
Cheap decent headphone: Koss Porta-Pro or Koss KC-75 (same drivers, pick the style you like best)
Mid Range:
Open: Sennheiser PX 200 - II (for portable), Senn 555 (for dedicated - might need an amp), Grado SR60/80 (for rock), Audio Technica ATH-AD700
Closed: Sony MDR-V6, Audio Technica ATH-A700
High end: Depends on what music you like, if you are dropping this much head over to head-fi. Also you will probably need an amp. I have a Beyer DT990, Senn IE8 IEMs, and a Senn HD580. You need an amp for these except the IEMs.
A note on brands:
IN GENERAL:
Sennheiser will give you a huge soundstage which I love. Senn is my favorite brand of headphones. Sometimes they might seem "laid back" to some people. The Senn IE8 IEMs are the exception, they have a huge soundstage but are also pretty heavy.
Beyer: Have a huge soundstage, ultra comfortable, great all around headphones but only really come in high end models AFAIK
Grado: I don't personally own these, they are supposedly really good for rock. Very in your face
Koss: Great cheap all around headphone
Bose: Overrated PoS. Can get MUCH better while paying much less
Beats by Dr Dre: Huge bass, nothing else. Probably good if you only want bass.
A note on open vs closed:
Open headphones allow sound in and out. They usually are much more comfortable to wear and have a better soundstage. Most of the high end dedicated non-portable headphones are open. The drawback is that everyone can hear what you are listening to.
Closed headphones: never found one I liked, although the Sony MDR-V6 is really good for the price. I said screw it and now use expensive Senn IE8 IEMs and love them way better than closed headphones.
Dude, I use them for 45 minutes to an hour a day. Relax lol.
beerman wrote:columbia wrote:^^^
No wonder you don't have time to hit the grocery store. :pop;
He has to burn all the fast food off somehow.
Physical_Graffiti wrote:beerman wrote:columbia wrote:^^^
No wonder you don't have time to hit the grocery store. :pop;
He has to burn all the fast food off somehow.
Guess what: My favourite Wing place just opened up a store in that plaza.
Malkamaniac wrote:Recently, I was working out and my jokarific Apple Ear Buds finally gave out. I need ear buds purely for the gym, anyone have any good ones that they recommend? With the Apple ones, I'm constantly fixing them, because they just suck. What say you lgp?
JS© wrote:I have a harman kardon receiver that is pushing 10 years old and the volume knob on front is starting to act weird. If I turn the volume knob up, it goes up. I know, nothing weird about that, but if I turn it down, it also goes up.
The volume still works through the remote, but I'm starting to wonder if the knob is starting to go if something else isn't too far behind?
steve784 wrote:Pleeeease? Went to Best Buy today and still have no idea.
steve784 wrote:Pleeeease? Went to Best Buy today and still have no idea.
pittsoccer33 wrote:I got some new speakers a few months back..Spoiler:
AlexPKeaton wrote:steve784 wrote:Pleeeease? Went to Best Buy today and still have no idea.
Are you running these straight out of an ipod?
Also what is your preference, do you want closed headphones (block sound in and out), or open headphones (leak sound in and out)?
For closed and with an iPod, I would personally go with:
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD25-1 ... B000TDZOXG
steve784 wrote:AlexPKeaton wrote:steve784 wrote:Pleeeease? Went to Best Buy today and still have no idea.
Are you running these straight out of an ipod?
Also what is your preference, do you want closed headphones (block sound in and out), or open headphones (leak sound in and out)?
For closed and with an iPod, I would personally go with:
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD25-1 ... B000TDZOXG
Yeah my usage of these would almost strictly be to iPod and MacBook. I would prefer closed headphones, but don't really care that much. Thanks for the tip on the Sennheisers. These were the ones I was previously looking at:
http://www.amazon.com/Grado-Prestige-Se ... 22130GGI0U
http://www.amazon.com/Bose-48652-Bose%C ... 22130GGI0U
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-449 ... 22130GGI0U
http://www.amazon.com/Klipsch-Image-ONE ... 876&sr=8-1
Moe Wanchuk wrote:This is like the official HDTV thread in SLP VHS quality trying to use the tracking wheel to unscramble porn.
What's good for HT isn't for music listening.I have a Marantz 2270 with BSW speakers, a passive sub and a Sansui turntable I got from my uncle. That was audiophile back in the day. My HT is a Marantz 5006, Athena front towers, bookshelf surrounds, and a **** Polk 12" sub. For listening to music, the old 70's setup absolutely destroys my home theater. It's a one trick pony, but to me more people want every song ever written on their ipod, and compress the hell out of it. Sitting in a dark room and just listening to music is an afterthought now. That's a shame.
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