http://www.multitalent-production.com/Bilder/Equipment/akgk240.jpgAKG 240s - Still love 'em after all these years. Great sound and their self-adjusting design make them very comfortable.And they're a good value at $85-$120.
― Jazzbo, Monday, 11 May 2009 14:31 (fifteen years ago) link
xpost: Hi-fi amp socket
― StanM, Monday, 11 May 2009 14:32 (fifteen years ago) link
And thanks for the tip, btw, will check out headphone ampage now.
― StanM, Monday, 11 May 2009 14:35 (fifteen years ago) link
StanM's look sweet but def above my budget (approx 150-200 USD)
― baaderonixx, Monday, 11 May 2009 14:39 (fifteen years ago) link
I also have the AKG601s and they're pretty good all-rounders. Bass is a little lacking (but very accurate, and they go deep) and the soundstage is pretty enormous, which leads to good instrument separation.
If you're not absolutely bent on having full size headphones, take a look at IEMs (in-ear monitors). You can get very, very good IEMs for under $200 and you won't need a headphone amp to drive them.
― Can't stop the dancing chickens (dyao), Monday, 11 May 2009 14:48 (fifteen years ago) link
Bear in mind that Grados are not the most comfortable headphones in the world, even with the larger doughnut pads. (At least, I'm assuming that the replacement pads I got for my SR-125s - much better than the originals - are what comes as standard thesedays with 80s and above).
― Michael Jones, Monday, 11 May 2009 14:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Mine would be for late night listening at home so one or two consecutive hours max.
― baaderonixx, Monday, 11 May 2009 15:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Got my Porta pros, 2 weeks ago and they are great. good for long periods and realy really comfortable.
coupled with my sansa clip Ive got a great pair of headphones and an 8 gig mp3 player/FM radio for about £60 inclusive.
I'd even recomend then for indoor use as I dont always like the closed off ones for long periods of time. its nice and safer to hear other sounds as well.
― Hamildan, Monday, 11 May 2009 15:46 (fifteen years ago) link
that is exactly my setup = Clip + PortaPros
and then i listen to a bunch of shitty mp3s
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 11 May 2009 15:52 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Denon AH-D1001 yet. I wasn't aware until last month that Denon made nice cans, but there's been a lot of talk about their latest line of sealed headphones. It's the first time I've heard of a sealed headphone sounding better than a lot of open headphones. A sealed headphone is perfect if you live with a partner or are married, and want to listen to music in bed without disturbing them.
The AH-D1001 is a semi-portable on-ear headphone that's light and small enough to use for travel. I intend to take it on vacations. I have a portable iBasso Cobra DAC/amp that I can connect to portable DVD/CD player via coaxial. But mostly I use it in the bedroom, connected to my Squeezebox. It doesn't require nearly as much power as my AKG K701, so an amp isn't totally necessary. It's comfortable enough that I've used it for two hours and forgotten they were on my head, and have even fallen asleep with them on (try not to do that with the volume is too loud!)
Their list price is $150 but I got them for $83+shipping via Amazon. I can't imagine a better deal for other sealed headphones. I've heard Sennheiser HD280 Pro for the same price, Sony MDR-7506 ($96), and Audio-Technica ATH-M50 ($120) and I prefer the Denon. I've heard several Grados and they're not for me, and are not sealed.
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 11 May 2009 18:26 (fifteen years ago) link
I think the Porta Pros design is a little nagging and overwrought, the way they have those unnecessary pads that reach for your temples and the comfort control switch or whatever. Also not impressed by folding headphones in general.
― matinee, Monday, 11 May 2009 18:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Reviews from headphone geeks:
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/denon-ah-d1001-review-352409/http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/denon-ah-d1001-first-impressions-362189/
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 11 May 2009 18:46 (fifteen years ago) link
I just picked up my new AKG K77s from the FedEx debpot. God I love the FedEx logo. These are for my new office, which I share with real live people. £30.
― Sickamous Mouthall (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 11 May 2009 18:48 (fifteen years ago) link
I just ordered the bottom end Alessadros so I shall report back. They are in PA so damned sales tax meant couldn't use my AT&T rebate. Never mind.
― Prince of Persia (Ed), Monday, 11 May 2009 18:52 (fifteen years ago) link
AKG K77
http://cannoneerno4.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/ak47.jpg
― StanM, Monday, 11 May 2009 18:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Sorry. Didn't mean to kill the thread :-(
― StanM, Monday, 11 May 2009 20:50 (fifteen years ago) link
the only thing that could fix the thread now is for the final verdict on the headphone purchase to come in
― matinee, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 01:24 (fifteen years ago) link
AKG 240
^i am intrigued by these
― cumlords 2pac big please talk to this sucker (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 01:45 (fifteen years ago) link
either tomorrow or wednesday:
http://bluraydaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/verdict1946dvdr.jpg
AKG 240s are the best headphones ive ever used that weren't stupid expensive beyer dynamic ones.
― Esprit de Corpsgrinder Fisher (jjjusten), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 01:48 (fifteen years ago) link
i think i will buy them
― cumlords 2pac big please talk to this sucker (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 01:49 (fifteen years ago) link
on the cheap i can also recommend the AKG K-220M which look really terrible but sound pretty good
― Esprit de Corpsgrinder Fisher (jjjusten), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 01:52 (fifteen years ago) link
i can vouch for the AKGs. plus they're kinda fabulous looking with the gold accents
― matinee, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 01:54 (fifteen years ago) link
jumping the "gun"
― some dude, don't make it dad (k3vin k.), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 01:54 (fifteen years ago) link
uh which despite the fact that i have a pair sitting in front of me do not appear to exist anymore so never mind xposts
― Esprit de Corpsgrinder Fisher (jjjusten), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 01:54 (fifteen years ago) link
these are going to be a birthday gift so the 240s aren't too expensive
― cumlords 2pac big please talk to this sucker (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 01:55 (fifteen years ago) link
in other words im not paying for them
grados are not uncomfortable waht is rong with u ppl
― autogucci cru (deej), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 01:58 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah but those AKGs feel like you are giving your ears a hug tho
― Esprit de Corpsgrinder Fisher (jjjusten), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 02:07 (fifteen years ago) link
saying grados are not uncomfortable is like saying that it's okay that your husband beats you because you love him and he doesn't know any better
― matinee, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 02:18 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.granitegrok.com/pix/gavel_1.jpg
Open Orders Order Date: May 11, 2009 Order #: 103-0537289-9747458 Recipient: J0rd4n S4rg3nt
Items not yet shipped:Delivery estimate: May 14, 20091 of: AKG K240 Semi Open Studio HeadphonesSold by: Amazon.com, LLC
― cumlords 2pac big please talk to this sucker (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 02:23 (fifteen years ago) link
dude you are srsly going to love those headphones, i was going to recommend them earlier but thought they were more expensive
― Esprit de Corpsgrinder Fisher (jjjusten), Tuesday, 12 May 2009 02:48 (fifteen years ago) link
I love my Sennheiser hd280pros. On the upper end of cheap, comfortable, over ear, great sound.
― Nate Carson, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 08:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Grados are not uncomfortable on my head. This is fact. Not all things fit all people; for example, most old-school styled closed cans and over-ear headphones I find incredibly uncomfortable.
― EZ Snappin, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 14:00 (fifteen years ago) link
In many ways this article reiterates a lot of what has been recommended in this thread, but that is perhaps comforting in itself...:
http://www.goodcans.com/HeadphoneReviews/recommendations.htm
― Duke, Tuesday, 12 May 2009 17:37 (fifteen years ago) link
They said pretty much the same thing as I did about the Denon AH-D1001. Except you can get it for under $90. I really don't think you can get anything better at that price.
― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 14 May 2009 19:24 (fifteen years ago) link
i can't get over ppl calling headphones "cans"
― man, i love collages (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 14 May 2009 19:25 (fifteen years ago) link
btw guess what i got in the mail toooooday
http://i41.tinypic.com/v32grn.jpg
― man, i love collages (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 14 May 2009 19:36 (fifteen years ago) link
― Esprit de Corpsgrinder Fisher (jjjusten), Tuesday, May 12, 2009 1:48 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
if you're looking for closed headphones for work or the subway or whatever, these Beyerdynamics (DT 241s) are maybe even a better deal than Grados (which i have and love as well) when it comes to price vs. performance...only $50
http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Beyerdynamic-DT-231-Pro-Professional-Closed-Headphone?sku=272021&src=3WFRWXX&ZYXSEM=0&CAWELAID=26020963
― Domm P))) (M@tt He1ges0n), Thursday, 14 May 2009 19:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Well, my Grado SR-125s have bitten the dust after 11 years (loose cable on the right), so I guess I'm in the market for headphones too.
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 14 May 2009 20:11 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm still sad my sony eggos (the d66-sl model) have a broken headband, but I might try to repair it one of these days. I got some Sennheiser PX100s to throw in my bag instead, and I can endorse them. They looked a lot more fragile than I expected when I first got them, but they've worked pretty well.
― mh, Thursday, 14 May 2009 20:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Awesome - you're gonna love them!I remember when I first bought mine — jeez, must have been at least 25 years ago — and reading how they have more naturalistic stereo sound because they're supposed to replicate the feel of a live concert. Something about the music sounding like it's slightly in front of you, rather than just at the sides of your head. That may be overstated a bit, but they sure sound true-to-life to me.
― Jazzbo, Thursday, 14 May 2009 20:21 (fifteen years ago) link
― Michael Jones, Friday, May 15, 2009 4:11 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark
You can probably fix this pretty easily with a cheap soldering iron, especially if the break occurred at the wire-pad contact instead of internally. But if you did that then you wouldn't have an excuse to buy something new!
― Can't stop the dancing chickens (dyao), Thursday, 14 May 2009 22:21 (fifteen years ago) link
i call them "tins"
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 14 May 2009 22:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Any recommendations on something biased a bit toward the low-end? I listen to about 70% electronic and shitty rap. Looked through the thread but didn't find too many bass-biased recommendations. Closed design preferable for subway, either earbud or headphone design is fine. I listen to about half and half CDs and shitty 192kbit MP3s. Around $100 or less is good, but I'm open to persuasion.
― throwbookatface (skygreenleopard), Thursday, 14 May 2009 22:47 (fifteen years ago) link
i call them "ear hats"
― the insane Dr. Morbius and his HOOSical steens (BIG HOOS aka the steendriver), Thursday, 14 May 2009 22:50 (fifteen years ago) link
for example, are these Beyerdynamics DT 231s bassy? the description seems to fit on the musicianschoice.com website...
― throwbookatface (skygreenleopard), Thursday, 14 May 2009 22:52 (fifteen years ago) link
You can probably fix this pretty easily with a cheap soldering iron
Hell, no - I'll be using an audiophile soldering iron. But, yeah, I should really try and rescue these.
― Michael Jones, Thursday, 14 May 2009 22:58 (fifteen years ago) link
― throwbookatface (skygreenleopard), Friday, May 15, 2009 6:47 AM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark
Beyer DT770s are legendary for being good, bass-heavy closed cans. However the midrange is a bit recessed which is not that good for rap. You can get them for about $150 at any Guitar Center. And they look awesome:
http://www.mediamusique.com/edit/vente/pict/Beyer_Dynamic/DT%20770%20PRO.jpg
(make sure to get the old edition that is all black like shown above)
However for subway use I think IEMs beat all in terms of noise isolation - you can probably pick up a pair of Shure's for under $100 that would do well, but the bass might not be as head-splitting as the DT770s.
― Can't stop the dancing chickens (dyao), Thursday, 14 May 2009 23:08 (fifteen years ago) link
these things are dope as hell
good lookin out john
― man, i love collages (J0rdan S.), Thursday, 14 May 2009 23:43 (fifteen years ago) link