Recommend a pair of headphones for me

It's been mentioned, but the Koss Porta-Pro's are like WOAH. I looked at them online and assumed that for the design that they were great headphones, but great in comparison to other bigger, heftier, around the ear 'phones? - possibly, but more likely not. Couple months later I'm gifted them for xmas and was fucking blown away by the clarity, the loudness, and the extremely surprising amount of bass these had. THEY SHAKE from too much bass. They're tacky loooking but cheap and well worth it.

- Michael J. Koss, President and CEO of Koss Inc.

I'm gonna need a headphone amp for the DT770s huh

I got a pair of HD25s recently. pretty good

i miss my sr-60s :(

My old sennheiser PX100s were terrific but I went through 3 pairs in a year, all with the same problem, before giving up.
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Ugh, I just lost my PX-100s last week! They lasted a good year or so before one channel stopped working - I've read that's a very common problem, unfortunately. Not sure now if I should invest in another pair; that and they're sixty dollars. I'm too cheap/broke to be spending that much right now **sigh**

And like most people here, I can't use in-ear headphones. I find them terribly uncomfortable for more than 10 minutes use, and they always pop out.

I tried DT770s but I found the midrange lacking, tbh. my denons are much better in midrange, and have bass almost equal to the DT770s.

for a headphone amp, I can't recommend the iBasso D4 enough, if you listen from a computer. it solves two problems - it moves the DAC process from the crappy enclosures of your laptop offboard, using high-quality chips, and it also amps the signal. kind of pricey though. but really, if you're a music nerd, I don't see why you wouldn't invest in some quality sound equipment.

-this has been brought to you by friends and supports of the iBasso political campaign for president 2012

which denons?

Has anyone tried the new Bowers & Wilkins model?

denon ah-d2000s xp

IMO the thing with the in-ear ones is that whether you get a really good deep fit like you describe with your Shures seems to be a really personal thing, down to the size and shape of your ear canal and maybe some other mysterious unknowable factors besides.

The Shures put out all of their sound through a single short stem, and I discovered that the best way to fit them and get a perfect seal was to take a normal pair of earplugs, cut them in half, punch a hole in the middle, and put the stem through it. Then when you put them on, you roll them around between your fingers, just like earplugs. They'll get dirty and lose their foamy-springiness in about a week, at which point you throw that half of the earplug away and do it again. Works brilliantly.

Shure sells tips for their earphones that are pretty much exactly like that!

Ultimate Ears does too, if you look for the "comply"-style tips.

Shure sells tips for their earphones that are pretty much exactly like that!

Yeah, but for like $10 a pop.

It's like $20 for a pack of five pairs, for the more expensive ones.

It's still better to be able to just throw them away when they get the inevitable ear crap on them.

I just wanna discourage anyone here from getting these newish AKG iPhone earbuds. wasted 100 EUR on these and went back to the Apple in-ear ones.

Basically there is two camps of headphone audiophiles. The more rock/hip-hop/techno leaning listeners usually prefer the favorites over at RockGrotto forums. RockGrotto folk tend to prefer the "colored/brighter" sound. The folk at HeadFi tend to prefer the neutral sound which is recommended for classical, jazz and a bunch of softer bass stuff. On first listen regular joes will almost always prefer the 'phones suggestions from the RockGrotto camp. I prefer 'phones that try to recreate the original "neutral" sound and I even enjoy rock on many neutral 'phones. But if your price range is low it really doesn't matter what camp you join. IMO, if you are eventually going to get expensive 'phones then you are better off in the HeadFi camp. It can be harder to get into the neutral sound if you are used to the other way around. Colored 'phones are much more common and they too can get some real good sound. Grado's sound is unique - not all colored 'phones are the same.

What are good examples of each camp?

Excellent question. Thread bump.

I'll post some things I've read tomorrow

Sony MDR-V6. The SPL (Sound Pressure Level) is insanely high, and I think they're some kind of industry standard (I always see them in clips of people in recordings studios and radio stations).

I need a cheap headphones, $50-and-down thread.

If you're going for in-ears in that price category I'd recommend the Sennheiser CX300's.

Not the CX-300 II though, because they're shit.

Hm. Didn't know about the MkII replacing the old ones. What happened that makes them shit?

The cord is horribly curly and doesn't uncurl properly ever, and the plug is cheap shit that cracks open after a week. I've been through two pairs of these recently, never again. The original CX300s are fine if you can still find them.

was thinking of getting some px 200-ii's - anyone aware of a similar downgrade in quality with those, compared to the originals?

i notice the new version has a single cord with a volume control on, which i'm thinking could be annoying.

I had some CX-300 IIs recently, they lasted six months until the left channel started cutting out. Didn't notice any problems with the cord, but clearly mileage there varies. Per my various posts upthread, build quality on pretty much any level of IEMs varies wildly (£300 Shures had to be replaced 4 times in two years due to cable failure - I'd never buy Shure IEMs again now).

Best sub $50 headphone? Koss Portapros are cheap as chips and sound great, + they have a lifetime warranty. My experience with IEMs leads me to think that you may as well treat them as a consumable and look to replace them every year or so, if they last longer then that's a bonus.

I've heard the II version of the sennheisers are all rubbish. I've looking into getting a px150 for a friend, and the concensus among hi-fi types is that the II isn't quite up to snuff.

gonna be investing in a pair of sony mdr-v6 when i can, totally acceptable standard for monitoring and listening, frequency response is around 5-30khz like whoa- i listened through a friends recently and it just made my £20 sennheisers sound like shit.

although they have one of those stupid telephone cords which i'm gonna have to put up with

also i wouldn't walk around outside with them on my head, so i'll stick with my cx250s for in ear outdoor listening.

Any acceptable bluetooth headphones for the gym?

i bought a pair of CX300s on this thread's say so, will report back.

http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/products/accessories/overview/hbh-is800

these are working out p handily for me as convenient everyday bluetooth earbuds

AAAAAAARGH! The fucking jack on my fucking AKGs have fucking gone again. I thought it was just the sennheisers that I had a problem with, but no, it looks like its my aura or smell or something, cos I must have spent a fortune on replacing headphones that are absolutely fine except for the jack. I would just solder on a new one, but all new headphone have this crazy string wire instead of proper wires and it's impossible to solder.

Anyone have any suggestions for decent set of headphones with a jack that doesn't go to shit within 6 months?

cant you just return them under warranty?

Found these back (temp lost after moving house): http://www.ultrasone.com/index.php/en/products/zino.html
Soundwise they're so much better than the CX300s. Headband could be slightly more comfortable though.

I really should start keeping the receipt+box for these things. I tend to rip them apart like an excitable child. Lessons learned, I guess.

any suggestion for pretty high-end portable/lightweight headphones compatible with ipod/iphone controls? I'm thinking of the beats by Dre & Quincy's AKGs category (don't know anything about the quality of these specific pairs)

http://ultimateears.com/en-us/products/superfi-5vi

These are pretty inexpensive on amazon occasionally and are nice.

If you want headphones instead of earphones, I'm not sure!

after a lot of trial and error, I went back to the in-ear Apple earbuds for my everyday listening but I'd like some good headphones I could easily slip into a packed messenger back once in a while.

Koss Portapros.

are they compatible with ipod/iphone controls though?

how could any headphone not be? but yeah they work fine, my gf does ipod-portapro.

what are your thoughts on Klipsch earbuds?

So are you looking for actual controls on the cords, or a microphone, or what?

so somebody recommended these headphones to me, anybody heard em

http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-M50S-Studio-Monitor-Headphones/dp/B000ULAP4U/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1296799138&sr=8-2-fkmr0

i'm looking for something with good sound isolation for office use. these bose sound-cancelling things need to die. i think they're giving me ear cancer.

i really need to get the expensive apple ones i guess; i like having the ipod controls on the cord so i ain't gotta go into my pocket on a crowded train.

xxxp - yeah sorry should have specified, I meant having volume controls, skipping and answering button on the cord

indeed pretty essential for iphone/ipod touch in public transport