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United States6046 Posts
On February 21 2012 20:35 essencez wrote: ATH-AD700 pretty good all round under $120. Very comfortable too no mic though. They're pretty large though, so they might not be the best for the gym and just walking around...but other than that, they're amazing and really comfortable. | ||
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Cutebone
United States62 Posts
On February 19 2012 12:09 silent_marauder24 wrote: Hi all, my girlfriend is looking into a pair of headphones and is leaning towards a WESC pair. Does anyone have an opinion on WESC headphones in general? Thanks for any opinions. For reference: http://wesc.com/product/45353 Just from visiting their website, my general opinion is NOT POSITIVE. I wouldn't recommend buying headphones from a clothing company. | ||
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silent_marauder24
Canada24 Posts
On February 22 2012 03:21 KiDYoMi wrote: Just from visiting their website, my general opinion is NOT POSITIVE. I wouldn't recommend buying headphones from a clothing company. Ya I would assume so, a lot of reviews aren't very favourable. Although with her style > function but ill try to persuade her. | ||
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Cutebone
United States62 Posts
On February 22 2012 07:18 silent_marauder24 wrote: Ya I would assume so, a lot of reviews aren't very favourable. Although with her style > function but ill try to persuade her. How much does she have to spend? Have her check out V-Modas and Fanny Wangs. See my previous post. + Show Spoiler + On February 11 2012 02:08 KiDYoMi wrote: If she really likes the beats look, there's Fanny Wangs lol. http://www.fannywang.com/1000-series.html http://www.head-fi.org/t/533055/review-fanny-wangs-on-ear-wangs-aurgasm-in-your-ears ![[image loading]](http://mygloss.com/geek/files/2012/01/fanny_wang_1000_series_headphones-300x195.jpg) Or how about the V-MODA Crossfades? They're aggressively styled, but are supposed to sound really good. http://v-moda.com/crossfade-lp-custom/ http://www.head-fi.org/products/v-moda-crossfade-m-80/reviews/6177 ![[image loading]](http://cdn.head-fi.org/5/56/56065ae3_lp_secondary_family5_line_bbg_web.jpg) Edit: I bought the orcas a while back because they were on sale, looked cool, and I needed a cheap headphone for gaming. They are extremely comfortable, have a long braided cable with a removable extension, but they don't sound great. I ended up giving them to my 15 year old sister. | ||
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EternalFishY
United States35 Posts
http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/headphones/throwback-nba-mix-master-bulls I know SkullCandy doesn't have a great rep in the audiophedelic world but I've never seen SC's that were this high-end. I'm really interested in them but not down to blow $300 on some flashy looking beats. Would love to know if anyone has some first hand experience listening to them! p.s. <3 this thread | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
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ZackAttack
United States884 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/skullcandy-mix-master-page-2 Again, note that the HRTF they apply to get the normalized FR curve is arguable and portrays treble a little less than others do. Regardless, treble is still shelved down compared to most headphones. | ||
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BrassMonkey27
Canada616 Posts
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
On February 21 2012 21:51 T.O.P. wrote: Try doing a A/B test with Foobar. I can tell the difference 100% of the time on certain electronic tracks comparing FLAC and LameMP3. Even then, the difference is extremely small. You're not gonna have a worse experience listening to a properly encoded MP3. Songs like ballads, I can't tell the difference at all. On the other hand, I encoded FLACs into AAC using Neroaac at the max bitrate 400Kbps. I can't tell the difference at all. So I just encode all my FLACs into AAC for portable use. The reason I use FLAC is because 99% of the time, FLAC rips are very high quality with album art and stuff, unless someone is terrible and converts mp3 to FLAC. With mp3's, you have to figure out what kind of mp3 you're dealing with, 320kbps, v0, VBR, 128kbps, 192kbps, which is just a hassle to sort through and figure out which are the horrible ripped mp3's versus the well ripped ones. It's pretty difficult to figure out the differences between well ripped 192kbps, v0 and 320kbps, and even more difficult to differentiate between well ripped v0, 320kbps and FLAC. But FLAC is ease of mind immediately whenever I see it, so it wins there. However, I'm told the mp3-low-quality-ness has gotten better. | ||
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Weson
Iceland1032 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/7cYXV.jpg) The white ones with a tie resting on them are AKG K530. I've had them for about 8 months. The ones one the left are a pair of steelseries 5hv2, they are over a year old. I think you can se the Q701s under the tie, | ||
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Stegosaurus
United States52 Posts
Anyway, some of my current stuff: JH5 KSC75 Etymotic ER6i MEElectronics M6 Gone but not forgotten: Grado HF2 Alessandro MS1 V-Moda Vibe Shure E2C Headphone Amps Current: Starving Student Millett Hybrid (SSMH with upgraded parts: RK27, Sonicap Gen IIs, Neutrik Locking, Vishay RN55D, etc.) CKKIII Dynalo Cavalli CTH Rev. A Little Dot I+ SSMH (PCB build) (RIP) Sources: E-MU 0404 USB Denon DN-C680 Sony SCD-CE595 Twisted Pear Opus Sony PS-X45 (Grado Black) Sony PS-X5 (Signet MR 5.0e) | ||
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Radioman
Canada904 Posts
Was looking at Sennheiser HD 280 PRO But the cheapest I can get it at is around $150. I'm probably looking at $50-$100. Cheers | ||
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Livelovedie
United States492 Posts
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Spicy_Curry
United States10573 Posts
On February 25 2012 16:09 Livelovedie wrote: Can anyone recommend headphones for me? My parents want me to pretty much choose the headphones they are going to get me for my birthday coming up and I would assume they would want to spend around 100 dollars give or take. The headphones would primarily be for listening to music (not sure if it matters what I listen to but I listen to post-hardcore mostly and some techno). I would prefer the headphones to be on ear design because comfort will be a big factor because of the amount of time I listen to music in one sitting. The headphones do not have to include a microphone with them. Im a huge fan of the ATH-A700 headphones from audiotechnica http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-A700-Audio-Technica-Headphones/dp/B000E9VKUQ/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1330154313&sr=8-8 | ||
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United States6046 Posts
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Goldfish
2230 Posts
For example, a style of headset like this click. Here's direct image: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31vLEpy2vtL._SL500_AA300_.jpg) The reason why I want something that doesn't cover the entire ear is because: 1. Wearing long time during hot days may make my ears too warm. 2. I wear glasses, so that means the headphones usually cover the handle part of the glasses. It hurts after long usage. Any suggestions? Sadly I can't seem to find anyones where no one complains that it breaks after a few months. I'd like ones that last at least a year and are comfortable to wear + don't surround the entire ear. Thanks in advance for any help  . | ||
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Toads
Canada1795 Posts
![[image loading]](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/2635829490_f417907aca.jpg) SPECIFICATIONS TYPE Closed-back dynamic DRIVER DIAMETER 45 mm MAGNET Neodymium VOICE COIL CCAW (Copper-clad aluminum wire) FREQUENCY RESPONSE 15 - 28,000 Hz MAXIMUM INPUT POWER 1,600 mW at 1 kHz SENSITIVITY 99 dB IMPEDANCE 38 ohms WEIGHT 284 g (10 oz) without cable and connector CABLE 1.2 - 3.0 m (3.9' - 9.8') Coiled, OFC litz wire CONNECTOR Gold-plated stereo 1/8" (3.5 mm) connector with strain relief and professional screw-on 1/4" (6.3 mm) adapter ACCESSORY INCLUDED Protective pouch | ||
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HuggyBear
Australia377 Posts
On February 26 2012 11:34 Goldfish wrote: What are some good quality (that is, they last longer than a year; I tried several under $50 they usually wear and break within months) open air headphones that do "not" fully surround the ear? (Basically the earpad doesn't cover the entire ear.) For example, a style of headset like this click. Here's direct image: + Show Spoiler + The reason why I want something that doesn't cover the entire ear is because: 1. Wearing long time during hot days may make my ears too warm. 2. I wear glasses, so that means the headphones usually cover the handle part of the glasses. It hurts after long usage. Any suggestions? Sadly I can't seem to find anyones where no one complains that it breaks after a few months. I'd like ones that last at least a year and are comfortable to wear + don't surround the entire ear. Thanks in advance for any help .I can only think of the Aiaiai Tracks. http://www.amazon.com/AIAIAI-Tracks-Headphone-Microphone-Black/dp/B004OFS6WG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1330234307&sr=8-2 There's also the KSC-75 if you can wear clip-ons http://www.amazon.com/Koss-KSC75-Portable-Stereophone-Headphones/dp/B0006B486K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330234461&sr=8-1 | ||
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Dr. Steve Brule
Wales152 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.australiabeatsbydre.net/images/Beats-by-Dre-Studio-LeBron-James-23.jpg) :D | ||
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