Headphone enthusiast thread! - Page 221

On December 01 2013 06:19 Djzapz wrote:

It's a Reddit + 4chan thing. Those are people with severe daddy issues who live for upvotes and "social acceptance" on the internet.
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On December 01 2013 01:13 CubEdIn wrote:


Actually, no, they're on sale pretty much everywhere else too. France, Germany, heck even Romania has them for about the same (if you account for VAT + being in Europe lol).

It only applies to the Bamboo version though, see here - http://www.audeze.com/products/headphones/lcd-2

Now, back to planet earth and cans I can actually afford, I found the HD600s on sale on Amazon.fr. They were 260eur and I snatched them. If anything, these have more "piercing" highs from what I've seen in the reviews (everyone says that the highs on HD650 roll off faster, and thus the sound is a bit warmer).

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On December 01 2013 01:36 Djzapz wrote:
Everybody got cool stuff except me this Black Friday

On December 01 2013 12:01 c0ldfusion wrote:


Dude, get yourself a pair of HE-400s or something. They're still on sale.

On December 01 2013 12:23 Djzapz wrote:

US sales do nothing for me and I don't see them on sale in Canada unfortunately. Also I'm thinking the next headphones I'll buy will be some pretty fancy shiz, which is why I was looking at LCD2's... but given my recent purchases, I can't really justify it. So I'm not really in the market for the HE-400's.

On December 01 2013 13:23 Blisse wrote:


http://www.head-fi.org/t/692545/moon-audio-black-friday-headphone-deals-audeze-lcd-2-20-off-astell-kern-free-aks01-mqs-sennheiser-over-ear-momentum-with-free-50-gift-card-and-much-much-more

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On December 01 2013 11:55 c0ldfusion wrote:

I hope you got the amp to power those babies.

I know my HD650 needs quite a bit of juice to perform their best.

On December 04 2013 22:35 Tewks44 wrote:
I'm looking to get some decent headphones for listening to music this xmas and need to know what to ask for. The price range is 40-50 bucks. Can any of the wonderful people at TL help me out?

On December 08 2013 09:49 ShivaN wrote:
I'm looking to get a new headset for Christmas since my Steelseries ones didn't even last me a year before one of the ears shorted out. Looking for any suggestions in the $100-200 range. I'd prefer some that have the best possible sound as I do a bit of video editing and listen to a lot of music too, I just need to mic for playing dota and such on skype, so it's more of an after-thought. I do currently have a stand mic, so I guess I would entertain just getting some normal headphones also if someone suggested some great ones. Thanks for any input guys!

On November 27 2013 02:33 Antoine wrote:
For a number of years I'd been using Sennheiser HD201s, which I found simply fantastic in fit and sound for the price. When I switched over from laptop gaming, though, I needed something with a mic so I'm currently using a Zowie Hammer, I think. The lack of headband cushioning bothers me, but the real problem is that one of the connections somewhere is going. I do like the mid-cord volume dial/mic mute. Can anyone recommend a headset (with mic) that'd be most similar to the HD201? Somewhere in the $50-$100 range ideally.

On December 08 2013 11:03 Ben... wrote:

Do yourself a favour and get a proper set of headphones. You can get a clip on mic for quite cheap. that way you will get vastly better sound quality and still be able to talk. For that price range you can look at things like Audio-Technica ATH-M50s, cheaper AKGs, some Sennheiser stuff, Pro series Beyerdynamics. There are a lot of options. What kind of music do you like? That will help us with recommendations a ton.

But really, please don't get another headset. I've yet to hear a pair that were even remotely close to any similarly priced set of headphones. So many headsets are so cheaply made too.

On December 08 2013 12:20 ShivaN wrote:

This was exactly the type of advice I was looking for, thanks! I can see where you're coming from with most headsets being cheaply made, having owned a few previously, including the Steelseries. The type of music I usually listen to would probably mostly be classified as metal. I know it's not exactly the most sound-quality sensitive type of music, but I do work with some EDM and house while editing. Looking over the Sennheiser and Beyerdynamics stuff, there's just so many different models to choose from with a wide-range of prices. I'm kind of at a loss of where to start. I see Sennheiser actually offers some headphones with a mic attachment (PC 350 SE), are you against those as well? Are there any specific models you would recommend to look into further? Thanks for the help thus far!

Edit: I just wanted to add, I've got a new gaming rig coming in on Monday, though I'll only be using the on-board 7.1 audio with it (ASRock Z87 Extreme4 mobo). Will there be an issue with using the headphones to their fullest potential with that being the case? Should I look to invest in a decent sound card down the line, or will it make only a minimal difference, noticeable to only a hardcore audiophile?