Headphone enthusiast thread! - Page 65

On April 30 2011 22:54 Shraft wrote:
I'm planning to buy new headphones primarily for music listening (at my computer) but also for voice communication (I do not need a headset, I'll buy a separate microphone). I'm looking for something in the <300$ price range. I quite like the look of AKG's stuff, but I don't really care which brand it is. Anyone care to recommend me something? Thanks!

On April 30 2011 22:54 Shraft wrote:
I'm planning to buy new headphones primarily for music listening (at my computer) but also for voice communication (I do not need a headset, I'll buy a separate microphone). I'm looking for something in the <300$ price range. I quite like the look of AKG's stuff, but I don't really care which brand it is. Anyone care to recommend me something? Thanks!

On April 30 2011 22:59 Kyhol wrote:
I bought the Senheiser 166 USB and I <3 them. :D

On April 30 2011 23:03 calin wrote:

Audio Technica ATH-AD700
Audio Technica ATH-A900

And if you're willing to spend a little bit more:

Beyerdynamic DT250

I own the DT250s and out of all my headphones they're definitely my favourite(Own 5 different pairs)

edit: Although they don't look very "cool", but if you're just going to use them at the computer I highly recommend them

On April 30 2011 23:22 Shraft wrote:


I'm looking for something a little bit meatier.


I might end up using them with my iPod if I really like the sound, but I don't really think that the looks really matter. How do the DT250 sound?

On April 30 2011 23:28 calin wrote:
The DT250s have a very flat response..meaning that nothing is really emphasised. In other words Mids, Treble and Bass are all equal as they are a "studio" headphone. Saying that I listen almost primarily to Drum and Bass and it sounds GREAT, probably not as good as my DT 770 pros but they're BASS monsters. A good benefit of the DT250s is you don't need an amp..as long as you get the 80 Ohm(Ω) version.

On May 01 2011 00:06 calin wrote:
I'm not sure if you're able to but if you can find somewhere to go into a store and listen to a whole bunch of different headphones I'd try that. I'm a bit spoilt where I am, my local headphone store will let you try basically any headphone you want which is awesome.

I bought my DT 770 pros for listening to DnB as they are a very Bassy headphone, but unfortunately you do need an amplifier for those for them to sound their best.

On May 01 2011 00:46 Shraft wrote:


I think my possibilities of trying out headsets are quite limited. I'm afraid I'll have to make my decision based on recommendations and reviews alone.

On May 01 2011 01:13 calin wrote:

When I first started buying headphones I did exactly the same and I've been able to make good decisions based almost purely off reviews and recommendations.

http://www.head-fi.org is a great site that can give you information on absolutely everything related to headphones.
http://headphones.com.au is another website I use(primarily because this is the store I purchase my gear from, but the owner is very helpful and it has a lot of good information on their forum)

On May 01 2011 05:17 GhostKorean wrote:
Guys, a little help here
I want to buy these headphones:
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but I'm afraid it might be one of those "stylish, overpriced items" not worth my money. It's pretty expensive at $170.00 and listening to music just a hobby (pretty big hobby though). Does the increase in music quality justify the extra cost or should I not worry about such an expensive luxury and settle for cheaper headphones? If so, could you guys recommend me a set of cheap headphones that doesn't sacrifice too much quality?

On May 01 2011 05:11 Myrmidon wrote:
If you want to try using it out of the iPod, go with the 80 ohms version. Running out of power/current/volts and clipping is probably not an issue with the iPod for lower (some say reasonable, others say not enough) listening levels on more dynamically compressed music.

Out of curiosity, which amps have you seen recommended for them? Were any of them tube amps?

On May 03 2011 23:33 Aydeini wrote:
Im thinking of buying the Beyer DT770 but if im going to use them unamped will the sound be good or do you need amps to make them sound decent?