EPTAKG k430 closed back portable headphones for 30 shipped! Reg 120$, amazon carries them at around 80$. Picked up a pair even though i have m50s, maybe i'll gift em or just have a spare :D
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decafchicken
United States20078 Posts
AKG k430 closed back portable headphones for 30 shipped! Reg 120$, amazon carries them at around 80$. Picked up a pair even though i have m50s, maybe i'll gift em or just have a spare :D | ||
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Widunder
Sweden23 Posts
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Ozzsome
Germany37 Posts
On August 02 2011 11:10 tuho12345 wrote: I'm using K702, however AKG is the best brand so far with their insanely wide soundstage and details. Yes, best headphones, I'm a big fan. Highfive, sir. I did think about buying those, too, but I wasn't able to test them at any local store. The only ones they had were the K 601 and some others that had a lower price. So I tried the K 601 and I was totally amazed by the sound quality, and thus bought them. AKG seems to be the best brand, indeed. I was at a local recording studio last week, and they had some unbelieveably expensive AKG Headphones (AKG Q701 http://www.akg.com/personal/,pcp_id,278,_psmand,1.html?quincy#/the-line) and DAMN, these things sounded awesome. But yeah, they also go for ~500€. | ||
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ChineseWife
United States373 Posts
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Nereites
Canada102 Posts
Got these paired with a Xonar Essence STX sound. Can't wait till they burn in! Then I will hear crystal clear sound of "You must construct additional pylons" as well as listening to all my flac files :D | ||
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Pitto
Australia45 Posts
I listen to all sorts of music, i like my bass [things like liquid dubstep etc]. any tips? im a uni student, not an enthusiast or anything but like a good pair of headphones. i wouldnt be using them with a headphone amp, and something that could run off my laptop [macbook pro] well would be useful | ||
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Drolla
United Kingdom389 Posts
![[image loading]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/411qEURknUL._SL500_AA300_.jpg) My baby. | ||
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
On August 04 2011 10:48 Drolla wrote: My baby. Creative Fatal1ty Clamping force too tight from terrible earcups, microphone broke in three months, cable joints loose after six months and finally broken after seven. Good positioning, but terrible for music. | ||
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tuho12345
4482 Posts
On August 04 2011 10:35 Pitto wrote: i know this has probably been asked ~1000 times, but im considering getting bose quiet comfort 15s or beats by dre, is there anything else that is as good or better for a price range of around $200-$350? i know they are just big commercial ones and overpriced rarara, so i was hoping someone could point me in the direction of some better/equivalent but cheaper ones. I listen to all sorts of music, i like my bass [things like liquid dubstep etc]. any tips? im a uni student, not an enthusiast or anything but like a good pair of headphones. i wouldnt be using them with a headphone amp, and something that could run off my laptop [macbook pro] well would be useful None of them. Bose is just overrated and the sound seems to be really fake, not real at all. Dr. Dre is a piece of plastic that would be broken after like 2 weeks, and the sound is just ridiculous bass booster. | ||
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Kibibit
United States1551 Posts
On August 04 2011 11:18 tuho12345 wrote: None of them. Bose is just overrated and the sound seems to be really fake, not real at all. Dr. Dre is a piece of plastic that would be broken after like 2 weeks, and the sound is just ridiculous bass booster. Yeah, there are definitely better choices in the 2-300 dollar range, like the AKG k701s and their ilk. Heck, there are better option at HALF that price. | ||
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
On August 04 2011 11:18 tuho12345 wrote: None of them. Bose is just overrated and the sound seems to be really fake, not real at all. Dr. Dre is a piece of plastic that would be broken after like 2 weeks, and the sound is just ridiculous bass booster. Eh, sound is competitive with the M50 if you prefer more bass. Bose has amazing noise cancelling and nothing else. Build quality for both is so and so. Not amazing and pretty plasticky. Ultrasones are great with anything trance or electronic. I'm not really sure what dubstep is though. M50s have a slight bass emphasis, and is currently the price performance champion, though its price has risen recently. Soul by Ludacris?? look good for bassier stuff. The Beyerdynamic DT990 and 770 are a few of the audiophile's favourites if you want more bass at that price point. Ignore the people above me. The AKG K701 are terrible for music. Dry, wide and boring. I wouldn't recommend them for people like you. | ||
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Pitto
Australia45 Posts
On August 04 2011 11:24 Blisse wrote: Eh, sound is competitive with the M50 if you prefer more bass. Bose has amazing noise cancelling and nothing else. Build quality for both is so and so. Not amazing and pretty plasticky. Ultrasones are great with anything trance or electronic. I'm not really sure what dubstep is though. M50s have a slight bass emphasis, and is currently the price performance champion, though its price has risen recently. Soul by Ludacris?? look good for bassier stuff. The Beyerdynamic DT990 and 770 are a few of the audiophile's favourites if you want more bass at that price point. Ignore the people above me. The AKG K701 are terrible for music. Dry, wide and boring. I wouldn't recommend them for people like you. thanks man ill have a look in to them, the M50 looks pretty nice and im happy with the audio technica ones i have at the moment  <3 | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
K701 is a bad choice for somebody asking about Beats and Bose. edit: if you're a college student, I'm guessing you may prefer closed-back headphones. The open headphones (e.g. AKG K701, Beyerdynamic DT990, Audio-Technica ADxxxx, and so on) do not block the headphone's sound from leaking out, nor do they block external sounds from getting in. The ATH-M50, Beyer DT770 models, Ultrasones, and so on are closed-back. | ||
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Kwon
Brunei Darussalam41 Posts
Mostly using the K240mkII and K370 atm. + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/g6siA.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/F2FIT.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/6U0gT.jpg) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/OTDEN.jpg) | ||
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lgn!
Italy224 Posts
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57 Corvette
Canada5941 Posts
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PiRate647
Belgium187 Posts
Pièce de resistance are my blue Urbanearz headphones. Best looking headphones there are, period. Sound is clear. Somewhat less comfortable, like all goodlooking, fashionable things. | ||
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Rob28
Canada705 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.top10series.com/wp-content/media/triton1-300x300.jpg) The surround sound is a life-changer for FPS games... For music, I use these though, cuz I'm baller like that: ![[image loading]](http://images.pricerunner.com/product/image/460537/ifrogz-Ear-Pollution-DJ-Billionaire.jpg) | ||
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Nereites
Canada102 Posts
On August 06 2011 01:09 57 Corvette wrote: Ugh, been like 4 months without my Senheiser HD 222s, and I still can't stand listening to music on regular crap earbuds. I need to get some income so i can buy another set of Senheisers (maybe upgrade to 428s even) I use the 428's as my commuting headphones (train/bus rides, my 598's are never leaving the house don't want them to get hurt or broken) and they are pretty good, especially at the price point. I like that they are closed so I don't have to listen to peoples conversations on public transit, just enjoy your tunes. They are definitely heavy on the bass (not sure if you need that or not) I am not sure what else is available around the price range of the 428's but in my opinion at that price you get a good pair of headphones. | ||
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57 Corvette
Canada5941 Posts
On August 06 2011 02:01 K.Stoyles wrote: I use the 428's as my commuting headphones (train/bus rides, my 598's are never leaving the house don't want them to get hurt or broken) and they are pretty good, especially at the price point. I like that they are closed so I don't have to listen to peoples conversations on public transit, just enjoy your tunes. They are definitely heavy on the bass (not sure if you need that or not) I am not sure what else is available around the price range of the 428's but in my opinion at that price you get a good pair of headphones. Thanks for the advice, but I already know all about them. I was going to buy them originally, but my parents got insisted we got the less expensive 222s. | ||
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