Topic: What kind of headphones do you use?
I'm in the market for some new headphones. Any recommendations? Which would be the best for Joe's music?
2 2013-01-18 16:32:33 (edited by Rocket 2013-01-18 16:33:23)
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First off, headphones for...what? Phone? iPod? "Stereo"?
And then, where?! At home, on the go?
Brand names only, I am not a big fan of Bose speakers or headphones, but their headphones ARE good for air travel where noise cancelling is important. AKG, Sennheiser, Sony all have good to great products. I use Sennheisers for most everything and have no qualms about. JBL, my loudspeaker(s) of choice has some really good ones in the $80-$100 range, J55 or J55i being very good headphones. 
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Re: What kind of headphones do you use?
Thanks for the reply. I'm looking for something to use with my iPod and computer. I went to Best Buy and they only had demo models of the Beats and Bose headphones. I wasn't that impressed with the construction of the phones for $200. I'll look into those Sennheisers.
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I like AKG. The new Yamaha headphones aren't bad either.
5 2013-01-18 17:10:02 (edited by Rocket 2013-01-18 17:13:02)
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I'd add brands such as Audio-Technica, Shure, and Beyerdynamic (also great).
But for about $100, Sennheiser HD 280 PRO are awesome. They are closed back, which is good for monitoring, as opposed to open back which are suited to studio / stage (performance) use, unless mic pickup of open-back headphone leakage could be an issue when tracking in the studio. There are incredible in ear offerings far beyond portable device included buds by the way...
Good Luck!
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Sony Studio, but they're a bit aged however still sound great.
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Re: What kind of headphones do you use?
Just bought the Sennheiser HD 598. Can't wait to break them in. Thanks for the ideas.
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jgibbons1685 wrote:
Just bought the Sennheiser HD 598. Can't wait to break them in. Thanks for the ideas.
Nice! Thumbs UP! Enjoy, and, you are welcome, anytime.
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Try this site, they are very good headphones.
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beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 80 ohm
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Marshall headphones. Best I've had.
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I use Sennheiser HD280 pro for tracking and monitoring when recording. They follow on from an odler set of Sennheiser HDs that last me about 15 years - incredibly neutral which was great. I also use Sennheiser CX500 for in ear isolation headphones. I have tracked with lots of pairs but these are what I'm using right now
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I'm very happy with my Bose earbuds. Sennheiser though makes good headphones and I've got the hearing loss to prove it!
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I use the Sennheiser HD 265 closed-type ones. They are the best closed type I 've ever heard in a pricerange, from that time, 300 guilders, now about 300 Euros. Unfortunately Sennheiser doesn't produce them anymore. After 14 years the wire was broken and the cushions were worn out. I bought some new Beyerdynamics Pro 770 but they were not as comfortable and didn't have that open sound as the HD 265, so I decided to repair the 265 (100 Euros) and they sound as new again and I use them every time. The 770 are good headphones but when you get used to the Sennheisers.......I think the 280 is the follow up from the 265, but I never heard them. For mobile use I use the AKG 430. Great one too.