I own the P7s. They are pretty stunning. I'm a big B&W fan in general though
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Bose or Beats
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sonikokaruto
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so, basically, they started throwing money in the right direction now?
Aeroknight94
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I only skimmed through the thread, but I recommend the v-moda m 100 crossfades
I've been eyeing those Sony ones.
I can only speak from my experience - but don't buy Bose.
I had a pair of QC15s. The sound was flat and plasticky, with or without the noise cancelling. I sold them on eBay a week later.
If it helps at all, a lot of people have told me (as in real life told me!) that Beats headphones aren't particularly good either.
I had a pair of QC15s. The sound was flat and plasticky, with or without the noise cancelling. I sold them on eBay a week later.
If it helps at all, a lot of people have told me (as in real life told me!) that Beats headphones aren't particularly good either.
Haven't visited this thread in ages. Des is the freaking man.
That particular version is the best IMO. Fairly good passive noise cancellation, wireless, and unparalled sound quality within its feature set IMO.
TarpitCarnivore
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Depending on your musical choice there is a lot of room to go up from the M50's.
LoveCake
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Grado is what you are looking for.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014...ned-headphones-built-in-a-brooklyn-townhouse/
A video here of how, where & who makes them,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2ZpJHGYMC8
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014...ned-headphones-built-in-a-brooklyn-townhouse/
A video here of how, where & who makes them,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2ZpJHGYMC8
To Far Away Times
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I bought a pair of Marshall headphones (from the guitar amp company), and while they're pretty new to making headphones I thought they sounded pretty great. Was around ~$100 and I thought it compared favorably to the more expensive Beats/Bose headphones that I heard. Seemed equal with the Senheisers around the same price range. And the styling is similar to their amps. Worth checking out, I'd say.
TarpitCarnivore
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These are open backed. OP is looking for noise cancelling options which are the opposite of open-backed.
Awesome, thanks! I will check those out. I had been eyeing these but I'm not sure.
Audio-Technica ATH-M50S Professional Studio Monitor Headphones
Yeah he definitely wants wired open-ear headphones
I think they compare quite favorably in sound quality once you burn them in, and note I don't normally believe in burn-in but with these it seems legit.
M50 are the "ok for everything" cans. Keep in mind theres different variations, coiled cord, straight cord and the new ones have detatchable cord I think. These are the cans I have now and I love them, personally.
That being said, depending on what music genres/uses (gaming, movies...) you want to give to the headphones, there may be better choices.
TarpitCarnivore
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Can we discuss this a bit further because I'm in the camp that it makes no difference. I believe ultimately what's happening is the change to a new headphone is a "shock" to your ears. So the burn-in is nothing more than your ears adjusting to the sound being presented to you versus the actual headphone changing.
Covered over and over again. You landed on cans that are more concerned with brand than quality, OP.
Anyway, add another vote for Grado. Most of the criticisms lobbed against them seem to focus on the fact that they don't do the low-end justice. I call that "neutral" and "awesome". But I have a lot of stuff that absolutely sings at the high-end, so YMMV.
I'm generally with you and that might be exactly what happens, but there seem to be a special characteristic to these new Carbon Nanotube drivers that either sounds weird to the ear initially or takes the driver a longer time to really become set.
BolognaSoup
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Honestly thought this was going to be a joke thread.
Currently content with my arrangement for various purposes:
Open-back: HiFiMan HE-400 with J$ Beyerdynamic leather pads
Closed-back: ATH M50
In-ears: VSonic VSD1s
Currently content with my arrangement for various purposes:
Open-back: HiFiMan HE-400 with J$ Beyerdynamic leather pads
Closed-back: ATH M50
In-ears: VSonic VSD1s
BossLackey
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I literally thought this was a joke post at first.
You're deciding between diarrhea and constipation
You're deciding between diarrhea and constipation
TarpitCarnivore
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That's pretty off base when you consider people are suggesting ATH-M50's and VMODA which are equally as low-end heavy. Hell, even the DT-770 250ohm I have on now I find to be pretty heavy on the bass and not far off from the Beats I've tried. In terms of Beats being a fashion brand so is VMODA. Heck, even Sennheiser is trying to get into the fashion/design aspect with the Momentum line which are very different from their other stuff.
Beats and Bose are overpriced, yes, but they're not these awful bad headphones people seem to claim they are.
Neither, both are ridicuolosuly overpriced headphones
You can get much better quality headphones for about half the price of both brands. Senheiser, Sony, AKG, etc. are MUCH better brands than those two.
They're awful because they're overpriced by a ludicrous amount.
You can get much better quality headphones for about half the price of both brands. Senheiser, Sony, AKG, etc. are MUCH better brands than those two.
They're awful because they're overpriced by a ludicrous amount.
UltimaPooh
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Audio Technicas.
BossLackey
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Do they each have one or two decent products? Sure. Are all of their products terrible? No, not at all. But with the same money, you can get better headphones almost every time. That's the point.
TarpitCarnivore
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The Sony MK2 recommended above is $290. The Wireless Studio is $350 and Bose QuietComfort 25 is $299 (Both the two headphones the OP specifically pointed out as reference). We're talking $10 and $60, not $300 price difference.
TarpitCarnivore
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I understand that, but I feel like people have this immediate reaction of negativity to the brands Bose and Beats. I do not like them as products either. But if someone really wanted Beats I wouldn't tell them they're buying "diarrhea" for a product.
Yeah I agree. I think the real problem is that people always seem they need active noise cancellation. Something that passively isolates well can do almost as good of a job, sound much better, and cost half the price - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0093PVTPS/?tag=neogaf0e-20
BossLackey
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You're taking this way too seriously.
This might be a stupid question but are there any benefits to having headphones without noise cancelling? Better air flow inside the cups or anything like that?
TarpitCarnivore
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In my experience noise cancelling was nice for traveling but overall sound quality wasn't great. Further I almost always had some kind of white noise feedback going on when they were engaged. On top of this, and this is changing, most require them to be powered on in order to work. So if you're batteries dies you were SOL on using them until you got new batteries.
djplaeskool
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Sennheiser or Sony MDRs
That's such a vague question, do you realize how many Sennheiser headphones there are? Also various headphones have different utilities, Are we talking closed or open headphones? Portable or home use? Price range? Unamped or amped?
I agree with this post.
It'll save you money and get you some better sounding headphones at the same time.
akachan ningen
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Koss Porta pros
Great choice for casual listening with a smartphone, but I'd step up a bit for home use.
djplaeskool
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Oh, I was answering the question
with unprovided answers :lol
I tend to go over-the-ear for maximum comfort.
I'm a fan of the Sennheiser HD400 series, HD439s in particular
I also have had a pair of trusty Sony MDR-V6s for about a decade that still sound magical.
Shy Fingers
Banned
What I'm using currently and love them.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
I wish other headphones were able to match beats in the design department
Solideliquid
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Thanks dudes. Much appreciated.
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