I wish other headphones were able to match beats in the design department
Yep, I bought mine due to design. Beats is the equivalent of the iPod of headphones. Is it the best quality / sound? Nope. Is it expensive? Yes. But it looks amazing.
My next pair is either going to be Grado or Beyerdynamic. In the $200 range, anyone know which brand has the advantage?
I figured open ear + low bass would be an issue for me. The Beyer DTs are closed and I've heard great things about the line so I might go in that direction.What kinda sound signature do you like? Grado are super detailed but don't have enough bass for me, Beyers have more bass but maybe at the expense of a bit of soundstage width. You really need to go and try a few pairs on and see what suits.
Payless shoes are more functional than Air Jordans?
Alright, I'm going to go head and make some assumptions and give you some recommendations:
If comfort and noise-cancelling is the utmost concern with less of a regard for sound quality and a wireless feature set then go ahead and go with the Bose QC25.
However if you want a really good sounding bluetooth set and aren't really concerned with active noise cancelling check these out:
Sony MDR MK2
AKG K845BT
Sony MDR10BT
Stance S1
If you require both noise-cancelling, wireless connectivity, and good sound quality check these out:
Phiaton Chord MS 530
Parrot Zik
Alright, I'm going to go head and make some assumptions and give you some recommendations:
If comfort and noise-cancelling is the utmost concern with less of a regard for sound quality and a wireless feature set then go ahead and go with the Bose QC25.
However if you want a really good sounding bluetooth set and aren't really concerned with active noise cancelling check these out:
Sony MDR MK2
AKG K845BT
Sony MDR10BT
Stance S1
Beats, cuz fuck the NFL.
Both of these nail it, at gunpoint I'd go with Beats out of spite for the NFL but from all choices it'd definitely be another brand entirely.Neither. Go for AKG, Sennheiser, or Audio Technica if you actually want good headphones.
Personally, I don't like the Sennheiser sound, but lots of people do. I prefer Audio Technica and Beyerdynamic (my DT 880s are my favorite headphones of all).
Bose and Beats are both horribly overpriced (the quality isn't awful, but the price/performance ratio totally is). The only reason you should ever consider Bose is if you need active noise-canceling cans (they still make the best), and unless your whole goal is to show off those ugly 'b's on the side of the cups, there's no sane reason to ever buy Beats.
I'm really glad I found the Headphone OT here. Des and others convinced me to get Audio Technica M50's and I couldn't be happier with them. I'm probably an audio technica guy for life now.
YesObviously BOSE has superior quality. Is that even a discussion?
So question, I got the M50's and I feel like my head is being crushed. Do these loosen over time? My previous pair of headphones are maybe 4 inches apart when laying on the table. The m50's are clasped together.