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[Punahedan]

My fellow forumites! I need your help.

My headphones just tore at the wire and so I need new ones, but I have no idea which ones are good. Nothing too expensive, but durable and that can withstand urban conditions such as "not enough space" and "stop getting caught on doors and my bag!". These will also be ones I use to listen to DAO as I play late into the night. Good bass is good, to make up for the iPod's lack thereof. I'd love recommendations or experiences with such things.

Thanks, folks.

Anyone that mentions Bose will be frowned at. There's not much else I can do to you.

[Dennis Carpenter]

I also have a question on headphones....It seems no matter which type I use whether sockets or full ear cover or buttons the all seem to give me a headache I do not run the volume at max so its not the noise I think maybe I just need a really good quality set. So if anyone can recommend a good brand that I wont have to sell my house to get I would appreciate it.

BTW i do all my gaming on my pc

Modifié par Dennis Carpenter, 21 octobre 2009 - 01:31 .

[Giant Panther]

I had the same problem until recently, I use Sony MDR-V6s they are around 70 bucks. Usually every Sony product is way over priced for what it is but you get great bang for the buck on these and they are reliable. The great thing is, is that they really do compete with the more expensive ones too my friend has a pair of 300 dollar cans and there really isn't enough difference to matter imo. But anyways I absolutely love mine and you won't be disappointed with these just look at the reviews www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR-V6-Monitor-Headphones-Voice/dp/B00001WRSJ/ref=sr_1_1

EDIT: Just to let you know I use these with my iPod

Modifié par Giant Panther, 21 octobre 2009 - 01:39 .

[Punahedan]

:/ Those are kind of huge, and so's their pricetag. I was hoping something along the lines of... $30 at most? I'm not too nitpicky about noise cancellation and whatnot. Anything...smaller? Earbuds of some kind?



Until now, I used Sony earbuds, and before that, Skullcandy earbuds, and before that, these other buds whose company I can't remember, but they were nice. Then they went and put a very flimsy mute button on their wire, and I kept tapping it every time I moved, so that didn't really work out.

[Dennis Carpenter]

Giant Panther wrote...

I had the same problem until recently, I use Sony MDR-V6s they are around 70 bucks. Usually every Sony product is way over priced for what it is but you get great bang for the buck on these and they are reliable. The great thing is, is that they really do compete with the more expensive ones too my friend has a pair of 300 dollar cans and there really isn't enough difference to matter imo. But anyways I absolutely love mine and you won't be disappointed with these just look at the reviews www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR-V6-Monitor-Headphones-Voice/dp/B00001WRSJ/ref=sr_1_1

EDIT: Just to let you know I use these with my iPod

Thanks that price certainly is affordable for me, i will definitely look into these

[Giant Panther]

Hawkeyed Cai Li wrote...

:/ Those are kind of huge, and so's their pricetag. I was hoping something along the lines of... $30 at most? I'm not too nitpicky about noise cancellation and whatnot. Anything...smaller? Earbuds of some kind?

Until now, I used Sony earbuds, and before that, Skullcandy earbuds, and before that, these other buds whose company I can't remember, but they were nice. Then they went and put a very flimsy mute button on their wire, and I kept tapping it every time I moved, so that didn't really work out.

for around 30 bucks I would sugest just going to an electronics store and looking for a pair of earbuds that are around the price you can pay and from a reputable brand such as sony or creative. I actually had a pair of these for around 7 months and they work very well www.amazon.com/Creative-EP-630-Headphones-Non-Retail-Packaging/dp/B000K2VD6S/ref=sr_1_12  but I know the headphones I posted have drawbacks as you stated the sound quality is much better than the creatives any you are not going to get more for $70 anywhere

[Tyrax Lightning]

I too have some headphone woes. Requesting permission from the Topic Creator to post & ask about them here please.

[wrexingcrew]

I was going to recommend Shure's studio headphones (SRH840) but uh, even on sale those are considerably more than 70. Can find them for well below 200 if you look around, though.

EDIT: The MDRs are pretty solid, though - I had some a little while back.  For their price, they're definitely a good deal.

Modifié par wrexingcrew, 21 octobre 2009 - 02:42 .

[flem1]

I loooooooove my Shures, but they were pricey even after the clearance discount. Best set in your price range -- well, according to the girl at J&R anyway, but I've listened to some other sets and really preferred this -- is this JVC (also available in other colors). Both comfy and sound good.

[Punahedan]

Tyrax Lightning wrote...

I too have some headphone woes. Requesting permission from the Topic Creator to post & ask about them here please.

...Why would you need permission? Just ask. It's a topic about a subject open to all. : /


Thanks, Giant Panther, those do look good.

wrexingcrew, the MDRs also look comfy.

I'll look into both of those. Thanks.

[daem3an]

I'm a bit of a headphone nut. I've got several kicking around. Sennheiser doesn't make a bad pair as far as I'm concerned (stay away from the wireless ones, too pricey for the quality) and they have a set for every budget.

Everyone's tastes are different though. My reco is to listen to as many as you can and just buy the ones that sound good to you and are comfortable (comfort is key, especially for long sessions on the computer). Hope that helps.

edit: fixed the link

Modifié par daem3an, 21 octobre 2009 - 03:19 .

[elemental150]

honestly anything skull candy is worth the money you are going to spend on it......

[Tyrax Lightning]

Hawkeyed Cai Li wrote...

Tyrax Lightning wrote...

I too have some headphone woes. Requesting permission from the Topic Creator to post & ask about them here please.

...Why would you need permission? Just ask. It's a topic about a subject open to all. : /


Thanks, Giant Panther, those do look good.

wrexingcrew, the MDRs also look comfy.

I'll look into both of those. Thanks.

Many thanks!  I asked for permission first, because I figured it's one thing to off-topic reply to another poster as a reply, but it's quite another thing to use the thread for my own ends, without regard for the topic creator, & act like I own it, when I know full well I don't. That doesn't seem like a cool thing to do. If I remember correctly, isn't that called 'hijacking' the thread? Asking permission 1st felt to me like the polite & honorable thing to do. (Dang it! We really need a warrior emoticon! It's appropriate for it to reside here, within a matter of honor. My  &  band-aid fixes will never suffice here.)

 Warning!!! LONG read!

I too would appreciate headphone advice if possible: My situation is that these headphones are for my puder. I used to use normal analog connection wireless headphones for them, but then the motherboard blew up. It had a long life, so I wasn't suprised, but I was still bummed.

I got a new motherboard, & my idiot hard drive still had the old motherboard's drivers on it, so the stupid thing couldnt boot up with the new motherboard for even 2 seconds to give me a chance to get the drivers out & put the new motherboards' drivers in, so I had to use a new hard drive. Bye bye everything that was on it. 

Anyway, got the puder back up & running in the end, but this motherboard has onboard sound power, & it doesn't let me use analog wireless headphones on it like the old motherboard & it's sound card did. So the only other analog wireless headphone port left available is a frontboard port on the tower itself. I can't get the dang thing hooked up onto the motherboard to get it functional, because motherboard manufacterers & tower manufacturers won't standardise their freaking connection labels, & a wrong move can mean serious motherboard damage, so i'm more likely to figure out how to read egyptian heiroglyphics than I am to ever get the frontboard headphone port working.

There is one hope. This new motherboard has a SPDIF (sp?) port. It is my only hope for wireless headphones. I searched heck & high-water (a.k.a. a heck of a lotta internet sites) for SPDIF wireless headphones, & found only 1 result. It costs 2-300$ (a.k.a. a completely utterly FIERCE price) & i'll never be able to afford it.

 End of long read!  & the point of the post:

Does anyone know of any modest budget, SPDIF (sp?) connection using, wireless headphones? It can't be that hard for manufacterers to make a set of wireless headphones that simply use a SPDIF (sp?) connection instead of an analog connection? I couldn't find any, so I dare to hope that someone here might know of some. They don't need to be fancy, just play sound properly & not bleep for comfort. If I have to, i'll even put up with bleep for comfort.

Modifié par Tyrax Lightning, 21 octobre 2009 - 04:27 .

[flem1]

Just get a USB DAC (cheap one) and hook your headphones up to that. Doesn't matter if it's wireless or not.

But connecting the front panel is simple: just compare manuals.

Modifié par flem1, 21 octobre 2009 - 04:45 .

[GhoXen]

I want a headcrab headset. >>

[IronFoe]

My friends an audiophile so ill ask his opinion tomorrow. He recommends RX900/700 and AD700 in a post at hardforum though, you should check those out.

[MusicDan]

Well as far as expensive ones go I'd recommend a pair Beyerdynamic DT 880 (very, very comfy, great sound and built to last) but those are way above what you want to spend. If you want bang for your buck and ones that will work well with a low output headphone socket like you will find on for example a MP3 player I'd recommend a pair of Sennheiser HD555. In the UK the prices have gone back down recently and they can be had new from Amazon or Play.com for under £70 (there used by a lot of professional gamers like for example MLG). Under £50/in ear ones I'd probably look at something like the Sennheiser CX300, which if you shop around you can probably find pretty cheep. :shades:

[Maria Caliban]

I know you said not too expensive, but I was in Fry's the other day and tried on the Bose Headphone. $139, but it was great. In the middle of a crowded store and the background noises disappeared. The sound quality was excellent, but what really impressed me was how soft it was. It was like sticking my ears in a vagina.

If you can’t imagine that, just know it felt nice.


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[Tyrax Lightning]

flem1 wrote...

Just get a USB DAC (cheap one) and hook your headphones up to that. Doesn't matter if it's wireless or not.

But connecting the front panel is simple: just compare manuals.

Many thanks for that link! I've bookmarked it, & am gonna research that product. It's durability in the reviews was of some concern, but if it turns out to be my only solution, I can always be thankful for the existence of the allmighty duck tape! (I know it's correctly spelled duct tape, but come on, don't we all say 'duck' instead? Be honest. )

The case for my puder is a custom case that makes it look Demonish. It looks uber cool & has sweet glowing eyes, nose, & mouth on the front, but unfortunately, it did NOT come with an instruction book or any other documentation. I used the case anyway, but the lack of documentation did annoy me. I dunno if documentation woulda helped anyway, since, like I mentioned before, the labels on the tower connectors & the motherboard connectors are still not standardized anyway.

[Punahedan]

Thanks all. But I ended up ignoring all of you and going for something cheap from a company I trust with my ears. But I do have backups for when I break the new ones.

I used to have http://www.bestbuy.c...d=1199495404238 these, which lasted nearly six months. But the wire tore. http://www.newegg.co...N82E16826159152 Got these.

I'm a little hesitant about any headphones with the squishy bits, since they don't always work well with my ears and get kinda dirty after a while, but I'll try 'em anyway. The only headphones without squishy bits are the plastic ones that are like the ones that come with iPod and the really comfy ones I last had.

I'm particularly distrustful of Skullcandy, since I had a pair about two years ago that made the part of my ear a bit above my earlobe hurt and they fell out often and they broke in about 3 months. I'm not particularly crazy about noise isolation, either. I prefer being able to hear my environment so I know when someone's talking to me, a car is coming, or when my train stop is.

The reason I can't get expensive headphones isn't because I don't want to spend the money but because I can't spend money I don't have. Even if I did have the money, I know I break them easily, so I'd feel like I wasted money on buying something expensive and broke it in the same amount of time.

Maria...I don't know how that feels. :/ I will your word on it.

Modifié par Hawkeyed Cai Li, 21 octobre 2009 - 06:23 .

[Maria Caliban]

Hawkeyed Cai Li wrote...
Maria...I don't know how that feels.

‘Exquisite’ does not do the sensation justice.

:/ I will your word on it.

As you should.

[Giant Panther]

Actually you did follow my advice buying Sony is almost always a good idea when it comes to headphones, but in the end as long as you are satisfied with your purchase then that is all that matters

[Busomjack]

I use Razer Cacharias headphones. Pretty good headphones for just 70 dollars.