• The Headphone Buying Guide V2
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[img]http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/8256/8256656_rb.jpg[/img] I have a pair of [URL="http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sennheiser+-+Stereo+Sound+Headphones+-+Black/8256656.p?id=1218014228229&skuId=8256656&st=sennheiser&cp=1&lp=1"]these.[/URL] Thoughts?
Budget: 60-120 Ebay: Sure Country: US Isolation: Closed Purpose: 75% gaming, 25% music. It's gotta have a microphone, 'cause I'll need this to talk in games.
[QUOTE=milkandcooki;31453523]It's gotta have a microphone, 'cause I'll need this to talk in games.[/QUOTE] For voip/gaming, a cheap desktop mic is sufficient
[QUOTE=TehWhale;31445576]Just purchased the [url=http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATHM50S-Professional-Monitor-Headphones/dp/B004ZG9TMA/]Audio Technica ATH-M50s (straight cord version)[/url] since the price dropped $20 or so. I got the super saver shipping which was free but it's 5-8 days. I'll let you guys know. It should be here either friday or next week.[/QUOTE]In regards to this post, I got impatient and switched it to 3-5 day shipping. Hopefully it'll be here Thursday or Friday.
[QUOTE=Shadaez;31432137]make sure it's from a reputable retailer because there are a lot of fakes, there's a ton of options in the $60 range, and that's a good choice.[/QUOTE] I've looked at shops around here, but they only seem to offer skullcandies/Beats/insert shitty overpriced brand here. Can you get it in American retail stores? Because I'm going to the US in a few months, and if I can, I'll just buy it in a store, rather than having to buy it online with the risk of it being a fake. :buddy:
Proud owner of a Shure SRH840 right here. I'm currently running it with a Creative X-Fi Titanium soundcard (not the new "HD" version, this computer is a few years old). I use it when I'm mixing music, it's a lot easier on the ears (and more accurate to the true sound) than having a set of monitors. In the future I hope to get the new X-Fi Titanium HD card (which I hear is miles better) and a small headphone amp for these cans, I need to be able to control the volume on the fly if I'm going to use it while gaming.
[QUOTE=Shadaez;31452820]any headphones will work if you wanted to make your fatalitys work with your 360 you'd need an adapter [url]http://www.amazon.com/Headphone-Audio-Adapter-Xbox-360-Slim/dp/B004EZMGIQ/ref=sr_1_16?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1312135667&sr=1-16[/url] and a way to listen to your TV audio, the best way would be your TV or receiver headphone out + an extension cord. here's a lovely picture [thumb]http://puu.sh/3RHZ[/thumb] [editline]31st July 2011[/editline] sorry i did the rrod wrong :([/QUOTE] Uh huh.... and does anyone know where I can get one of those extensions?
[url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_i_0?rh=k%3A3.5+extension%2Ci%3Aelectronics&keywords=3.5+extension&ie=UTF8&qid=1312233972[/url] only get one as large as you need, you might get interference at large distances, and maybe spend a little more than the cheapest ones for extra shielding if it's really long.
Buying in-ear headphones for music, generally metal (Lamb of god, Insomnium, Turisas and such), and nearly every major genre. I want them to have really good bass. I dont have a big budjet, i'd like them around 70$ at most. [editline]2nd August 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Techbot;31407603]FUCK took months but it finally arrived today :buddy: [thumb]http://i.imgur.com/myFFB.jpg[/thumb] sure it looks cheap but the sound (+Bass) is awesome[/QUOTE] [I]HEADPHONES GO HERE :)[/I]
My sister bought me a pair of AD700's as a surprise gift for my birthday. They're awesome.
Can anyone recommend me a headphone amp? I'm currently using this [url]http://www.amazon.com/FiiO-E5-Headphone-Amplifier/dp/B001P9EQH8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1312320775&sr=8-2[/url] but it just doesn't have enough power. It's not the greatest and I'm going on a plane soon and would like something to power my Audio-Technica A-700 which have a nice impedance of 64omhs. I would like it to be under $100. And it needs to be portable, to plug into my ipod edit: I was looking at this [url]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003E6K1VK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=AFKH6OU9WWNFS[/url] is this any good?
So, what do you guys think of the new Ironbuds system? For those of you who are uninformed, it's a set of modular, affordable, audiophile-quality earbuds. They're made of hardwoods, soft metals, and kevlar. Virtually indestructible. If a piece breaks, instead of throwing out the entire pair, you just replace the broken piece. I think it's a fantastic idea, and with the funding they've gotten so far (28k out of 12k USD), these should be something amazing. [url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/legendary/earbuds-time-to-change-the-status-quo[/url] EDIT: To see the details of the different kits, you may have to click around a bit on their site. They're still working on setting that up, so things keep moving.
[QUOTE=woolio1;31493688]So, what do you guys think of the new Ironbuds system? For those of you who are uninformed, it's a set of modular, affordable, audiophile-quality earbuds. They're made of hardwoods, soft metals, and kevlar. Virtually indestructible. If a piece breaks, instead of throwing out the entire pair, you just replace the broken piece. I think it's a fantastic idea, and with the funding they've gotten so far (28k out of 12k USD), these should be something amazing. [url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/legendary/earbuds-time-to-change-the-status-quo[/url] EDIT: To see the details of the different kits, you may have to click around a bit on their site. They're still working on setting that up, so things keep moving.[/QUOTE]That looks pretty sweet actually. I wish I could afford to pledge some money, but I'm nearly out after purchasing my [url=http://www.facepunch.com/threads/1089375-The-Headphone-Buying-Guide-V2?p=31445576&viewfull=1#post31445576]M50s[/url], which are arriving tomorrow [img]http://www.wowpedia.org/images/f/f9/Emot-neckbeard.gif[/img] [editline]2nd August 2011[/editline] Can anyone explain what impedance is?
Ironbuds seem cool I guess, but earbuds are overrated, if they had a system like that for full size headphones, instead, it would be very cool. You could choose your headband type - behind the neck, above the head, and then choose over ear, or on ear, closed or open
I'm still using my steelseries siberias (v1) and some cheap 5.1 logitech setup I bought a few years ago and I'm interested in dropping £50-£100 on a good pair of cans. The problem is that I'm using a four year old budget motherboard (P35-DS3L gigabyte) with the integrated 7.1 sound card and I don't want to drop a decent amount of money on cans to get the same sound quality I'm getting now because of the sound card. Should I worry about this?
You can get a cheap soundcard like the Xonar DG, and then spend the rest on headphones.
Like this? - [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-xonar-dg-dg-headphone-amplifier-and-51-pci-sound-card-oem[/url] And would I hear a noticeable difference if I just used my integrated versus the Xonar? And what kind of headphones should I be looking at with a £50-80 budget? 50% games, 50% music. People and the first post is telling me HD555 moded into a 595, seems like headphones are almost double the price in the UK, $95 for HD555's and £90 here, found them for £75 on ebay though.
[QUOTE=David Tennant;31498808]Like this? - [url]http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-xonar-dg-dg-headphone-amplifier-and-51-pci-sound-card-oem[/url] And would I hear a noticeable difference if I just used my integrated versus the Xonar?[/QUOTE]That's it, and yeah, a notable difference.
I'll start saving then! What about headphones wise? Post above might explain more. And thankyou.
AD700s are around £80 (Amazon?), so they fit your budget. Deficiency of bass but a little EQing will fix that.
They're a tiny bit overbudget but for £5 it's worth it, they do look terrible though, any other ones I could look at or is it silly to even consider?
ATH-M50s if you can afford them
I'd much rather save up another £20 for the ATH-M50's, thanks.
[t]http://imgkk.com/i/-y03.jpg[/t] look at those so sexy
Sexy
Indeed.
[QUOTE=David Tennant;31499454]Sexy[/QUOTE] do you need a microphone, too?
I already have a desktop microphone that I use, were you going to link me to those zalmans though?
[QUOTE=TehWhale;31499390][t]http://imgkk.com/i/-y03.jpg[/t] look at those so sexy[/QUOTE] [img]http://imgkk.com/i/1ywj.png[/img] metallic purple and beige doesn't get sexier than that
how good is the sb audigy 24bit, 7.1? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102003[/url] i'm unsure whether there's a difference between this and my onboard soundcard. I just had this laying around so i decided to try it. so far with metal & electronic music, i can't find a difference using my hd 202's. do i need a better pair of headphones to see a difference?
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