https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:49:28 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143374 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 07:00:31 +0000
http://www.goodcans.com

As gnease says not so pretty, but they are sturdy and the sound will knock you over.

Grado SR80 Actually it was jglover who said they are ugly -- but I agree. Also agree they are definitely worth the consideration. Yes, they are ugly, but I do love my SR80s.!

John]]> Guitar Players Discussion jglover https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143374 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143367 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 06:06:53 +0000 ^amen, love my SR-80's, they sound wonderful.]]> Guitar Players Discussion RollnROCK89 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143367 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143348 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 04:03:53 +0000 I'm not really a big fan of Sony electronics, but what I've said is no BS. I know several industry experts in psychoacoustics that choose Sonys for subjective testing because they provide results on par with many stereo speakers. And I have seen the same $100 to $150 Sonys on many a console in broadcast studios -- so they definitely are used in audio industry applications. That does not mean they are as balanced and detailed as HD-600s or *** cough-Grados-cough ***, or the even more esoteric Staxx, which many of those same pros are likely to use for high fidelity home listening. Different applications demand different tools.]]> Guitar Players Discussion gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143348 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143347 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 03:30:12 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Nick Torres https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143347 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143345 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 03:08:42 +0000
I'll also look into AKG.

About the Sonys, I think that the DJ series seems to be really good in terms of form factor. But for some reason, depsite how it's been mentioned that they're used in studios (although perhaps those are the upper-end models) I just don't associate Sony with pro-audio and recording equipment :(

For instance, they have a pair labelled as "studio monitor headphones" and yet they advertise that they have extra bass on them or someit.

This is a pair that I'm looking at right now. Any ideas:

http://www.sonystyle.ca/commerce/servlet/ProductDetailDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=128031&navigationPath=n32120n32260n100128n45542n100139?]]> Guitar Players Discussion cmaracz https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143345 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143230 Thu, 08 Dec 2005 17:22:34 +0000 If the HD 280's have a problem, it's that they do actually attenuate the bass and treble very slightly, so I guess I can see the argument. In this price range, though, if you want sealed headphones, it is very difficult to find one that doesn't exagerate bass to dance hall levels. If you really want a bass strong closed headphone for casual listening, I'd save some money and buy the Sennheiser HD 202's, which sound great for $25. Or the AKG K26P's for about $45, which seem to have been designed to deliver a nice solid thump.
Why spend extra money for fidelity if you don't actually want fidelity?]]> Guitar Players Discussion slothrob https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143230 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143132 Thu, 08 Dec 2005 04:17:52 +0000
TZ]]> Guitar Players Discussion TimeZone https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143132 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143045 Wed, 07 Dec 2005 21:30:39 +0000
http://www.goodcans.com

As gnease says not so pretty, but they are sturdy and the sound will knock you over.

Grado SR80 Actually it was jglover who said they are ugly -- but I agree. Also agree they are definitely worth the consideration.]]> Guitar Players Discussion gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-143045 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-142964 Wed, 07 Dec 2005 14:57:47 +0000
http://www.goodcans.com

As gnease says not so pretty, but they are sturdy and the sound will knock you over.

Grado SR80]]> Guitar Players Discussion Nick Torres https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-142964 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-142946 Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:58:50 +0000
On that review website actually, a lot of the sennhesiers have fairly bad reviews. Is that because those guys are audiophiles or because it's a "love it or hate it" type of product? (preferably the first, haha.)

Do you guys have any experience with AKG headphones?

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I saw a pair of Sony DJ headphones which in terms of form factor looked exceptional. Yet I don't know how much I trust the quality of a pair of Sony headphones. Audiophiles are only going to like the higher end Sennheizers, such as the venerated HD-600, as these are the flattest and provide a very high level of detail. They also happen to be extremely comfortable and out of your budget. The 'phones Mike recommends are a good value at $100, plus are isolating and not too bad for comfort. However, you should listen to whatever you intend to buy. In the $100 range, Sennheizer, Sony, Grado, AKG, AT and others all sound different, plus most of these manufacturers offer more than one model near that price. Why? They target different listeners and applications (isolating vs. not, light weight, on- vs. in- vs. over-the-ear, sports, bass boost, definition tailored for MP3, noise cancelation ...).

Sonys are good headphones. Durable, reasonably detailed, not too bassy and used pretty extensively in professional studio monitoring applications. You can save some money on Sony's if you realize that about 3 of their models use the same drivers but have different levels of mechanical construction. IIRC, the DJ style a bit more mechanically durable, and are made so one can flip an earpiece around backwards and hold it to only one ear (just as DJ's do to cue CDs/records). For a little less money, you may be able to get a similar model without that feature.

BTW, one advantage of Sennheizers is customer support. There is a website where one can buy just about any replacement part for even discontinued models. I've rehab'ed my 15-year-old on-ear model for about $20, and they still work great.]]> Guitar Players Discussion gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/help-me-choose-headphones/#post-142946