Headphones

[manic23]

Anyone know know anything about headphones? I'd like a recommendation for a nice sounding pair. I like high end treble and not a lot of bass. I'm prepared to go big bucks on a decent pair, £500 + any recommendations would be appreciated thanks.

 

[fitzsteve]

£500 headphones

 

[NinjaRabbit]

I've never spent that high (only in the £50 range, which until recently was fine by me*), and my recommendation at this point is "Don't bother". Two reasons;

1: You'll spoil your ears. The better you go, the pickier they get, and the reason this is a problem is explained in point 2...

2: Everyone seems to cheap out to some degree. When (and nowadays, it's almost always "when" not "if", with few exceptions) they break, you're on an expensive treadmill for more of the things.

*When my super-gently-used only-two-years-old over-ear Sennheisers snuffed it while I was on holiday earlier in the year, I had to grab a cheap pair of Tesco Hudl earbuds. Not only was the sound astonishingly good, they were a tenth of the price of the Sennheisers. Lost customer, there, and one who now sees little point in spending huge amounts on items designed not to last very long.

 

[TickledPink]

There are £500+ headphones?

Cost shouldn't be the issue. More does not necessarily equal better.

I have two headphones. One is a Turtle Beach MW3 headset which retailed at £130 in Argos but I picked them up for less than half that at Ebuyer. I was happy with the sound but as it's USB I couldn't use it with my phone. So a few weeks ago I decided to get another wired one with a standard 3.5mm jack. I picked up a cheap set of Sony phones for about £15 .... they blow the Turtle Beach set out of the water. Not only are they louder, there's virtually no noise pollution (unlike the Turtle Beach set which allow everyone to hear what you're listening to) and the sound quality is better. The TB set has too much treble and not enough depth to my liking after using the Sony set, which has more bass.

It's a shame there's no electrical store that has a range of headphones that customers can try out before they buy. Not around here, anyway.

 

[manic23]

LOL thanks NR your power of knowledge never cease to astonish me there must be something you don't know about, Theoretical physics? partial Acceleration? Lol thanks for your input though

 

[edd_jedi]

I like high end treble and not a lot of bass.

The crappy headphones you get free with most phones?

Seriously, I've used these for about the last 15 years, amazing accurate sound and built to last, I've only replaced them once in all that time and that's because they got stolen!

http://en-uk.sennheiser.com/dj-headphones-noise-reduction-hifi-stereo-hd-25-1-ii

Don't be put off by the fact they say "DJ headphones", they're perfectly suitable for any other use, they are just good for DJing because they're closed cupped. You can get them for about £150 on Amazon.

 

[manic23]

Thanks I'll check them out

I like high end treble and not a lot of bass.

The crappy headphones you get free with most phones?

Seriously, I've used these for about the last 15 years, amazing accurate sound and built to last, I've only replaced them once in all that time and that's because they got stolen!

http://en-uk.sennheiser.com/dj-headphones-noise-reduction-hifi-stereo-hd-25-1-ii

Don't be put off by the fact they say "DJ headphones", they're perfectly suitable for any other use, they are just good for DJing because they're closed cupped. You can get them for about £150 on Amazon.

 

[bagpuss22]

Sennheiser are good. I have PC333D for PC gaming and they are good for 5.1 audio too. Got some Limited Edition Sennheiser Momentum and Beats Solo HD for general audio. These can be slightly bass driven but with a good system you can adjust the sound to match what you want...

 

[smilertoo]

I got baeyerdynmaic DT770 pros (80 ohm) a couple of months ago, best headphones i've ever owned...around £120.

 

[demolition]

I got the beyerdynamic DT880 which I think are very good. The 990s are a bit cheaper but have more treble (too bright in my opinion). Do you need some open or closed ones? Because if you want to use them next to someone else, the open ones like 880 or 990 might not be what you want. I have some bd Custom Pro at work which also sounds nice. A bit more bassy but very well insulated.

 

[Justin]

i like these as well

Bagpuss22 "Sennheiser are good. I have PC333D for PC gaming and they are good for 5.1 audio too. Got some Limited Edition Sennheiser Momentum and Beats Solo HD for general audio. These can be slightly bass driven but with a good system you can adjust the sound to match what you want...

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[Peter]

Get a light weight pair - I'm being serious, I bought a really good pair of headphones a few years back, I thought buying a "sturdy" pair would give me better sound - they sounded great but after having them on for about half an hour my head, neck and ears were starting to ache like Hell!!

 

[moijk]

I bought a pair of Sony MDR-7506 many years ago. Fairly cheap and have been the workhorse of the recording industry for decades. So I figured what was good enough for the people making the records ought to be good enough for me. And I've been very happy with their performance.

However, if I were to buy another set. I would look into an open-back set, it gives a feeling of a bigger soundstage than a closed-back set does. But if you use an open-back set everyone around you hear what you hear, and you hear any sound through your music from your environment.

for an easy to understand explanation that is better than mine,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/geoffreymorrison/2013/11/02/open-back-vs-closed-back-headphones/

Good headsets are important. But don't just think of sound quality. they got to fit your head well for an extended time. many, esp cheap ones hurt your head after a while.