A good set of Cans

Post by **Foo** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:23 pm

I already knew this but it's struck me again and I feel like posting it.

Don't you feel that a decent set of full-size headphones still blow the shit out of anything else quality-wise? 5.1, 7.1... whatever. You'd have to spend 1000s to get anything near the atmospheric audio you can acheive with 100 notes on a set of headphones.

I'm in the market for a set of high-end Koss phones for home audio and probably mobile too.. but in the meantime I've bought a pair of £15 Sony cans, and they sound comparatively fucking brilliant.

My surround system isn't half bad, and my other headphones are a high-end set but smaller buds (mic/headset combo).

Cans = win.

Post by **Foo** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:24 pm

Lol, even my 128kb MP3s sound like completely different pieces of music through these, and these are *cheap* cans.

Post by **primaltheory** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 8:59 pm

Yea, I got some 60 dollar sony noise cancelling phones, and these things rock, the drivers in this thing are lil bulldogs, I had it plugged into my pc at extreme full volume, and it played louder then my 2.1 set and didn't break...

the noise cancelling works great too, i can have it at half volume with the cancelling on and i cant hear shit and its like amazing

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:16 pm

I have the Sony MDR-V700DJ:

but I don't recommend them since they aren't comfortable. Get the Sony MDR-V600, I've heard they're very good.

Post by **Bdw3** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:44 am

Foo wrote:Don't you feel that a decent set of full-size headphones still blow the shit out of anything else quality-wise?

Cans = win.

Indeed. While Big systmes are fun, 'cans' own :icon14:

I've got a set of Koss PRO4AAT's and they're awesome.

And with Koss's Lifetime warrenty, if they ever break or ware out, I just call them up, send them in and they'll replace them with the same model, or upgraded version of that model. :icon14:
Basically , you spend the money once, and you've got a high quality set of sterophones for a lifetime.

Koss owns.

Sennheiser makes some quality stuff too. But they're a bit on the pricy side.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:50 am

Post by **obsidian** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 6:14 am

I have a set of Zalman 6-speaker 'surround sound' headphones plugged into my computer for gaming. Not bad, though the 'rear' speakers tend to sound a bit muffled.

Curious, how well do normal cans (like the Sony's or Koss' mentioned above) do at simulating surround sound compared to full surround sound systems?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 7:41 am

Dolby Headphone is pretty convincing, but none of the demos stand up to a full surround system. i'm not even going to get into the direct radiator vs headphone debate.

Post by **primaltheory** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 2:25 pm

my headphones

They aren't the most comfortable thing in the world when you buy them, but they eventually fit your head (even though it adjusts), and other then that I love them!

(NC6 i think)

Post by **plained** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:38 pm

alot of peeps are happy with these

http://www.samedaymusic.com/product--AKGK240M

jus saying is all

Post by **primaltheory** » Thu Dec 29, 2005 3:39 pm

wow those look fucking sweet

Post by **DRuM** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 2:21 am

Sennheiser.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 4:16 pm

My brother-in-law has one of these.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 5:12 pm

bose

those don't even warrant discussion

Post by **Bdw3** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 7:23 pm

Indeed, I've had to stop many friends and family from even thinking about Bose shit many a time.

I usualy print this out and give it to them.

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