Recommend a pair of headphones for me

rip that is rad, i am looking for cheap earbuds that are decent. my headphones take such a beating that i don't want to shell out for something expensive. i have standard issue apple earbuds that came with my ipod and as usual they are starting to tear at the base of the cord

was thinking of ditching earbuds this time, but for 6 months of the year i am wearing a winter hat outdoors and i don't know how regular headphones work with a winter hat

B&H didn't have those Audio Technicas strangely.

I happened to notice that all the CVS stores have Philips earbuds on clearance now (philips discontinuing the line? Idk) including the SH 3590 which have a reputation similar to the monoprice as great all round performers. I bought them and I'm really digging them so far. Bass is present but unexaggerated, same w/treble. These don't have the distinctive super wide stereo image of the monoprice but they also sound more natural to me. Worth grabbing when you're picking up your meds.

i have standard issue apple earbuds that came with my ipod and as usual they are starting to tear at the base of the cord

Get rid of the rubber bit that's tearing and mould some Sugru round them.

Definitely super feeling these 3590s. Went through a gamut of different stuff tonight on them (meat puppets, current 93, john barry, sibelius)

NB I had a pair of comply foam tips in my bag and put those on there instead of struggling with the silicone thingies.

i have standard issue apple earbuds that came with my ipod and as usual they are starting to tear at the base of the cord

Get rid of the rubber bit that's tearing and mould some Sugru round them.

― Alba, Sunday, September 14, 2014 9:16 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

afraid it's too late, the wires have already been torn and the sound quality is compromised when the cord is bent a certain way

Alright everyone: Koss PortaPro KTC, Sennheiser PX 100-IIi, or iGrado?

Anyone used at least two of those and can compare them? I'm leaning toward one of the first two because they're available with iPod/iPhone controls and mic, and because they fold. But good sound is first. That and comfort.

I'll throw open the Sennheiser PX 200-IIi for consideration too. Similar to the PX 100 but with a small closed-ear design and a doughnut vinyl earcup rather than a flat piece of foam. Only a bit heavier and more expensive.

Do you mean one of the regular grado? iGrado got discontinued, sadly.

Fuck yeah my new headphone listening setup:

Laptop -> Dragonfly DAC -> Little Dot I+ headphone amp -> AKG K550s -> my ears, in my head, on my torso, on my massive beanbag.

iGrado is discontinued but I think you can still but them directly from the company.

i bought the last 2 pair on clearance at TekServe for 9 bucks each to squirrel them away against future cord death of my current pair...

seems like there are some on amazon sold by grado?

there are probably a ton still lying around in warehouses after production stopped

maybe they stopped making them because they can't fit any more in their warehouse

again, I do love them bc it is a bit awk to run around town with legit grados on (esp that burly cord) and the iG is really close to the same sound but w/o the physical burden

I don't see any sign the iGrado has been discontinued - it's available for order on both their US and UK sites as well as from Amazon, with all of those showing them in stock. I think they did briefly stop production awhile back to strengthen the cord. My main beef with these is the inflexible headband that doesn't adjust, much less fold, as well as inavailability of iPhone remote controls. I'm sure they sound good.

http://www.gradolabs.com/headphones/prestige-series/item/39-igrado
http://www.grado.co.uk/grado-earphones/grado-igrado-sport-headphones.htm

And yes, I strongly considered using the SR60e or SR80e as my mobile headphones until I saw pictures of people wearing them. They look deceptively small in photos where they're shown by themselves rather than on someone's head. Whoa, those things are huge. OTOH, one thing I'll credit the likes of Beats and Skullcandy for is making it socially acceptable and even fashionable to walk around in public wearing big headphones, so maybe I'll go that way. The SR80e gets glowing reviews from everyone from high-end audiophile sites to Consumer Reports, and they're affordable too. I'll just have to squash the long cord in my pocket or something.

The long cord is incredibly thick and inconvenient

yeah it's the thickness more than anything, and the attendant heaviness/inflexibility of the cord.

I have an ancient pair of Koss PRO/4AAA 'phones (not to be confused with several similarly-named cans) I've had since I was a teenager, and these have a very effective all-purpose cord solution, a single coiled cable that's about 1m long and not too thick, but stretches easily to become five times that length. These remain the best-sounding headphones I've ever heard and I still use them for home listening. They're also incredibly comfortable, with air-filled vinyl earcups and headband that are perfectly shaped. Unfortunately they no longer make replacement pneumatic earcups and they've become hard and inflexible. Also, it has a large home-stereo plug rather than a 3.5mm.

http://www.wikizic.org/1-018-018781_1-Koss-Pro-4-AAA.jpg

Oh why do websites muck with their photos like that? This is what they look like

Koss Pro4/AAA

Looking for something in the price range of those Grado SR80s, but closed style (I hate having the sound leak out of the cups), any suggestions?

closed style is harder on your ears wrt tinnitus, fyi. I can't wear closed phones for the most part.

I'm pretty cheap, so always looking for decent quality low-end merch. Right now looking for:
a) something to replace my trusty Sennheiser 201s, the cushions have been tearing up after about six years of loyal service. As mentioned above, preferred closed style. I don't mind going up a rung to the $50-100 tier of phones, feel boring just getting the 202 HDs
b) sweat-resistant Bluetooth headphones - cups or behind-the-neck preferred - for exercise. Earbuds never stay on. Don't care about closed or open for this since it'll be half-drowned out by the radio at the gym anyway, ~$50? (Or am I better off getting the cheapest possible garbage since they're not gonna last anyway?)

What's the word on wireless headphones?

great for listening to music without wires
lousy for anything where lag would be an issue (gaming, tracking instruments, etc)

bump...

are there any over-ear headphones out there that have both wireless and wire connections? im after something i can use when djing in clubs (with wire, so no lag) and for out mooching about walking the dog (wireless, lag away)

You probably just want to get a bluetooth receiver thing and stick it to the side of your headphones

ok ta, didnt even know that was a thing

neither did i!

that's a thing? Coo!

they also make little transmitters if you need that

wouldn't the lag be a problem for mixing?

he wanted Bluetooth for non-mixing

oil it is right there in the post. carry on then!

lol autocorrect. oil = oic obv

too early to say for sure, but i'm loving these new LSTN headphones.

https://experienceheadphones.com/media/wysiwyg/smartwave/blog/lstn-wood-troubadour-headphones-00.jpg

great sound quality, they look nice, and they're much cheaper than, say, beats-by-dre headphones.

those LSTN ones look very nice. Trying to decide between those and something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004FEEY9A/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=3RVKT82ATMFRB&coliid=I3CYCC0XJVCYON

thoughts?

they look nice

they look like a den

haha. so far, sound quality is great on lstn headphones. bass prominent, but not overwhelming. highs not tinny. lots of room and space in the sound. love them so far (but, to be fair, i'm in part comparing them to my last set of headphones, a skullcandy over-ear pair that wasn't v good).

moodles, not sure if you've made any decisions yet, and i can't vouch for the seller, but i stumbled on this seemingly amazing sale price for lstn troubador headphones on amazon. was trying to compare the ones you mentioned to lstn. but $60.00? seems too low to be true.

those headphones are similar to the LSTN ones, but are from a different company. It may well be a good deal, not sure.

you're right! sorry about that; something in the chain-of-links led me to believe it was a genuine lstn.

so I got the Sennheiser HD 558s linked above. the first pair I got had some weird farty distortion in the low mids so I sent them back. Just got the replacement pair and they sound much better. The are very comfortable and light and have a remarkable amount of sound separation. Everything sounds very spacious. They could maybe use a bit more oomph in the low end but I think I can get it right with some creative equalization.

finally soldered up an O2+ODAC. it's forced me to get rid of my crappy skullcandy headphones at work bc my computer can finally drive my nicer headphones. also forced me to check the output impedance of the headphone stage on my amp at home and it is about 10x greater than my headphones o_O.

Good workout earbuds $100 or less? I'm more interested in paying for sound than paying for ability to stay in my ear while I'm doing backflips -- my workouts aren't really that motion-heavy.

don't spend money on workout earbuds. i'm happy with the panasonic ergofit plus. sound is good and the l jack is very sturdy.

I'm kind of pissed that I spend $60 last year on JBL Synchro Reflects, they sound pretty bad. I was hoping for something with just a little more presence.