Recommend a pair of headphones for me

don't want to sound like too much of a wanker but external DAC into a headphone amp into denon d2000's

http://www.head-fi.org/t/470304/shure-srh840-earpad-mod

i done this socks mod, feel very crafty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p015njlg

rob da bank's headphone special, recorded "binaurally"

i think that means it sounds like it was recorded in a bin

lol @ pun, but binaural recording is actually an interesting idea if you're anticipating the outcome being listened to pretty much exclusively on headphones.

Binaural recording is kinda mind-boggling. I have to admit that before I heard of it I hadn't even considered how the ears manage to pick up stuff in 3D.

man i fucking suck at soldering why did i think this was an idea

this is going to be me in about 3 days.

what are you soldering?

I'd guess a new TRS plug to the headphone cable. I am an EE, and I've failed at this many times

hah I've done it a few times

every day i'm solderin

Where do you buy the TRS connector? I bought some cheap ones that made things difficult (not to say my soldering skills don't suck. They do)

places like mouser and digikey, also diy audio places online

good brands are neutrik and switchcraft

http://i.imgur.com/oOO8jtb.jpg

they also make right-angle ones

What's a good pair of over-the-ear headphones for under $50? Noise cancellation is a plus.

xpost ty

if you ever need to also buy camera equipment / general multimedia stuff, bhphoto.com stocks a lot of this stuff too

the tip of the input jack on my beloved Grado SR 80s somehow became dislodged from the rest of it and is now stuck inside the headphone output of my computer. i had a nightmare about rats and then woke up to this. is this a situation anyone here has experience dealing with? should i just take my computer to the apple store?

Apple genius squad was a bust. Told me to replace the logic board. The headphone jack was fixed thanks to the heroic efforts of a PC Richards technician. Going to write a letter to Grado, expressing a sense of betrayal that their headphones were defective... headphones I have loved so dearly.

Im going to make sure my letter to Grado is tear-stained.

Apple genius squad

an apple/best buy collaboration

;-)

i had a nightmare about rats and then woke up to this. is this a situation anyone here has experience dealing with?

yes, my techincal problems are often proceeded by this nightmare

good to know im not the only one who has had this prophetic vision. worst part of the nightmare for me was the embarrassment as i had to run away from the rats - who were only chasing me - while everyone else at the party just chilled.

I suggest you forget the headphones and first find the snitch in your drug cartel.

as a default, or maybe out of laziness, i've been using skull candy headphones for a while now. anyone have an opinion on them, or on these cool-looking wood-headphones i'm considering?

Just bought the RBH EP2 IEMs after the Wirecutter declared them best in the 200 USD category - not sure I have found the best seal with the Comply tips provided but Random Access Memories is sounding pretty sweet so far.

Wouldn't recommend mine, just got them covered in soup.

I got the Grado SR-80s and they sound amazing, but they're really heavy and hurt my ears after an hour or so. Plus they seem to leak sound. I want something for work. Any recs?

looking for something more in line with the Sony MDR-NC7 noise cancellors which are not exactly the best sounding but they are light. only problem is the noise cancelling setting seems to blast a lot of random hiss into my ears lately and they don't really sound good with it off.

Grado are open cans so that's why they seem to bleed but open cans are much better for your ears than closed.

I wear the igrado at work ( grados light running around model) and they sound so gorgeous. They will feel tight the first few days until the plastic arch kind of wears in.

got some shure SE215s last fall, no troubles so far. hoping that if they go bad it will be the cable, since the earpieces are detachable. great sound after a little break-in period for the fit, but now the ear attachments are getting a little too worn-in - probably time to switch them for a fresh pair.

― j., Monday, February 25, 2013 2:03 AM (7 months ago)

still hands down the best earbuds i've ever used, possibly better than any other travelin' headphones too

i like the traditional ones (not the sideways behind the head models) - IMO it's much more the heaviness of the things that seem to crush my ear bones than the sound leaking that makes me not wear them

alternatively, I'd like to know why I get this weird intermittant hiss with the noise cancellers I have. sometimes it's just in one ear and it can get very loud. because I like the way these feel.

do not sleep on the industry standard

http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/product-MDR7506/

― Grimy Little Pimp (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, July 9, 2012 7:34 AM (1 year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

got these via the Wirecutter recommendation (they're listed under "Best $150 headphones" even though they're only $87 at Amazon.)

they're great

has anyone tried a pair of bose (i know) in ears?

nay

the headphone market is such a cottage industry these days, so many small companies out there. best route as usual is to try a few as it's all personal preference but that can get expensive.

Yeah bose are OKAY but value is everything so they really aren't OKAY they are bad for the price. See also BEATS BY DRE.

beats by dre are objectively bad

they serve their audience (BASS BOOST) but yeah, should be about $50

Bought a pair of AKG 550s from Richer Sounds (reduced to £100!) today to replace my dear departed Grado SR-80s, and they're sorta incredible. It turns out that most of my music collection has loads of stuff going on in it that I couldn't hear before, it's like unlocking a bonus level.

needed new work headphones to replace my beyerdynamics and am kinda tight right now so bought the Monoprice 8323s

i've been sort happy w/my earbuds but these are really amazing....like the build quality and everything is top notch and honestly they sound better than the beyerdynamics which cost over $100 new when i got them years ago

unreal value

wow...

pair with this which i use at work:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/nuforce-icon-udac-2-usb-audio-receiver-and-digital-to-analog-converter-black/3992348.p?id=1218450223269&skuId=3992348

pretty amazing sound for cheap

Seconding the uDAC2 recommendation

i've been using the sony MDR-V6s for listening-intensive work and i really like them so far.

for more casual listening, i currently have a bid on ebay for the Grado Prestige Series SR-60i Padded Headphones. anyone have experience with those?

I have a pair, I like them a lot but since I got a pair of AKG K450s I've been using those more often, if only because my ears have adapted to the extra oomph in the bass. And the Grados are slightly uncomfortable listening for more than a couple of hours at a time. One other pain I have with them (which may just because I'm physiologically weird, I dunno) is that when my hair gets beyond a few inches long I'd fairly often get hairs winding their way through the pads into the grille and making it sound like the phones are blown until I manage to extract them. (Somehow feels like I've taken this thread into ILTMI territory.)

also they are definitely not for public use unless you want beaten up, bystanders will be able to hear the music just about as well as you can.

though that's all more negative than I mean it to be, they sound great!

I'm a filthy longhair and I am well aware of that fault with the Grados. I have momentarily mourned their passing many a time.

Grados are shit build quality but apparently they will fix them if you mail them to Brooklyn or something. Thanks. The way the left and right channels join the main cable like a stethoscope is unbearably poor and eventually breaks. Grado needs help.

I love my SR-80s, but yea the build quality is awful. My cable's a tangled and worn mess. I really want to hear some PSB M4U 1s, because I keep seeing rave reviews for them just about everywhere (including the curmudgeon corner that is head-fi)

as a default, or maybe out of laziness, i've been using skull candy headphones for a while now. anyone have an opinion on them, or on these cool-looking wood-headphones i'm considering?

― Daniel, Esq 2, Sunday, August 25, 2013

these skullcandy noise-cancellation headphones seem to flatten out all the sound and have no dynamics. i noticed the difference when i heard something on a pair of headphones with a "b" on it, or something. got to replace the skullcandies. still want the natural wood headphones.