BGOL Headphone Owners Thread

[Ruff Ryder]

Post up what you are jammin' or if you are in the market feel free to ask questions.

I'm not gonna go into what I think is best because we all hear different things between our ears, in the end you gotta go with what sounds good to you, these are just some different options out there.​

My current cans are the Denon AH-D2000, I was looking for something with some solid bass response and these definitely do the trick, they have slightly recessed mids and great highs, they list for $349 but I picked up a pair for $229 shipped to my door.

Denon has a full line of quality headphones which can be seen in the link I supplied.

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The Denon's have a impedance of 25 ohms so they will sound good coming right from your laptop/MP3 player, they are easy to drive but I use a Headphone amp and DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) which really enhances the total sound, I went with the FiiO E7 and E9 combo ($190 shipped), the E7 is a portable Amp/DAC and the E9 is a more powerful full size amp, once docked the E7 becomes a DAC for the E9 which by-passes the soundcard on your computer via the USB and gives you a clean signal for your E9 to amplify. (most laptop soundcards are substandard)

This combo gives you a powerful full size amp for home use and a portable amp/DAC to take on the road.



Note: Any headphones you buy can only give you what you give them so I try to stick with lossless music files. (WAV,FLAC,etc.) and I use the Foobar2000 audio player.

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[MadWun]

I still rock the Bose joints.

They have served me well.

 

[RoomService]

Moto rokr

 

[JD Walker]

There's already such a thread on the board.

 

[Ruff Ryder]

There's already such a thread on the board.

He was asking about Dr.Dre and Bose cans.

 

[JD Walker]

What specs on headphones/earbuds will indicate good range, for example deep bass and crisp highs? I'm tired of headphones that sound like my computer speakers.

 

[AgentCreed]

Sennheiser HD201... got 'em for 20 on amazon but they are going for 12 on buy.com i like them a lot...

 

[ss2020]

Studio Beats 250 from best buy... If you go this high get the warranty.

 

[Ruff Ryder]

What specs on headphones/earbuds will indicate good range, for example deep bass and crisp highs? I'm tired of headphones that sound like my computer speakers.

You want to look at the frequency response, human hearing is from 20-20,000 Hz.

The Denon's cover 5-45,000 Hz.

 

[Complex]

Why not just use the other thread, it has a lot of useful info on it.

 

[JD Walker]

You want to look at the frequency response, human hearing is from 20-20,000 Hz.

I read on a blog that frequency response was a useless spec.

 

[Ruff Ryder]

I read on a blog that frequency response was a useless spec.

The freq. resp. gives you the range of the equipment, maybe because most extend beyond the capabilities of the human ear they said it was useless, personally I always look at this and total harmonic distortion (THD).

 

[JD Walker]

The freq. resp. gives you the range of the equipment, maybe because most extend beyond the capabilities of the human ear they said it was useless, personally I always look at this and total harmonic distortion (THD).

What numbers are best for THD?

For earbuds I'll probably get Shures and either Sienheiser or Grado for cans.

 

[Ruff Ryder]

What numbers are best for THD?

For earbuds I'll probably get Shures and either Sienheiser or Grado for cans.

THD will not apply to headphones so you don't have to worry about that one but you will want to look at 'Sensitivity' and 'Input Impedance', sensitivity tells you how loud they will get at a certain wattage, impedance tells you how easy or hard a set of headphones are to drive, lower being easier, my Denon's have a impedance of 25 ohms, Sennheiser HD650's have 300, the lower one's can be driven from a laptop without a amp, the higher one's need a amp to bring out their best.

 

[tekk]

 

[ScottyPiffen745]

Sennheiser HD201... got 'em for 20 on amazon but they are going for 12 on buy.com i like them a lot...

I had those until I broke the plug on them. I would've got another pair but I went ahead and upgraded to the HD555s since they dropped from $170 to $85 plus free shipping and no tax.

They sound incredible, especially with 320kbps files, it's like how music is supposed to sound. You'll hear things in your music you didn't notice before.

Great highs, mids and bass.

The phones are open so music flows out both sides of them and sometimes the music flows out so much that the phones start vibrating on my ears.

They're a good steal for 85 dollars.

They comfortable too, the cushions feels like velvet and they should fit any size ear or dome. And all the pieces are replaceable, like if the cord breaks, you can take it out the phone and order another one.

 

[Ruff Ryder]

These are the new Sony MDR-XB1000 cans, they are gonna have 70mm drivers, my Denons have 50mm and they pump bass so I wanna hear what these are gonna sound like, Sony has not released them in the states yet.

FYI: Beats have 40mm drivers.

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[smiffnwessun]

I had those until I broke the plug on them. I would've got another pair but I went ahead and upgraded to the HD555s since they dropped from $170 to $85 plus free shipping and no tax.

They sound incredible, especially with 320kbps files, it's like how music is supposed to sound. You'll hear things in your music you didn't notice before.

Great highs, mids and bass.

The phones are open so music flows out both sides of them and sometimes the music flows out so much that the phones start vibrating on my ears.

They're a good steal for 85 dollars.

They comfortable too, the cushions feels like velvet and they should fit any size ear or dome. And all the pieces are replaceable, like if the cord breaks, you can take it out the phone and order another one.

DAYUMMM THOSE LOOK LIKE SOME TIGHT HEADPHONES, THATS A REALLY GREAT PRICE I MIGHT GET THOSE, I BOUGHT THE SENNHEISER'S ON SALE FOR 20 BUCKS AS WELL THE 201'S AND THE 202'S BOTH WERE 20 BUCKS THE 202'S BANG HARDER BUT THE 201'S ARENT TOO SHABBY, I ALSO JUST BOUGHT THE SENNHEISER PC161 GAMING HEADSET THAT THING IS SUCH AND UPGRADE FROM WHAT I WAS USING BEFORE.....THE PRICE FOR SENNHEISER CANT BE BEAT FOR SUCH A QUALITY PRODUCT. BUT I THINK I MIGHT COP THE ONE YOU POSTED I JUST DID A SEARCH AND FOUND THEM FOR 60 BUCKS

Sennheiser HD201... got 'em for 20 on amazon but they are going for 12 on buy.com i like them a lot...

CO-SIGN

 

[ScottyPiffen745]

DAYUMMM THOSE LOOK LIKE SOME TIGHT HEADPHONES, THATS A REALLY GREAT PRICE I MIGHT GET THOSE, I BOUGHT THE SENNHEISER'S ON SALE FOR 20 BUCKS AS WELL THE 201'S AND THE 202'S BOTH WERE 20 BUCKS THE 202'S BANG HARDER BUT THE 201'S ARENT TOO SHABBY, I ALSO JUST BOUGHT THE SENNHEISER PC161 GAMING HEADSET THAT THING IS SUCH AND UPGRADE FROM WHAT I WAS USING BEFORE.....THE PRICE FOR SENNHEISER CANT BE BEAT FOR SUCH A QUALITY PRODUCT. BUT I THINK I MIGHT COP THE ONE YOU POSTED I JUST DID A SEARCH AND FOUND THEM FOR 60 BUCKS



CO-SIGN

Get em - if you like the 201s, and don't plan to listen to them around other people, you'll love these. They get loud. I left them playing on my laptop in the back of my house, and I could still hear them from the front of the house. Tweak the EQs on your music players, and these things will sound perfect.

 

[drbaby6]

Beyerdynamic DT 990 Pro Professional Studio Reference Headphones THE BEST I'VE EVER HEARD REGARDLESS OF PRICE

 

[DV8ed]

Sony MDR-V6

Frequency Response: 5 Hz - 30 kHz
Sensitivity: 106 dB/mW
Impedance: 63 ohms
Power Handling Capacity: 1000 mW

I've had mine since 1999 and got them used form a friend that did video editing.

Mine:

As you can see, I've used the fuck outta them. I'll be replacing the earpads now that I've found where I can get them from.

 

[Ruff Ryder]

Ultrasone Pro 900

 

[GET YOU HOT]

I need some headphones, that don't fall out of my ears when I am working out!!!

 

[Complex]

I need some headphones, that don't fall out of my ears when I am working out!!!

I assume you mean earbuds, and

CX500

Like $35-$40

Better than the Dre ones for $100 more

 

[Ruff Ryder]

I need some headphones, that don't fall out of my ears when I am working out!!!

Try running the wires up, over, and behind your ears.

 

[Rick Spanish]

 

[husband73]

Started with the Dr. Dre Studio's good sound good [but sometimes over powering bass] but the damn arch broke 6 months later. Then i got the solos muddled sound lighter its ok. Just bought the Beats Pro.. Best sound overall, bass lil less powerful of the studios, but pack a punch, mids n highs crisp n clear over the studio's. The Pro's have a more define and a much cleaner sound than the Studio's, comes with a heavy duty cord that locks in, You can daisy chain them.They don't come with the Icontrol cord like the Solo's but i ordered those cords[2 of them from Monster 70 bucks] I wanted headphones that'll last and since these are made out of aluminum they'll last a long time. The only thing i could say that's a knock on these are they're a lil heavy my ears fit right in the circular cups but maybe its something i have to get used to. But by far these baby's are great

 

[Ruff Ryder]

Denon AH-D7000

 

[Ruff Ryder]

Audio-Technica ATH-AD900

 

[Duval's King]

Started with the Dr. Dre Studio's good sound good [but sometimes over powering bass] but the damn arch broke 6 months later. Then i got the solos muddled sound lighter its ok. Just bought the Beats Pro.. Best sound overall, bass lil less powerful of the studios, but pack a punch, mids n highs crisp n clear over the studio's. The Pro's have a more define and a much cleaner sound than the Studio's, comes with a heavy duty cord that locks in, You can daisy chain them.They don't come with the Icontrol cord like the Solo's but i ordered those cords[2 of them from Monster 70 bucks] I wanted headphones that'll last and since these are made out of aluminum they'll last a long time. The only thing i could say that's a knock on these are they're a lil heavy my ears fit right in the circular cups but maybe its something i have to get used to. But by far these baby's are great

C/s I have the studio pros too

 

[mallorquin]

Why do this again? The other one did ask about bose and beats, but there was a lot of good info there. Why start from scratch. THD and frequency are always important, two of the main things they use to actually quantify differences between headphones, speakers, amps, crossovers, and any other passive or active audio device. Something you do notice when you start testing out different equipment. Especially when impedance's are not matched.

http://gilmore2.chem.northwestern.edu/ubb/forumdisplay.php?fnum=3

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/headphones/

http://www.head-fi.org/

 

[A$AP SaVaGe]

I assume you mean earbuds, and

CX500

Like $35-$40

Better than the Dre ones for $100 more

are these really that good?..I just got me a zune hd and in the market for some good headphones..I got my eye on the Bose IE2s but kinda hesistant about drop $100 on some headphones..

 

[cbm_redux]

Are all of you niggas music producers or something, or are motherfuckers just riding the bus wearing $300 headphones nowadays? If the latter, I'm surprised that I haven't read about someone being killed over some headphones... yet.

 

[Complex]

are these really that good?..I just got me a zune hd and in the market for some good headphones..I got my eye on the Bose IE2s but kinda hesistant about drop $100 on some headphones..

Yeah, they're great and cost less than $40

Are all of you niggas music producers or something, or are motherfuckers just riding the bus wearing $300 headphones nowadays? If the latter, I'm surprised that I haven't read about something being killed over some headphones... yet.

Beats By Dre turned headphones in to some status symbol shit

 

[Duval's King]

Are all of you niggas music producers or something, or are motherfuckers just riding the bus wearing $400 headphones nowadays? If the latter, I'm surprised that I haven't read about something being killed over some headphones... yet.

*fixed*My beats never leave my studio