Headphones!!!

Aloysius · #1 10-29-2007, 08:24 PM

If anyone's in the market for Shure SE210s, good deal going right now:

$96 + free shipping

-Al

redrooski24 · #2 10-30-2007, 12:04 AM

Hey PITTM,

Just caught this thread and was wondering if you think the Sennheiser 650 is worth the extra cost over the 595. There is a special on both and they are $350 and $200 respectively, just wondering what you(or anyone else) think about the two models?

bozzer · #3 10-30-2007, 06:53 AM

i'm looking for some reasonable headphones to listen to music at work and maybe commute with. the Sennheiser PX100's look like a good bet, but i have some questions about noise cancelling - will my workmates be able to hear the music i'm listening to? how well will these block out the noise from the metro?

any other suggestions in this type? (i could afford a bit more if necessary)

emil3000 · #4 10-30-2007, 01:30 PM

I am looking for some wireless headphones. Is it still Sennheiser all the way? How much worse are they gonna sound?

PITTM · #5 10-30-2007, 02:00 PM

Redrooski,

Unless you have a 200 dollar+ headphone amp you wont be taking full advantage of the 650s. The 650s have a lower impedance and therefore need more power than the 595s, so the 595s are much better out of a portable player or computer sound card.

bozzer,

If you want those headphones, but with some seal to prevent noise from leaking either in or out, try the sennheiser PX200 as it is a sealed version of the PX100. For this same purpose I used to use AKG K27ps.

emil,

GO WAKE UP EMIL!

Also, I know very little about wireless headphones, but everything I have heard indicated that Sennheiser is currently doing the best job. I think they would sound like 10-20% worse.

bozzer · #6 10-31-2007, 10:05 AM

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If you want those headphones, but with some seal to prevent noise from leaking either in or out, try the sennheiser PX200 as it is a sealed version of the PX100. For this same purpose I used to use AKG K27ps.

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Thanks for the tip. I can't find any K27ps, but i can find K26 and K27i. How do these stack up against the PX200s?

The reviews on amazon seem to suggest a lack of bass in the PX200s. I don't listen to particularly bassy music so thats not as big an issue as it is for some.

PITTM · #7 10-31-2007, 11:59 AM

I mistyped, I had the AKG k26p.

emil3000 · #8 11-03-2007, 06:13 AM

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emil,

GO WAKE UP EMIL!

Also, I know very little about wireless headphones, but everything I have heard indicated that Sennheiser is currently doing the best job. I think they would sound like 10-20% worse.

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tyty will probably go by that recommendation

Bostaevski · #9 11-03-2007, 10:58 AM

i have been using the Sennheiser rs140 wireless headphones for a week now and I love them. I am not an audiophile and don't really have any basis of comparison but they are very comfortable and almost completely block out all the ambient noise in the office.