Headphones

**SwordsMaster** · 04-26-2006, 14:59

What it says up there. I'm looking for a good set of headphones, big, proper ones with as little sound leak as possible, and within a reasonable price range:
my budget allows: 90US$, 75€, 50£. I was thinking Technics for a brand, because those were the ones I had until recently, but I'm open to other suggestions. Most of all I'd like to hear people's reviews of the different models

Thanks

**Lemur** · 04-27-2006, 04:26

Sennheiser makes some great mic-enabled cans, which you can check out here. If you're looking for something more audiophile, I'm a big fan of Grado cans. Admittedly, Grados aren't closed as you specify, but they're pretty awesome nonetheless.

A pair of cans is a very personal choice. If at all possible you should audition them before you buy. If there's a store near you that stocks headphones, take a CD you're really familiar with and check out how it sounds.

**SwordsMaster** · 04-27-2006, 09:29

Originally Posted by Lemur

Sennheiser makes some great mic-enabled cans, which you can check out here. If you're looking for something more audiophile, I'm a big fan of Grado cans. Admittedly, Grados aren't closed as you specify, but they're pretty awesome nonetheless.

A pair of cans is a very personal choice. If at all possible you should audition them before you buy. If there's a store near you that stocks headphones, take a CD you're really familiar with and check out how it sounds.

Thanks for the advice! Will definitely do that. I was luring around the Senheiser page and found these

Anybody have an opinion on them?

**SwordsMaster** · 04-27-2006, 16:27

After reading some more reviews, I'm almost convinced to buy the Grados anyway for my mp3 player... At such a price and such apparent awesomeness (si that a word?) it would be almost wrong not to.... It still leaves my other problem unresolved...

**Placid Tramp** · 04-27-2006, 17:26

I would also recommend the Grados, I have a pair of SR80's & nothing can touch them for clarity - be warned, you will not be able to go back to normal headphones after. They are open backed so there is plenty of sound leakage, but just tell your gilfriend/wife that the TV she is watching is making much more of a racket than your headphones - works for me anyway.

**SwordsMaster** · 04-27-2006, 17:38

Originally Posted by Placid Tramp

I would also recommend the Grados, I have a pair of SR80's & nothing can touch them for clarity - be warned, you will not be able to go back to normal headphones after. They are open backed so there is plenty of sound leakage, but just tell your gilfriend/wife that the TV she is watching is making much more of a racket than your headphones - works for me anyway.

I was actually considering them for commuting, it is more of an embarassment issue when the dozen people people around you discover that underneath that leather jacket and cool sunglasses there is a salsa fan.

And I need another pair for home use: computer games, movies, etc.