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Author: C2thew
Date: 2008-02-22 01:28
I'm not sure what headphones you guys are using nowadays for personal or professional use, but i've found the Ultimate Ears super fi 5 pro are absolutely the best multi purpose headphones for the everyday user and also the musician. the UE -5 pro have an absolutely incredible balance between bass and treble that i drooled the first time i heard music.... ok maybe not drooled, but i did get the shivers.
Just wanted to add that they are great for jogging.
The only thing i had to do to them was to reverse the ear pieces (left to right, and right to left ears as was recommended by a forum.
anywho, what IEM (individual ear monitors: fancy pants saying for awesome headphones) do you guys use?
shure's, bose, koss, what do you use to pick apart the details of music?
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. they are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive as railroads lead to Boston to New York
-Walden; Henry Thoreau
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2008-02-22 02:34
I have two different sets. One is IN-ear, and one is OVER the ear headphones.
Etymotic ER4 Pro for in ear headphones (the triple flange goes in and STAYS IN!!! Great for treadmill or moving around or riding in a noisy area like a subway or bus)
Grado SR80 is my on-ear headphone. PHENOMINAL. SLIGHTLY bass heavy, but the detail is (IMO) unsurpassed for the price. 80 bucks for a headphone that won't be beat until you are probably past the 150 dollar mark.
Alexi
PS - Use them just to listen to good quality stuff. Not for professional use, just to listen to the TV/ipod/video games without waking up anyone else in the house. But it's GREAT!!!
US Army Japan Band
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Author: clarnibass
Date: 2008-02-22 05:14
For sports I use the in ear headphones that came with my MP3 player. I just checked and they are Sennheiser.
I've never found in ear headphones that were very comfortable for a long time, so for walking, etc. I use a regular smaller type of over the ears headphones, I think they are Yamaha.
For everything else (i.e. at home, etc.) I use AKG K240S like these http://www.wwbw.com/AKG-K240S-Studio-Headphones-i39691.music
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Author: ChrisArcand
Date: 2008-02-22 05:44
Koss Titanium Portable Headphone
$39.99
Model: Pro 35T
The best (cheap) headphones you can buy. (And that price is from a retailer which is always expensive, look around and you'll find cheaper).
The earlier models of these headphones were the same way.
These headphones have excellent quality for not a lot of currency. Give them a try.
CA
ps - I'm not trying to sell anything, this is my own opinion :-)
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2008-02-22 15:15
For the best possible listening, I used a small inheritance to get the Stax Lambda electrostatics, which are frighteningly good but huge. Also, they're dipoles and are just as loud outside as inside.
I listen a lot in bed after my wife has gone to sleep, and "leaky" headphones wake her up. After trying a bunch of Sony and Sennheiser closed-back phones, I tried in-ear models, but couldn't find comfortable or stable ones until I got the Shure SE530. It has twin woofers and a very smooth treble and fits my ear canals perfectly even without custom earpieces. Isolation from outside noise is superb, and there's no leakage. The cord is very short. I have to turn the bass way up and the treble almost all the way down on my receiver, but once I do that, the balance is excellent.
Save your pennies, though. It's $450. The less expensive Shures with the same design should be almost as good.
My wife has the noise-busting Bose phones, which she says are great on planes. They sound decent, but my ears sweat too much when I use them. Also, I hate Bose's selling methods and overpricing.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2008-02-22 15:34
Shure in-ear when I am on the plane and Grado SR60 (I wish they made the foam with as much effort as they design the acoustics, it falls apart quick)
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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2008-02-22 16:05
Ken Shaw wrote:
> I tried in-ear models, but
> couldn't find comfortable or stable ones
Ahhhh - there's one thing you can do to make ANY in-ear model (especially the expensive ones) significantly more comfortable and noise-resistant. Take them to your local audiologist and have custom ear molds made.
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Author: bill28099
Date: 2008-02-22 17:41
As a wearer of behind the ear hearing aids I must say that my molds are not all that comfortable. They itch and make you sweat and if you have hairy ears be ready to do a lot of pulling.
A great teacher gives you answers to questions
you don't even know you should ask.
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Author: Mike Johnson
Date: 2008-02-22 18:26
I wanted a good set of over-the-ear headphones, but didn't want to pay gobs of money for the Bose. I tested a few different brands out, and found a good set at Radio Shack for $25. Certainly not Bose quality, but close enough for me...by far the greatest quality-per-dollar ratio.
Mike Johnson
Napa, California
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Author: samohan245
Date: 2008-02-22 20:27
if you want cheap headphone get some Skull candies
but if you want top quaility get some bose
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2008-02-22 20:36
samohan245 wrote:
> but if you want top quaility get some bose
Bose are "average consumer quality sound" but heavily advertised. Their sound-reduction qualities are excellent; their sound-reproducing qualities are mediocre.
Unfortunately there aren't all that many consumers trying high-quality headphones, and even fewer who can afford the top-end ones. I was at the Edobashi Camera superstore in Akihabara a few weeks back and tried out quite a few high-end headphones there - there are rows and rows of them out for people to try - and top end ones start around $300 and go up fast!
Ken, after my listen I wouldn't have bought the Stax. 
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2008-02-23 00:22
I got lucky about four years ago when I was looking on That Infernal Internet Auction Site (TIIAS) for replacements for my worn-out Sony headphones -- I found an Arizona hi-fi shop auctioning off some German-made MB Quarts -- I got one set for about $40 and liked it so much I bid on (and won) two more pairs. They may not be 'the best' headphones, but are pretty darn good and at that price may have been an all-time bargain. I use them regularly and still like them a lot.
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Author: C2thew
Date: 2008-02-23 01:01
yeah in my opinion so far, the best for audio lovers are the shure se530 and the ue 5 pro, however when you get to shure's top line model, nothing really surpasses that.
go find what you've been missing!
Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. they are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive as railroads lead to Boston to New York
-Walden; Henry Thoreau
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