jrh@inuxd.UUCP (Jan Holliday) (12/12/83)
I'm in the market for a good set of headphones. I'd like to spend about
$100 (subject to negotiation) and get something really good.
Please respond with any recommendations including ones to avoid.
Thanks in advance,
Jan Holliday AT&T CP-Indy
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emrath@uiuccsb.UUCP (12/15/83)
#R:inuxd:-39600:uiuccsb:5700019:000:946 uiuccsb!emrath Dec 14 18:22:00 1983 A while back I did some extensive shopping around for headphones. I bought Sennheiser 430s for right around 100$, they list for 125$ I think. They are circumaural, but very low mass, and I found them extremely comfortable. Practically every set of circumaurals I have tried irritate me after 20 or 30 minutes, typically starting around the temples of my glasses. I have worn the 430s for hours at a time with no irritation. As for sound, it seemed to be a toss up between the 430s and the AKG 240 (I think that's what it was, top of the non-electrostatic line), which is a little bit cheaper. The AKGs are more efficient and have stronger bass, but I have listened to band limited pink noise on the Sennheiser's and they seem very flat to me all the way down to 30-35Hz. I also listened to some lightweight walkman type phones. The Sonys were fine, but I heard some Yamahas that I really liked, especially when I found out that they cost 30-35$.
tynor@uiucuxc.UUCP (12/16/83)
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uiucuxc!tynor Dec 15 20:26:00 1983
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Here here! The 430's are great headphones. I bought mine for about
$70 from a mail order place a couple of years ago, I think you can
still find them for that price. Highly recomended. The most comfortable,
open sounding phones I've listened to.
stevezzz@mit-eddie.UUCP (Mike Konopik) (12/24/83)
I just went on a whim and looked for replacements for my aging and rapidly dying Pioneer SE-305 headphones (yeah, got 'em before I started to listen to the quality of music, while I was listening instead to the lowest cost I could find! :-( ...). Anyhow, after listening to a pair of Koss Pro/4X at the local Tech HiFi, I got them for what seemed a modestly high $69. I brought them to my room for a side-by-side comparison with my oldies, and to my utter surprise, not only were they much lighter (!!), but my ears were screaming, "Holy Smokes! We've never heard these high frequencies over headphones before!!" I couldn't believe the amount of the frequency spectrum I have been missing for years now. The Koss phones claim to deliver from 10-40kHz response, and I tend to believe it. Now all I have to get used to is hearing the low-level high-pitched background noise over FM that my other phones couldn't reproduce. But that seems a small price to pay for the sound I'm hearing right now. And if you'll excuse me, I'll just sign off now and enjoy the music... -- -Mike genrad!mit-eddie!zzz (UUCP) ZZZ%MIT-OZ@MIT-MC (ARPA)
5121cdd@houxm.UUCP (C.DORY) (12/27/83)
I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to disagree with the aforementioned
review of the Koss Pro4X Headphones. I have to admit that I use them,
however, but for a completely different purpose than to "listen to the
music" -- while on location recording sessions, I use the Koss phones
to listen for noise problems (i.e., cable buzzes, rf, etc.). It seems
that the Koss phones have very nasal quality to go along with their
"extended" (in fact, over boosted) high-frequency response. These
characteristics, along with the lack of a true (quick, clean) low-end
(below 80-100 Hz), make the Koss Pro4X very tiring for extended listening.
These very same qualities, however, are very useful when snooping
for noise problems in a location recording set up.
For monitor headphones, to check phase, polar-pattern alignment, etc.,
I use either the Stax SRX MkIII electrostatics or the AKG K-240 dynamics.
In the price range mentioned (around $75) the AKG cans are an excellent
bargain. By the way, if anyone out in netland has been paying more than
$45-$50 for Koss Pro4X phones, you've really been raped --
Stereo Corp. of America's (ph. 800-221-0974) normal price is <$50.
Also, if you really like Koss phones, for whatever reason, the old
standard Koss Pro4AA or AAA are still available from the mail-order
discount houses (WDS, J&R, etc.) for around $30.
Craig Dory -- AT&T Bell Laboratories
Holmdel, NJrdg@hpcnoa.UUCP (01/02/84)
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hpcnoa!rdg Dec 30 11:13:00 1983
I have to put in a recommendation for the AKG K-240 headphones.
I've had a pair for >4 years and they provide excellent sound
consistently, with the exception of slightly boosted bass.
I got them for $50 at Crazy Eddie's when I lived in New York.
I am certain that you can still find them for a comparable price.
Rob Gardner
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