Audiophiles Unite

troyguitar · Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:57 pm

For the

man, king of all things audio.

http://www.brentbutterworth.com/bluetoo ... -test.html

Melon · Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:36 pm

troyguitar wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:57 pm For the man, king of all things audio.

http://www.brentbutterworth.com/bluetoo ... -test.html

They all sound the same.

Melon · Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:39 pm

Then again, I was listening to them on my motorcycle.

goIftdibrad · Mon Mar 27, 2017 3:47 pm

troyguitar wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 2:57 pm For the man, king of all things audio.

http://www.brentbutterworth.com/bluetoo ... -test.html

all sound the same through my bluetooth headphones.

troyguitar · Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:13 pm

You guys are the best at music. Tremendous.

Melon · Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:39 pm

troyguitar wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:13 pm You guys are the best at music. Tremendous.

What did you expect?

troyguitar · Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:01 pm

Melon wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:39 pm
troyguitar wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:13 pm You guys are the best at music. Tremendous.
What did you expect?

Oh that's exactly what I expected. Dat "I'm a PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER! Therefore I know everything about anything remotely technical!" :fax:

SAWCE · Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:24 pm

I think I'm gonna buy a pair of the Sonys that were linked earlier for home listening. I need to replace my Jaybirds for the gym too. I'll work one into my budget next month, and one in May. Probably get the Jaybirds first, cause the cheap wired heaphones I bought to tide me over in the gym have been making me :rage:

lately.

goIftdibrad · Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:28 pm

troyguitar wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:01 pm
Melon wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 4:39 pm

What did you expect?

Oh that's exactly what I expected. Dat "I'm a PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER! Therefore I know everything about anything remotely technical!"

well, i do :fax:

Melon · Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:28 pm

SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:24 pm I think I'm gonna buy a pair of the Sonys that were linked earlier for home listening. I need to replace my Jaybirds for the gym too. I'll work one into my budget next month, and one in May. Probably get the Jaybirds first, cause the cheap wired heaphones I bought to tide me over in the gym have been making me lately.

I have a pair of Sony headphones I really enjoy. Have had them for almost 10 years now, they still sound great.

SAWCE · Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:33 pm

Melon wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:28 pm
SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:24 pm I think I'm gonna buy a pair of the Sonys that were linked earlier for home listening. I need to replace my Jaybirds for the gym too. I'll work one into my budget next month, and one in May. Probably get the Jaybirds first, cause the cheap wired heaphones I bought to tide me over in the gym have been making me lately.
I have a pair of Sony headphones I really enjoy. Have had them for almost 10 years now, they still sound great.

The Sony's are $10 off on Amazon right now, so $90 total. Tempting to just grab those now.

troyguitar · Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:37 pm

SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:24 pm I think I'm gonna buy a pair of the Sonys that were linked earlier for home listening. I need to replace my Jaybirds for the gym too. I'll work one into my budget next month, and one in May. Probably get the Jaybirds first, cause the cheap wired heaphones I bought to tide me over in the gym have been making me lately.

Don't get closed shit for home IMO. The biggest reason for closed phones is noise reduction/isolation which you shouldn't need at home, secondary reason is for super tight low bass response. What kind of music do you listen to primarily? If it's not EDM I'd for sure skip the closed stuff.

SAWCE · Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:40 pm

troyguitar wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:37 pm
SAWCE wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:24 pm I think I'm gonna buy a pair of the Sonys that were linked earlier for home listening. I need to replace my Jaybirds for the gym too. I'll work one into my budget next month, and one in May. Probably get the Jaybirds first, cause the cheap wired heaphones I bought to tide me over in the gym have been making me lately.
Don't get closed shit for home IMO. The biggest reason for closed phones is noise reduction/isolation which you shouldn't need at home, secondary reason is for super tight low bass response. What kind of music do you listen to primarily? If it's not EDM I'd for sure skip the closed stuff.

thanks for the tip. I'll go open back(?) then.. Mostly listen to various types of rock. Just want something nice to plug into my receiver and chill on the couch and spin a record without waking up my roommate.

troyguitar · Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:46 pm

If they were still on super sale I'd recommend my sennheiser's (HD 598 SE) unconditionally, but they're a lot more money now than they were when I got mine. At the current $156 :doe:

I'm

I'd probably try something from AKG or Audio-Technica in the <$100 range if I were buying today. K240's seem pretty nice.

SAWCE · Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:50 pm

troyguitar wrote: ↑Mon Mar 27, 2017 5:46 pm If they were still on super sale I'd recommend my sennheiser's (HD 598 SE) unconditionally, but they're a lot more money now than they were when I got mine. At the current $156 I'm

I'd probably try something from AKG or Audio-Technica in the <$100 range if I were buying today. K240's seem pretty nice.

Thanks man. Since I'm not in a rush I'll keep an eye out for those Sennheiser's to go on sale.

troyguitar · Mon Mar 27, 2017 6:24 pm

Not that I have owned either, but of current offerings I'd probably toss a coin between the AKG K240 and Audio-Technica AD500X.

It's kind of hard to go wrong in that price bracket (at least from the better brands) if you're used to cheap shit :doe:

since damn near everything should be :mindblown:

in comparison. My favorite headphones I ever tried for music listening were Grado SR225i's but they were too :waxer:

at the time and I didn't find them particularly comfortable anyway. Their new stuff might be worth a shot, looks like the SR80e is $99 and sounds promising.

https://www.amazon.com/Grado-SR80e-Pres ... 7WV94PSABC

They are also one of the few lower-priced higher-end options that are made outside of Asia - Grado stuff is made in Brooklyn. Very hip! They're "on-ear" rather than "over-the-ear" :doe:

which I found uncomfortable, so YMMV.

Jaxper · Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:08 pm

@sawce, these were recommended to me by several people on the r/headphones subreddit for open-back headphones for gaming (after adding a mic), saying they're arguably the best headphones at the price point. Might be worth checking out too.