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June 28, 2006

Top Ten Quality Headphones :)

by @ 5:13 am. Filed under Sounds, Discussion

I was talking to Adam yesterday on Email with regards to headphones that have the best sound quality and affordability,he asked me what I would recommend, im such a music junkie! My personal Favorites for everyday use, are my Sennheiser PX100’s that Keith got me for christmas, they are awsome, and Iv written about them here before, The best feature with these is, they are so comfortable even on over my aids, and the sound quality is just crisp in comparison to other phones :)   so Iv done some extra research and this article is taken direct from HeadRoom’s website, see more here: http://www.headphone.com/guide/by-application/our-10-best-headphones/
Here they talk about their top 10 in headphones J Enjoy!

HeadRooms top ten Phones!

This is where we boil down all our headphone knowledge to its bare essence and recommend just ten headphones. So, in cost order, here they are:
Our favorite inexpensive, general purpose, portable-application headphone is the AKG K26P (or it’s sibling AKG 27i) model. It sounds good, collapses down to easily tuck away in it’s included pouch, and it features a sealed-earcup [closed] construction to provide some degree of external ambient noise-blocking. For a little better sound, but without the ambient seal, have a look at the Koss Porta Pro or the equally good sounding, but better-looking, Sennheiser PX100.
The Grado SR60 has long been the recommended entry point for folks looking for great sound from an affordably-priced headphone. Probably our favorite can in the Grado line, the SR60 model likely delivers the best overall sound quality under $100. Sure it’s not the best-looking pair of headphones, but you’re not going to mind looking a bit old-school with a whole noggin full of awesome sound.
Its bargain $99 price tag makes the Sennheiser HD280 Pro the official “go-to” recommendation for full-sized, sealed headphones. Obviously, great sound will win our heart over every time but a very good seal, plus the ability to fold up into a fairly small bundle, make these headphones a really spectacular buy.
Serious travelers know that in-ear-monitors (IEMs) provide far better isolation and sound quality than noise-canceling or sealed headphones. About the best thing to ever happen to an iPod, the Ultimate Ears super.fi 3 is a great mix of good audio performance, sound isolation, and low price.
Shure’s IEMs have perhaps been a little hit-and-miss in the past— ABSOLUTELY no longer! Their E4C not only sound terrific but the entire build quality/ergonomics/looks equation is a total winner. These cans are both punchy and well-detailed through the midranges, an unusual mix for IEMs at this price.
For a slightly quicker or more forward-sounding, top-of-the-line headphone, the Sennheiser HD 595 approaches it’s ultra-refined, smooth-sounding, upscale big brother HD 650 in performance but provides a bit more “up-front,” less laid-back sound.
The newest incarnation of AKG’s top-of-the-line headphone is the K701 and, boy, does it sound amazing! After a lengthy initial break-in period, the K-701 sound becomes textured, refined and punchy—a totally uncommon combination of sonic characteristics. Match it up with a world class HeadRoom headphone amplifier and a high-end reference source, and we guarantee you one of the purest high-end listening experiences you’ve ever had.

14 Responses to “Top Ten Quality Headphones :)”

  1. hohprof (User Verified) :

    Well, you know how much I like those Sennheiser PX100 headphones because I bought them on your advice and use them all the time :)

  2. lette :

    well there u go, I love them too, they really are so good for their size and price :)

  3. Sanctum1972 :

    Nice post, Lette! :)
    Yeah..PX100s were better..doe’snt press on my ears much at all. I decided to ditch Sony’s headphones because I knew they were losing ground in the audio market, much less to their PS-3 screw up as of late. The Sony MDR-V150 were okay but I noticed the frequency range was 16-18,000 hz which is probably why my iPod sounded weird…because the iPod’s freq. range is 20-20,000 hz…and I thought maybe having headphones close to that range would help..but the Senns freq. range is 14-27,000 hz…nice, eh?

  4. lette :

    im delighted with them anyhoo, im forever grateful to Keith for them , they are to trusty and reliable :) comfortible and loud, without distortion!! happy days, and yes Senns being 14-27,000hz as standard RAWKS :)

  5. Sanctum1972 :

    Lette,

    I’m wondering if it’s possible to add an amplifier to the PX-100 Sennheiser headphones..even if they’re lightweight, would’nt that do anything? Because the iPod (or iTunes via laptop) are my main sources of music, bass is important. I’ve started to notice that that with a digital hearing-aid, you hear things a bit more differently and clearly on the iPod, but with analog, it’s more…on the treble side?
    Otherwise, my new analog HA works well. Someday I’d like to get the bigger Senns headphones for $100 bucks. Maybe I need to amp up the iPod, eh? Then again, I’d like to protect my inner ear from high volume.

  6. lette :

    I doubt u would find an amp for the ipod as its frequency range is 20hz to 20,000hz which is the international frequency standard of commersial applyances now u could ask, im sure a deafie shop will help and make an exception but in the mean time ill get reasearching,tho it will be next week till ill have an answer for ya as im in the beautiful Roma at the minute!! :)

  7. Sanctum1972 :

    Enjoy Roma! :D

  8. lette :

    Ooooooh ho ho ho!! I did enjoy :)

  9. Sanctum1972 :

    So what’d you do at Roma?
    Oh is’nt Sara’s email working now?

  10. lette (User Verified) :

    Sanctum, here u go :) All the amps u need, http://www.headphone.com/

    that sight rocks!! rome was fantastic :) I came back with over 700+ photos of which the best are going up slowley on my flickr:
    www.flickr.com/photos/lette_applejuice

    and some wrightings on the trip here:

    www.lette.kimododreams.com
    :)

  11. Sanctum1972 :

    Nice pics, Lette! You’re lucky to have been in Vatican City and other places of Roma. Especially if you had gone to Florence or Venice..:D.

  12. Don Lapre Lover :

    Probably no tal that affordable but man I love my Bose head phones. You can’t hear anything outside of them. Im’ in my own world, it’s great. I have to admit I wouldn’t have bought them but they were given as a gift and I wouldn’t buy any others from now on. “hope these last a while…LOL

    Laura
    Don Lapre Lover
    www.lauraglydaband.com
    laura@lauraglydaband.com

  13. Lonley 00001 :

    Wondering why all of there urls all seem to point to the same place, buy syntax is different?

    www.aff00001.com
    aff00001.com
    aff00001.aff00001.com
    x.aff00001.com

    mail@aff00001.com
    webmaster@www.aff00001.com

  14. matthew :

    i like 90% of the suggestions, especially the Grados and the Koss. but the senn 280’s were not what i thought they would be. good, great clarity, comfy earpads, but it didn’t quite hit my mark.

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