Headphone recommendation

2011-02-01 14:00:14

#1

Benzin: Member; +576|6242

So I have a choice to make between the following headphone models:
- Klipsch S4
- Beats by Dr. Dre
- Ultimate Ears 500
- Shure SE115

Maximum price of $120 from Best Buy, but there's a link for the headphones at Best Buy in case any of you have a better recommendation:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olstemplate … 1900-01-01

Last edited by CapnNismo (2011-02-01 14:01:18)

2011-02-01 14:05:49

#2

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6396|what

- Shure SE115

2011-02-01 14:06:34

#3

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6555

inb4zimmer/winston

I have the Shure SE110's (I think the 115s replaced them). They're lacking quite a bit in the lower range. That and the foam/silicon ear pieces are quite uncomfortable. I wouldn't recommend them.

lolreaps

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2011-02-01 14:25:04

#4

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5211|Dundee, Scotland.

CapnNismo wrote:
- Beats by Dr. Dre

No. No. No.

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-02-01 14:27:43

#5

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6396|what

ebug9 wrote:
lolreaps

Well they Shure beat your recommendation ya twat.

Wait, what was your recommendation?

ebug9 wrote:
I wouldn't recommend them.

2011-02-01 14:29:35

#6

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AussieReaper wrote:
ebug9 wrote:
lolreaps
Well they Shure beat your recommendation ya twat.

Wait, what was your recommendation?

ebug9 wrote:
I wouldn't recommend them.

Well it may help to rule out one of the options

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2011-02-01 14:32:55

#7

Benzin: Member; +576|6242

Camm wrote:
CapnNismo wrote:
- Beats by Dr. Dre
No. No. No.

A friend of mine has the Diddy Beats and she loves the hell out of them, says they have lots of bass.

ebug - they really lack a lot of bass? That's a shame. I read the reviews on the Klipsch phones are quite even but require a burn in period (but I've been led to understand by reading the reviews on the Klipsch phones that a lot of higher end phones require a proper burn in).

Please keep the posts coming. Would love to hear what you guys think and can recommend (again, if you have a better recommendation that is not on the list above).

2011-02-01 14:36:39

#8

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6396|what

CapnNismo wrote:
Please keep the posts coming. Would love to hear what you guys think.

I think ebug is talking out his ass. The one shown in his avatar.

Sound isolating headphones are great.

2011-02-01 14:37:55

#9

Morpheus: This shit still going?; +508|6242|The Mitten

I would say UE or Shure.... personally, going to go with the Shures

The E3's (Or SE115, i guess) are sort of the lowest end.... they're going to be a decent pair, but not nearly as good as the E5's (or.... SE535, i guess)

It is, however, important to note that for my application, i need something different: I use them in a professional setting, for personal IEM (In Ear Monitoring) for performers, so keep that in mind.

EE (hats

2011-02-01 14:39:19

#10

Benzin: Member; +576|6242

AussieReaper wrote:
CapnNismo wrote:
Please keep the posts coming. Would love to hear what you guys think.
Sound isolating headphones are great.

Sound isolating = noise isolating?

The Shures are sound isolating the Klipsches are noise isolating...

2011-02-01 14:40:32

#11

Benzin: Member; +576|6242

Morpheus wrote:
I would say UE or Shure.... personally, going to go with the Shures

The E3's (Or SE115, i guess) are sort of the lowest end.... they're going to be a decent pair, but not nearly as good as the E5's (or.... SE535, i guess)

It is, however, important to note that for my application, i need something different: I use them in a professional setting, for personal IEM (In Ear Monitoring) for performers, so keep that in mind.

Thanks for the post!

I'm just looking for something when I am in a plane, train or walking around the city for my iPod...

2011-02-01 14:44:24

#12

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6396|what

CapnNismo wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
CapnNismo wrote:
Please keep the posts coming. Would love to hear what you guys think.
Sound isolating headphones are great.
Sound isolating = noise isolating?

The Shures are sound isolating the Klipsches are noise isolating...

2011-02-01 14:47:09

#13

Benzin: Member; +576|6242

Reaps, answer the question. Here's my thoughts behind the question: noise isolating is more along the lines of blocking out background noise with technology like the Bose headphones where the sound isolating is more about just making the fit in your ear really tight.

This is probably wrong, but I just want to make sure that they're the same thing and it's just different marketing talk.

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2011-02-01 14:47:32

#14

Morpheus: This shit still going?; +508|6242|The Mitten

AussieReaper wrote:
CapnNismo wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:

Sound isolating headphones are great.
Sound isolating = noise isolating?

The Shures are sound isolating the Klipsches are noise isolating...

isolating = isolating.

isolating=/=cancelling.

EE (hats

2011-02-01 14:48:14

#15

mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|6965|Sydney, Australia

CapnNismo wrote:
Camm wrote:
CapnNismo wrote:
- Beats by Dr. Dre
No. No. No.
A friend of mine has the Diddy Beats and she loves the hell out of them, says they have lots of bass.

ebug - they really lack a lot of bass? That's a shame. I read the reviews on the Klipsch phones are quite even but require a burn in period (but I've been led to understand by reading the reviews on the Klipsch phones that a lot of higher end phones require a proper burn in).

Please keep the posts coming. Would love to hear what you guys think and can recommend (again, if you have a better recommendation that is not on the list above).

Contrary to popular belief, a lot of of bass does not equal good headphones. Beats aren't worth half as much as they cost.

Also, the notion of how much a headphone will change with burning in is probably exaggerated. That being said, having a burn in period isn't an issue - you just play music through the headphones at a level slightly louder than listening level for a few days before you use them. Or just use them normally.

2011-02-01 14:48:26

#16

Morpheus: This shit still going?; +508|6242|The Mitten

CapnNismo wrote:
Reaps, answer the question. Here's my thoughts behind the question: noise isolating is more along the lines of blocking out background noise with technology like the Bose headphones where the sound isolating is more about just making the fit in your ear really tight.

This is probably wrong, but I just want to make sure that they're the same thing and it's just different marketing talk.

that's noise cancelling vs isolation.... but yes.

EE (hats

2011-02-01 14:48:36

#17

Benzin: Member; +576|6242

Ahh... so the canceling would be the active tech that a lot of the higher end cans use. OK then, so it's just the different marketing language for each brand. Never mind then.

2011-02-01 14:50:40

#18

mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|6965|Sydney, Australia

CapnNismo wrote:
walking around the city for my iPod...

It's not the smartest idea to block out all external noise when trying to walk around a busy city...

2011-02-01 14:54:17

#19

Morpheus: This shit still going?; +508|6242|The Mitten

Noise cancelling is very interesting technology.... but i'd still prefer isolation over noise cancelling.

EE (hats

2011-02-01 14:55:46

#20

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6396|what

And noise cancelling = more $

2011-02-01 15:14:29

#21

mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|6965|Sydney, Australia

2011-02-01 15:17:08

#22

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6714

hey floppy how much is a basic ipod? how much is his budget?

oh right, yeah okay.

inb4 people telling you to wait 25 months for this super-cool super-cheap super-amazing pair of headphones made by a japanese rocket scientist in the shed at the bottom of his garden and stocked only in alaska and ukraine because they're so fucking AMAZING

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2011-02-01 15:18:51

#23

FloppY_: +1,010|6529|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Uzique wrote:
hey floppy how much is a basic ipod? how much is his budget?

oh right, yeah okay.

inb4 people telling you to wait 25 months for this super-cool super-cheap super-amazing pair of headphones made by a japanese rocket scientist in the shed at the bottom of his garden and stocked only in alaska and ukraine because they're so fucking AMAZING

When in my comment did I bash the OP ?

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2011-02-01 15:18:58

#24

Benzin: Member; +576|6242

mcminty wrote:
CapnNismo wrote:
walking around the city for my iPod...
It's not the smartest idea to block out all external noise when trying to walk around a busy city...

Vienna isn't terribly busy. I spend more time in the trains than anything else.

2011-02-01 15:21:09

#25

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6714

FloppY_ wrote:
Uzique wrote:
hey floppy how much is a basic ipod? how much is his budget?

oh right, yeah okay.

inb4 people telling you to wait 25 months for this super-cool super-cheap super-amazing pair of headphones made by a japanese rocket scientist in the shed at the bottom of his garden and stocked only in alaska and ukraine because they're so fucking AMAZING
When in my comment did I bash the OP ?

right so you're posting absolute shit in a topic dedicated to recommending headphones <$150?

jesus christ you are so fucking dumb

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