Headphone thread! Audiophiles only post if you're not gonna be a cunt!

2011-02-14 12:01:10

#1

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

I'm getting a pair of headphones for moving in with my girlfriend, and I'm struggling to figure out which ones to get.

I'm leaning toward HD555s, because Fin has them and they're pretty decent sounding for the price. Only problem with them is: They leak sound like Graeme Norton's ringpiece leaks after a particularly hard night.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/tagging/not- … er%20hd555

Read a thread on /g/ the other night, and someone said that these are really, really good headphones. They don't leak much noise at all, but they are a bit pricier.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8& … t317zy8v_b

I'll just be using them for gaming and listening to music.

So, fire away suggestions.

Last edited by Camm (2011-02-14 12:11:15)

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-02-14 13:20:41

#2

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6934|Devon, England

I love how common the word cunt is, now.

2011-02-14 13:56:35

#3

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

I love my 555's, but they need to be properly driven to sound their best. Get a DAC/headphone amp at some point, and your ears will thank you And yes, mine leak sound like crazy.. as do all open-back type headphones.

Have you considered something by Audio Technica or AKG?

2011-02-14 15:02:53

#4

TSI: Cholera in the time of love; +247|6224|Toronto

mcminty wrote:
Have you considered something by Audio Technica or AKG?

This.

I like pie.

2011-02-14 15:17:37

#5

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

I have a pair of HD 515s, they get the job done and don't bleed music. I listen to them on the train to work each day and nobody complains. Even when I'm playin' slayer or sommit loud.

Bought them cause they are comfy. Might not be audiophile as you're looking for though.

If you're not using an amp, get 555. If you are, get 595.

2011-02-14 15:42:30

#6

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5422|Sydney

http://www.headphonetalks.com/article.a … of-the-art

*drools*

2011-02-14 15:51:16

#7

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

Jaekus wrote:
http://www.headphonetalks.com/article.asp?articleid=104033&Audeze-headphones-Redefining-the-state-of-the-art

*drools*

scroll, scroll, scroll

The LCD-2 sells for $945

2011-02-14 16:46:21

#8

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

AussieReaper wrote:
If you are, get 595 555s and just remove the piece of foam behind the drivers as that's the only difference between the two.

fixed..

2011-02-14 16:50:21

#9

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

mcminty wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
If you are, get 595 555s and just remove the piece of foam behind the drivers as that's the only difference between the two.
fixed..

But then he'd have to buy a screwdriver and safely dispose of the foam.

Srsly if your source is accurate, that is pretty shameful from sennheiser.

2011-02-14 16:55:54

#10

Jaekus: I'm the matchstick that you'll never lose; +957|5422|Sydney

AussieReaper wrote:
Jaekus wrote:
http://www.headphonetalks.com/article.asp?articleid=104033&Audeze-headphones-Redefining-the-state-of-the-art

*drools*
scroll, scroll, scroll

The LCD-2 sells for $945

*imagines I have a spare $945 floating around*

2011-02-14 18:54:55

#11

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

AussieReaper wrote:
mcminty wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
If you are, get 595 555s and just remove the piece of foam behind the drivers as that's the only difference between the two.
fixed..
But then he'd have to buy a screwdriver and safely dispose of the foam.

Srsly if your source is accurate, that is pretty shameful from sennheiser.

I've done it myself lol.. the hardest part was finding where I'd left the screwdriver in the garage But yeah.. it's well documented on Head-fi that the only real difference is the foam strip.

2011-02-14 20:35:20

#12

Dilbert_X: The X stands for; +1,815|6349|eXtreme to the maX

mcminty wrote:
AussieReaper wrote:
mcminty wrote:
fixed..
But then he'd have to buy a screwdriver and safely dispose of the foam.

Srsly if your source is accurate, that is pretty shameful from sennheiser.
I've done it myself lol.. the hardest part was finding where I'd left the screwdriver in the garage But yeah.. it's well documented on Head-fi that the only real difference is the foam strip.

Is this based on a source within Sennheiser or some geeks who stripped down a couple of headphones?
Differences aren't always obvious.

Using a proper amplifier to drive headphones instead of a sound card or walkman/ipod etc makes a big difference to the sound in my experience.
Although if you're listening to MP3s you might as well use two cans and a piece of string.

Last edited by Dilbert_X (2011-02-14 20:36:58)

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2011-02-14 20:43:32

#13

DUnlimited: got any popo lolo intersting?; +1,160|6706|cuntshitlake

Dilbert_X wrote:
Although if you're listening to terrible music like I am you might as well use two cans and a piece of string.

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2011-02-16 15:27:32

#14

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

Still swaying towards the 555s....

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-02-16 15:40:19

#15

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|6985|FUCK UBISOFT

I have a pair of audiotechnica ATH-M40fs that are pretty nice.

2011-02-16 16:06:11

#16

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

Miggle wrote:
I have a pair of audiotechnica ATH-M40fs that are pretty nice.

I did see them on my recommended amazon list today. How good are they at holding in the sound?

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

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