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Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by brillenfux »

oxide wrote: post #5

You're a knowledgeable lot, so I think I'll put this question out to you all. I'm looking for a budget pair of cans, I usually spend about 20 bucks because I'm both cheap and poor. I was considering the HD202's, I usually get by with HD201's but the cords short out and fray after a year or so of everyday use. I only have two requirements: over-ear headphones with a comically oversized cord appreciate any recommendati…

Ask in https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/ Those guys are usually eager to help and your question would actually be welcome there. They usually have a sticky thread for recommendations.

Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by danielvf »

oxide wrote: post #5

You're a knowledgeable lot, so I think I'll put this question out to you all. I'm looking for a budget pair of cans, I usually spend about 20 bucks because I'm both cheap and poor. I was considering the HD202's, I usually get by with HD201's but the cords short out and fray after a year or so of everyday use. I only have two requirements: over-ear headphones with a comically oversized cord appreciate any recommendati…

I've used my Sony MDR-7506 daily for 18 years now. They sound good. You can get new pair from Amazon for $80.

And it has you totally covered in your wish for an oversized cord.

Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by [deleted] »

brillenfux wrote: post #11
oxide wrote: post #5

You're a knowledgeable lot, so I think I'll put this question out to you all. I'm looking for a budget pair of cans, I usually spend about 20 bucks because I'm both cheap and poor. I was considering the HD202's, I usually get by with HD201's but the cords short out and fray after a year or so of everyday use. I only have two requirements: over-ear headphones with a comically oversized cord appreciate any recommendati…

Ask in https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/ Those guys are usually eager to help and your question would actually be welcome there. They usually have a sticky thread for recommendations.

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Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by lsniddy »

igor_a wrote: post #2

I had QC25, $300, needs fucking piece of paper to be put into ear cup to work. Bose is a rip off. Just look into this vid - 40000 views of how and where to put piece of paper into your $300 headphones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OYva0hOW0Q

ive had bose repair or replace my headphones 5+ times over the years free of charge for damage i caused

Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by Someone1234 »

igor_a wrote: post #2

I had QC25, $300, needs fucking piece of paper to be put into ear cup to work. Bose is a rip off. Just look into this vid - 40000 views of how and where to put piece of paper into your $300 headphones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OYva0hOW0Q

I own the QC25's and I can say they work just fine without me having to install a piece of paper in the cup.

The video you linked to is a repair video, but your comment implies that a new set taken off the shelf don't work unless you install paper, two different things entirely.

I haven't yet had an issue with the QC25s except that they do seem to cause noise fatigue a lot quicker than non-noise cancelling headphones. I cannot explain that; just my experience. But the noise cancelling is very good.

Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by darkstar999 »

dangerlibrary wrote: post #9
oxide wrote: post #5

You're a knowledgeable lot, so I think I'll put this question out to you all. I'm looking for a budget pair of cans, I usually spend about 20 bucks because I'm both cheap and poor. I was considering the HD202's, I usually get by with HD201's but the cords short out and fray after a year or so of everyday use. I only have two requirements: over-ear headphones with a comically oversized cord appreciate any recommendati…

Koss PortaPro. They leak sound like crazy and look like they came out of a time machine from the 1980's. But they're cheap and they sound great.

Also Koss KSC75's. They are $15 on amazon right now and I swear they sound better than most $100+ cans. The self-proclaimed audiophiles over at head-fi.org love them.

I wonder if they use the same speaker/driver as the porta pros?

Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by usrusr »

dang wrote: post #10
wickawic wrote: post #3

Is this anything more than a puff piece for Bose? I really like the vignette of a dying old man being overjoyed by the state of their noise cancelling technology

It isn't binary. Something can both be a puff piece and be interesting. An aware reader adjusts for bias, and finds what's useful, in any kind of propaganda.

But how will adblockers draw the line?

Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by brandall10 »

dangerlibrary wrote: post #9
oxide wrote: post #5

You're a knowledgeable lot, so I think I'll put this question out to you all. I'm looking for a budget pair of cans, I usually spend about 20 bucks because I'm both cheap and poor. I was considering the HD202's, I usually get by with HD201's but the cords short out and fray after a year or so of everyday use. I only have two requirements: over-ear headphones with a comically oversized cord appreciate any recommendati…

Koss PortaPro. They leak sound like crazy and look like they came out of a time machine from the 1980's. But they're cheap and they sound great.

That's a popular Head-fi recommendation, as well as their sibling the KSC-75 (same drivers).

The great thing about headphone audio nowadays (as opposed to just 10 years ago) is there are quite a few low cost options that sound great. Unfortunately they're not well known unless you do some research.

That said, if you want top-tier audio out of something extremely portable that isolates to a degree, I cannot recommend Sennheiser's IE800 highly enough. I've spent many a kilobuck over the past 15 years and these are some of my favs. Not cheap at $800 retail (used in the $500-600 area), but totally worth it if you listen often while working. I have other IEMs that cost 2-3x as much and prefer these.

Most of time I use these in conjunction w/ Roon audio player and a Tidal sub straight out of the headphone port of my 13 rMBP - total audiophile bliss.

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