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I'm surprised to see Klipsch do so poorly. Their Image X10s are my favorite earbuds of all time, especially for classical.
I greatly prefer Etymotics.
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HD280 is the best bang for the buck. I've bought 5 pairs now for other people!
Could not agree more. No-frills styling (i.e. kinda fug but durable plastic), extremely comfortable for long periods of time, over-ear doesn't leak a lot of sound into your surroundings, nice low-end punch, and otherwise flat enough for basic multitrack mixing work.
Other than that (and the headband cracking) those are one of the best headphones I've ever had.
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Are those meant to be casual listening phones, monitors, reference?
They straddle between casual and reference. You really can't get solid reference/monitor in a closed phone. For open phones,a good starter reference would be the AKG701, but that is difficult to drive and anemic down low. For true ref tt seems you have to move up to things like the Senn HD800/Beyer T1 to get near ruler flat frequency. For monitor use, and by that term I'm talking about actual pro-audio where isolatio…
Sennheiser HD 595s or Audio Technica 900s (if open air is an option).
More details on the modification process can be found here: http://mikebeauchamp.com/misc/sennheiser-hd-555-to-hd-595-mo...
Nothing beats the Sennheiser HD-280 as an awesome pair of hacker headphones. For ~$80 you get terrific sounds, great noise reduction and amazing comfort. I've tried previous iterations of the Bose QC line but I was disappointed by a) the battery requirement, b) the sound quality (poor and muddled by active noise cancellation) and c) the build quality---my pair died after a year and those things never did anything but…
I love my 280s. However, lugging them around is a bit of a bother so I usually leave them at my desk. When I'm on the move, I pack in-ear buds. Skullcandy makes the best: inexpensive and really great bass. My favorite are the Titans ( http://www.amazon.com/Skullcandy-Titan-S2TTCB-047-Black-Chro... ) but even the entry level Ink'd are a huge step above any other buds at that price point. And people actually use the wh…
They seem to have missed out on Pioneer cans ... I have the Pioneer SE-MJ71 steel wheel series headphones. I've used Pioneer headphones for a long time as a DJ, they have excellent response and range and for daily wear work perfectly. One thing I have noticed is that when I am wearing them while working that you need to pump very little volume into them (slide the volume slider all the way down) to get large and expr…
That shouldn't be too hard, unless you have a very rare model:
http://www.custom-cable.co.uk/headphone-spares/sennheiser-en...
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Are those meant to be casual listening phones, monitors, reference?
They straddle between casual and reference. You really can't get solid reference/monitor in a closed phone. For open phones,a good starter reference would be the AKG701, but that is difficult to drive and anemic down low. For true ref tt seems you have to move up to things like the Senn HD800/Beyer T1 to get near ruler flat frequency. For monitor use, and by that term I'm talking about actual pro-audio where isolatio…
I went through a search for quality headphones that can also work for Skype calls a while back. I ended up going with what is marketed as a gaming headset. While I'm not a gamer, I've found the SteelSeries Siberia V2 to be pretty great. The pull-out mic is by far my favorite feature. http://steelseries.com/products/audio/steelseries-siberia-v2
Agree on the need for the mic (isn't that a big draw of iPhone buds?), but those are so bulky! I need something pocket-sized for hacking on the go. Any suggestions for high-end buds with an in-cord mic a la iPhone buds?
Nothing beats the Sennheiser HD-280 as an awesome pair of hacker headphones. For ~$80 you get terrific sounds, great noise reduction and amazing comfort. I've tried previous iterations of the Bose QC line but I was disappointed by a) the battery requirement, b) the sound quality (poor and muddled by active noise cancellation) and c) the build quality---my pair died after a year and those things never did anything but…