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Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by cballard »

overcast wrote: post #33
jordanthoms wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do think some of their headphones are best in class - Not the greatest value for money though. Their QC line have the best noise cancelling, and if that's the most important criteria they are the ones I recommend to people. (Personally I use Sennheiser for my ANC cans as the sound is better and noise cancelling is not too far off). Their sports in-ears are great also - I've never found any in-ear headphone that bea…

I have the inner ear version, and the noise canceling is ridiculously good. $300 was hard to swallow for the sound quality, but you're paying for the NC.

For $100 more, you can get UE4s molded to your ear canals. You can stand next to an arriving subway train (LOUD) and barely hear it.

http://pro.ultimateears.com/ue-4-pro

Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by hipsterrific »

jordanthoms wrote: post #29
beloch wrote: post #21

Audiophiles rag on Bose pretty hard. It's easy to see why if you look at their product line. They have home theater systems, but all of them use tiny plastic cube speakers that trade sound quality for unobtrusiveness. They have soundbars and waveboxes. Bose 901's are arguably their "flagship" audiophile product, but these are designed to bounce additional sound off your walls to make your room sound like a concert ha…

I do think some of their headphones are best in class - Not the greatest value for money though. Their QC line have the best noise cancelling, and if that's the most important criteria they are the ones I recommend to people. (Personally I use Sennheiser for my ANC cans as the sound is better and noise cancelling is not too far off). Their sports in-ears are great also - I've never found any in-ear headphone that bea…

My car came pre-loaded with Bose speakers and, quite honestly, they're the best speakers I've heard in any car I've driven. The sound is pretty good considering that my car's stereo system is actually better than what I have at home. I've never tried their headphones though, I'm not in the market though I'll probably end up going Alclair for custom, in-ear stuff (I play drums so it's nice to have in-ear monitors).

Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by soundlab »

For decades Dr. Bose held an aggressive "not invented here" bias, which they are now finally moving on from. It's great to see Bose becoming active in the startup scene in Boston, including a sponsorship of the MassChallenge accelerator. Say what you will about the marketing hype or sound quality, it is an extremely well run diversified business that goes way beyond headphones.

Re: Bose's new beat

#44

Post by noir_lord »

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 own the 201's, the 202's and the 205's.

Sound quality on all of them is pretty indistinguishable however on-head comfort ironically is an easy win for the 201's, the 202's are very tight, the 205's not quite as bad but still not great.

I ended up giving the 202's away to a female friend who really likes them (she has a smaller head than me).

If the cords are fraying there isn't much to replacing them, the other option is to cut the cord about a meter from the headphone and put a female connector on, then you can use arbitrary length patch's to extend the range.

One of my next projects is to drill through my desk and surface mount another female connection so I can sit down and plugin (otherwise the damn cable manages to get wrapped around the chair, the desk or usually a cup of coffee on the desk).

Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by acomjean »

strictnein wrote: post #25
danielvf wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Yep. The MDR-7506 and the similar Sony MDR-V6 are stellar choices. Might as well listen to the music on the same headphones that were likely used when they recorded it.

I love my MDR-V6s (one for home and work). You really hear everything and (tight) Bass. Comfortable too. Durable, though I've only had mine for 10 years (GP 18 years... wow)

My only gripe is the material they use for the padding degrades after 5 or 6 years. Its super easy to replace however. I like the coiled cord too. I think the "Pro"MDR-7507 which have the same form factor cost the same as the V-6s now.

Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by coldpie »

an_ko wrote: post #38
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…

Sometimes being cheap and poor is expensive: more expensive sound equipment is more durable. I also used to also buy new headphones (with about the same budget) every 6 to 12 months, usually with the cable breaking somewhere near the connector. I had similar buying criteria as you, but just to test a hypothesis, I spent a weekend researching what to buy and arrived at the MDR7506 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AJIF4E f…

Wow, I don't think I've seen that price-hiding thing before. What the fuck? I'm tempted to avoid buying them just to stick it to the manufacturer for having such a stupid policy. I don't log into Amazon at work, so I can't see the price; how much is Amazon charging for a pair?

Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by an_ko »

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.

I've owned 3 pairs of these. They're great for walking around in traffic or when you otherwise need to hear everything around you, and really do sound excellent for the price.

All of mine died really fast though! The cable is so thin and the connector tail bit so short and inflexible, that plugging them into a phone and putting the phone in a trouser pocket daily is a 6-month death sentence tops.

Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by overcast »

cballard wrote: post #41
overcast wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have the inner ear version, and the noise canceling is ridiculously good. $300 was hard to swallow for the sound quality, but you're paying for the NC.

For $100 more, you can get UE4s molded to your ear canals. You can stand next to an arriving subway train (LOUD) and barely hear it. http://pro.ultimateears.com/ue-4-pro

There is a difference between isolation and noise cancelling. I need to be able to hear normal noise, but block out droning of airplanes and white noise.

Re: Bose's new beat

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Post by an_ko »

coldpie wrote: post #46
an_ko wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sometimes being cheap and poor is expensive: more expensive sound equipment is more durable. I also used to also buy new headphones (with about the same budget) every 6 to 12 months, usually with the cable breaking somewhere near the connector. I had similar buying criteria as you, but just to test a hypothesis, I spent a weekend researching what to buy and arrived at the MDR7506 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000AJIF4E f…

Wow, I don't think I've seen that price-hiding thing before. What the fuck? I'm tempted to avoid buying them just to stick it to the manufacturer for having such a stupid policy. I don't log into Amazon at work, so I can't see the price; how much is Amazon charging for a pair?

$80.

Haven't seen that before either.

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