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Post by zontar on Jan 5, 2022 2:33:50 GMT
SO I really need new headphones--I had bought headphones at a couple of different audio stores over the years, but they all ahem extra controls for suing with you phone, etc--so mic & remote controls for the music--but I find that those tend to wear out & not work & it means they become unusable.
After having a pair of Sony headphones that lasted a very long time, most since last a year or so.
My current headphones I got at a music store--no extra controls & al that. tehy had testing set up & they had some on sale & I liked the sound on one set better than more expensive ones. But while the wires & speakers still work great (Things that broke on other pairs) the structure broke I tried taping them together & even glue--both of which worked for time. But now one of the wires is starting to get frayed (Although both speakers still work.)
I don't have a lot of money to spend, but want scent ones that will work longer than a year or two. I don't want earbuds--putting stuff in my ears hurts--so I've never used in ear monitors.
Not having headphones in decent working order has affected how much I can listen to music & play through an amp. I need new ones.
In the meantime I keep jury rigging this last pair--but it won't keep up for long I suspect
So any way--any recommendations on good headphones I can use to listen to music & use with guitar (So cable to one ear & not both will work best) under $100?
I am looking myself and have some possibilities.
Thanks to anyone who shares...
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Post by johnreardon on Jan 5, 2022 10:08:35 GMT
I use Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Studio Monitor Professional Headphones, which apparently have now been discontinued by manufacturer. They are excellent and cost me £95, 8 years ago.
Only thing wrong is that some of the material on the bit that goes over your head started fraying, so I wrapped some black gaffa tape around it. I also have OneOdio Hi-Res Over Ear Headphone Wired Closed-Back DJ Studio Headphones, which are not quite as good, but not bad. They were £46
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Post by Die Bullen on Jan 5, 2022 13:34:27 GMT
I have the Shure studio headphones which come right in at $99 (US). They are traditional cup/ over the ear style and are pretty rugged too.
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Post by infant on Jan 5, 2022 16:57:03 GMT
I’ve got a pair of Audio Technica ATH-M35 (also discontinued). They were a little cheaper than Johns (around $100 CAD) but I’m happy with them. My sister bought a pair of AKG-K72 for my BIL for Christmas to use in the hospital after I went looking for her. I found them pretty decent and extremely comfortable. L&M has them for $73.49 but at Christmas, I found them for $50 on Amazon. They are $75 on Amazon now. Note that they have much better reviews on Amazon than on L&M.
I also have a pair of Beats Bluetooth headphones. They also come with a short cable in case you don’t have Bluetooth on your device. They sound great with your iPod/iPhone etc. but may be a bit $$$.
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Post by spellcaster on Jan 5, 2022 23:56:08 GMT
I have a pair of someone's cast-off over-the-ear Realistic headphones which I use with the amp for my computer. The ones I use to practice using my bass amp (also someone else's cast-offs) are open-ear Signal Flex....Yeah, I've never heard of them either, lol.
I found it quite challenging to find a set of cordless headphones to use for my Twin Reverb. The Weber Headphone Tap, which goes between the amp output and speaker input, is designed with a 1/4" stereo jack, so I needed a pair of older cordless headphones (not bluetooth) and ended up buying the only ones I could find used, which are over-the-ear Headrush phones, (a brand that's sold by The Source). They sound okay, probably equivalent to my last cordless RCA headphones that finally gave up the ghost. The best ones I've had was a pair of cordless Advent headphones that sounded wonderful, but the switches self-destructed within about six months.
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Post by infant on Jan 6, 2022 5:40:02 GMT
I have a pair of someone's cast-off over-the-ear Realistic headphones which I use with the amp for my computer. The ones I use to practice using my bass amp (also someone else's cast-offs) are open-ear Signal Flex....Yeah, I've never heard of them either, lol. I found it quite challenging to find a set of cordless headphones to use for my Twin Reverb. The Weber Headphone Tap, which goes between the amp output and speaker input, is designed with a 1/4" stereo jack, so I needed a pair of older cordless headphones (not bluetooth) and ended up buying the only ones I could find used, which are over-the-ear Headrush phones, (a brand that's sold by The Source). They sound okay, probably equivalent to my last cordless RCA headphones that finally gave up the ghost. The best ones I've had was a pair of cordless Advent headphones that sounded wonderful, but the switches self-destructed within about six months. Back in the 70s, Koss used to make incredible headphones that were being used in some studios. The model number eludes me now but my buddy bought a pair for himself and then one day when I was at Radio Shack, I found the exact same headphones with the Koss name embossed on the ear cups but a Realistic badge where the Koss badge appeared on his. I bought the Realistic ones and when we checked the data sheets, they were identical except one had Koss and the other Realistic printed in the top corner. They were great headphones but heavy by today’s standards. However, they lasted about 6 or 7 yrs.
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Post by spellcaster on Jan 6, 2022 11:09:41 GMT
The audio store I managed in the late 70's was a Koss dealership. The most popular models for us weren't the complete cup-the ear style (Pro 4A), but were fairly lightweight phones that sat on the ear with soft foam pads. They came with or without volume controls and were model HV-1A and HV-1LC, selling for around 60.00-70.00. That was a fairly big buck for headphones back then, but they sounded wonderful and had great durability...About the only thing that would eventually wear out was the foam pads on the earpieces, but you could buy easily installed replacement pads from Koss in Burlington Ontario. I wish HV-1A's were still available...They were super-comfortable and the best sounding headphones I've ever used.
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Post by Die Bullen on Jan 6, 2022 13:03:44 GMT
Boy I haven't heard the name Koss in ages...
In the late 80's, my dad got a free pair of Koss headphones from the company- I think it was a gift for doing business with them. He lived in Milwaukee and that is their headquarters.
They were really nice headphones but I don't remember the model, although they were definitely over the ear cup style. I wonder if their current headphones are still good- I just looked them up and they still exist.
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Post by johnreardon on Jan 6, 2022 14:04:21 GMT
Boy I haven't heard the name Koss in ages... In the late 80's, my dad got a free pair of Koss headphones from the company- I think it was a gift for doing business with them. He lived in Milwaukee and that is their headquarters. They were really nice headphones but I don't remember the model, although they were definitely over the ear cup style. I wonder if their current headphones are still good- I just looked them up and they still exist. They’re known as a budget brand over here. Bought a cheap pair for a radio a few years ago & they were very flimsy. Ok for occasional use, such as listening to radio, but no good for any sort of hifi quality. Mine snapped after a year or so
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Post by Sinster on Jan 6, 2022 14:21:19 GMT
I have a set of Studio monitor headphones Beyerdynamics DT770 Pro cost me 150.00 and use them daily. The Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Studio are popular as well, but cost more. Studio monitor headphones usually have a flat curve and you use an eq to tweak the sound. Here's some popular ones. Sennheiser HD 300 Audio Technica ATH-M30x, 40x, 50x Sony MDR-7502 or 7506 Samson SR850 - I have set of these I paid under 50 for them. They are good, but after about a few hours of use they become uncomfortable.
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Post by infant on Jan 6, 2022 15:22:47 GMT
Boy I haven't heard the name Koss in ages... In the late 80's, my dad got a free pair of Koss headphones from the company- I think it was a gift for doing business with them. He lived in Milwaukee and that is their headquarters. They were really nice headphones but I don't remember the model, although they were definitely over the ear cup style. I wonder if their current headphones are still good- I just looked them up and they still exist. They’re known as a budget brand over here. Bought a cheap pair for a radio a few years ago & they were very flimsy. Ok for occasional use, such as listening to radio, but no good for any sort of hifi quality. Mine snapped after a year or so They’ve been a budget brand for about 25 -30 years now. The headphones that I was talking about were from the 70s and cost about $80 back then. One of the guys I worked with at TRW had a friend who worked at the Burlington, Ontario plant. When I was looking for bookshelf speakers, I went to see him and got some really nice ones that are still in use here at home and at my sons house. However, let’s get back to headphones. When I was looking for some headphones for a Christmas gift from my sister to my BIL, I went to Long and McQuade and they had a set up with all of the headphones that they sell and you could listen to them. They had cheaper ones all the way to expensive ones. Go and try some out. Go to their website and get the model numbers of the ones in your price range. Check the reviews for them on Amazon and some audiophile websites. Then narrow your list down to two or three models and go listen to them at the store.
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Post by spellcaster on Jan 6, 2022 15:23:49 GMT
I have a pair of someone's cast-off over-the-ear Realistic headphones which I use with the amp for my computer. The ones I use to practice using my bass amp (also someone else's cast-offs) are open-ear Signal Flex....Yeah, I've never heard of them either, lol. I found it quite challenging to find a set of cordless headphones to use for my Twin Reverb. The Weber Headphone Tap, which goes between the amp output and speaker input, is designed with a 1/4" stereo jack, so I needed a pair of older cordless headphones (not bluetooth) and ended up buying the only ones I could find used, which are over-the-ear Headrush phones, (a brand that's sold by The Source). They sound okay, probably equivalent to my last cordless RCA headphones that finally gave up the ghost. The best ones I've had was a pair of cordless Advent headphones that sounded wonderful, but the switches self-destructed within about six months. Back in the 70s, Koss used to make incredible headphones that were being used in some studios. The model number eludes me now but my buddy bought a pair for himself and then one day when I was at Radio Shack, I found the exact same headphones with the Koss name embossed on the ear cups but a Realistic badge where the Koss badge appeared on his. I bought the Realistic ones and when we checked the data sheets, they were identical except one had Koss and the other Realistic printed in the top corner. They were great headphones but heavy by today’s standards. However, they lasted about 6 or 7 yrs. After reading Rob's comment about the similarity between some Koss over-the-ear headphones to certain Realistic products years ago, I got curious and did some comparisons online. I think you're right on the money......The Realistic headphones I use on the computer sound system appear to be cloned from the Koss Pro 4A phones. I'd say the durability has been great. You know how many years it's been since Realistic products and Radio Shack have been around, and yet the phones I have are like new despite fairly heavy use.
I was a bit surprised that the Sennheiser name hasn't come up more frequently in this thread. I'm not as conversant with top brands in current terms, but Sennheiser was the brand touted as the premium headphones by the true high end audio stores on the west coast, such as Sound Hounds in Victoria and The Sound Room in Vancouver. And, anybody I knew of that was seriously recording in studios tended to use the Sennheisers because of the flat frequency response.
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Post by infant on Jan 6, 2022 16:04:04 GMT
Back in the 70s, Koss used to make incredible headphones that were being used in some studios. The model number eludes me now but my buddy bought a pair for himself and then one day when I was at Radio Shack, I found the exact same headphones with the Koss name embossed on the ear cups but a Realistic badge where the Koss badge appeared on his. I bought the Realistic ones and when we checked the data sheets, they were identical except one had Koss and the other Realistic printed in the top corner. They were great headphones but heavy by today’s standards. However, they lasted about 6 or 7 yrs. After reading Rob's comment about the similarity between some Koss over-the-ear headphones to certain Realistic products years ago, I got curious and did some comparisons online. I think you're right on the money......The Realistic headphones I use on the computer sound system appear to be cloned from the Koss Pro 4A phones. I'd say the durability has been great. You know how many years it's been since Realistic products and Radio Shack have been around, and yet the phones I have are like new despite fairly heavy use.
The Koss headphones that we had were the Pro 5LC like in the photo below. The foil badge had been replaced with a Realistic badge but the Koss name still appeared on the ear cup where I’ve circled in red. So these were not clones but actual rebadged Koss Pro 5LC headphones.
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Post by Die Bullen on Jan 6, 2022 17:55:57 GMT
How about Anker Soundcore headphones as another choice? I bought my wife some of their earbuds for Christmas and she was blown away at how good they are. They have a pretty big product range too- something in every price class.
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Post by zontar on Jan 12, 2022 3:41:51 GMT
Thanks for all the suggestions. Some of them would definitely be >$99 Canadian--btu could be a sale as well. The ones just broke were bought on sale & my long lasting ones before all the short term ones were on sale.
I do have a pair of cordless headphones somewhere, but the transmitter and/or receiver stopped working--great at playing noise though.
ButI'll look into the suggestions & other stuff I've looked dup as well.
Been sick recently so I haven't had a chance to look into it more.
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Post by spellcaster on Jan 13, 2022 18:19:29 GMT
I found a near-new set of Sennheiser wireless headphones for cheap last night in the computer classifieds. Thinking about buying them, although I don't really need them at this point. I've always found that using wired headphones was a bit awkward when I was also playing a guitar or bass with a cable.
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Post by allthumbs56 on Jan 13, 2022 18:24:59 GMT
I found a near-new set of Sennheiser wireless headphones for cheap last night in the computer classifieds. Thinking about buying them, although I don't really need them at this point. I've always found that using wired headphones was a bit awkward when I was also playing a guitar or bass with a cable. Big fan of Sennheiser here. Love their vocal mics and have had a pair of HD555 cans that are amazing. I'd love to find a set of ear buds that would compete - or even be decent. but I haven't so far.
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Post by zontar on Jan 14, 2022 7:23:45 GMT
I found a near-new set of Sennheiser wireless headphones for cheap last night in the computer classifieds. Thinking about buying them, although I don't really need them at this point. I've always found that using wired headphones was a bit awkward when I was also playing a guitar or bass with a cable. I am preferring new over used--you have no idea how abused they were & I am having enough trouble with new ones over the last few years. But Sennheiser is a brand I would certainly consider
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Post by zontar on Jan 24, 2022 3:28:24 GMT
Well I haven't had a chance to go looking for them recently--but really want some--so maybe later this week.
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Post by zontar on Feb 10, 2022 2:44:31 GMT
Found a pair of Audio Technica ones, on sale too. L&M has a sale starting Friday--but no new headphones that interested me, but found some on sale today--so saved some money--and I liked them better sundries than some that cost a fair bit more. If the plastic breaks--these would much easier to repair and keep going.
The old pair is now a set of small speakers.
So I guess this is a NHD
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Post by zontar on Mar 19, 2022 22:01:42 GMT
SO I Really like these--they sound great & they block out so much outside sound. Although my wife isn't a fan of that last one when she's around.
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