Which headphones?

Mau5

I had T-bone headphones I got off thomann which were 5-30kHz and Ive gotten new headphones now that are 20 to 20 001 Hz. I really dont know what the difference is to be honest so could someone give me a bit of help and tell me which ones are better please?

Cheers

ironclaw

Mau5 wrote: »

I had T-bone headphones I got off thomann which were 5-30kHz and Ive gotten new headphones now that are 20 to 20 001 Hz. I really dont know what the difference is to be honest so could someone give me a bit of help and tell me which ones are better please?

Cheers

Entirely depends on the output going through them. A 20,000Hz (20Khz) tone will sound the same in both. Also depends on your hearing Technically, the 5-30Khz will sound the best as they have a larger range.

Jev/N

Remember the range of a human's hearing starts at roughly 20Hz - 20KHz and decreases with age, usually with the higher frequencies cutting out

IMO those stats are pointless marketing bull most of the time

jtsuited

Mau5 wrote: »

I had T-bone headphones I got off thomann which were 5-30kHz and Ive gotten new headphones now that are 20 to 20 001 Hz. I really dont know what the difference is to be honest so could someone give me a bit of help and tell me which ones are better please?

Cheers

they really say 20001hz? if so then I wouldn't trust their specs at all.

ED E

Jev/N wrote: »

Remember the range of a human's hearing starts at roughly 20Hz - 20KHz and decreases over ages, usually with the higher frequencies cutting out

IMO those stats are pointless marketing bull most of the time

I'm 18 and can hear 16Hz, least I think I can, the speakers weren't certified testing speakers so we couldnt be sure:p

Jev/N

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

I'm 18 and can hear 16Hz, least I think I can, the speakers weren't certified testing speakers so we couldnt be sure:p

Yeah there's debate as to the upper end of the scale, some research says it may be 18KHz or lower

Mau5

What should I judge it on then? Driver size or anything like that?

R.Shackleford

I think your looking to much into a set of headphones. Best thing you can do is set yourself a budget and work from there. You can pick up a grand pair of Sennheiser heaphones for 30-40 euro.

R.Shackleford

Heres a few older posts about headphones.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055832273&highlight=headphones

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055717018&highlight=headphones

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055648499&highlight=headphones

was.deevey

My upper end is at about 24khz and down to about 25hz running tones in can's whoooo ... I'm surpised I have any hearing left at this stage.

At the 18hz on speakers it'd be debatable if you heard or "felt" the tone (depending on the size of the speaker of course)

Sony MDR 7509HD's go from 5hz - 80khz !!! Designed for bats and dogs :-O

Mau5

Great, cheers for the help!

stephen_n

R.Shackleford wrote: »

I think your looking to much into a set of headphones. Best thing you can do is set yourself a budget and work from there. You can pick up a grand pair of Sennheiser heaphones for 30-40 euro.

Where? online or in a store?

eeloe

Skullcandy all the way IMO!

I currently have a pair of their HESH headphones for listening to the computer and what not, and the sound out of them is fantastic!

Gonna be up-grading to a pair of SK Pro's soon enough tho!

ED E

eeloe wrote: »

Skullcandy all the way IMO!

I currently have a pair of their HESH headphones for listening to the computer and what not, and the sound out of them is fantastic!

Gonna be up-grading to a pair of SK Pro's soon enough tho!

I'd be wary about that, skullcandy are known for their sh1te drivers, some of the buds are ok, but I've never been impressed by any of the cans I've tried.

eeloe

I also have a pair of INK'd for listening to the iphone, and i absolutely love them, the sound is pretty amazing from them!

also all of the skullcandy headphones come with a lifetime warranty, if they fail your get a brand new set, or if you break them, you get 50% a new pair...can't really complain with that!

Mau5

Tried my mates WESC Bagpipe headphones, they seem pretty good.
Quality from them sound great. Anyone have any experience with them?

b45

you could do yourself a favour and just get a set of hd 25's , they are expensive , think i paid $150 , but because every part on them is replaceable they will last forever , and headphones do have a tendency to break .

ironclaw

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

I'd be wary about that, skullcandy are known for their sh1te drivers, some of the buds are ok, but I've never been impressed by any of the cans I've tried.

Have to agree. SkullCandy are all look and no quality. Have two pairs of them. If you can afford it, Pioneer headphones are very good aswell as Denon. Seinnhesier however are equally good at the lower end of the price spectrum.

b45

ironclaw wrote: »

Have to agree. SkullCandy are all look and no quality. Have two pairs of them. If you can afford it, Pioneer headphones are very good aswell as Denon. Seinnhesier however are equally good at the lower end of the price spectrum.

i wouldnt take advice from someone who has TWO pairs of skullcandy headphones

ironclaw

b45 wrote: »

i wouldnt take advice from someone who has TWO pairs of skullcandy headphones

Headphone junkie Denon, Bose, Shure and Pioneer. I have at least a pair of each.

SeanKev

Bose if affordable, skull candies are all a image.

nordine

Keep an eye on this.

http://www.wintermusicconference.com/idmaballot/nominees/2010.php

The winner of category 45 is obviosly the choice to go for.

old gregg

out of interest, anyone here use KAM headphones? Back a year ago I was stuck for a set of phones for a live event while in Dublin and the shop on Caple st. convinced me that the KHP1000 Pro phones were the way to go. Sound seems OK though they'd not be the most sturdy of things I figure.

Other than that, always been a fan of Sennheisers.

romarr

just reading through this thread ... topic has moved on a bit but...

...digital sound sources (CD, mp3 etc) can only reporduce frequencies up to half the sampling rate (ie CDs 44.1 kHz therefore the highest frequency coming from a CD is 44,100 hz/ 2 = 22,050 hz).

in my headphone opinion, advertising a freq response up to 30k is a gimmick because in the vast majority of cases there is no signal after 22k, (and thats without even considering your own hearing thresholds)

Senn hd 25's are the biz, got a pair a few weeks ago and am delighted !

Executive Steve

Sennheiser HD 25's


- made in ireland

- made by the company who invented headphones to begin with

- amazing sound

- all parts individually replaceable

- make sure you get the version with the coiled lead