Headphones question

Digitalism

Hi, I wasnt sure where to put this, but though you guys would know the best. Im looking for headphones such as Wesc headphones. Id like headphones that sound good, such as the Sennheisers or Pioneeers.

I have a pair of sennheisers hd205s but theyre not great for using like while walking or on the bus, due to the size and theyre not that comfortable. But they sound great. Id like headphones that are not that big in size but sound good, sort of like Wescs. But they seem to be very expensive. Im also looking for headphones in another colour than plain black, id like them to look decent, with different colours.

Has anyone ever used those Skullcandy lowriders? I have a feeling theyre made just for look and will sound bad.

I have a spending limit of about €50.

Basically, any headphones you can recommend or any websites such as Mymemory.co.uk I should look at for buying them?

Headphones that look like these is what im after, this type of shape and size, but that sound good also:





Anyone know where you can get Wescs for cheap enough?

thanks

ED E

Digitalism wrote: »

Has anyone ever used those Skullcandy lowriders? I have a feeling theyre made just for look and will sound bad.

Muck.

I like my 205s, but my suspicion is thats due to the fact that I have a very large head. They're very tight on small heads:p

Digitalism

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Muck.

I like my 205s, but my suspicion is thats due to the fact that I have a very large head. They're very tight on small heads:p

Ah right I find the headband on the headphones too big to walk around with or like wear a hat over them and the cups a bit rough after a few hours use. I dont really like earphones thats why...

The Wescs sounded just as good as them though when I used them, but I cant seem to find a place selling them other than online.

Digitalism

Ok, ive been looking at these Sennheisers hd 228's: http://www.mymemory.co.uk/DJ-and-Studio-Headphones/Sennheiser/Sennheiser-HD228-Headphones---White

Anyone ever used these? Reviews seem to be mixed. Good price for them also??

Remember im buying these mainly for when walking, on the bus etc. and will use the 205's for stuff like music production etc.

eeloe

The skullcandy HESH headphones are good? I've a pair of them I've been using daily since Christmas, great sound out of them!

Picked up a paid of G.I's last week, and I have to say they are utter ****in garbage!!!!

Worst cans I've ever used!

The wesc ones are supposed to be good alrite, they have a limited signiature series out at the moment, dim mak and the bloody beetroots designed a few pairs of em, very loud and 'look at me' kinda designs!

ironclaw

eeloe wrote: »

The skullcandy HESH headphones are good? I've a pair of them I've been using daily since Christmas, great sound out of them!

Picked up a paid of G.I's last week, and I have to say they are utter ****in garbage!!!!

Worst cans I've ever used!

The wesc ones are supposed to be good alrite, they have a limited signiature series out at the moment, dim mak and the bloody beetroots designed a few pairs of em, very loud and 'look at me' kinda designs!

Not great. Have a set that were given as a present. Limited to Laptop listening. The problem with headphones that sit rather than cover the ear is that sound quality will be effected by outside noise regardless.

If you really want a good set in that HeadRider syle, Bose are the way to go.

old gregg

ironclaw wrote: »

If you really want a good set in that HeadRider syle, Bose are the way to go.

+1
they will be beyond a EUR50 budget but I can't imagine getting any cans that give top quality sound for that money.

Not quite what you had in mind but for several years I used a pair of Sennheiser OMX52 ear clip phones (clip on to the ear and cover most of it without a headband) and loved them. I do know that they were slated by many people because they let in every noise from outside but I found them brilliant for strolling around town or hiking while listening to music. They were not great in noisy places, but I tend to avoid those anyway. Pick them up at the airport or online in somewhere like Tower in Dublin

ED E

eeloe wrote: »

The skullcandy HESH headphones are good? I've a pair of them I've been using daily since Christmas, great sound out of them!

Hesh are reportedly heavily biased towards low freq's, the opposite of the lowriders which have pretty much no bass. Skullcandy are for vain twats.

copeyhagen

i have been usin Sennheiser HD 205's since xmas 2008 i think.

think santa brought them for me

decent enough, good sound out of them too.

eeloe

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Skullcandy are for vain twats.

I've had a pair of ink'd in-ear buds for about two years, and I really liked the sound out of them, which I why I bought a few pairs of the bigger ones for use while mixing and on the computer!

Perfonally find the hesh and ink'd fine, as I said, the gi's are useless!

ED E

eeloe wrote: »

I've had a pair of ink'd in-ear buds for about two years, and I really liked the sound out of them, which I why I bought a few pairs of the bigger ones for use while mixing and on the computer!

Perfonally find the hesh and ink'd fine, as I said, the gi's are useless!

Sorry, meant to say that, the buds that I've tried are decent, but the cables are quite brittle even by bud standards. My current senns have lasted 4 months now, which is a personal record:p

Might try and flog my lowriders and use the dosh to get some heshs.

Executive Steve

Sennheiser HD-25 all the way... The last headphones you will ever buy.

Digitalism

Way out of my price range unfortunantly...

Im looking at those Hesh headphones but still look a bit big for what im after. Im guessing no one has used the Sennheiser HD 218/228/238 headphones then?
If you have, verdict?
Any more recommendations for about 40-60€?

ED E

Digitalism wrote: »

Way out of my price range unfortunantly...

Im looking at those Hesh headphones but still look a bit big for what im after. Im guessing no one has used the Sennheiser HD 218/228/238 headphones then?
If you have, verdict?
Any more recommendations for about 40-60€?

HD205s are €40 in HMV

EDIT: Just remembered they're too big. Try the HMV site, they may have more compacts within €60.

feargswalsh69

Digitalism wrote: »

Anyone know where you can get Wescs for cheap enough?

The second wescs in your picture are called oboes and theyre in hmv galway for 45e.However,although the sound is fairly good out of them the wire started showing strain after only a month and i started getting sound from just one side which is annoying.However,HMV said i can come in and theyll replace them and i think i,m gonna give them another chance because i really liked them and they sound like they meet your needs.
Make sure you keep box and receipt though..

Flaregon

have my red oboe's a year and there still perfect, best wire set up xD as there cord not plastic.

Executive Steve

Digitalism wrote: »

Way out of my price range unfortunantly...

Im looking at those Hesh headphones but still look a bit big for what im after. Im guessing no one has used the Sennheiser HD 218/228/238 headphones then?
If you have, verdict?
Any more recommendations for about 40-60€?

My spare headphones are HD 215's - really nice spacious clear rich sound off them but they're not quite punchy enough for serious DJ-ing use and they're quite big. They do a great job of damping pretty much everything out that isn't music though.

Clemon

feargswalsh69 wrote: »

The second wescs in your picture are called oboes and theyre in hmv galway for 45e.However,although the sound is fairly good out of them the wire started showing strain after only a month and i started getting sound from just one side which is annoying.However,HMV said i can come in and theyll replace them and i think i,m gonna give them another chance because i really liked them and they sound like they meet your needs.
Make sure you keep box and receipt though..

Id recommend getting them in red too.. Makes your life so more sexier

Digitalism

Hey guys, yeah I picked up a pair of white sennheiser 228's. Really liking them, great sound and portable. Got them for just under €30 also. Id recommend them. I didnt see any WESC's in my local hmv though a few days ago.

DeadMoney

Hey, I am also looking for a pair of Wesc in and around the €50 if that's possible, where exactly in Dublin can you get these, I've seen them nowhere, but then again haven't really look much.

blackalicious

DeadMoney wrote: »

Hey, I am also looking for a pair of Wesc in and around the €50 if that's possible, where exactly in Dublin can you get these, I've seen them nowhere, but then again haven't really look much.

seen them in size on wicklow street, can't remember how much they were though

DeadMoney

blackalicious wrote: »

seen them in size on wicklow street, can't remember how much they were though

tower?

DeadMoney

blackalicious wrote: »

seen them in size on wicklow street, can't remember how much they were though

lol sorry I missed the first part where you mentioned size. Thanks I'll have a look in there but knowing that place they'll be as expensive as they come.

jimi_t2

feargswalsh69 wrote: »

The second wescs in your picture are called oboes and theyre in hmv galway for 45e.However,although the sound is fairly good out of them the wire started showing strain after only a month and i started getting sound from just one side which is annoying.However,HMV said i can come in and theyll replace them and i think i,m gonna give them another chance because i really liked them and they sound like they meet your needs.
Make sure you keep box and receipt though..

Serious problem with WESC headphones. Seen a good few pairs go like that.

DeadMoney

Anyone seen these in HMV Dublin?

ED E

Anyone tried MDR-V150's? Saw them in tesco for E17. For that price they cant be great but as long as their listenable I can never have enough cans.

Mau5

eeloe wrote: »

The wesc ones are supposed to be good alrite, they have a limited signiature series out at the moment, dim mak and the bloody beetroots designed a few pairs of em, very loud and 'look at me' kinda designs!

Have the beetroots ones myself, theyre decent enough! Pricey though, that model is called the bagpipe headphones, I got mine online shipped over from the US for just under 120