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Recommend a set of headphones

  • 27-03-2011 3:29am
    #1
    quarryman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,496 ✭✭✭


    I have a set of Seinnheiser HD202s. I'm pretty sick of the lack of bass and the tinny sound.

    I can't afford the €400 for the Bose set that I love in Dundrum shopping centre.

    Any alternatives?


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  • #2
    Improbable
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭Improbable


    Personally, I like these:

    http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD555-Professional-Headphones-Channeling/dp/B0001FTVDQ/ref=sr_1_2?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1301197592&sr=1-2


  • #3
    WhiskeyGoblin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,014 ✭✭✭WhiskeyGoblin


    Bose are horribly overpriced..
    I got the Audio Technicas ATH-M50s
    They are fantastic!
    170euro :)


  • #4
    Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    marko93 wrote: »
    170euro :)

    Speaking of overpriced... the M50s cost $90 in the USA.


  • #5
    yimrsg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,340 ✭✭✭yimrsg


    Some headphones have increased in price purely because audiophiles have driven up the demand so the price rises like in the Audio Technica Ath M50 e.g. the Panasonic HJE900.

    It could also be down to import/export imbalances. Look at the price differences of Beyerdynamic's (German maker) in Europe compared to stateside.

    The Ath M50 is more bass orientated (and closed) over the HD555 but maybe look at Sennheiser Hd 25. There are multiple variations of it plus it's smaller so would be more portable if that's your thing.

    Try looking here

    Simply use your hd202 as a baseline (there is no 202 so use the 201 or 203) and you can visually compare each headphones sound signature. The higher the left side equates to a greater bass.

    graphCompare.php?graphType=0&graphID[]=473&graphID[]=2941&graphID[]=563&graphID[]=513


  • #6
    Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    All Audio-Technica headphones are expensive in Europe, that's just how it is. Sennheiser are better value over here.


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  • #7
    Pyongyang
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,328 ✭✭✭Pyongyang


    I currently have a pair of Koss Portapro's, Shure e4c and e3c's and my favourite, a pair of AKG 518LE's.

    Variety is the spice of life!


  • #8
    WhiskeyGoblin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,014 ✭✭✭WhiskeyGoblin


    Baza210 wrote: »
    Speaking of overpriced... the M50s cost $90 in the USA.
    Overpriced indeed, but i don't regret it in the slightest :o


  • #9
    Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,699 ✭✭✭Brian


    you could do much worse


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