the skipper
Professional Curmudgeon
I'm pretty sure that virtually all phones nowadays come with adapters to fit either 1/4" or 3.5 mm jacks.
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I'm pretty sure that all phones nowadays come with adapters to fit either 1/4" or 3.5 mm jacks.
They're more of a fashion accessory than an audio product buy you got me fair and square. I'll edit/correct my post.Not these beauties!
Hello Kitty is tempting........LOL!They're more of a fashion accessory than an audio product buy you got me fair and square. I'll edit/correct my post.
HiFiman's HE-400i magnetic planar headphones for $220 at AA are a great choice for the money. I bought before everyone started offering them on sale and paid a good bit more, but I'm not po'd about that because I'm very happy with the sound. They do take about a hundred hours to loosen up and produce bass - out of the box they are lean. One of the most obvious break-in periods in audio. Worth the time, and the price vs SQ is highly favorable, imo.
For me, it came down to these or Sennheiser HD-650. Can't go wrong with either of those.
I'm pretty sure that virtually all phones nowadays come with adapters to fit either 1/4" or 3.5 mm jacks.
Please note I said virtually" which leaves a bit of wiggle room. Frankly, I'm surprised to hear this. Hifiman is not a cheap earphone and an adapter would cost pennies. I'm both surprised and disappointed they would cheap out on this.I got a pair of Hifiman HE400i today that only came with 3.5 mm. Now I'm about to order an adapter.
But cool headphones so far, not that I have a lot to compare them to.
+1 on this.If your budget is tight now, look at the Grado SR60e or SR80e. Hard, if not impossible, to beat under $100.
If your budget is tight now, look at the Grado SR60e or SR80e. Hard, if not impossible, to beat under $100.
+1 on this.
FWIW: I have a pair of SR-60's. I found the original cushions to be extremely uncomfortable and replaced them with some from Ear Zonk.
Way back when I bought my SR-60's, they used different pads than the SR-80's and I found the SR-60 to be more comfortable and very little difference in sound. The difference they had was likely due to the hole in the SR-80 pads. People were cutting quarter size holes in them to modify them. They have since changed the pads and are the same now. I can not speak of comfort on the current model but the forums are full of suggestions for replacement pads and modifications to pads. Buy the sound and fix the comfort if necessary.They are good
While your mileage may vary, they are very often panned for being uncomfortable--especially with their standard flat ear pads.
The venerable Sony MDR-7506 usually appears on any list of "best bang for your buck" headphones... they are very commonly used in professional audio/video work due to their sonic accuracy, power efficiency, comfort, durability and relatively low cost.IMO....Best sounding headphone for the $$$ is probably the Audio Technica ATH-M40x. For $99 you're not going to find a better sounding headphone.
Another good choice is the old reliable Sony 7506 at $89 - $99. They're slightly lighter on the bass when compared to the Audio Technica's but nothing a little EQ can't handle. The Sony's are also more comfortable. Both are good choices.
If looking to spend a bit more, the Sennheiser HD 600's are really nice. Almost as good as the Sennheiser HD 660 S and much cheaper.
The venerable Sony MDR-7506 usually appears on any list of "best bang for your buck" headphones... they are very commonly used in professional audio/video work due to their sonic accuracy, power efficiency, comfort, durability and relatively low cost.
They are also very revealing headphones, especially in the midrange and high frequencies... overall pretty hard to beat for the money. My "go to" headphones when I want to know if a recording sounds good or not.