headphone recommendations pls

[Fabian12345]

hello
can anyone recommend a nice headphone under 100- looking for "warm" sounding headphones
I am new to this so pls be patient with me
thanks

 

[JoeESP9]

Grado SR60i's ($79) are widely considered to be right up there with the best "bang for the buck" headphones available. The SR80 ($99) are even better.FWIW: I own a pair SR 60i's.

I am waiting for my HiFi Man HE-350's (bought from massdrop) to be shipped.

 

[Fabian12345]

I seem to like the hifiman better. Let me know what you think

 

[Quadman2]

Talked to a tech at Sennheiser and he said that the refurbished units might be the way to go as any fault there was has been corrected and they are as good as the new.

I've never gone this route so have no experience in it, but it may be one that will allow you to obtian a superior product that you may not want to spend on it if new. Maybe someone can chime in who has.

IMO

Q2

 

[Djcoolray]

SENNHEIZER HD 280 PRO.....

Read the reviews online they are $99 online. The sound is amazing and you don't have to crank the volume to get good sound. Allot of detailed background instrumentals and vocals.

 

[Quadman2]

SENNHEIZER HD 280 PRO.....

Read the reviews online they are $99 online. The sound is amazing and you don't have to crank the volume to get good sound. Allot of detailed background instrumentals and vocals.

Reviews are great sometimes, but don't rely on one source. If pleased with the sound then your journey is at an end. You seem to prefer the same things as do I, NOT having a wall of sound coming at you.

Q2

 

[HiFiGuy528]

Sony MDR-ZX700 or DR-ZX701ip (with iOS remote)

http://amzn.to/28U3sYF

 

[keilau]

SENNHEIZER HD 280 PRO.....

Read the reviews online they are $99 online. The sound is amazing and you don't have to crank the volume to get good sound. Allot of detailed background instrumentals and vocals.

It will depend on your music taste. The Sennheiser HD280Pro is NOT a neutral sounding phone. It has a V-shaped response curve similar to the Beats and the Bose phones. It has a boosted bass and raised treble. This type of sound is exciting to some listeners, but I cannot stand it.

I have a pair of the HD598 and love the sound. It is the best value for budget phone, but above the $100 budget at $145.
https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-H...d=1468032145&sr=1-1&keywords=sennheiser+hd598

 

[Djcoolray]

It will depend on your music taste. The Sennheiser HD280Pro is NOT a neutral sounding phone. It has a V-shaped response curve similar to the Beats and the Bose phones. It has a boosted bass and raised treble. This type of sound is exciting to some listeners, but I cannot stand it.

I have a pair of the HD598 and love the sound. It is the best value for budget phone, but above the $100 budget at $145.
https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-H...d=1468032145&sr=1-1&keywords=sennheiser+hd598

What you said about the 280's in as much is true....

But we all live in different precepts and concepts. We all adjust our equipment differently and the equipment I use lets me adjust the signal bass, mids and treble at the pre-amp prior to the sound being routed through a Yamaha EQ-630 for further adjustment and all of the adjustment is done with the headphones on and set to memory presets. A preset for headphones, the turntable, CD, DVD, Radio and Cassette and different presets for different styles of music, then it all comes with remotes and it's not even new equipment.....gotta love it. That's what I like about the very top of the line components, there's just allot more options. That's why I studied the response curve of the 280's and knew my equipment could compensate. Life is not how we buy it, it's how we make it. Even my speakers have adjustable crossovers so I'm not stuck with the corporate sound. Music should be adjusted by way of memory from the live concert experiences we have had. In the reproduction of sound, music is adjusted by ear......like we all hear the same song but it doesn't sound the same to all of us.

 

[keilau]

Djcoolray,

I agree with you that music can be very subjective at time, but it is not arbitrary. There are objective elements that we call neutrality and accuracy which allows us to hear the music the way the music creator meant it to sound, instead of the way the listener wants it to sound. There is nothing wrong to try to make music sound the way we like instead of the way it should be, but it is not what High Fidelity is about. It is not difficult to compensate for the SPL response curve of the HD280Pro, but it just makes the bass transient and sound stage worse. The HD 598 I like is NOT a high end phone by any stretch of imagination, but it sounds neutral and has tight, natural bass. Yes, it is all a matter of personal like and dislike in music.

Sennheiser created the Monitor series of headphone to compete with Bose and Beats because they see where the market is going.

 

[smurfer77]

Shure SE-215 if you want isolation and don't mind in-ear

 

[JoeESP9]

I've always thought that one should buy the speakers and/or headphones that need the least if any "tweaking" (Eq, tone controls) to sound right.

 

[BMWCCA]

I've had the Senn HD-280 Pros for several years. Never found them particularly boosted at either end of the spectrum and seem to remember some reviewers complaining they were light in the bass. But I bought the original HD-598 (ivory) and then the SE (black) when they were both on-sale for $99 last year, and I gave the 280s to my daughter to use in her home studio. I don't miss them other than when I don't want people to hear what I'm listening to.

 

[RamblinE]

Shure SE-215 if you want isolation and don't mind in-ear

+1

They're little bass cannons and offer a wide selection of tips so that you can get the perfect fit for the best isolation and response.