What are the best headphones?

[Evil Chris]

What's the best?
For travelling, or just chilling at home.

[sperbonzo]

Personally, I love the Logitech H800 USB Connector Supra-aural Wireless Headset. It will switch from my phone to my laptop, (for skype or music), with just a little switch at the back, works for a pretty good distance away, and is USB rechargable. I can be listening to tunes, switch to take a call, then switch to skype, etc.... Very handy and sounds pretty damn good. Mute, volume, etc, right on the headset also.


Obviously there are much better headsets for purely music listening purposes, but I don't get to listen to music all day, and these are just really useful.




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[DamianJ]

http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/Headphones

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[Tofu]

[Mr Pheer]

I use Bose QC15

A little expensive, but with the noise cancelling technology, your music comes through clearer than ever and you'll hear things you didnt know were there before.

http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/...t_15/index.jsp

[PR_Glen]

they are a little big but the bass is thumpin'...

[SmutHammer]

Love my Bose noise cancelling headphones.

[Chosen]

Originally Posted by PR_Glen

they are a little big but the bass is thumpin'...

[Chosen]

[Supz]

Originally Posted by Mr Pheer

I use Bose QC15

A little expensive, but with the noise cancelling technology, your music comes through clearer than ever and you'll hear things you didnt know were there before.

http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/...t_15/index.jsp

I use these as well. Best noise cancelation and sound quality.

[money biz]

beats by dre just dont buy em on canal st

[GFED]

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/dynamic...quality_500319

[RyuLion]

Originally Posted by GFED

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/dynamic...quality_500319

I love for these ^^^^^

[DamianJ]

active noise cancellation headphones are great for airplanes. But unless you have white noise in your house, you're mental for thinking they sound good under normal listening conditions.

[Mr Pheer]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

active noise cancellation headphones are great for airplanes. But unless you have white noise in your house, you're mental for thinking they sound good under normal listening conditions.

They wont stop the annoying bass from your ghetto neighbors, but in my neighborhood I dont have that problem. It makes everything go dead silent and the music is the clearest ever.

You've obviously not tried it at home, or you'd know better. Even when I was flying my own plane which had a single-prop engine, it reduced the noise level by about 80%, and that is clearly not white-noise like in a passenger jet.

[scouser]

Originally Posted by Mr Pheer

They wont stop the annoying bass from your ghetto neighbors, but in my neighborhood I dont have that problem. It makes everything go dead silent and the music is the clearest ever.

You've obviously not tried it at home, or you'd know better. Even when I was flying my own plane which had a single-prop engine, it reduced the noise level by about 80%, and that is clearly not white-noise like in a passenger jet.

unless u live near a construction site decent in ear buds pretty much eliminate outside noise anyway. i have some shure se530 ones ... they sound wicked and never have problems with outside sound

(to be fair though on thigns like planes they are probably pretty good)

[alias]

Just got these for android, can control music player and take calls with the mic etc:

http://www.klipsch.com/product/65527...26%23848 2%3B

[woj]

Originally Posted by GFED

http://www.sennheiserusa.com/dynamic...quality_500319

sennheiser is good stuff indeed, but unless you are professional, $1500 is a bit much I think...

[jimmy-3-way]

Originally Posted by money biz

beats by dre just dont buy em on canal st

I didn't know you were deaf.

[jimmy-3-way]

Originally Posted by woj

sennheiser is good stuff indeed, but unless you are professional, $1500 is a bit much I think...

The high end ones are worth it -- and they hold their value. I had a pair of HD600's for like a decade. I recently switched to AKG K701's and sold my HD 600's on Ebay for like $250.

[woj]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/Headphones

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when one of the selling points is "made for iphone" you know it's gotta be crap...

[livexxx]

Originally Posted by DamianJ

active noise cancellation headphones are great for airplanes. But unless you have white noise in your house, you're mental for thinking they sound good under normal listening conditions.

Or trains when you go to town and the previous 5 have been cancelled. With the people getting on start shouting can you move down, and two girls shout back, no we can't fucking move down. They shout move down you bitch, then they shout back who you calling bitch, you fucking fat bitch, then they shout back , shut up you gobby bitch, they shout back, call me gobby bitch, you fucking gobby bitch. ad infinitum.

Thats called white slag noise

[Elli]

Originally Posted by livexxx

Or trains when you go to town and the previous 5 have been cancelled. With the people getting on start shouting can you move down, and two girls shout back, no we can't fucking move down. They shout move down you bitch, then they shout back who you calling bitch, you fucking fat bitch, then they shout back , shut up you gobby bitch, they shout back, call me gobby bitch, you fucking gobby bitch. ad infinitum.

Thats called white slag noise

I totally lol'd

[Vapid - BANNED FOR LIFE]

The ones that stay on your head.

[hineken]

Sennheiser, AKG

[2MuchMark]

After auditioning about 15 different headphones I bought Bose Quiet Comfort 15

http://www.bose.ca/controller?DTCLin...VENT&src=k1638

Just amazing. They aren't too big, have a mic for Skype, and sound just freakin' amazing. They also have active noise cancelation (built-in stereo microphones take outside noise and invert it to cancel it out).

To test them out yourself, check out an Apple store. Futureshop and Best buy probably have them too but at Apple they have them connected to ipods, and they let you plug in your own too for a proper listen.

[CamTraffic]

I only buy Sennheiser now, They are just awesome and Priced right.
Bose has great headphones but way over priced.

[DamianJ]

Originally Posted by Mr Pheer

They wont stop the annoying bass from your ghetto neighbors, but in my neighborhood I dont have that problem. It makes everything go dead silent and the music is the clearest ever.

You've obviously not tried it at home, or you'd know better. Even when I was flying my own plane which had a single-prop engine, it reduced the noise level by about 80%, and that is clearly not white-noise like in a passenger jet.

I own the bose QC, and think they sound like ass compared to the B&Ws.

As I said, good for a plane, but that's about it.

I think if ANC headphones were good, they'd use them in studios. But they don't.

End of a review of hi end ANC headphones on a audio site:

"Bottom line: I'd stay away from noise canceling headphones if possible. But if you're a regular plane or train commuter, or find yourself regularly in loud environments needing peace and quiet and don't want in-ear headphones stuck in your ear canals, noise cancelers are probably the way to go."

But at the end of the day, everyone's ears are different and if you like them, then great. I'll use them on a flight, but use my B&Ws the rest of the time.

[bronco67]

I'll give you hint....not the most expensive ones.

[MiLo]

Sennheiser = audio quality + durability

[bronco67]

For earbuds, I've never heard anything as good as my Klipsch buds. As far as headphones go, you can't go wrong with Sennheiser as Milo mentioned. While they have some expensive models, you can also get away with not spending too much cash, and still have terrific sound.

[scottybuzz]

my friend told me about these:

http://www.thehouseofmarley.co.uk/

they are "green" manufactured.

They actually look pretty decent to be honest.

ps. shame on anyone who says beats by dr dre. i want to shoot u

[hineken]

Originally Posted by scottybuzz

my friend told me about these:

http://www.thehouseofmarley.co.uk/

they are "green" manufactured.

They actually look pretty decent to be honest.

ps. shame on anyone who says beats by dr dre. i want to shoot u

on my wish list for Santa

[bronco67]

I always see people walking around the with those "Beats by Dr Dre" $300 headphones. But I think mostly they want to be seen wearing "Beats by Dr Dre" headphones.

[alias]

Yeah they think they look cool but honestly they look like suckers.

[Tofu]

Originally Posted by bronco67

I always see people walking around the with those "Beats by Dr Dre" $300 headphones. But I think mostly they want to be seen wearing "Beats by Dr Dre" headphones.

I see those idiots everywhere. I have a pair of the "studio" series, but I only use them while
actually IN the studio or arranging music. Those things are too hot and heavy to be trying to wear them like a new necklace or some dumb shit.



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[GFED]

Originally Posted by hineken

Sennheiser, AKG

^^^ QFT ^^^

these are the best brands

[Evil Chris]

I'll check out the Sennheisers

[Aidoru]

If are you buying expensive headphones say Sennheiser like the HD800's listed earlier you should research AMPs and DACS because plugging those directly into your sound card is EPIC fail.