Headphones

badcarburetor · Post by **badcarburetor** » Wed August 24th, 2011, 10:00 am

Yo Knucks, I can't vouch for these at all, but the price is nice. One day only.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid/

Knucklehead · Post by **Knucklehead** » Wed August 24th, 2011, 4:21 pm

badcarburetor wrote:Yo Knucks, I can't vouch for these at all, but the price is nice. One day only.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid/

Thanks! And that is a stupid deal! Over 50% off...

badcarburetor · Post by **badcarburetor** » Wed November 30th, 2011, 10:53 am

Knucklehead wrote:
badcarburetor wrote:Yo Knucks, I can't vouch for these at all, but the price is nice. One day only.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid/
Thanks! And that is a stupid deal! Over 50% off...

And again, headphones are the Stupid Deal of the Day:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid/

RegularNate · Post by **RegularNate** » Wed November 30th, 2011, 12:06 pm

I have a pair of 30 dollar Phillips "bass heavy" ear buds and the destroy. Found at most CVS

Holiday Rambler · Post by **Holiday Rambler** » Wed November 30th, 2011, 12:53 pm

I like Sennheisers. But I blew too many of them up and now use something so cheap I don't even recall the brand.

stewvee · Post by **stewvee** » Wed November 30th, 2011, 1:02 pm

Bought a pair of Sony MDR-V50 like 15 years ago at CVS for $20. I thought it was an outrageous price then. I use them ALL THE FUCKING TIME.

Moloc · Post by **Moloc** » Wed November 30th, 2011, 2:19 pm

I got a pair of Skullcandy for $40 at Best Buy. I probably paid too much, but I love them. They have their own volume control, which is handy, too.

Did you ever get a turntable btw?

Knucklehead · Post by **Knucklehead** » Wed November 30th, 2011, 2:31 pm

Moloc wrote:I got a pair of Skullcandy for $40 at Best Buy. I probably paid too much, but I love them. They have their own volume control, which is handy, too.

Did you ever get a turntable btw?

No turntable, yet: I need a house to put it in, first.

Thanks for all the input. FWIW, I ended up going with the ATH-M50's.

Focalor · Post by **Focalor** » Wed November 30th, 2011, 4:21 pm

egg yolkeo wrote:Ive got the Sennheiser HD 202 II Professional Headphones very affordable 21 bucks on amazon,not to big or small with good sound
but if you dont mind looking like a jackass spend a little more and get these
http://www.amazon.com/JVC-HARX700-High- ... 616&sr=1-4
best bang for the buck but I sent mine back because they just looked to big.
both come with 1/4 adapter

Nothing jackass about those at all. Over-the-ear headphones are the best there are. I'm quite disappointed in the average retail market of headphones. You used to be able to buy a well built pair of over-the-ear headphones with actual cone drivers made of a nice thick paper-like material for reproducing bass and midrange tones as well as producing plenty of volume. These days, all you can find at most regular retail stores like walmart or even Best Buy are made with cheap crappy little plastic diaphragms that crackle and distort at higher volumes, don't reproduce lower frequencies worth a fuck, and sound like you duct taped two cheap clock radios to your head.

If you want good sound, always read the back of the packaging and pick the model made with REAL driver cones made from speaker material and whichever one of those with the highest frequency range. If you're writing and recording your own music at home on a PC, there's no substitute for a good well-made pair of headphones. Good studio monitor speakers are nice, but you can hear it a lot better and know which tracks need volume tweaking within the mix when the sound is closer to your eardrum.

Knucklehead · Post by **Knucklehead** » Wed November 30th, 2011, 5:22 pm

Focalor wrote:These days, all you can find at most regular retail stores like walmart or even Best Buy are made with cheap crappy little plastic diaphragms that crackle and distort at higher volumes, don't reproduce lower frequencies worth a fuck, and sound like you duct taped two cheap clock radios to your head.

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