Headphones (sorry)
Discussion
Another what cans thread sorry….
Limited choice local to me so looking for ideas/suggestions and then see what I can get hold of.
Over ear, and sound quality are the only stipulations. Prefer wired, they’ll only be used in the house for listening to music. Don’t care if they’re leaky sound wise. Budget ideally sub £300 but could stretch a little. Use case is that I am currently without any home stereo but not wanting to spend on one either. Cans will be driven by a chord mojo via iPhone / Apple Music HD.
Options so far are:
Grado sr325x. I had some sr80’s aeons ago as my first decent headphones. These seem very well reviewed. Sold out at my local dealer but they do have the 225x in stock.
Sennheiser md600. In the mix as I can listen to them locally and everyone raves about them.
Hifiman he-r10d. On sale from $1200 to $350 which kinda got my attention. I had some he-400i’s when they first came out. They were good, not stellar. Hifiman do tend to do mega sales to clear out old gen stock, I just wouldn’t be able to try these out so would be a total punt.
Any others?
Limited choice local to me so looking for ideas/suggestions and then see what I can get hold of.
Over ear, and sound quality are the only stipulations. Prefer wired, they’ll only be used in the house for listening to music. Don’t care if they’re leaky sound wise. Budget ideally sub £300 but could stretch a little. Use case is that I am currently without any home stereo but not wanting to spend on one either. Cans will be driven by a chord mojo via iPhone / Apple Music HD.
Options so far are:
Grado sr325x. I had some sr80’s aeons ago as my first decent headphones. These seem very well reviewed. Sold out at my local dealer but they do have the 225x in stock.
Sennheiser md600. In the mix as I can listen to them locally and everyone raves about them.
Hifiman he-r10d. On sale from $1200 to $350 which kinda got my attention. I had some he-400i’s when they first came out. They were good, not stellar. Hifiman do tend to do mega sales to clear out old gen stock, I just wouldn’t be able to try these out so would be a total punt.
Any others?
Edited by shirt on Wednesday 15th May 21:12
Disagree, no point in Comfort if they sound rubbish. Aftermarket pads are available for most brands to adjust fit. Grado for example offer 3 types of pad, and the aftermarket has 3-4 more.
Thanks for the link, that’s a decent price. I’ll try the 225 to remind myself of the ‘Grado sound’ as well as the sennheisers and some others at the weekend.
Thanks for the link, that’s a decent price. I’ll try the 225 to remind myself of the ‘Grado sound’ as well as the sennheisers and some others at the weekend.
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