30 Apr
2007
30 Apr
'07
7:36 p.m.
I'm in dire need of a decent pair of headphones for real quality and
comfort long-term listening while working on my music. my current set
are literally falling apart - I've lost count of how many times I've
re-cabled them!
I'm also in need of lightweight earplugs for casual work. So far I've
not found ones that will stay in place :(
Can anyone suggest where I can get these (UK) without it costing an arm
and a leg?
--
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30 Apr
30 Apr
8:09 p.m.
On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 10:36:34PM +0100, Folderol wrote:
I'm in dire need of a decent pair of headphones
for real quality and
comfort long-term listening while working on my music. my current set
are literally falling apart - I've lost count of how many times I've
re-cabled them!
I've noticed that headphones comfort and sound quality is highly
subjective. For 3 years now I've been happy with AKG K240... but I
know some people dislike them. For me they are very comfortable and
the sound is not at all tiring.
(They're not very efficient, which can be a problem if you share a
headphone amp with another more efficient pair of phones... one guy
can hardly hear anything and the other guy's ears are getting
blasted.)
-PW
9:04 p.m.
Paul Winkler wrote:
I've noticed that headphones comfort and sound quality is highly
subjective. For 3 years now I've been happy with AKG K240... but I
know some people dislike them. For me they are very comfortable and
the sound is not at all tiring.
If I'm not mistaken (if I'm not actually thinking of something else), I
believe these phones (actually the modern replicas that are available
today) have been used for years by many sound engineers, especially in
the US. So many albums that people have been hearing over the years were
mixed with the help of such phones - then of course, when you listen
those records on these phones, they sound pretty good.
They've been superseded by newer technology, so nowadays they're pretty
cheap, but still they've been the professional standard for a long time.
If I am mistaken, someone please correct me.
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8:11 p.m.
Hi Will,
DV247 have proved pretty reliable for me.
http://www.dv247.com/
Prices are quite reasonable too.
James
On Mon, Apr 30, 2007 at 10:36:34PM +0100, Folderol wrote:
I'm in dire need of a decent pair of headphones
for real quality and
comfort long-term listening while working on my music. my current set
are literally falling apart - I've lost count of how many times I've
re-cabled them!
I'm also in need of lightweight earplugs for casual work. So far I've
not found ones that will stay in place :(
Can anyone suggest where I can get these (UK) without it costing an arm
and a leg?
--
Will J G
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1 May
12:44 a.m.
James Stone wrote:
DV247 have proved pretty reliable for me.
I'm also a satisfied Digital Village customer,
both online and in their shops.
As far as headphones go, I've been using a pair of
Beyerdynamic DT770s for the past couple of years,
and I'm very happy with them. They have a decent
amount of sound isolation and offer fairly uncoloured sound.
My only real complaint is that the permanently attached
coiled cable is just a bit on the heavy side, and I'd have
liked the option to switch it easily for something lighter.
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30 Apr
30 Apr
8:41 p.m.
Is an arm and a leg under $130 USD?
I bought a pair of AKG k240 studio semi-open headphones (cans) a few
months ago, and I've been really happy with them.
I'm no expert; they were a huge improvement from anything I've used before.
The sound reproduction is nice. I can hear the (bad) noise my
soundcard/mobo spit out now. They have a very crisp "image"; I have to
look over my shoulder every once in a while, because the noises I hear
sound like they're in my room, not just my head.
They are very comfortable. Every once in a while I have to adjust them
because the top of my head gets itchy, but this is after hours of use.
They're very comfy on my ears, in particular.
They let plenty of sound in, and plenty gets out, too. Not sure if
this is what you want, but I think it's one reason they sound so nice;
no muffling. :)
The worst thing about them is the cable. It's 10 feet long, but the
sheath is very light rubber; I managed to tear it pretty easily (fixed
with electrical tape). It's detachable, but I think the connector is
proprietary.
I haven't had any other problems since then. Again, I'm no expert, but
I would definitely recommend them, they were a great deal.
I bought the k240's on sweetwater.com, they ship free, but only inside
the US. There are plenty of other online retailers though, and these
are popular headphones.
Cheers,
-Lou
On 4/30/07, Folderol <folderol(a)ukfsn.org> wrote:
I'm in dire need of a decent pair of headphones
for real quality and
comfort long-term listening while working on my music. my current set
are literally falling apart - I've lost count of how many times I've
re-cabled them!
I'm also in need of lightweight earplugs for casual work. So far I've
not found ones that will stay in place :(
Can anyone suggest where I can get these (UK) without it costing an arm
and a leg?
--
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9:07 p.m.
=========== On Tuesday 01 May 2007 Louis Acresti wrote: ===========
Is an arm and a leg under $130 USD?
I bought a pair of AKG k240 studio semi-open headphones (cans) a few
months ago, and I've been really happy with them.
I'm next with AKG-240 Studio. Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic are too colored
to my taste (few of them I have tried). Fostex phones are neutral also but
more costly.
10:14 p.m.
On 5/1/07, Andrew Gaydenko <a(a)gaydenko.com> wrote:
=========== On Tuesday 01 May 2007 Louis Acresti wrote: ===========
I'm happy with my ultrasone 650's. Big, heavy and expensive but great
sounding and pretty comfy for a whole day.
Loki
Is an arm and a leg under $130 USD?
I bought a pair of AKG k240 studio semi-open headphones (cans) a few
months ago, and I've been really happy with them.
I'm next with AKG-240 Studio. Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic are too colored
to my taste (few of them I have tried). Fostex phones are neutral also but
more costly.
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2 May
7:26 p.m.
On Tue, 1 May 2007 03:08:37 +0400
Andrew Gaydenko <a(a)gaydenko.com> wrote:
=========== On Tuesday 01 May 2007 Louis Acresti wrote: ===========
Thanks everyone for you comments.
I think I'll be going for these... Nope. I'm *sure* I will :)
They also seem to get very good reviews (although I always slightly
suspect publicised reviews)
--
Will J G
Is an arm and a leg under $130 USD?
I bought a pair of AKG k240 studio semi-open headphones (cans) a few
months ago, and I've been really happy with them.
I'm next with AKG-240 Studio. Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic are too colored
to my taste (few of them I have tried). Fostex phones are neutral also but
more costly.
7:50 p.m.
On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 10:26:30PM +0100, Folderol wrote:
I think I'll be going for these... Nope. I'm
*sure* I will :)
Although I'm a fan of the 240's, I'd like to reiterate my main
point: headphones are highly personal. If you can find any local
shops that will let you try a pair, do that first.
Bring a variety of music you're intimately familiar with.
Barring that, make sure there's a good return policy and that it
applies to headphones.
--
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http://www.slinkp.com
11:26 p.m.
Paul Winkler wrote:
Although I'm a fan of the 240's, I'd like to reiterate my main
point: headphones are highly personal. If you can find any local
shops that will let you try a pair, do that first.
Bring a variety of music you're intimately familiar with.
Absolutely. Find a place where they will let you demo a lot of different
phones. Spend as much time as you can. _Then_ make a decision.
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3 May
3 May
8:34 a.m.
New subject: Shopping for a linux distro
Very Specific Requirements.....
Must boot quickly -- Ability to turn off hardware autodetection easily highly
desirable.
Must be fairly straight forwards to customise X to run a single app rather
than a window manager.
Prefer a realtime kernel out of the box. Must have working firewire by
default.
Must be relatively straight forwards to build software on or for and package
it.
Basically I am looking to set up a single app box to be used in live
performance. If something goes wrong I want to be able to hit the reset
button and have a working system again in the minimum with no human
interaction other than the grub loading screen.
Any suggestions
Danni
Mencken and Nathan's Ninth Law of The Average American:
The quality of a champagne is judged by the amount of noise the
cork makes when it is popped.
9 a.m.
New subject: Shopping for a linux distro
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 20:34 +1000, danni wrote:
Must boot quickly -- Ability to turn off hardware
autodetection easily highly
desirable.
Must be fairly straight forwards to customise X to run a single app rather
than a window manager.
Prefer a realtime kernel out of the box. Must have working firewire by
default.
Must be relatively straight forwards to build software on or for and package
it.
No recommendation, but a few comments;
It's fairly straightforward to get X to run without a window manager -
just don't start one! This should work well as long as your single app
only has a single window. With more than one window, you more or less
need a window manager.
"Working firewire" depends highly on what firewire hardware you are
using, since firewire audio devices don't have the same kind of
standardisation that USB devices do. Check with the FreeBoB people.
As long as you're not planning to distribute the software packages you
build (in which case you have to worry about dependencies and
compatibility), it's pretty easy to build your own packages at least on
DEB and RPM based systems. Just install Checkinstall, and type
'checkinstall' instead of 'make install' when you've built the
software.
It will generate a package file automatically.
--ll
9:57 a.m.
New subject: Shopping for a linux distro
Lars Luthman wrote:
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 20:34 +1000, danni wrote:
> Must boot quickly -- Ability to turn off hardware autodetection easily highly
> desirable.
> Must be fairly straight forwards to customise X to run a single app rather
> than a window manager.
> Prefer a realtime kernel out of the box. Must have working firewire by
> default.
> Must be relatively straight forwards to build software on or for and package
> it.
Take your pick:
http://distrowatch.com/
No recommendation, but a few comments;
It's fairly straightforward to get X to run without a window manager -
just don't start one! This should work well as long as your single app
only has a single window. With more than one window, you more or less
need a window manager.
IIRC all distros include the twm (tiny windows manager) which will give
you as many xterminals to run as many X apps as you want.
For faster boots, use something like this (noatime)in your /etc/fstab file:
/dev/sda6 / ext3 noatime 1 1
/dev/sda2 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/sys sysfs defaults 0 0
/dev/sda3 swap swap defaults 0 0
/dev/hdb1 /home/phil ext3 noatime 1 2
/dev/hdd1 /backup ext3 noatime 1 2
/dev/hda3 /pub ext3 noatime 1 2
/dev/sda5 /mnt/storage ext3 noatime 1 1
/dev/sda1 /mnt/WinXPHE ntfs defaults 0 0
/dev/hda1 /mnt/ntfs1 ntfs defaults 0 0
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12:48 p.m.
New subject: Shopping for a linux distro
No recommendation, but a few comments;
It's fairly straightforward to get X to run without a window manager -
just don't start one! This should work well as long as your single app
only has a single window. With more than one window, you more or less
need a window manager.
The application in question is freewheeling and yes it is single window. I
have written a script to make all this happen for X including starting jack
and making all the right connections. I am just not happy with the boot speed
of the current setup.... and am having difficulty finding reliable
documentation to improve it.
"Working firewire" depends highly on what firewire hardware you are
using, since firewire audio devices don't have the same kind of
standardisation that USB devices do. Check with the FreeBoB people.
Yes the device is supported by freebob -> Some minimalist distro's for example
Puppy linux don't ship with Firewire drivers enabled in the kernel and it is
a conciderable PITA to compile these from source.
As long as you're not planning to distribute the
software packages you
build (in which case you have to worry about dependencies and
compatibility), it's pretty easy to build your own packages at least on
DEB and RPM based systems. Just install Checkinstall, and type
'checkinstall' instead of 'make install' when you've built the
software.
It will generate a package file automatically.
A deb based system would be ideal.... What I really want though is something
fairly minimal with good documentation on how to rip out anything unnessary
out of the boot process. ~15 seconds to a usuable system would be a nice
target. A realtime kernel would be great too....
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New subject: Shopping for a linux distro
On 5/4/07, danni <danni.coy(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I've heard initng is useful for this, high speed booting. Make sure it
doesn't start much and does as much in parallel as possible at boot.
Loki
No recommendation, but a few comments;
It's fairly straightforward to get X to run without a window manager -
just don't start one! This should work well as long as your single app
only has a single window. With more than one window, you more or less
need a window manager.
The application in question is freewheeling and yes it is single window. I
have written a script to make all this happen for X including starting jack
and making all the right connections. I am just not happy with the boot
speed
of the current setup.... and am having difficulty finding reliable
documentation to improve it.
"Working firewire" depends highly on what firewire hardware you are
using, since firewire audio devices don't have the same kind of
standardisation that USB devices do. Check with the FreeBoB people.
Yes the device is supported by freebob -> Some minimalist distro's for
example
Puppy linux don't ship with Firewire drivers enabled in the kernel and it is
a conciderable PITA to compile these from source.
As long as you're not planning to distribute
the software packages you
build (in which case you have to worry about dependencies and
compatibility), it's pretty easy to build your own packages at least on
DEB and RPM based systems. Just install Checkinstall, and type
'checkinstall' instead of 'make install' when you've built the
software.
It will generate a package file automatically.
A deb based system would be ideal.... What I really want though is something
fairly minimal with good documentation on how to rip out anything unnessary
out of the boot process. ~15 seconds to a usuable system would be a nice
target. A realtime kernel would be great too....
9 May
9 May
6:03 p.m.
New subject: Shopping for a linux distro
I tested, not exactly a distribution, but some program name "autoplayiso",
maybe it can help you, if you want to check out the source code.
This program allow you to create a .iso image with few features, then you
burn a CD and boot with it, what you will get will be ->
1) a gnu/linux window manager very very little (based on LIMP distribution)
2) an mplayer with your movie film ready to start
3) none window manager
Maybe you can look at LIMP distribution, to know how they have used "ram
disk" and starting X, and then, use autoplayiso software (source code) to
know how to start X with some applications (in this particulary case,
mplayer).
http://sourceforge.net/projects/autoplayiso
http://sourceforge.net/projects/limp-vkk-ver1/
Regards.
Diego.
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Subject: Re: [LAU] Shopping for a linux distro
Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 12:57:51 +0200
On Thu, 2007-05-03 at 20:34 +1000, danni wrote:
Must boot quickly -- Ability to turn off hardware
autodetection easily
highly
desirable.
Must be fairly straight forwards to customise X to run a single app
rather
than a window manager.
Prefer a realtime kernel out of the box. Must have working firewire by
default.
Must be relatively straight forwards to build software on or for and
package
it.
No recommendation, but a few comments;
It's fairly straightforward to get X to run without a window manager -
just don't start one! This should work well as long as your single app
only has a single window. With more than one window, you more or less
need a window manager.
"Working firewire" depends highly on what firewire hardware you are
using, since firewire audio devices don't have the same kind of
standardisation that USB devices do. Check with the FreeBoB people.
As long as you're not planning to distribute the software packages you
build (in which case you have to worry about dependencies and
compatibility), it's pretty easy to build your own packages at least on
DEB and RPM based systems. Just install Checkinstall, and type
'checkinstall' instead of 'make install' when you've built the
software.
It will generate a package file automatically.
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10 May
12:32 a.m.
New subject: Shopping for a linux distro
On Thu, 10 May 2007 06:03:38 am Diego Palopoli wrote:
Maybe you can look at LIMP distribution, to know how
they have used "ram
disk" and starting X, and then, use autoplayiso software (source code) to
know how to start X with some applications (in this particulary case,
mplayer).
Thanks for that - will look into it
Danni
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8 May
2:42 p.m.
New subject: Headphones - Update
On Tue, 1 May 2007 03:08:37 +0400
Andrew Gaydenko <a(a)gaydenko.com> wrote:
=========== On Tuesday 01 May 2007 Louis Acresti wrote: ===========
Well after all, I decided to buy these on Friday, expecting them to
arrive today. To my utter astonishment the postman was knocking on the
door early Saturday morning!
I must say I am very pleased with them. They are very comfortable, with
a good strong, but clean bass response, something I am quite unused to
with headphones.
In order to 'acclimatise' me ears, and check long term comfort, I
listened to quite a few commercial CDs of songs I know well. The overall
clarity was good, maybe too good. I hadn't realised just how many flaws
there are in 'professionally' produced media. There was me trying to
get rid of just one click in a track of my own work and some these had
nests of them :(
A final surprise was that they perform really well with a little battery
operated headphone amp I made years ago. This runs on a PP3 battery,
but the phones were sensitive enough to really blast my lug 'oles if I
wanted to with out any sign of stress.
--
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Is an arm and a leg under $130 USD?
I bought a pair of AKG k240 studio semi-open headphones (cans) a few
months ago, and I've been really happy with them.
I'm next with AKG-240 Studio. Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic are too colored
to my taste (few of them I have tried). Fostex phones are neutral also but
more costly.
4:06 p.m.
New subject: Headphones - Update
On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 05:42:44PM +0100, Folderol wrote:
A final surprise was that they perform really well
with a little battery
operated headphone amp I made years ago. This runs on a PP3 battery,
but the phones were sensitive enough to really blast my lug 'oles if I
wanted to with out any sign of stress.
Apparently the 55-ohm "Studio" model is a lot louder than
the old 600-ohm model. I have the latter.
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5:12 p.m.
New subject: Headphones - Update
Folderol wrote:
In order to 'acclimatise' me ears, and check long term comfort, I
listened to quite a few commercial CDs of songs I know well. The overall
clarity was good, maybe too good. I hadn't realised just how many flaws
there are in 'professionally' produced media. There was me trying to
get rid of just one click in a track of my own work and some these had
nests of them :(
Yes, it's like looking at Jessica Alba's skin with a microscope - all of
a sudden, you start seeing all sorts of ugly things.
It means the phones that you got are pretty good. Enjoy!
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5:19 p.m.
New subject: Headphones - Update
Folderol wrote:
> In order to 'acclimatise' me ears, and check long term comfort, I
> listened to quite a few commercial CDs of songs I know well. The overall
> clarity was good, maybe too good. I hadn't realised just how many flaws
> there are in 'professionally' produced media. There was me trying to
> get rid of just one click in a track of my own work and some these had
> nests of them :(
I'm experiancing the same thing with my new speakers. A week ago i picked up
a set of Anthony Gallo Reference 3.1s and i am in love with my collection all
over again. I too have noticed all sorts of things that the engineers didn't
manage to fix, level changes etc. It's really exciting.
I love this hobby and all the folks that bring us music.
Thanks folks.
Bearcat M. Sandor
Audiophile, not engineer
6:14 p.m.
New subject: Headphones - Update
Am Dienstag, 8. Mai 2007 schrieb Bearcat M. Sandor:
>Folderol wrote:
>> In order to 'acclimatise' me ears, and check long term comfort, I
>> listened to quite a few commercial CDs of songs I know well. The overall
>> clarity was good, maybe too good. I hadn't realised just how many flaws
>> there are in 'professionally' produced media. There was me trying to
>> get rid of just one click in a track of my own work and some these had
>> nests of them :(
And its so easy to remove these things in ardour :-P
I'm experiancing the same thing with my new
speakers. A week ago i picked
up a set of Anthony Gallo Reference 3.1s and i am in love with my
collection all over again. I too have noticed all sorts of things that the
engineers didn't manage to fix, level changes etc. It's really exciting.
When I got my alesis monitor speakers I realised that the church organs in
bach's complete works actually also had the hiss from the pipes recorded. :-)
But the sennheisers I got as a gift aren't that bad either. Its just bad for
listening to compressed audio/video. You hear a lot more of the artefacts...
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6:38 p.m.
New subject: Headphones - Update
I'm experiancing the same thing with my new
speakers. A week ago i picked up
a set of Anthony Gallo Reference 3.1s and i am in love with my collection all
over again. I too have noticed all sorts of things that the engineers didn't
manage to fix, level changes etc. It's really exciting.
i bought a pair of studio monitors but went back to shit consumer KLHs since they actually
have bass - the way monitors roll off below 60 or 70 hz pretty much necessitates a
subwoofer if you work with the kind of music i do..
as for headphones, bought a pair of SONY MDR-V6 almost 10 years ago at J&R Music World
in manhattan - theyve been crushed inside a backpack and dropped more times than i can
count and the ear pads havent even fallen off, theyre comfortable, and - they sound great
when paired w/ an Echo Indigo.. they're looking to last aobut as long as me..
I love this hobby and all the folks that bring us music.
Thanks folks.
Bearcat M. Sandor
Audiophile, not engineer
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10:49 p.m.
New subject: Headphones - Update
Knew you wouldn't regret it :)
I need to build a portable headphone amp so I can wear these in public
and look like mickey mouse.
On 5/8/07, Folderol <folderol(a)ukfsn.org> wrote:
On Tue, 1 May 2007 03:08:37 +0400
Andrew Gaydenko <a(a)gaydenko.com> wrote:
Well after all, I decided to buy these on Friday, expecting them to
arrive today. To my utter astonishment the postman was knocking on the
door early Saturday morning!
I must say I am very pleased with them. They are very comfortable, with
a good strong, but clean bass response, something I am quite unused to
with headphones.
In order to 'acclimatise' me ears, and check long term comfort, I
listened to quite a few commercial CDs of songs I know well. The overall
clarity was good, maybe too good. I hadn't realised just how many flaws
there are in 'professionally' produced media. There was me trying to
get rid of just one click in a track of my own work and some these had
nests of them :(
A final surprise was that they perform really well with a little battery
operated headphone amp I made years ago. This runs on a PP3 battery,
but the phones were sensitive enough to really blast my lug 'oles if I
wanted to with out any sign of stress.
--
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30 Apr
8:57 p.m.
Folderol wrote:
I'm in dire need of a decent pair of headphones
for real quality and
comfort long-term listening while working on my music. my current set
are literally falling apart - I've lost count of how many times I've
re-cabled them!
I'm also in need of lightweight earplugs for casual work. So far I've
not found ones that will stay in place :(
Can anyone suggest where I can get these (UK) without it costing an arm
and a leg?
It depends on what's the cost of an arm and a leg. ;-)
You can get somewhat close to the quality of the highest-end phones
available today for like $200 with Sennheiser HD580:
http://www.headphone.com/products/headphones/full-size/sennheiser-hd-580.php
The real high end would be something like Sennheiser HD650 (about $400),
Beyerdynamic DT 880 ($300), AKG K 701 ($400), Grado GS-1000 ($900), etc.
As a rule of thumb:
Sennheiser sounds really laid-back, very transparent, extremely "airy".
The emphasis is on transparency above all, the phone is just a conduit
for the sound that makes as little change as possible. Some people find
them too laid back. They are extremely comfortable, you can wear them
for hours on end and you won't feel them. I fell asleep several times
and just didn't notice them.
Grado is sort of the opposite, the emphasis is on details. Think of them
as the electronic microscopes of headphones. They shove the details in
your face, it's impossible to miss anything. Some people find them too
bright and abrasive, but they're awesome for detail work when editing,
mixing, etc. Some models (like the SR125 that I own) are not too
comfortable if you wear them more than an hour or so.
Beyerdynamic and AKG are somewhere in between those extremes in terms of
sound "personality". They're pretty comfortable.
I own a pair of Sennheiser HD600 (the HD580 are the same, just made with
cheaper materials). They're actually somewhat distracting if I use them
for casual listening (e.g. if I watch a DVD and listen through the
phones) as they reveal all sorts of sound editing artifacts, or
particular details of the sound stage that are impossible to hear
otherwise, etc. It is quite an experience, very impressive.
They've been superseded by the HD650, but I haven't tried those yet.
Read the reviews on this page, they are very realistic:
http://www.headphone.com/products/headphones/full-size/
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Florin Andrei
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1 May
1 May
10:45 a.m.
On 4/30/07, Folderol <folderol(a)ukfsn.org> wrote:
I'm in dire need of a decent pair of headphones
for real quality and
comfort long-term listening while working on my music. my current set
are literally falling apart - I've lost count of how many times I've
re-cabled them!
I'm also in need of lightweight earplugs for casual work. So far I've
not found ones that will stay in place :(
Can anyone suggest where I can get these (UK) without it costing an arm
and a leg?
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I love the way my Grado SR60s sound ($60US), but I don't think they're
the most comfortable headphones in the world. Open back, too, so they
may not be appropriate if , e.g. you have mics nearby and use the
headphones for monitoring.
As for lightweight earplugs, do you mean actual earplugs or in-ear
monitors? I bought a pair of Etymotic Research ER-6 earphones for
something like $80. I wear them at work to drown out all the
background noise. Unfortunately, they're not that comfortable either,
since you have to jam them in your ear hole. The silicone 2-flange
eartips seem a little too big, so I use the foam one instead. Great
noise reduction, and decent sound too. No problems keeping them in
place, but vibrations from the wire (like if it hits your desk when
you lean forward) get transmitted into your ear so you have to secure
it.
12:36 p.m.
On Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:36:34 +0100
Folderol <folderol(a)ukfsn.org> wrote:
I'm in dire need of a decent pair of headphones
for real quality and
comfort long-term listening while working on my music. my current set
are literally falling apart - I've lost count of how many times I've
re-cabled them!
I like my Sony MDR-7506, some say they are a bit bass heavy though.
HTH
--
David
6:41 p.m.
Headphones are an extremely personal item so it is hard to give and take
recommendations. The Audio-Technica ATH-M40fs are designed for studio
monitoring with a very flat response and have been compared favorably
against the Sennheisers HD280Pro. The DV247 site lists them for £48.99
I use the Etymotic Research ER-20 ear plugs when I go to the clubs. These
musicians ear plugs are great if you want to attinuate the sound (about
20db) but still get good tonal qualities. My wife used these when as a
second violin she was backed up against the trumpets. These will stay in
place.
http://www.etymotic.com/ephp/er20.aspx
Folderol wrote:
I'm in dire need of a decent pair of headphones for real quality and
comfort long-term listening while working on my music. my current set
are literally falling apart - I've lost count of how many times I've
re-cabled them!
I'm also in need of lightweight earplugs for casual work. So far I've
not found ones that will stay in place :(
Can anyone suggest where I can get these (UK) without it costing an arm
and a leg?
...
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