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08-15-10
sounds to me you found what you're looking for. are they ... Tpreaves
08-15-10
Check craigslist. look under "electronics" and put ... Tonykay
08-15-10
Be careful of buying these headphones on craigslist as there ... Dave43
08-15-10
I heard 'em at the apple store and was very impressed--very ... Loomisjohnson
08-15-10
There is good websites dedicated to headphones called head f ... 082288
08-15-10
I like akg 701s which fit your budget and are readily availa ... Mechans
08-15-10
There are a lot of headphones that will be better in the $30 ... James63
08-15-10
You can do much, much better than bose or dre for that kind ... Gopher
08-15-10
Thanks everyone for your inputs. i'll check into head-fi. i ... Tiggerfc
08-17-10
If you don't need noise canceling,and don't have room noise ... Hifihvn
08-17-10
If you must have noise canceling,i'd would try sennheiser,bu ... Hifihvn
08-17-10: Tiggerfc
Well that's where I come up with my most basic problem. I work in a generally noisy environment. All the fans and electronic cooling water lines and computer gear all going at once. It averages 90db in my workspace. Noise cancelling would be a nice thing to have. However, I also have to be able to hear the announcement system and my radio if something happens I need to be able to repsond quickly. So. That pretty much means no noise cancelling. More like sound isolation. I've been using earplugs or my Shure earphones for that purpose for a while now and with good results. But that makes me wonder about the open back designs because I figure a lot of noise would get in that way. Should I just go with a sound isolating, closed-back design? I know they don't sound as good but I may just go with that Blossom headphone amp and that runs $1,500. So I might just dive into this purely for the sound quality and when I'm not working I'll hide in a quieter space and do my listening there.
I was recently given a recommendation of the Blossom amp and the Grado RS1 headphones with balanced connectors. Great combo I think. But do I really need to spend $2,500+ just to get some good sound while I'm trying to pass the time on deployment? That's the primary reason for doing this. Otherwise I'd take my freakin' stereo with me. Which I could do but I don't trust the power on the ship. Too many brown-outs and power losses. And the surge protectors that are authorized for use suck and I don't trust them. Maybe I should just get an iQube and the Bose and be done with it. I stil don't know enough about this market to even start making an informed decision. The Dre beats I listened to AGAIN today sounded a bit better with the bass reducer turned on. It was almost just right. But started to lack in low end weight. Still had that thumping sound though.
I didn't realize headphones were so complicated. :-(
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08-18-10
Grados won't provide you any isolation and will leak quite a ... Gopher
08-18-10
Lol! thanks gopher. btw, any and all of your thoughts or id ... Tiggerfc
08-18-10
Wow 90db in the background!!! get iem and save your hearing. ... James63
08-18-10
These cooling fans hit 102db when the cabinets are open. i g ... Tiggerfc
08-19-10
I would recommend going to a guitar center to see if you can ... Bwp
08-19-10
Never thought of that. thanks for the tip! Tiggerfc
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