Anyone know a good pair of headphones which are 'office friendly', I
recently bought a cheap JVC pair just for at work but everyone else can
practically hear everything I'm listening to when I'm wearing them, there's
literally no sound shielding whatsoever. Any suggestions??
quoted 33 lines Excerpts from mail: 5-Apr-100 [idm] Headphones by "Stevie"@ignition.org.uk>Excerpts from mail: 5-Apr-100 [idm] Headphones by "Stevie"@ignition.org.uk
>> Don't buy Technics RP-HT300. I'm battering a set at the moment and they're
>> not bad, but I'm not too sure about the build quality. I bought them last
>> year and the right driver appears to be distorting a bit already (probably
>> blown it!), and the padding on the band is coming off. Not nearly as good as
>> my old Sony MDRCD50s. They were damn near indestructible and a goshdarn
>> /bargain/ at a mere GBP20 (USD32). I managed to blow them eventually, but it
>> took a whole three years. Anyway, the Technics were around GBP50 (USD80).
>
>Another warning.... don't buy those nifty Pioneer
>DJ headphones.... they're really comfy, but they
>have no bass.... and overall the sound quality
>sucks. It's a shame because they're designed well,
>just sound awful and aren't worth the price ($150).
>
>I've been using a pair of Sony MDR-7506's for the
>last four months and love them to bits. Really
>sharp sound quality with clean bass, but not
>intrusive overwhelming bass like the Sennheisers
>I tried.... much better than the Technics, Numark,
>and especially those awful American DJ Superbass
>headphones I tried (they shake). I was very
>reluctant to buy Sony's, but after trying over
>20 different pairs, I favored them the best.
>
>Never tried the Grado's, but I'm not sure how good
>they'd be for DJing.....
>
>Aaron
>
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