the monthly headphones topic...

[bigyellow100]

im in the market for some good headphones.  i hate in-ear/earbud headphoens; i prefer on ear headphones, something like this:
 
 http://www.bose.com/controller?event=VIEW_PRODUCT_PAGE_EVENT&product=triport_oe_headphones_index
 
 but apparently those arent that great.
 
 id pay around $200.  no more.
 
 the difficult thing about buying headphones is that there arent many (or any) stores that carry many different high-end ones which are demo-ed so its all trial and error.  i dont really have time to buy and return multiple times (that is if i can find them).
 
 so id like to know what you guys have gotten and what you recommend.
 
 thanks.

[kosmo vinyl]

Sennisheiser PX100
 
 i too hate in ear headphones and have had this for awhile and think they sound great, lightweight, etc

[sweetcell]

biggie - what environment will you be using the 'phones in?  at home in your quiet living room?  outside or on the metro?  while jogging?  during DJ sets at a club?  this will affect what would be best for you...
 
 i'm a HUGE fan of Grado headphones, but they're open-ear so not very good for metro/outdoors.  they sound as good as they look retro/dorky  

[bigyellow100]

im going to use these headphones everywhere, but mostly while i travel, on the metro, bus, airplane, etc... so i need ones that are portable (possibly collapsible) and really durable.  i dont really like noise canceling ones because i find the noise canceling contraption a little cumbersome, the fact that they use batteries annoying, and finally because they dont really cancel noise to my satisfaction.

[kosmo vinyl]

bigyellow...
 
 i edited the link and the senn's fold up nicely as well.

[beetsnotbeats]

Sony MDR-7506, their last good product.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
  Sony MDR-7506, their last good product.

psst

[chaz]

Kosmo's sennheisers and the Grado's are both great...I've got both.  Grado's sound better, but are a bit clunky and not very portable.  I wouln't recommend either on a plane though....their open ear design emits quite a bit of sound.
 
 Read up here http://www.headwize.com/
 and here http://www.headphone.com/

[beetsnotbeats]

Originally posted by Double Hoya:
   

Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
  Sony MDR-7506, their last good product.

psst [/b]

I stand by my statement   :p

[bigyellow100]

after some research, ive decided that its coming down to the sennheiser px100 and the akg k26p for their portability, durability, and sound to value ratio.  
 
 i have already bought the px100 and right now im waiting for the akg.  
 
 the px100 does deliver amazing sound, but im probably gonna blow out my eardrums listening to them if i use them extensively on the metro/airplane.  so im probably leaning towards getting closed ear headphones.  it also doesnt help that i think theyre kinda ugly.
 
 i went to best buy and asked if i could try the bose oe headphones on my ipod and surprisingly they allowed me to.  i wasnt too impressed.  obviously they had it hooked up to some amazing stereo system, because these bose headphones which cost $120+ more delivered about as good a sound as the px100s.
 
 ive heard good things about these akgs (and the brand in general).  ill see which one ill keep.
 
 thanks for your help guys.

[kosmo vinyl]

Are the PX200s the closed ear version of the PX100s?  
 
 I could see where closed ear would be better for blocking out noises...  I use my PX100s at very low volumes at work, but do wonder about having to turn the volume up with them when in a noisy environment.   Might have to look into a pair of the PX200s.

[chaz]

Originally posted by kosmo:
  Are the PX200s the closed ear version of the PX100s?  
 
 I could see where closed ear would be better for blocking out noises...  I use my PX100s at very low volumes at work, but do wonder about having to turn the volume up with them when in a noisy environment.   Might have to look into a pair of the PX200s.

http://www.headphone.com/products/headphones/all-headphones/sennheiser-px200.php

[Bags]

Has anyone tried the new Bose earbuds?  
 
 I've got the Sony earbuds(I'm not a real audiophile).  Just wondering if BOSE has made an advancement...

[chaz]

Generally speaking, bose is crap, at least for the money they charge.  Budget spent on adverts and marketing rather than R&D.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by bigyellow100:
  after some research, ive decided that its coming down to the sennheiser px100 and the akg k26p for their portability, durability, and sound to value ratio.  

i was thinking the same thing, what did you end up with?   i just ordered the AKGs, mainly because i wanted a closed-ear system