Headphones for PC

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-08-09 01:57am

I'd like to buy a set of quality headphones to use at night with my computer, any recommendations?

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2003-08-09 05:40am

I used to have Jensen headphones, but they went out of business. Now I use Koss UR-20 headphones. They're okay if you don't want to spend $70+ for the top of the line.

Post by **Gandalf** » 2003-08-09 06:59am

I use Phillips SBC HP160. They're pretty good.

Post by **Dalton** » 2003-08-09 07:04am

I got a pair of Panasonic stereo headphones, model RP-HT355 (back when I had a radio class). Quite good headphones - at least, before my sister started chewing on the cord.

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-08-10 12:20am

I got a pair of Koss UR-15C headphones from Wal-mart (my earbuds were going south because the wiring on the right bud was coming apart) for $17. They came with a pair of ear buds for free. The headphones are like the old stereo headphones from the 70's with the foam padding, which make for added comfort. The sound quality is about the same as my $20 Plantronic headset that I got from CompUSA 2 years ago. Apparently Koss has resolved the wiring issue mentioned above. Both the headphones and the earbuds have a lifetime warranty. (as did my earbuds, but I forgot about it at the time.

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I highly recommend these headphones.

Ypoknons · Post by **Ypoknons** » 2003-08-10 12:26am

Try www.headphone.com and www.head-fi.com . These are the so-called big sites for reviews and opinions.

Koss has plenty of awesome ones. Sennheiser and Grado too. How much are you willing to spend?

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-10 12:31am

What's your price range? We can make some good suggestions once we know that. Aerius also knows quite a bit about headphones.

Back when they were on sale (50% off), I purchased some Koss PortaPros for my siblings. They're wonderful, but a bit pricey at $50 apiece retail. The SportaPro uses the same driver but somewhat cheaper encloser and is $30.

EDIT: Headphone.com has a section on 'cheap headphones' as well, it'd be good to check that out.

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-08-10 01:07am

I think "cheap" is a good price range.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-10 01:25pm

StarshipTitanic wrote:I think "cheap" is a good price range.

Well, then look on Headphone.com's "cheap" section

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2003-08-10 05:43pm

My Sony MDR-V6 headphones are worth every penny of the $75 I paid for them.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-08-10 06:53pm

StarshipTitanic wrote:I think "cheap" is a good price range.

An actual dollar figure would be needed here, because people like me tend to say that anything under 80 bucks is cheap when it comes to headphones.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-10 07:08pm

aerius wrote:An actual dollar figure would be needed here, because people like me tend to say that anything under 80 bucks is cheap when it comes to headphones.

Yes, but you have a Gilmore amp and HD580s

/me desperately wants DT880s...

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2003-08-10 07:30pm

phongn wrote:Yes, but you have a Gilmore amp and HD580s

/me desperately wants DT880s...

Two Gilmore amps, HD580's and HD495's. Of course the Gilmore amps were DIY ones which cut the cost drastically, and I'm still stuck with a craptacular 2nd hand Panasonic CD/DVD player as my source.

It's only a matter of time before the DT880's fall into your hands, cash shortage is only a temporary cure for upgrade-itis

StarshipTitanic · Post by **StarshipTitanic** » 2003-08-10 07:34pm

aerius wrote:
StarshipTitanic wrote:I think "cheap" is a good price range.
An actual dollar figure would be needed here, because people like me tend to say that anything under 80 bucks is cheap when it comes to headphones.

40, then, at the most.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-10 07:57pm

Sennheiser PX100 or HD457s would fit into that range, I think.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-10 08:02pm

aerius wrote:Two Gilmore amps, HD580's and HD495's. Of course the Gilmore amps were DIY ones which cut the cost drastically, and I'm still stuck with a craptacular 2nd hand Panasonic CD/DVD player as my source.

It's only a matter of time before the DT880's fall into your hands, cash shortage is only a temporary cure for upgrade-itis

I actually don't have any headphones other than some earbud Sennheiser MX300s at the moment, which aren't so great. I'll hve to be content with my Axiom M3ti speakers driven via my Rotel amp

Eventually I'll get some good headphones ... my NAD preamp should be able to drive them effectively as well. DT880s would be damn nice, though

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-08-10 08:11pm

I've got some KOSS SB-40s (great headphones with a swing down mic - perfect for OFP, America's Army, Ghost Recon and Raven Shield multiplayer). The sound quality is absofuckinglutely spectacular, the headphones are comfortable and the cord is hugely long.

The price tag is pretty high though. I paid 150 Australian for them. But I haven't regretted it once.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-10 08:18pm

weemadando wrote:The price tag is pretty high though. I paid 150 Australian for them. But I haven't regretted it once.

Hrm, Amazon.com has them for $25.95 US...

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-08-10 09:01pm

phongn wrote:
weemadando wrote:The price tag is pretty high though. I paid 150 Australian for them. But I haven't regretted it once.
Hrm, Amazon.com has them for $25.95 US...

This was also 2 years ago.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-08-10 11:33pm

Ahh, now it makes sense. Koss tends to reduce their prices on headphones over time (well, not on all their stuff, but I digress).

Vertigo1 · Post by **Vertigo1** » 2003-08-12 01:37am

Koss UR15

Heres a picture of the one I recommended earlier in the thread.

Dress thy links - Phong

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-08-12 01:50am

DRESS THY LINK!

Post by **weemadando** » 2003-08-12 09:07am

Well, it would appear that in the act of pulling out the headphones (accidentally) today I've loosed the connection between them and my GTXP box. Time for surgery.

Damn it. Damn it to hell.