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Grex > Music2 > #210: oddie searches for headphones | |
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krj
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response 8 of 11:
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Nov 8 17:44 UTC 1999 |
resp:6 :: Interesting, I've never heard of cheap Sennheiser phones.
I've liked their more expensive headphones for many years, we currently
have three pairs of them, and I've worn out at least two other pairs
over the decades.
For cheap headphones, Leslie and I have long been partial to the
Sonys which sit lightly on top of the ear. Sony still makes that
design to sell with Walkman tape and CD players, but they no longer
sell them independently. The headphones designed for separate sale
are now much bulkier and less comfortable. We are very bummed,
and we're looking for a new reliable choice in cheap headphones,
the sort of headphones you drag around in a backpack and beat to
pieces in a year or two.
Personal taste seems to affect headphone choice more than any other
piece of stereo equipment. I've never liked Koss, because Koss'
designs tend towards a very heavy bass sound; I find the Sennheiser
and Sony sound lighter and better balanced.
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lumen
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response 9 of 11:
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Nov 9 01:19 UTC 1999 |
I must be a basshead, then.
I've been meaning to check out hmm..it's Panasonic's new
headphone/personal CD player combo-- I forget what it's called, but it
was put on the market just recently. The headphones have a separate
unit that vibrates the back of your neck.
That's an interesting concept, since low frequencies below about 400 Hz
aren't heard by the eardrum, but a bone near the inner ear.
I have a pair of Aiwa headphones that were about $20-- not exactly
cheap, but the best I'd found at the time for personal-size sound
systems. The range is incredible-- 5Hz to 20,000kHz. Since the wiring
is oxygen-free copper, the impedance was fairly low overall (probably
put in the midrange), and the plug is gold-plated, it performs pretty
well for small headphones. You can keep the volume low and still get
good clarity.
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goose
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response 10 of 11:
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Nov 11 20:40 UTC 1999 |
Note: Koss makes most Radio Shack headphones.
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oddie
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response 11 of 11:
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Dec 30 05:06 UTC 1999 |
apologies in advance for any bad spelling & lack of capitals, i am typing this
one-handed since I broke my thumb skiing 2 days ago. I got the Jensen
headphones (after waiting a day because amazon said they were sold out, must
be a popular item). They are good, but not perfect; the main problem I
findwith them is in the treble; it's not exactly that the treble itself is
too soft, but it can get a bit drowned out by the bass sometimes. I need
a "digital mega treble" button were everybopdy else has the bass boost one.
;) otherwise good, comfortable (they are "cup" style, closing around
your ears and thus shutting out some ambient noise); the single cord is
good, as it can't get knotted up as double cords can when you lug the
phones around in a backpack all day. And the volume control is handy,
especially for someone like me whose discman's in-built one is broken.
I'd give them a 4/5.
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