High-end headphones

Originally Posted by LeHah

I'm looking for something similiar - like those Bose satillite headphones you plug into your TV so you don't interrupt the rest of the house when you're watching Starship Troopers.

Do they have those things for computers? (I'd think so)

I'm guessing that you're asking about wireless headphones? Sennheiser makes the RS 120 and RS 130, which are both pretty good-sounding. Obviously, a good pair of regular headphones in the same price range will beat them quite handily in terms of sound quality, but then you have to worry about cords and sitting close to the TV set, and a lot of high-end headphones need at least some amplification. They use standard RCA connectors, so you can hook them straight to a DVD player, or to a computer with a $2 adapter.

Oh, and since Megalith brought it up, Grados aren't even that good IMHO. They're OK sounding, but they aren't detailed at all, and they still use 20-year-old design and materials. I'd much rather buy a pair of Sennheisers or AKGs, especially now that the AKG K501 and Sennheiser HD280 Pro are both selling for about half of their original list price.

oh wait, I did buy a pair of K501s. ^^

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Originally Posted by Arainach

Grados are an acquired taste.

You really think so? I always thought that Grados were very appealing to people who've never heard high-end sound equipment before, since they have the basic tonal qualities of regular old stereo equipment, except better. The SR-60 and SR-80 are certaintly fun little rock headphones, at the very least...lots of mid-bass and treble impact, even if they won't win any awards for clarity or low/high extension.

Something like the K501 seems more of an acquired taste to me, since it has a tonal balance that's way off from what most mid-fi systems sound like. Plus, they're stupidly picky about sources and absolutely need amplification. I have a pair and love them, but I'm sure my roommates, who wanted more bass than a pair of Pioneer speakers with 12" woofers could provide, would hate them for their lack of bass impact.

I did set them down the path to redemption with a pair of PX100's, though. ^^

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