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wHATcOLOR 09-15-2012 12:29 AM

quick! amazon sales tax in CA kicks in soon. need to buy headphones
 
any recommendations?

EDIT: NO EARBUDS PLEASE

MusicMan4 09-15-2012 12:30 AM

YO!

YOURE A FUCKIN OLD MAN

jeff O))) 09-15-2012 12:30 AM

these are the only thing that touch my ears:

http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica...7683431&sr=1-1

MusicMan4 09-15-2012 12:31 AM

NICE TRENCHCOAT

MusicMan4 09-15-2012 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeff O))) (Post 3911277)
these are the only thing that touch my ears:

http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica...7683431&sr=1-1

HEY

MY COCK JUST TOUCHED YOUR EAR

MusicMan4 09-15-2012 12:32 AM

nice hat, you motherfucker

butthurt 09-15-2012 12:36 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Stereo-...rds=headphones

jeff O))) 09-15-2012 12:38 AM

that made me laugh way too much

MusicMan4 09-15-2012 12:39 AM

nice kickflip you son of a bitch

wHATcOLOR 09-15-2012 12:41 AM

this is my leading contender, based on high user ratings: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

jeff O))) 09-15-2012 12:43 AM

yeah honestly can't go wrong with those

Eulogy 09-15-2012 12:43 AM

why no ear buds? i have some klipsch ear buds and they are spectacular.

wHATcOLOR 09-15-2012 12:50 AM

cause they hurt my damn ears

Dogfighter28 09-15-2012 12:52 AM

You hurt my damn rats

wHATcOLOR 09-15-2012 12:53 AM

i never buy anything.. trying to think of other things to buy. anyone like dominoes? i want a nice set

butthurt 09-15-2012 01:01 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Ches...rds=lego+chess

butthurt 09-15-2012 01:03 AM

http://www.amazon.com/Remo-Djembe-Dr...eywords=djembe

wHATcOLOR 09-15-2012 01:22 AM

im buying the battlestar gallactica board game

redbreegull 09-15-2012 01:29 AM

is noise cancelling a must? for 100 bucks you can get Grado SR 80s. probably the best sounding headphones around for that price, but it's open ear technology.

wHATcOLOR 09-15-2012 01:31 AM

i don't know anything about noise cancelling, open ear, etc. im very ignorant on the topic

Trotskilicious 09-15-2012 01:32 AM

ear buds aren't as good as head phones

Dogfighter28 09-15-2012 01:33 AM

get a nice turntable instead

and some bookshelf or stand up speakers for it

ohnoitsbonnie 09-15-2012 07:14 AM

Koss porta pros

ohnoitsbonnie 09-15-2012 07:20 AM

They're cheap and work pretty well but those ones you linked are good too so just get those

teh b0lly!!1 09-15-2012 09:28 AM

i'd look into senheiser

really wicked earphones, and they're pretty diverse price range wise so you're likely to find something to suit you

redbreegull 09-15-2012 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wHATcOLOR (Post 3911361)
i don't know anything about noise cancelling, open ear, etc. im very ignorant on the topic

basically noise cancelling means the people around you can't hear what you are listening to. If you do a lot of music listening on the bus or something, noise cancelling is probably the way to go. Open ear is the opposite. If you turn your music up loud, the guy sitting next to you is going to be able to hear it. They aren't really feasible for listening to music around others unless you keep the volume way down. Open ear supposedly produces more natural sound with higher fidelity, and you can usually turn the music up way loud before you get any sort of distortion. I'm not really a hardcore audiophile so I'm not sure if there is actual audible merit to this, but it is what I have always heard.

Anyway, yeah, Grado Prestige Series SR 80s sound beautiful. I've never owned a more expensive pair than this affordable hundred dollar set, but when I went to the audio place to pick them out, I couldn't discern a significant difference in sound quality with the higher end models until you get into the $350-500 price range.

http://www.amazon.com/Grado-Prestige...ds=grado+sr+80

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

Eulogy 09-15-2012 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redbreegull (Post 3911464)
basically noise cancelling means the people around you can't hear what you are listening to.

no it doesn't

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise-c...ing_headphones

mxzombie 09-15-2012 12:49 PM

don't listen to redbreegull. noise cancelling headphones work by monitoring outside noise and producing an inverted, delayed copy of that through the earphone so that some of the noise making its way through your headphones and into your ears is cancelled. they don't project that inverted signal outward.

open-ear headphones are good for listening in quiet environments where you're not likely to disturb anyone else. they are not good for isolation. i imagine they produce a clearer sound because they are open to the air and can equalize front/back pressure relatively quickly

Trotskilicious 09-15-2012 12:56 PM

lol @ rbg

slunken 09-15-2012 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wHATcOLOR (Post 3911329)
i never buy anything.. trying to think of other things to buy. anyone like dominoes? i want a nice set

i do! buy vintage.


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