Headphones for Ipod

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Any suggestions for effecient closed headphones for an Ipod around
$150-$200
kevin

[Arny Krueger]

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> Any suggestions for effecient closed headphones for an
> Ipod around $150-$200

Sennheiser HD 580.

[GregS]

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>> Any suggestions for effecient closed headphones for an
>> Ipod around $150-$200
>
>Sennheiser HD 580.

Audio Technica ATH-A700

[David Grant]

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> Any suggestions for effecient closed headphones for an Ipod around
> $150-$200
> kevin
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Standard Ipod earbuds with hearing protection overtop. Highly Fashionable.



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[Richard Crowley]

"David Grant" wrote ...
> kevin wrote ...
>> Any suggestions for effecient closed headphones for an Ipod around
>> $150-$200
>>
> Standard Ipod earbuds with hearing protection overtop. Highly Fashionable.

I guess Kevin asked only for efficiency and "closed".
OTOH, if he had asked for something that sounded good....

[David Grant]

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> I guess Kevin asked only for efficiency and "closed".
> OTOH, if he had asked for something that sounded good....

Are you suggesting there's an assumption I should have made? ;)



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I hear Grado SR 60's were good
kevin

[Scott Dorsey]

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>I hear Grado SR 60's were good

They are excellent headphones, BUT they don't block out external sounds
very well, and they are low-Z loads that are difficult for cheap headphone
drive stages to handle. The Ipod is probably going to be a lot happier
with a higher impedance headphone.
--scott

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Any Suggestions Scott?

[GregS]

In article >, (Scott Dorsey) wrote:
> > wrote:
>>I hear Grado SR 60's were good
>
>They are excellent headphones, BUT they don't block out external sounds
>very well, and they are low-Z loads that are difficult for cheap headphone
>drive stages to handle. The Ipod is probably going to be a lot happier
>with a higher impedance headphone.

I got my set of ATH-AD700's and found out the pads do not touch the ears.
The pads fit around the ears. Comparing the Grado's with the Audio Technica's,
well, you can't. The head vice gets in the way of listening.
Its the ATH-A700 with the closed backs.

greg

[Scott Dorsey]

> wrote:
>Any Suggestions Scott?

Not really, since headphones are really such a personal thing. Lots of
folks like the Sony MDR-V6, which is easy to drive but very pitched up
on top. I find them intolerable for casual listening but they are great
for trying to hear tape edits. Lots of folks like the Beyer DT-100 series
phones, which do a good job of blocking out outside sound but seem a little
gritty on top to me.

The Etymotics are hard to beat for sound quality and isolation, but they
leave my ears sore if I wear them for long periods of time. And they are
expensive.

Sennheiser made a whole line of decent-sounding headphones with good
padding and isolation and fairly high input Z, although the ones I have
tried have all been discontinued. I think it would definitely be worth
giving an audition to their latest line, though.

I really wish manufacturers would spend a little more effort and money into
decent headphone amp stages. Yeah, I know that means a larger battery and
a heavier box, but it really makes a difference.
--scott
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[Arny Krueger]

"Scott Dorsey" > wrote in message


> The Etymotics are hard to beat for sound quality and
> isolation, but they leave my ears sore if I wear them for
> long periods of time. And they are expensive.

There are a lot of people who really don't like the way Etys sound, myself
included. I'd take a pair of Shure E3s any day. I own both them and a pair
of Etys. However, for the money its hard to beat the Futuresonics earphones.

Comfort versus bass response with IEM's is usually a matter of getting the
right tips.

[Karl Winkler]

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> Any suggestions for effecient closed headphones for an Ipod around
> $150-$200
> kevin

Check out the Sennheiser HD-25 SP.

Karl Winkler
http://www.giovanniquartet.com
http://www.karlwinkler.com

[Arny Krueger]

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> I hear Grado SR 60's were good

I had a pair, but they didn't ring my bell or last very long. Comfort is a
big issue.

[Pat]

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> Any suggestions for effecient closed headphones for an Ipod around
> $150-$200

Any specific reason for headphones rather than earphones? I use Etymotic
ER6 earphones with my iPod. They're in your price range (a little
cheaper than the Etymotic ER4s) and they pretty much completely seal
your ear canal.

The ER6 are 48 ohms.

Etymotic also make the ER6i, which are 16 ohms, have a hyped
low-frequency response, and are available in white.

http://www.etymotic.com

http://earplugstore.com

[david correia]

In article >,
(Scott Dorsey) wrote:

> > wrote:
> >I hear Grado SR 60's were good
>
> They are excellent headphones, BUT they don't block out external sounds
> very well, and they are low-Z loads that are difficult for cheap headphone
> drive stages to handle. The Ipod is probably going to be a lot happier
> with a higher impedance headphone.
> --scott
>
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."




I always bring a Grado headphone on vacation to listen to my kids' ipods
with - I sure ain't gonna use their ear goopy podphones. The 2 ipods
I've plugged the Grado's (80 & 125) into sounded plenty nice.




David Correia
www.Celebrationsound.com

[loco]

wrote:

> Any suggestions for effecient closed headphones for an Ipod around
> $150-$200

Ultrasone DJ1

-andrejs

[Ken Winokur]

I like having a pair of earbuds in my computer bag all the time. It's
a pain carrying around big headphones. I bought the $40 version that
Apple sells. These are different from the ones that come with the Ipod
and much better. They are pretty comfortable with their rubber cups
instead of the hard plastic buttons. They sound pretty good as well.
I tried the cheaper Koss and the slightly more expensive Sony's and
found that I could never listen to them. The Apple ones are very
pleasant sounding. They do a good job of cutting out exterior sounds
as well.