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I need some sennheiser 580 grade headphones that can't be heard from
2-3 feet.
580 arrived today and sound great but I can hear them when my wife is
listening to some stuff.
Is there something with about that sound quality that seals the sound
better so that whoever is
next to the listener can have some peace and quiet?

Thank you!

[Chris Malcolm]

wrote:

I need some sennheiser 580 grade headphones that can't be heard from
2-3 feet.
580 arrived today and sound great but I can hear them when my wife is
listening to some stuff.
Is there something with about that sound quality that seals the sound
better so that whoever is
next to the listener can have some peace and quiet?

It's much easier to stop the sound getting in your ears than it is to
stop it escaping from your wife's headphones. A cheap pair of
ear-protectors for power tool operators should do that job very well
indeed. It costs a lot more to get open headphone quality from closed.

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Chris Malcolm wrote:
wrote:

I need some sennheiser 580 grade headphones that can't be heard from
2-3 feet.
580 arrived today and sound great but I can hear them when my wife is
listening to some stuff.
Is there something with about that sound quality that seals the sound
better so that whoever is
next to the listener can have some peace and quiet?

It's much easier to stop the sound getting in your ears than it is to
stop it escaping from your wife's headphones. A cheap pair of
ear-protectors for power tool operators should do that job very well
indeed. It costs a lot more to get open headphone quality from closed.

I need a second set anyway and there is NO way my second pair will be
open.

[Andy Katz]

On 23 Sep 2006 14:03:35 GMT, wrote:

Chris Malcolm wrote:
wrote:

I need some sennheiser 580 grade headphones that can't be heard from
2-3 feet.
580 arrived today and sound great but I can hear them when my wife is
listening to some stuff.
Is there something with about that sound quality that seals the sound
better so that whoever is
next to the listener can have some peace and quiet?

It's much easier to stop the sound getting in your ears than it is to
stop it escaping from your wife's headphones. A cheap pair of
ear-protectors for power tool operators should do that job very well
indeed. It costs a lot more to get open headphone quality from closed.

I need a second set anyway and there is NO way my second pair will be
open.

Have you tried IEMs, inner ear monitors? I've never owned a 580, but I
did recently have a Senn 595 and from that I would think the Etymotic
ER 4s (priced similarly if you shop around) would be sonically
compatable--detailed, "forward" sounding. Sound leak is absolutely
zero (I use my Etymotics in bed after my wife goes to sleep; years
back when I had some Sony MDR V6s she could actually hear those,
turned way down;-) and passive isolation is outstanding.

If you can't go IEM, the old MDR V6 is well thought of. You can still
find them on ebay. I had mine nearly 15 years ago, so I can't really
compare them with Sennheiser or Grado, which I use or used today.

AKG also makes some good closed phones, but I've never tried them.
http://www.headfi.org is a great place to get information, opinions,
etc., on anything regarding headphonics.

Andy Katz

[Vinyl Rules!]

Sennheiser makes a great sealed headphone that is being used by more
and more studios.

The model number is the HD280, and I've seen it as low as $59 (I bought
a pair from ecost.com at this price right after they were first
introduced - I think they now want $89 or $99 for them). Retail is
$200, and most of its parts are user replacable.

The spec sheet that comes with it claims to reduce the ambient noise
level by about 30dB as well.

They are rugged and I find them comfortable, but everyone's head is a
different shape ;-)

You can probably find some reviews on them if you google the model
number and the Sennheiser name.

I also have a pair of Beyer DT990Pro's (They are older DT990Pro's - The
current DT990Pro is much more cheaply built and not the same headphone
and does not sound nearly as good as the older model, IMHO) and a pair
of Sennheiser HD600's: I find the HD280's be be very close in sound
quality to both of these most excellent headphones, but not quite as
good. My preference is for the DT990Pro's with the HD600's a very close
second.

There is no noise leakage from the HD280 so this is a headphone you
should consider.

wrote:
I need some sennheiser 580 grade headphones that can't be heard from
2-3 feet.
580 arrived today and sound great but I can hear them when my wife is
listening to some stuff.
Is there something with about that sound quality that seals the sound
better so that whoever is
next to the listener can have some peace and quiet?

Thank you!

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Vinyl Rules! wrote:
Sennheiser makes a great sealed headphone that is being used by more
and more studios.

The model number is the HD280, and I've seen it as low as $59 (I bought
a pair from ecost.com at this price right after they were first
introduced - I think they now want $89 or $99 for them). Retail is
$200, and most of its parts are user replacable.

The spec sheet that comes with it claims to reduce the ambient noise
level by about 30dB as well.

They are rugged and I find them comfortable, but everyone's head is a
different shape ;-)

You can probably find some reviews on them if you google the model
number and the Sennheiser name.

I also have a pair of Beyer DT990Pro's (They are older DT990Pro's - The
current DT990Pro is much more cheaply built and not the same headphone
and does not sound nearly as good as the older model, IMHO) and a pair
of Sennheiser HD600's: I find the HD280's be be very close in sound
quality to both of these most excellent headphones, but not quite as
good. My preference is for the DT990Pro's with the HD600's a very close
second.

There is no noise leakage from the HD280 so this is a headphone you
should consider.

Ordered HD280s in silver. One report on pricegrabber says I need to
break
them in by playing music very loud (I assume the phones should be off
the head :-)
Do I really need to do that or the guy was pulling the leg of newbies
like myself?
If I do then for how long? Overnight?

[bob]

wrote:
Ordered HD280s in silver. One report on pricegrabber says I need to
break
them in by playing music very loud (I assume the phones should be off
the head :-)
Do I really need to do that or the guy was pulling the leg of newbies
like myself?

He probably wasn't pulling your leg, because he probably believes it
himself. But it's still twaddle.

bob

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Andy Katz wrote:
On 23 Sep 2006 14:03:35 GMT, wrote:


AKG also makes some good closed phones, but I've never tried them.
http://www.headfi.org is a great place to get information, opinions,
etc., on anything regarding headphonics.

Just ordered AKG K 271 Studio.
HD280 Silver arrived today and sound good except the padding on
headband is too thin.
Not very comfortable :-(