Headphones/Earphones

Just curious, what do people have, and how good are they? I have Denon C751's & D1001's, along with Grado SR-60's. I'm thinking of going up to the next tier, I have Ultrasone HFI-780's in mind right now.

headphones are for whites. get a system.

I use cheap ones for most of my listening

Sony Studio ones for good sound. They cost me like 70 like 7 years ago and still sound as good and work.

Steve wrote:

headphones are for whites. get a system.

Well Jason IS White, and people use headphones for iPod's.

Umm I use the Skull Candy Ink'd headphone. Noise canceling, loud, and last a long time for only being 10 bucks. Best luck I've had with headphones.

KJ Styles wrote:

Steve wrote:

headphones are for whites. get a system.

Well Jason IS White, and people use headphones for iPod's.

I'm not white.

Well up till today I was using sennheiser px100s, which have great sound quality. Unfortunately they also have a straight jack, and after about 11 months of running with them, the cords began to fray at the connector and come loose, causing me to lose sound in the right channel. I just bought some Koss PortaPros from amazon. They have an l or elbow jack, so hopefully they will work out. Look really strange though.

Happy Birthday!

Southern Rap Pro wrote:

Happy Birthday!

Lol thanks

My Sony's have a straight jack by the way

Used them to DJ for 3 years - grabbed them by the cord - dropped them - used them as a laptop phones - placed the weight of the laptop on the jack for hours by accident - etc. etc. etc. - not a problem.

Used to have koss though years ago - liked the sound.. let me know how those portapros hold up

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these are the ones I have.. built like a tank, bulky though...

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these are the ones I have.. built like a tank, bulky though...

Those look like professional headphones, and the jack looks like it could handle some wear and tear. Here are the sennheiser headphones I had, big difference in the jacks:

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Of course, they were cheap too.

I doubt i could run a lot in those Sony ones, but they look nice.

I have some cheap behind the back panasonic headphones for running
they have reflectors so cars will see a line on the back of my head as they hit me.

I've never had much luck with collapsible headphones. Something about making them to fold up makes them frail. The koss were somewhat collapsable. Loved the sound, but they didn't hold up. The worst were some Titanium ones I bought at Radio Shack twice. They sounded great, but around a month after warranty the sound would always go out on one side...smh.

Southern Rap Pro wrote:

I have some cheap behind the back panasonic headphones for running
they have reflectors so cars will see a line on the back of my head as they hit me.

Haha

Damn i messed up that quote, wtf

Fixed, you were missing a [/ in front of the quote] at the end.

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these are the ones I have.. built like a tank, bulky though...

I looked at those before I got the Grado's, but I didn't need a closed design.

Esco wrote:

Umm I use the Skull Candy Ink'd headphone. Noise canceling, loud, and last a long time for only being 10 bucks. Best luck I've had with headphones.

I'm surprised by this. I copped some SkullCandy's and I think I got a good month out of them before I lstarted losing signal in the right ear. They were easily the cheapest pieces of crap I've ever used.

Like SRP, I usually use cheap Sony's. I bought a pair from K-Mart for $19 and they've lasted for a year and a half so far...

Kopasetick wrote:

Esco wrote:

Umm I use the Skull Candy Ink'd headphone. Noise canceling, loud, and last a long time for only being 10 bucks. Best luck I've had with headphones.

I'm surprised by this. I copped some SkullCandy's and I think I got a good month out of them before I lstarted losing signal in the right ear. They were easily the cheapest pieces of crap I've ever used.

Like SRP, I usually use cheap Sony's. I bought a pair from K-Mart for $19 and they've lasted for a year and a half so far...

That only happened to me with one pair, and I think they were just poorly made. After about 2 weeks they feel apart. But aside from that I've had 2 pairs last me about 5-6 months and then the most recent I've had for about 10-11, last week I lost the sound in one side.

Kopasetick wrote:

Esco wrote:

Umm I use the Skull Candy Ink'd headphone. Noise canceling, loud, and last a long time for only being 10 bucks. Best luck I've had with headphones.

I'm surprised by this. I copped some SkullCandy's and I think I got a good month out of them before I lstarted losing signal in the right ear. They were easily the cheapest pieces of crap I've ever used.

Like SRP, I usually use cheap Sony's. I bought a pair from K-Mart for $19 and they've lasted for a year and a half so far...

The sonys srp has aren't what I'd call cheap....

My friend has Dre Beats so I steal them

AFutureWithoutAPast wrote:

The sonys srp has aren't what I'd call cheap....

Oops. Terrible job clarifying on my part, man. I have Sony's, but mine are cheap. lol

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] are what I use for my PC and my iPod. They're surprisingly durable and the quality of sound is actually pretty good. Obviously, higher end 'phones will sound better, I'd assume, but these sound great. It's a great value for the price. Like I mentioned before, I'm at a year and a half with 'em and I haven't run into a problem yet.

Got some Sony "sport style" headphones (I think)...they go around the back of your neck and barely move when used outdoors. Great for yard work....which is all I ever use them for. About $50 and 10 years old. They sound very nice for what they are.

I have sennheisen ear buds for my mp3 player. They've worked very well, especially for $35.00.

The Real Real Jeru wrote:

My Sony's have a straight jack by the way

Used them to DJ for 3 years - grabbed them by the cord - dropped them - used them as a laptop phones - placed the weight of the laptop on the jack for hours by accident - etc. etc. etc. - not a problem.

Used to have koss though years ago - liked the sound.. let me know how those portapros hold up

A few weeks and they are working fine so far. Slightly less impressive sound wise when compared to the Sennheisers I had but they seem like they can hold up for at least a year or so.

since Halfy decided to revive this... got myself a pair of $50 Skully Candy Hesh. A bit bulky but god damn is that sound quality great.

Reviving this again to update SRP on how the PortaPros held up. Early in my freshman year I fell off of my bunk (I lived in a quad and I had top bunk). Can't remember why. Probably drunk. Anyway I was wearing the headphones. The right headphone broke into many pieces. I was really disappointed, and in my desperation I went to a RadioShack and bought a very expensive pair of Sony noise canceling headphones. They certainly canceled noise, but the sound quality was awful. Also, they constantly needed batteries to noise cancel. Gay. A big mistake on my part. Anyway, a few months later I got some Sennheiser PMX 60's for 30 bucks. Amazing sound quality. Pretty fucking dope for the price. I highly recommend them.

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Reviving this again to update SRP on how the PortaPros held up. Early in my freshman year I fell off of my bunk (I lived in a quad and I had top bunk). Can't remember why. Probably drunk. Anyway I was wearing the headphones. The right headphone broke into many pieces. I was really disappointed, and in my desperation I went to a RadioShack and bought a very expensive pair of Sony noise canceling headphones. They certainly canceled noise, but the sound quality was awful. Also, they constantly needed batteries to noise cancel. Gay. A big mistake on my part. Anyway, a few months later I got some Sennheiser PMX 60's for 30 bucks. Amazing sound quality. Pretty fucking dope for the price. I highly recommend them.

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I have a pair and they truly do suck. I can't even use them to make beats because they're so awful. I have to break out an old pair that only work on the left side because, even with one side failing, they still sound better.

This is what i use at home.

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Those look nice. No homo...

What's with the stooge selling a used pair for more than a new pair? lol

lol @ stooge

these have lasted me over 6 years now:

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used for djing every week for 2 of those years

dropped on concrete floors probably 100+ times... pulled and swung by the cord, etc. etc. etc. I've gone through like 5 computers in the same amount of time...smh..

Norfeest wrote:

Half wrote:

Reviving this again to update SRP on how the PortaPros held up. Early in my freshman year I fell off of my bunk (I lived in a quad and I had top bunk). Can't remember why. Probably drunk. Anyway I was wearing the headphones. The right headphone broke into many pieces. I was really disappointed, and in my desperation I went to a RadioShack and bought a very expensive pair of Sony noise canceling headphones. They certainly canceled noise, but the sound quality was awful. Also, they constantly needed batteries to noise cancel. Gay. A big mistake on my part. Anyway, a few months later I got some Sennheiser PMX 60's for 30 bucks. Amazing sound quality. Pretty fucking dope for the price. I highly recommend them.

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I have a pair and they truly do suck. I can't even use them to make beats because they're so awful. I have to break out an old pair that only work on the left side because, even with one side failing, they still sound better.

No they weren't those...I'll see if I can find them on Amazon. Probably the same quality as yours though. I'm officially done with Sony. SRP's headphones are probably dope, but I've been burned too many times. 3 sets of headphones, one that was so-so and two that sucked? Sorry, not a fan anymore.

Ah, here they are. Avoid at all costs.

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I've gotten burnt by stanton, koss, radio shack brand, etc. etc. - headphones for the most part don't last for shit and I don't mistreat em (save for the sonys). I got some wireless Sennheisers for christmas last year and those are 1000000% more lyrical than any other ones. The sound quality is second to none.

Southern Rap Pro wrote:

I've gotten burnt by stanton, koss, radio shack brand, etc. etc. - headphones for the most part don't last for shit and I don't mistreat em (save for the sonys). I got some wireless Sennheisers for christmas last year and those are 1000000% more lyrical than any other ones. The sound quality is second to none.

Yeah at this point I'm a Sennheiser stan