No matter how good the headphones are they will never be able to achieve that feeling when the music runs through your whole body and you can feel the energy in the air. Nor will headphones ever be able to give that sensation of when you feel the air around you compress on a deep bass note (so something like organs bellowing their low notes).

Yeah stuff the gameplay it's all about the audio.

hurr goon tastes just as good as grange its just smart to spend 5 bucks on goon rather then hundreds on grange hurr

If you think they taste the same, then DUH.

I just thought that this was relevant.




Myself i need to buy a moderate pair of headphones. Headphones are very fragile.

edit: i fail spoiler tagging forever.

The spoiler tag came up fine. Then it vanishes.

when it comes to questions about quality some unfortunately will never understand

I have a $5 pair of headphones/mic that does me great... when I'm at the computer. A dongle to convert them to wireless seems like such an obvious thing that should exist... but from what I can tell, it just doesn't :/

because wireless for an audio signal is fail

wired is always superior

Convenience be damned! Nobody likes convenience. I'd MUCH rather be tethered to things, like a dog on a leash.

Kinky thoughts.

Beats By Dre Bruz....kicking that phat party bass style...like whut whut?

beats are 50 buck cans that retail to kids for 150-500 cause of a logo

Sennheiser's are da best bra

i think most headphones are all the same, only diference is what logo gets slapped on when it comes out of the factory. I'm happy with my plantronics, and i bet the're as good as most 60-90 dollar headsets.

They are pretty good, I've had a pair of HD 202 for years and to me they are pretty good qaulity for the price.They are ridiculously cheap these days.

its like gung said: cans are ok for certain specific things but you need a full stereo set up to really enjoy music. Music has to be felt on the skin so it soaks into your pores

Yep, headphones are all good for music and blocking out sound, say if your on a plane or it's late and you don't want to **** off the neighbours.
I remember cranking up my old mans system with his Led Zeppelin or Jimmy Hendrix on vynil when the olds weren't home, **** would shake off the shelves and walls, the windows would pulsate and the dogs would bark.
But nothings better than live music with good musicians backed up by good technicians with quality set ups.
Being able to feel music through your body is what it's all about.

just like the "music" he now "produces".

I bought my kids a couple of pairs of Corsair Vengeance 1500's and they are super comfortable and they sound good. I'm comparing them to my Beyerdynamic MMX 300's which cost almost four times as much and they come up bloody well in comparison.
Highly recommended for $93

review here http://www.cnet.com.au/corsair-vengeanc ... 335803.htm

rulez, what headphones would you recommend for a budget of $200-$250

$250 headphones aren't good, you'll have to spend at least $600 with a good headphone amp and dac to back it up.

only really plan on using these when travelling so...

Travelling? Maybe canalphones may be better if you want some isolation. http://www.mp4nation.net/brainwavz-earp ... -earphones

These are also pretty good for price http://www.logitechshop.com.au/ultimate ... hones.html but like most single armature phones they aren't bassy phones.

You kind of have to be more specific with what you want. Do you want isolation? comfortable? bass? highs? portable?

NEXUS6 id advise going somewhere and trying on a bunch, taking your own music along (no compressed **** like mp3s tho) and buying the one that best fits and sounds good to you

oh and dont be a ***** and shop online for "best price" after you have used a shops demo stock to pick what you like

I went into a JB HiFi that has a range available to demo but they wont let you hook up your own music so I was stuck with the demo tracks that are preset, the problem is they have loads of headphones but only some of them can be demoed, including every Beats by Dre headphone, which I’ve already decided are not worth the premium price. There was a pair of Sennheiser PX360’s that was collapsible and seemed good for traveling but they weren’t available for demo. Some of the Sennheisers that i could demo sounded great but just weren't travel friendly ie had really long cables or were too bulky.
Anyone know other places that will have headphones available for demo other than JB Hifi in Adelaide?

JB HiFi is not a HiFi store

please don't ever say "i went into a hi fi store,,," if the store you went in to was a JB

and lol Adelaide. You poor bastard. No wonder you are stuck with JB.

My advice is Go to another state and visit its capital and go to a store there. Think very hard about moving permanently.

These canalphones have good bass for canals and are just generally good overall.

http://headphones.com.au/psingle?productID=389

I bought these blind after much reading and they are pretty much what I was expecting so am very happy with them.

well that figures ;p

Never been keen on putting things in my ear canals, except ear plugs and only those soft foam squishy ones, good thing they come with;

I never said "i went into a hi fi store..." its just, you know, JB has it in their brand name.
Are you trying to imply Sennheiser headphones would sound better from a more "HiFi" worthy retailer??

nexus ur a **** but you know that

i suggestted u go somewhere to audition headphones. You said you went to JB. I just wanted to make sure you were also aware of the fact that JB is **** and only **** would shop their for any serious kit.

As for Sennheiser,,, yes they can make good cans - mostly for the professional not domestic retail environment. The majority of Sennheiser you get on the domestic market are crap.

The crap ones are only made so people who are **** can pay for a set a cans with a logo on them and then they can go tell everyone they have that logo on their **** cans and feel like more of a ****

So the allocated budget of $200-$250 indicated to you that i was after some "serious kit"?

Of course when i proposed the question i knew full well you would be unable to provide an answer along the lines of: "well example a are good, and ive heard good things about example b, but for my money i would go with example c"

No that wouldn't be good enough for bookz.
Instead we get the usual:...****

What Bookz says about Sennheiser is true although even at the professional/studio grade they have lost a lot of ground to competition. I would generally stay away from Sennheiser these days.

I still recommend the Atrios - yes they have a rock-orientation sound to it but I believe that is rather advantageous. In my experience good rock-aimed speakers and headphones perform average at worst for all kinds of music.

ya gung the senn brand is really just coasting along these days resting on the brand name from yesterday

and yeah nexus because going somewhere good and making your own mind up is really bad advice

****

its ok rulez i never planned on taking your advice seriously, i just cant resist trolling you over audio tech

Where can I go in melbs to audition some really good headphones, bookz?

just google high end audio Melbourne or similar

there should be some good stores there: look at websites look at brands do your homework ring a few places and chat to the sales person on the phone ask some advice and if you get on well with the people on the phone - ie. they are not pushy or mean then arrange a visit to go see the store

go in to the store and again take your time. if the store is just make a sale make a sale and gtfo then its not a good hi fi store

and nexus the "i was just trolling all along" meme,,, ok then

I have Sennheiser HD 518( you can see ot http://audioaddiction.com.au/au/prices/ ... 3/547.html) and I think they are great. You don't need as much volume as they block out more ambient sound and the quality is great.

In my opinion they're the perfect earphones for an mp3 player.

"mp3 player"

mhmm

They are awesome hey I picked up a set a month or so back after my buds couldn't silence some rather loud school children on my train ride home.

Also splurged and picked up a Xonar Essence STX. The thing is awesome, high quality inbuilt headphone amp and swap able opamps. Being a uni student I can order a bunch of free samples from a bunch of companies so it's good to play around with.

has anyone had anything to do with the Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Omega headset?

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?mai ... googlebase


so far thinking its a better set then most of the turtle beach and logitechs
mainly the PS3 & Xbox connectivity and less drop outs...

any experiences?

Xonar Essence STX: yes - but very entry DAC but surprisingly decent for the price

headphones made by PC sound company: no

Ive been put off USB powered headsets because they just seem to not work properly or they stuff up, i currently have the Razer Cacharias with the 3.5mm jacks accompanied with the trusty asus xonar dg 5.1's... its fantastic, usb powered headsets will never match the quality of even a low end soundcard such as the xonar dg.

Some PC brands actually have good headphones like the Creative Aurvana Live, there's a massive fan base for them

popular does not always equal quality - there are a **** ton of consoles users out there but that doesn't mean consoles are a quality gaming experience

and PC sound company doesn't always equal bad audio, like a lot of electronics the internal components are usually sourced from other manufacturers so the brand itself can have a lot of variation in quality like the CALs, the drivers they use are from Fostex, they're a big company in pro audio

i know fostex and general pro audio is a step up from the general computer audio hardware but it isnt high end