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Other Gear => Headphones => Topic started by: Beerfab on March 10, 2021, 04:58:05 PM
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Looking to get my first set of headphones. Any suggestions? Like to keep it under $500 since I don’t really know if it will be my thing. I was thinking of a used pair of Koss esp9’s.
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Koss, you starting a headphone museum?
If you never owened headphones, or even know if you will like them, then start with a pair of HD600/650s for a couple of hundred bucks. Just my 2c's.
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I'll second the HD600/650. If you don't like them you can sell them in about 5 minutes.
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What do you think about Bluetooth headphones, are there any problems with the sound quality? I'm thinking about HD 450BT
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Yes, sound quality will be negatively impacted by using Bluetooth. If you need the wireless functionality, then it's certainly the way to go. If the cord isn't a big deal, then you're better off keeping it.
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I have Sennheiser RS185 wireless headphones for tv/movies and for music during my too rare workouts. They sound surprisingly good for wireless. To my ears, their sound signature is very much like the HD6XX.
cheers, Derek
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I was seeing a Youtube review of Grado Hemp (which are excellent btw. Bottlehead S3X with Grado Hemp is such an addictive combo) .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofWyR-ABLIA&t=44s
Anyways there were a lot of good things mentioned there about the wireless Grado GW100. Perhaps it might fit your needs. Worth checking out..