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Other Gear => Headphones => Topic started by: Grainger49 on October 03, 2014, 09:02:13 AM

Title: $200 And Under Crack Headphones For A Friend
Post by: Grainger49 on October 03, 2014, 09:02:13 AM

One of my buddies wants to go back to vinyl and headphones.  He says he likes to listen loud.  I'm going to build a Crack for him, he has no skills in this area. 

So I'm looking for recommendations for rocking headphones in the $200 range.

Thanks in advance.

I had hit the Crackheadphone link and it was dead.  I see it on the product page.  That is a good option.  Will it rock?

Title: Re: $200 And Under Crack Headphones For A Friend
Post by: fullheadofnothing on October 03, 2014, 09:10:22 AM

http://bottlehead.com/product/crackheadphone-kit-for-the-crack-headphone-amp/ (http://bottlehead.com/product/crackheadphone-kit-for-the-crack-headphone-amp/)

The link worked fine for me.

Title: Re: $200 And Under Crack Headphones For A Friend
Post by: Grainger49 on October 03, 2014, 09:21:40 AM

I went to the Crackheadphone folder and looked at the second sticky.  This one gives 404:

http://bottlehead.com/store.php/products/bottleheadphone-kit

Title: Re: $200 And Under Crack Headphones For A Friend
Post by: Kris on October 03, 2014, 10:14:03 AM

Beyerdynamic DT-990-Pro, 250ohm are currently on Amazon for $199+ free shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-DT-990-Pro-250-Professional-Acoustically-Applications/dp/B0011UB9CQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=aht&ie=UTF8&qid=1412367335&sr=1-1&keywords=beyerdynamic

Cheers,
Kris

Title: Re: $200 And Under Crack Headphones For A Friend
Post by: Grainger49 on October 03, 2014, 11:08:29 AM

Kris,

Great!  I'll start feeding my buddy, Steve, this information. 

Those look good and have a goodly drop in price.

Title: Re: $200 And Under Crack Headphones For A Friend
Post by: fullheadofnothing on October 03, 2014, 11:22:31 AM

It's probably worth pointing out that the Crackheadphones are $119 when ordered with a Crack.

Title: Re: $200 And Under Crack Headphones For A Friend
Post by: Grainger49 on October 03, 2014, 02:57:51 PM

Joshua,  I didn't realize that they were still available as a combo.

So thanks!  I'll start working on Steve about the combo.

Title: Re: $200 And Under Crack Headphones For A Friend
Post by: cspirou on October 30, 2014, 04:57:25 AM

I have been looking for affordable high impedance headphones to go with the Crack and Koss is typically the only one that satisfies this requirement.

Koss MV1 (http://"http://www.bottlehead.com/et/whichheadphoneamp.htm")- 250 ohm
Koss Pro-4AA (http://"http://www.bottlehead.com/et/whichheadphoneamp.htm")- 250 ohm
Koss Pro-4AAT (http://"http://www.amazon.com/Koss-Pro4AAT-Titanium-Pro-Headphones/dp/B00008Z1QI")- 250 ohm
Koss Pro-4AAAT (http://"http://www.amazon.com/Koss-Pro4AAAT-Pro4AAA-Titanium-Stereophone/dp/B000JC7GEC")- 250 ohm

All of them available for less then $100. At some point I saw the Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro 250 ohm (http://Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro 250 ohm) for $150 but then I think they realized what they were selling and the price went back up to $220.

Title: Re: $200 And Under Crack Headphones For A Friend
Post by: Grainger49 on October 30, 2014, 02:56:11 PM

Steve and I had opted for the Bottleheadphone.  Then he said he didn't need another hobby about a week ago.