Suggestions for Headphones? <3 -- Ami~'s Journal -- Fur Affinity [dot] net

Suggestions for Headphones? <3

11 years ago



^{Deviant Art! |  Weasyl! | Pixiv! | Ink Bunny! | SoFurry!}

♥♥♥
So, I'm sitting here working on my daily doodle, and all I can think about now is how much my headphones are squishing my ears. So I'm taking a little break.

Now, I like a good over-ear pair of headphones, but what I am using now just isn't that kind to me any more. I believe I made a journal about these, like, a year ago when I got them, about how I liked the sound quality. But, anyway, They squish my ears too much over a long period of time, so by the end of the day, my ears hurt.
(I'm using a pair of Turtle Beach 5.1's by the way )
So, after a little while my ears hurt and I have to take them off. Which is is no fun, because I don't like listening to my things though speakers, because I don't really care for room noise and I don't want other people to be annoyed with the noise coming from my room.

So,
What are some good headphones, for someone who's a borderline audiophile, that I should maybe look for? I don't really want to spend too much on them, but I still want good quality sound and something that's comfortable to wear all day if needed to.

I also have a pair of Sony Extra Bass Headphones which are, perhaps over priced, but are nice and very comfortable, though the quality of the sound isn't as good. I find it's a little too bassy and not as crisp and clear when I want it to be. I'd use those, but the cord isn't long enough to wrap around the whole desk to be on the right side of it

TL;DR
So, yeah, what are some good quality, comfortable over-ear headphones which also have a long-ish cord? (If they have a cord, that is.)

I hope you guys are all doing well^^
I'mma get back to doodling<3

♥♥♥

 Commission status: Stand By 

*** COMMISSION INFO***

↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑

26 Comments

ACBradley ~acbradley

Digital Artist

11 years ago

The higher-end Logitech ones have never done me any harm, I've got a G35 myself. Pretty expensive, but you do get what you pay for (and you get pause / play and next / previous on the left ear, too, so you can pretend you're a 90s cyborg).

Ami~ ~oonami

Empress of the Eternal Nut Stash

11 years ago

Does the little microphone thing come off, cause I really don't care for that?

ACBradley ~acbradley

Digital Artist

11 years ago

No, sadly not, it only folds up.

Ami~ ~oonami

Empress of the Eternal Nut Stash

11 years ago

aww. well, that's a shame.

KainYusanagi ~kainyusanagi

Watcher

11 years ago

I have a pair of mid-tier Logitechs, the H540s that has the microphone stick fold up, and I can say I've never encountered any issue with it being folded up; Sometimes I start talking in a chat and don't even realize it's flipped up, because I can't feel any difference- it's like it's not even there, when it comes to comfort. I had to use these headphones for work, too, and I wear glasses, but I've never had a problem with these- something that I never hought I'd say about over-ear headphones before I wore these. I've also worn the lower quality ones and while they're similar, the earpiece is a bit stiffer.

Ami~ ~oonami

Empress of the Eternal Nut Stash

11 years ago

Well, the thing is, I'm never going to use the microphone, so I don't really want to pay extra for it. I already do have a microphone ti use if I ever need one.

right now I'm kinda looking more towards Sennheiser's HD 280 Pro's and Sony's MDR7506 Pro's.
Both great quality Studio monitor headsets, and both pretty much at the most I'd want to pay for a new headset.

KainYusanagi ~kainyusanagi

Watcher

11 years ago

Those cost significantly more than what I paid for. XD But they're studio quality, so are really good at encapsulation and noise-cancelling. I've used the Sony's before, and they were really comfy. Heard good things about the Sennheiser's too; Those look like good choices to me. :3 I just wanted to let ya know if you were operating on a budget that the Logitechs aren't bad at all for sound quality, is all. Good luck and enjoy your music. ^_^

DerpDog ~derpdog

Writer ▪ Role Player ▪ Nerrr

11 years ago

Do you want just headphones? No headset/mic combo?

Ami~ ~oonami

Empress of the Eternal Nut Stash

11 years ago

Yeah? I don't like talking on mic, so preferably, I don't want them to have a mic. Or if they do, I'd want it to be removable, like the ones I'm using now are.

DerpDog ~derpdog

Writer ▪ Role Player ▪ Nerrr

11 years ago

Hm, I'm not too sure then. Logitech is the most common brand I've rolled with, but there are much better in terms of quality out there if you're just going for the phones themselves. x_X

Tiido ~tiido

Robocat

11 years ago

I use dedicated Hi-Fi use headphones, pair of Philips things for past 10 years. Excellent higher freqs reproduction, most other stuff I have tried sound really muffled (aka bassy) compared to those. Time has taken its toll on mine though : http://www.tmeeco.eu/BitShit/HeadphoneFix0.jpg
Such headphones won't have mic and other bells and whistles though, they're for just music. I cannot comment on most "computer use" things, but I have tried some supposedly higher end things (as far as cost goes) but I have been really disappointed with their sound (piss poor high freq reproduction), and many of the USB based things don't have equal-loudness based volume control requiring one to mess around with EQ settings at different volume levels or mids/highs are overblown or too quiet.

SeanCanis ~seancanis

Photographer

11 years ago

I've a nice set of Turtle Beach PX11 Ear Force headphones, has a mic on it too for gaming / skype calls etc. They're pretty damn comfortorable, you can wear them for long durations of time. It has a very long cord yes, but it splits to a usb and then a red and white cable so it allows you to plug it into your gaming console aswell as the computer so all the sound from both platforms may converge into your ears, has a box on the cord too that alows you to alter the volumes of either source. It's suited only for domestic use, I wouldn't attempt to go about plugging it into an adaptor for an mp3 player as such, it'll be too fiddly and you'll look a bit silly :V

Ami~ ~oonami

Empress of the Eternal Nut Stash

11 years ago

This is just going to be used for my desktop. I don't like to voice chat so of it has a microphone, I would prefer that it was removable.

With that said build quality has to be good too. I don't like headphones the are all plasticky and feel cheep. I want them to last. Sound quality has to be good too.

The turtle beach ones I have we're nice. It's light weight and mostly made of metal instead of plastic they don't feel like they would break any time soon. It's the cushions that are worn out and I'd just replace those if not for the speakers that are starting to go out as well.

Turtle beach as done me good so far so I won't exclude them as I keep looking around.

foxboy83 ~foxboy83

Digital Artist

11 years ago

i'd recommend the grado sr60i. They can be found on Ebay for about $60-100. It looks cheap but the sound quality is great. Not too crispy not too bassy. Can't say what long term listening comfort is like (as I don't own a pair yet) but they don't grip your head too tightly, they are also very light. Downer is the foam earpads are crap and it's advised that you seek spares or higher quality ones.

Also not sure what the cord length is, but according to some reviews they are too long to walk around with. So they may be up your alley.

Ami~ ~oonami

Empress of the Eternal Nut Stash

11 years ago

Those look nice. I heard some good things about them. However, those are on-ear headphones not over ear. I see they have some over-ear ones on their site, but it seems too expensive for my tastes. Also, I really could see my hair getting caught up in the top part of the extendy bits from time to time. It's a shame, really. o:

sqrl ~sqrl

The naughty tree rat

11 years ago

i see that both of ur headphones have circle round shapes "speakers" , too bad our ears arent round so a ovale shaped headphone is much better. example pic http://www.siglermusiconline.com/st.....D380PRO_01.jpg
i'd recom the sennheiser headphones , they've got good quality sound , their wire is 2 meters long and the shape from the speakers are much better then the fully round ones.

Ami~ ~oonami

Empress of the Eternal Nut Stash

11 years ago

The round shape doesn't make a difference, really. it's the foam pad that has worn out so much that it no longer is thick enough that it separates the speaker grille and my outer ear. So it squishes it and it gets annoying after a while .
Plus, the oval shape isn't to good because I like to wear one at a time or turn them a different way and I could see them getting in the way when I try to wear them like that. o:

But I hear Sennheiser is good. Just kind of expensive for a decent pair.

KainYusanagi ~kainyusanagi

Watcher

11 years ago

Oh, if it's just an issue of the speaker pad wearing thin, you can just get replacement pads. there's a variety you can browse through here: http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=13880181 but it'd probably be just as easy finding what you need at your local electronics shop.

Ami~ ~oonami

Empress of the Eternal Nut Stash

11 years ago

It's not just that. it's a five-speaker surround sound headset and and the deeper toned ones are starting to fall apart and deteriorate and at this point, it's easier to just get a new pair rather then try to fix these.

zenmouse ~zenmouse

11 years ago

I've been using Skullcandy Hesh 2.0 which is very comfortable. I had a pair of Sennheiser HD 280's, but they were too tight on my head and pinched my ears. Audio wise, not much difference, they're both a little bass heavy so not great for reference, but I find it funny the Hesh is more comfortable considering they're half the price.

zenmouse ~zenmouse

11 years ago

And when I say a "little", I mean from an audiophile perspective, they're both better references than any Sony I've worked with.

Ami~ ~oonami

Empress of the Eternal Nut Stash

11 years ago

I had a pair of skullcandy a couple years ago. What a terrible plastic piece of junk. My headphones don't need to be stylish, They just need to sound well and feel nice. x3

I'll give it a look though. Hopefully there will be some reviews of those somewhere online ^^

zenmouse ~zenmouse

11 years ago

Oh, on that note, the Sennheisers were definitely beefier construction. As for the skullcandy Hesh, they were specifically suited to being my bass monitors. The cord detaches at the headphones, and I was tired of having earbuds/headphones ripped off my head. They're also super-sensitive, when I plug them into my MBP when they're off my head, there is a noticeable increase in volume over the MBP's speakers. This makes them great for a low powered headphone amp.

Major Matt Mason ~marmelmm

The Man, The Stache, The Legend

11 years ago

Like everything else, you get what you pay for.

Here are my current listens:

http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-RS...../dp/B0007QN18U

Ami~ ~oonami

Empress of the Eternal Nut Stash

11 years ago

I ended up getting these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0.....ef=shptrk_scth

Major Matt Mason ~marmelmm

The Man, The Stache, The Legend

11 years ago

Good choice! They should do well by you.

Browse

Search

Support ▼

Log In or Create an Account

Log In
Create an Account

Home

Gallery

Scraps

Favs

Journals

Commissions

Recent Journals