*TPU's Gaming Headphone/Headset Thread* - Page 33

Mussels · Dec 10, 2012, 11:49 PM

reccomend something in that $50-$100 range for use on an iDevice?

BumbleBee · Dec 11, 2012, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Mussels

reccomend something in that $50-$100 range for use on an iDevice?

what do you listen to?

Mussels · Dec 11, 2012, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by BumbleBee

what do you listen to?

a bit of everything. not classical music or anything like that.

BumbleBee · Dec 11, 2012, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Mussels

a bit of everything. not classical music or anything like that.

Shure SE215

http://www.addictedtoaudio.com.au/Sh...Earphones-5616

they also got your bluetooth headsets

http://www.addictedtoaudio.com.au/Wireless-Bluetooth-1

BumbleBee · Dec 11, 2012, 03:38 AM

if you don't want IEM the AKG K420 and K430 (also comes in white) are good choices.

http://www.addictedtoaudio.com.au/AK...ing-Headphones
http://www.addictedtoaudio.com.au/AK...i-Headphones-1

they fold up well

Crap Daddy · Dec 11, 2012, 07:50 AM

Apart from the fancy stuff is there any difference between the two as how they sound?

Also what do you say about Sennheiser PX 200-II?

Techtu · Dec 11, 2012, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by BumbleBee

Samson SR850 and Antlion Modmic is how I would spend my money.

I said headset not headphones.

Sorry.

BumbleBee · Dec 11, 2012, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crap Daddy

Apart from the fancy stuff is there any difference between the two as how they sound?

Also what do you say about Sennheiser PX 200-II?

I have not heard the K420. the K430 sounded okay for a $40 headphone. my local HiFi store is a licensed AKG dealer and I liked the ES55 more.

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Originally Posted by Techtu

I said headset not headphones.

Sorry.

try Corsair maybe?

Crap Daddy · Dec 11, 2012, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BumbleBee

I have not heard the K420. the K430 sounded okay for a $40 headphone. my local HiFi store is a licensed AKG dealer and I liked the ES55 more.

The ES55 is here the equivalent of 160 US$ so it's out of the question. I want to buy for my son's Galaxy SII something decent. What do you know about the Senns PX 200-II?

BumbleBee · Dec 11, 2012, 03:08 PM

not a lot. sorry.

Horrux · Dec 11, 2012, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Crap Daddy

The ES55 is here the equivalent of 160 US$ so it's out of the question. I want to buy for my son's Galaxy SII something decent. What do you know about the Senns PX 200-II?

I know that the original PX 200 sounded pretty much the same as the PX 100. I would imagine that the PX 200-II would be an improvement, but as you can tell from my wording, that is purely guesswork.

Ra97oR · Dec 12, 2012, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BumbleBee

Shure SE215

http://www.addictedtoaudio.com.au/Sh...Earphones-5616

they also got your bluetooth headsets

http://www.addictedtoaudio.com.au/Wireless-Bluetooth-1

I second a pair of Shure SE215, if you don't like them Sony EX600 is another good alternative.

BumbleBee · Dec 12, 2012, 10:56 PM

they were over his budget so I recommended the Audio Technica ATH-CKM77 which are actually $145 on Amazon in the US!

http://www.addictedtoaudio.com.au/Au...hnica-ATHCKM77

BumbleBee · Dec 13, 2012, 06:28 AM

new Schiit products.

http://schiit.com/cart/index.php?mai...products_id=13
http://schiit.com/cart/index.php?mai...products_id=14

Frederik S · Dec 13, 2012, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crap Daddy

The ES55 is here the equivalent of 160 US$ so it's out of the question. I want to buy for my son's Galaxy SII something decent. What do you know about the Senns PX 200-II?

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/S...ser/PX_200-II/

They are great!

Cheers,
Fred

BumbleBee · Dec 13, 2012, 09:56 PM

i'm impressed. the MAGNI has more power than the O2 and Essence STX with a really low output impedance. the MODI can do 24/88 unlike the ODAC and the price is right so I think this will be a very popular stack.

Fred shoot them an e-mail!

Mussels · Dec 17, 2012, 10:46 AM

Ok so i've got sennheiser CX-II 300's, and would like to upgrade to something with a mic.

Apple earpods are an option, as are the klipsch S4i.

Comments/thoughts? for use with apple devices, obviously.

For reference, while i find the 300's to have decent bass, i find them very muddy in the mids and highs. i only paid $30 for them on ebay, so its actually possible they're counterfeits anyway.

Frederik S · Dec 17, 2012, 12:10 PM

The smallest klipsch or perhaps the older Phonak Audéos could fit the bill. You will not get the same amount of bass since the 300s have a lot, but the mids and highs will be noticeably more refined.

Mussels · Dec 17, 2012, 12:54 PM

after looking it up, the klipsch are about $100.

the earpods can be had for as low as $26 shipped (genuine, not cheap knockoffs)

so i guess the question is now: would the earpods be an upgrade/comparable sidegrade to the CX-II 300's?

3870x2 · Dec 17, 2012, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mussels

Ok so i've got sennheiser CX-II 300's, and would like to upgrade to something with a mic.

Apple earpods are an option, as are the klipsch S4i.

Comments/thoughts? for use with apple devices, obviously.

For reference, while i find the 300's to have decent bass, i find them very muddy in the mids and highs. i only paid $30 for them on ebay, so its actually possible they're counterfeits anyway.

The only knockoffs I have ever ordered were from eBay, they were Sennheiser and I ordered them to replace the ones that I had lost. When I found the ones I had lost, compared the two, I realized there were vast differences in build quality and sound.

For starters the wiring was rubbery but rigid, instead of rubbery and flexible. In the knockoffs there was less sound coming from one of the earpieces.

Frederik S · Dec 17, 2012, 01:04 PM

http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...ead.php?t=8392
if you want to know whether they are knockoffs.

Mussels · Dec 17, 2012, 01:28 PM

those arent the CX-II, so they look quite different

Frederik S · Dec 17, 2012, 01:35 PM

I think some of the same things goes like for instance the metal filter being glued to the sound tube rather than molded into on part. And also the cable differences. I remember reading about it on head-fi but cannot find the thread there anymore.

Mussels · Dec 17, 2012, 01:40 PM

going by those things, they appear to be legit.

pity we cant compare audio as easily as we can video - my GF cant tell the difference between my sennheiser HD-555's and her $2 flea market headphones.

Techtu · Dec 17, 2012, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mussels

my GF cant tell the difference between my sennheiser HD-555's and her $2 flea market headphones.

Same issue over here just with different headphones, speakers etc...

Only yesterday when I asked her to help pinpoint where a certain ticking noise is coming from as her hearing is actually better than mine or at least in some cases... But that was a waste of time as she couldn't even hear it.

Dec 10, 2012, 11:49 PM	#801
Mussels Doctor Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA) Posts: 34,594 (10.89/day) Thanks: 3,708 Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts System Specs	reccomend something in that $50-$100 range for use on an iDevice? __________________ Edumacational thread about PC Audio My external HDD's.5x samsung 1TB + 2x Seagate 1.5TB = 8 TB external storage 32 Bit OS vs 64 bit OS information How to get hardware accelerated H264 playback (DXVA) Netbook Owners United!

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Case:	Coolermaster CM 690 II Advanced (non window)
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Dec 11, 2012, 03:38 AM	#805
BumbleBee Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cybertron aka Canada Posts: 4,083 (2.61/day) Thanks: 827 Thanked 1,202 Times in 920 Posts System Specs	if you don't want IEM the AKG K420 and K430 (also comes in white) are good choices. http://www.addictedtoaudio.com.au/AK...ing-Headphones http://www.addictedtoaudio.com.au/AK...i-Headphones-1 they fold up well

Dec 11, 2012, 07:50 AM	#806
Crap Daddy Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,314 (2.40/day) Thanks: 966 Thanked 974 Times in 678 Posts System Specs	Apart from the fancy stuff is there any difference between the two as how they sound? Also what do you say about Sennheiser PX 200-II? Last edited by Crap Daddy; Dec 11, 2012 at 10:14 AM.

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Dec 11, 2012, 03:08 PM	#810
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Dec 12, 2012, 10:56 PM	#813
BumbleBee Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cybertron aka Canada Posts: 4,083 (2.61/day) Thanks: 827 Thanked 1,202 Times in 920 Posts System Specs	they were over his budget so I recommended the Audio Technica ATH-CKM77 which are actually $145 on Amazon in the US! http://www.addictedtoaudio.com.au/Au...hnica-ATHCKM77

Dec 13, 2012, 06:28 AM	#814
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Dec 13, 2012, 09:56 PM	#816
BumbleBee Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cybertron aka Canada Posts: 4,083 (2.61/day) Thanks: 827 Thanked 1,202 Times in 920 Posts System Specs	i'm impressed. the MAGNI has more power than the O2 and Essence STX with a really low output impedance. the MODI can do 24/88 unlike the ODAC and the price is right so I think this will be a very popular stack. Fred shoot them an e-mail!

Dec 17, 2012, 10:46 AM	#817
Mussels Doctor Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA) Posts: 34,594 (10.89/day) Thanks: 3,708 Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts System Specs	Ok so i've got sennheiser CX-II 300's, and would like to upgrade to something with a mic. Apple earpods are an option, as are the klipsch S4i. Comments/thoughts? for use with apple devices, obviously. For reference, while i find the 300's to have decent bass, i find them very muddy in the mids and highs. i only paid $30 for them on ebay, so its actually possible they're counterfeits anyway. __________________ Edumacational thread about PC Audio My external HDD's.5x samsung 1TB + 2x Seagate 1.5TB = 8 TB external storage 32 Bit OS vs 64 bit OS information How to get hardware accelerated H264 playback (DXVA) Netbook Owners United!

Dec 17, 2012, 12:10 PM	#818
Frederik S Staff Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Søllerød, Denmark Posts: 1,046 (0.40/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 305 Times in 209 Posts System Specs	The smallest klipsch or perhaps the older Phonak Audéos could fit the bill. You will not get the same amount of bass since the 300s have a lot, but the mids and highs will be noticeably more refined.

Dec 17, 2012, 12:54 PM	#819
Mussels Doctor Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA) Posts: 34,594 (10.89/day) Thanks: 3,708 Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts System Specs	after looking it up, the klipsch are about $100. the earpods can be had for as low as $26 shipped (genuine, not cheap knockoffs) so i guess the question is now: would the earpods be an upgrade/comparable sidegrade to the CX-II 300's? __________________ Edumacational thread about PC Audio My external HDD's.5x samsung 1TB + 2x Seagate 1.5TB = 8 TB external storage 32 Bit OS vs 64 bit OS information How to get hardware accelerated H264 playback (DXVA) Netbook Owners United!

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Dec 17, 2012, 01:04 PM	#821
Frederik S Staff Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Søllerød, Denmark Posts: 1,046 (0.40/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 305 Times in 209 Posts System Specs	http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum...ead.php?t=8392 if you want to know whether they are knockoffs.

Dec 17, 2012, 01:28 PM	#822
Mussels Doctor Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA) Posts: 34,594 (10.89/day) Thanks: 3,708 Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts System Specs	those arent the CX-II, so they look quite different __________________ Edumacational thread about PC Audio My external HDD's.5x samsung 1TB + 2x Seagate 1.5TB = 8 TB external storage 32 Bit OS vs 64 bit OS information How to get hardware accelerated H264 playback (DXVA) Netbook Owners United!

Dec 17, 2012, 01:35 PM	#823
Frederik S Staff Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Søllerød, Denmark Posts: 1,046 (0.40/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 305 Times in 209 Posts System Specs	I think some of the same things goes like for instance the metal filter being glued to the sound tube rather than molded into on part. And also the cable differences. I remember reading about it on head-fi but cannot find the thread there anymore.

Dec 17, 2012, 01:40 PM	#824
Mussels Doctor Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bendigo, Australia (NOT THE USA) Posts: 34,594 (10.89/day) Thanks: 3,708 Thanked 8,714 Times in 6,407 Posts System Specs	going by those things, they appear to be legit. pity we cant compare audio as easily as we can video - my GF cant tell the difference between my sennheiser HD-555's and her $2 flea market headphones. __________________ Edumacational thread about PC Audio My external HDD's.5x samsung 1TB + 2x Seagate 1.5TB = 8 TB external storage 32 Bit OS vs 64 bit OS information How to get hardware accelerated H264 playback (DXVA) Netbook Owners United!

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