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Will Wood
07-16-2004, 10:06 PM
Since I'm going to be living in the comfort of a dorm room soon, I plan on investing in a good pair of headphones. Since they'd pretty much be replacing the speakers I would be buying anyways, I'd be spending over a 100 on them if needed.

Size doesn't matter..

Thanks
trevorjk
07-16-2004, 10:35 PM
http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?t=142153

try there...

i would recommend any good pair of Grado Pioneer or Seihesser(sp) but to each there own... and do you have a good audio systom on your computer?
personman
07-16-2004, 10:45 PM
I have some RCA wireless headphones that I got off ebay for about 20 bucks refurbished that I love. Their MSRP is 100 bucks so I figured it was a good deal. http://www.rca.com/product/viewdetail/0,2588,PI848-CI211,00.html?

I dont know about sound quality, sounds great to me, but I'm no audiophile. The main reason I bought them is my past few headphones have been so comfortable I forget I'm wearing them while I'm at the computer, so I stand up and jerk the cord.. after that happens about 50 times the wires become loose and they stop working unless you fiddle with them.. I lost many a good pair.. it was my fault of corse. Anyway I'm happy with these and I can wonder around the house and still get decent reception.. I can listen to mp3s while I'm on the crapper! woot! :wow:
trevorjk
07-16-2004, 10:51 PM
I dont know about sound quality, sounds great to me, but I'm no audiophile.

so true... unless you like the sound of music and you are an audiophile then step into the $100+ range... otherwise a good pair of $40-$60 will be just fine.
alkafluence
07-17-2004, 01:26 PM
I second the recommendation on the Sennheiser's or the Grado's.

When I'm at work I have a pair of Sennheiser HD477's (by no means their best product), but for dealing with the crappy output of a PC soundcard w/o a separate amp they are pretty good. But, I would recommend going higher up the chain if these are going to be your primary listening devices.

I would very highly recommend the Grado SR-60's. Unbelievable all-around sound.

Etymotics also puts out some good pairs of cans.

For more info check out http://www.goodcans.com

Hope that helps.