Headphones

musicismylife78

There was a thread on this on the old board, but I think it deserves a new run on this board as well. I CANT STAND, those apple ear buds. The top cap of one of the ear buds slips off of mine, so I think I want to get new headphones, preferable, non apple, non earbud.

What are some good headphones? The top of the line obviously is bose, as it is for everything, but I have actually heard many not so good things about the noise cancelling bose headphones, that they fall apart after a few months, that its painful on the ear etc...

So what are some good headphones? As a kid, back in the 90's, when going to the record store was the thing to do, I remember vividly, listening to the cd's with the stores, over ear headphones, sony I think, and have never owned a pair of my own. So thats sort of what I am aiming for=over ear

South of Seattle

http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/koss ... =mncol;lst

http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/mons ... ontentBody

One cheap, One expensive . . . Your call on these.

intodeep

sennheiser makes some good headphones. You should look into them too.

Jennytree

I recently got Skullcandy headphones from Amazon and they're awesome! I sacrifice looking a bit of a prat on the bus to have good-sounding tuneage on the way to work

soulsinging

I hate those apple earbuds too... it's ridiculous how bad they sound. I don't go for noise cancelling headphones, the whole concept is weird to me. Plus, I hear it doesn't do much good unless you're using them on an airplane or some other situation where the noise you're trying to block is a steady drone... conversation on a subway won't get blocked all that much.

I have 3 pairs of headphones. One is from Sony's new athletic line, which I use for working out. The others are top notch. I bought Shure earbuds, and they are fantastic. Kinda pricey, though really the $100 pair sounds great, is durable as hell, and blocks sound better than most noise canceling phones will. However, they're the kind that stick into your ear, which some people don't like. My other pair is the Bose on-ear headphones. I love them. They're not as big and bulky as they Bose over-ear phones, and they're a nice supplement to my earbuds. Also, the soft leather ear pads are so comfortable, even with glasses. They're pretty expensive, but I haven't regretted buying them at all. They sound fantastic.

BinFrog

I just got the Brookstone noise reducing earbuds and LOVE them.

Travelar

I have the Bose over the ear earphones. I love them during my commute. I can totally tune everyone and the train out.

norm

Sennheiser PXC 250 Active Noise Canceling Headphones

sound great....will try out the noise canceling feature when i fly next week

dcfaithful

I got some Skullcandys for christmas and I love them...they can get really loud and I've begun to hear things on songs that I've never heard in the past. SOngs i've listened to over a dozen times.

WaveCameCrashin

No shit apples earbuds suck balls. I got a pair of skullcandy's INKED they were like $15 bucks and they sound great. Ive gone through several different kinds like Sony,and Phillips and I think SC's sound the best especially for the money. I would really like to get a pair of shure's but the way that they sit in your ears seem like they would be a pain in the ass JMO though

megatron

earbuds always pissed me off when i tried running with them
i use sony's that wrap around the ear
only like 18 bucks.
they usually break after like 4-6 months but thats heavy wear and tear

WaveCameCrashin

soulsinging wrote:

I hate those apple earbuds too... it's ridiculous how bad they sound. I don't go for noise cancelling headphones, the whole concept is weird to me. Plus, I hear it doesn't do much good unless you're using them on an airplane or some other situation where the noise you're trying to block is a steady drone... conversation on a subway won't get blocked all that much.

I have 3 pairs of headphones. One is from Sony's new athletic line, which I use for working out. The others are top notch. I bought Shure earbuds, and they are fantastic. Kinda pricey, though really the $100 pair sounds great, is durable as hell, and blocks sound better than most noise canceling phones will. However, they're the kind that stick into your ear, which some people don't like. My other pair is the Bose on-ear headphones. I love them. They're not as big and bulky as they Bose over-ear phones, and they're a nice supplement to my earbuds. Also, the soft leather ear pads are so comfortable, even with glasses. They're pretty expensive, but I haven't regretted buying them at all. They sound fantastic.

You would think all the money you spend on an Ipod the least they could do is provide some better sounding buds.I mean those things are terrible. every time I see someone using those I just shake my head and I think to my self how can someone listen to those pieces of shit. I mean all you gotta do is drop like $20 and you could get something 100x better

Wobbie

I've gone thru the original earbuds, some "upgraded" ear buds and then the Bose headphones.

But just last week, I got some Phillips over-the-ear earbuds from Amazon. 30 bucks, free shipping and at my door in 36 hours. These things are the total bomb for running. Why'd I wait so long?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VIZE2U/ref ... nkCode=asn

BrinkofForever

I bought these earbuds off of Amazon for some insanely cheap amount a month or two ago. I was amazed at how good they sound, especially in the lower bass frequencies. And they were much more comfortable than in-ear buds.

http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-RP-HV21 ... 359&sr=8-1

South of Seattle

I've gone through about 4 pairs of Skullcandy headphones, they've all broken pretty quickly. Luckily I didn't have to pay for any of them.