headphones

[un4gvn94538]

so im started listening to tom petty live anthology tonight (awesome by the way...) and the kids got me to thinking about headphones. does anyone use them while listening to vinyl? what would be a decent pair that wont break the bank. headphone amp necessary?

thanks!!

[richteer]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

so im started listening to tom petty live anthology tonight (awesome by the way...) and the kids got me to thinking about headphones. does anyone use them while listening to vinyl? what would be a decent pair that wont break the bank. headphone amp necessary?

thanks!!

What sort of budget are you thinking of? The Sennheiser 650 is pretty good by all accounts, or you can go nuts and get a pair of Stax earspeakers!

Whether you *need* a headphone amp depends on your amp, but an amp will most likely give you better results than whatever comes built into your receiver.

[FreddieFerric]

Originally Posted by un4gvn94538

so im started listening to tom petty live anthology tonight (awesome by the way...) and the kids got me to thinking about headphones. does anyone use them while listening to vinyl? what would be a decent pair that wont break the bank. headphone amp necessary?

thanks!!

The Audio Technica AD 700's received an A rating in Stereophile not long ago. I saw them on Amazon for like 90 bucks. I don't use headphones, so I can't tell you how good they are.

[DougMac]

I have Grado SR-80's, which are a great $100 headphone.

See http://goodcans.com/ for more options.

You could also consider beyerdynamic DT 440 or AKG K240 MKII.

Part of your choice will depend on whether you want an open or sealed design. I love my Grado's, but thiere not much isolation from ambient noise and there's a lot of leakage.

[PSB_Paradigm_HSU]

Sennheiser HD280 pro (around $80)

or

Shure SRH 840 (around $150)

[Hammie]

I'm thinking about a pair of Denon AH-D2000's (~ $250) after the holidays. I picked up my son a pair of Sennheiser 202 Pro's ($21) so he can use it with his Yamaha keyboard, or iPod mixing machine (U-Create) the grandparents got him for Christmas.

[un4gvn94538]

Originally Posted by DougMac

I have Grado SR-80's, which are a great $100 headphone.

See http://goodcans.com/ for more options.

You could also consider beyerdynamic DT 440 or AKG K240 MKII.

Part of your choice will depend on whether you want an open or sealed design. I love my Grado's, but thiere not much isolation from ambient noise and there's a lot of leakage.

i was thinking no more than 200 or 250 max. also the kids is what got me to thinking about this so i need to have as much isolation i can get from outside noise. i was looking at some grado phones in a couple of my catalogs. just havent had any experience with headphones for many years. was going to go for it after the holidays myself. getting an oppo player first