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Shame the cable isn't detachable on these, as i'm looking for something around this pricepoint that I can also add a vmoda / boom mic to for gaming.
Check out the 700 Pro X (closed) or 900 Pro X (open) if you want a detachable cable, they're not much more expensive, just as comfortable, less shrill highs imo. Chose some 900s over 880s for mixing because of the detachable cable and lower resistance (48 Ω vs 80-250 Ω). Not sure about how that would play into your plans though.
Great price, great headphones, less clamp than something like the Audio Technica M50, though the sound is a bit more 'open' - leaks sound a little, less passive noise reduction by comparison. But comfy AF and a wider soundstage.
If tossing up between the different impedance versions, I regret going the 250Ω slightly as it's hard to drive, even on my Focusrite 2i2 I'm usually at least at 70%. Was definitely on the quiet side when connected directly to my phone.
Also the 32 and 80 ohm versions also have a straight cable, vs the coiled cable on the 250.
Yeah I'm hoping they put the 80ohm on sale later as they have in previous years, seems like a good balance
AKG K371 should be in the ball park of this price for Black Friday, and is straight up better audio.
The only real selling point this has over that is build quality, maybe a small amount of imaging precision, but that comes on the back of several treble spikes that make these a difficult listen after an hour or so.
1980s product that gets plugged into modem audio systems. Worn pads will mellow the sound, but it's still a bit of a mess.
Seems like they're still over $200. Which isn't bad considering the quality and how new they are, but frankly I hated the feel even though they're miles above other older AKGs… you couldn't listen to 240s for an hour in a warm room without them sliding off your ears.
770s are fine, used everywhere, can be EQ'd to behave nicely if you can be bothered, and considering that these ones are the price of HD280s I'd go for this deal if I were on a tight budget and couldn't get to a place to test a few out.
Check the price history on Amazon, and you'll see that they were $160-$170 for months until it was time to hold stock for Black Friday.
BT line-up is treble murder, and if you've never seen a reviewer mention this, you need find much better reviews.
Blogosphere has perpetuated this one - like the M50X - for about 3-4 years too long now. Arguably should have been steering people to the HD25 before this.
awaiting the wave of headphone stock Amazon price drops!
i am looking to use this on a party in which the DJ play loud music, while i am doing audio recording of the event using a recorder.
If i attached this to the recorder, will i be able to listen the sound i record?
The one i am using now is iphone headphone, and the DJ sound is abviously too loud, and i cant hear anything out of my iphone headphone :(
This is pretty mediocre for a closed back headphone in terms of isolation. Basic sound engineers like it because they EQ the crap out of everything with no regard for distortion added, it's built like a tank and a lot of parts are replaceable and reasonably easily sourced.
For a portable setup on a budget, you might be much happier with the Sennheiser HD25 Light v2, a fairly recent revision that's more neutral overall while having a U-shaped signature that should counteract for the party noise.
IEMs might be best for use case though if fitment isn't an issue, where I would direct you to the Moondrop Aria Snow if you're confident on that shape for fitment, or maybe the Etymotic ER2XR if you're comfortable with a deep fitting flange tip.
Thanks @jasswolf
appreciate your reply, and seems a bit technical to me, but i will do more research on IRM moondrop Aria etc
Sure, but keep in mind the Sennheiser HD25 has been a DJ staple for decades, and the HD25 Light is still solid value for $100-$130.
In about 2 years it will be superseeded by genuinely good low-latency ANC bluetooth, but we're not quite there yet.
Bought a pair of these a few years back, great headphones, I think I paid around $200 for them.