I just looked them up on the website, and I would be willing to recommend them, without hearing them. You might want to see if they're available at your local Guitar Center (that's where I got my SRH840s). It's interesting the way they're marketing them for professional engineers, but they don't explain for what purpose. High end extension doesn't really mean a lot to me (mo high end=mo problems), but I would love to have the ability to completely mix a song in headphones, with an accurate response across the entire spectrum, and then some.

I don't know if these are meant more for critical listening, or if they're meant for mixing. The website doesn't make it clear. I had read something somewhere, from a Shure rep (probably a couple of years old), who said if people were wanting to mix in headphones, that the SRH440 was better for that than the 840. I think anyone who does have the desire to completely mix a lot of different genres of music in headphones (like me and I'm sure many others) likely would like a better step toward that than the SRH840s. Maybe the SRH940s are the answer, but I only bought the ones I have last year, so I'm not planning on upgrading, as the ones I have are more than sufficient for most of my purposes now.

Well being my impulsive self I did order a pair of the 940's today. I will report back after they arrive (hopefully next week).

I have no doubt they will be a mighty fine addition to your family. I look forward to hearing what you think.

Thanks for this.

Yes thanks for the link. I may get through it; no actually that will never happen

Anybody have any suggestions for someone with a very large head to wear while live pokering? Headphones that are too small get very uncomfortable and cause headaches. Looking for closed headphones.

haven't picked up my hd555s in a while. picked em up today and it seems like the left-right balance is SLIGHTLY out. incredibly slight really, but it's annoying me.. would this be possible due to a problem with the cable? it seems more likely i'm just being stone paranoid, or that one of my ears has more wax. just wondering if it's even possible...

Try pushing the plug in and out a few times to clean the contacts?

Also, try twisting the part of the wire, right at the edge of the connector cap, while you have them on. If you hear any changes, something is probably loose. If there are no changes, and the insert removal suggestion doesn't change anything, it's probably you. You can actually go to the ear doctor, and they have a machine that sucks out all the wax in your ear, in about 2 seconds (it is crazy loud).

Oh, if you have another pair of headphones, if you don't hear any changes at the two suggestions you were given, try those, and see if you hear the same problem (do this test in a couple of different devices). If it sounds right across multiple devices, while the other ones don't sound right across multiple devices, then it's probably the headphones.

yeah will do some more tests tomorrow. i don't really have any other headphones, just earphones, but i should be able to work out what's going on.

no way they will do that ear thing for you in england haha. they used to syringe people's ears but i heard they really dont like to do that any more and nearly always won't when you request it.

Electrical connection problems are unlikely to cause such a slight change.

If you're playing through your computer, it's possible that it has an off-center balance setting.

The ear-wax theory is also possible. I recently had some problems with that myself. This was for me the definite solution: http://www.earscratcher.com/c.php?pagina=home&lang=EN (there are similar products available in other countries, just make sure it has a stopper) . I got a crap-load of wax out of my ear with that. It's safe if you do it very gently, and seems safer than any other methods. This ( http://www.buzzle.com/articles/hydro...x-removal.html ) can also help, but mostly it makes the wax come loose a little; it doesn't actually remove it so much. I also recommend not doing hydrogen peroxide more than once or twice (it can affect your skin).

PS: I'M NOT A DOCTOR. CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE DOING ANYTHING.

I made the mistake last year of trying to use Murine, when I had what I felt was a blockage, when I was sick. Using that resulted in me having to go to an ENT, and having the wax thingy extract what was in there. I went from feeling water logged to instantly hearing, again, though with a pretty nasty case of Tinnitus in my left ear.

To me, the kind of issue he's describing is pretty close to what I would describe as hearing damage coming from wearing one ear bud. Is that a listening behavior you engage in, Yeti? It is a subtle damage, that doesn't result in loss of frequency response (at least for me), but I hear a very subtle difference (I absolutely notice even tiny changes in my hearing, and it was a nightmare dealing with the problem last year, as I was in the midst of a wall of sound type guitars project, which just continuously exacerbated the problem). Because of what I think caused it (wearing one ear bud), I will never ever ever wear one ear bud only again. When you wear only one ear bud, you tend to turn it up louder than you think you are, because of the psycho acoustic effect caused by wearing both ear buds at the same time.

Nielsio, that ear scratcher product seems pretty interesting, but it doesn't appear to be available in the U.S. My ENT told me that you shouldn't really ever need to evacuate ear wax from your ears, that it should naturally fall out, when it's time. If you have a wax build up, it's more indicative of a problem, or the use of Q-Tips pressing the wax into the eardrum. Listening to music (especially music with hard guitars) at even a moderate volume will cause wax build up, since it's the protective mechanism of the ears, when they feel they are in danger. I would definitely not do the Hydrogen Peroxide, that's just too plain scary.

nielso - wasn't the balance. i checked that and started to play around. that's when i realised it was INCREDIBLY slight. this could just all be paranoia or simply the songs i was listening to. if there's a test mp3 or whatever that could fit the bill that would be neat.

nunnehi - nah i dont use one earbud.

Just find something that is a single voice, that you know is mono. If you feel it pulling to one side, you have a problem, like a piece of voiceover.

just bought these:

and this:


sennheiser hd25-1 and fiio E10, I was using bose triports before and the new setup is a huge improvement.

I'm looking at getting a pair of bose headphones. Rather than use my shure earphones.

I tried the over ear ones and really liked them and they felt comfortable but my issue is do they start to feel uncomfortable or hurt your ear if you've got them on for 4h+?

The Quiet Comfort 15's won't hurt. They're light as a feather.

I just picked up the Bowers And Wilkins P5 debut headphones

I think any headphones are going to start to feel uncomfortable after 4+ hours, but Bose is a good bet imo, even though some posters may think they're overpriced.

I've used the qc3 and qc15 on numerous 12+ hour flights, and they feel a lot better over time than my other pair (Klipsch Image One).

Thanks, I really like to the look of them but I'm not sure I want to be spending £220 on a pair of headphones.

The OE2i and AE2i are both £120 on Amazon, although still a fair bit of money to be spending, I spent more on my shures 4 years ago.

Choices choices!!

In general, how do headphones fare in the rain? Ive always been a buds guy but after trying on a pair of my friends the difference in quality and volume was quite overwhelming. Unfortunately, I live in a country with high rainfall and most of my listening is done outdoors.

Hey,

I realise I'm probably going to get moaned at and told to use the search feature here, I did in fact use the search feature but couldn't find the correct keywords to use to get the answer, and after going back 3 or 4 pages to try and find an answer I decided the whole 15 pages were just too much to search, so I made a post instead.

I know virtually nothing about headphones, so sorry in advance if the answer is really obvious. I'm looking for a good quality pair of headphones in the £30-£75 range, for use when playing poker. I listen to a really wide range of music, but the majority of music I listen to when grinding is heavily bass orientated (dubstep, drum n bass, jungle etc) so I'm looking for a pair with decent quality bass as well as decent sound quality.

Thanks in advance for any help.

depends really i would say- my bowers and wilkins c5s have holes which help drain the water and i work out with them/ use in rain without probs. Dont think ud need a special waterproof one but maybe dont bother with leather??

I think it depends on whether you want noise isolation or not? If you do then the Sennheiser 380pro I use are decent, good bass response and I listen to a lot of the same type of stuff. They're available for about £100 and will work out of the box without any other driving. So Ipod and sound card will drive them fine. They get warm and can become uncomfortable after a couple of hours though so if you don't need isolation get cloth and I'd go for the Audio-Technica ATH AD700 which are a steal at 100 imo

Like I know this is slightly above the £75 but both are worth it

scooped the QC15's last week. very happy with them.

but you wear a hooded jacket, right?