I went out (and by out I mean imported from the USA cause its 50% cheaper than buying locally) and bought a pair of Sony MDR-7506 headphones, amongst some other things. Over here they are used quite a bit in live studio and I presume the same would be in the US ...
They are not the best in the world, but for the price they are pretty amazing. The first time I put them on after turning off my speakers it was kinda like I had never heard music before, yeah ... my speakers are like 9 year old logitechs ... but it is nice to have a serene moment every now and then.
Its pretty humbling to listen to songs you have been listening to for years, and suddenly, you hear all these amazing tiny sounds you could never pick up before. If I had known years ago that I could buy these for this price I would have never wasted all that money on shitty headphones, eg, $20+$50+$50 kinda adds up. I didn't buy these for gaming fyi, more for some amateur studio work.
If you really like your music, I suggest it is really well worth it buying a good pair of headphones rather than the cheapies.
Different products mate ... those are nice but are for gaming. If I was to play, for example, Tofu on skype everyday I would do those, but because I have to do quite a bit of studio work, ie voiceovers for Tofu, music work etc, then mine are more appropriate.
Old phones went dead and found a deal on a pair of sennheiser headphones and my god i can't believe what i was missing with what i had before. Now i can't even imagine ever going back- these sennheiser are like the first ever phones that i prefer my equalizer settings at flat cuz it sounds sooo much better. Now thinking of getting another nicer pair of 558hd for home.
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I went out (and by out I mean imported from the USA cause its 50% cheaper than buying locally) and bought a pair of Sony MDR-7506 headphones, amongst some other things. Over here they are used quite a bit in live studio and I presume the same would be in the US ...
They are not the best in the world, but for the price they are pretty amazing. The first time I put them on after turning off my speakers it was kinda like I had never heard music before, yeah ... my speakers are like 9 year old logitechs ... but it is nice to have a serene moment every now and then.
Its pretty humbling to listen to songs you have been listening to for years, and suddenly, you hear all these amazing tiny sounds you could never pick up before. If I had known years ago that I could buy these for this price I would have never wasted all that money on shitty headphones, eg, $20+$50+$50 kinda adds up. I didn't buy these for gaming fyi, more for some amateur studio work.
If you really like your music, I suggest it is really well worth it buying a good pair of headphones rather than the cheapies.
Yeah, I am a noob I know.
That is all.
How would these do compared to the ones you bought? I am curious if they still are of the same good quality as they were when I bought them.
Different products mate ... those are nice but are for gaming. If I was to play, for example, Tofu on skype everyday I would do those, but because I have to do quite a bit of studio work, ie voiceovers for Tofu, music work etc, then mine are more appropriate.
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I see, didn't think of that.
Wow, I had the same sort deal too this week.
Old phones went dead and found a deal on a pair of sennheiser headphones and my god i can't believe what i was missing with what i had before. Now i can't even imagine ever going back- these sennheiser are like the first ever phones that i prefer my equalizer settings at flat cuz it sounds sooo much better. Now thinking of getting another nicer pair of 558hd for home.