Dday Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 Hi it is almost my birthday and I want to know some good sets of headphones for a music lover like myself. I love good audio and never really had a nice to decent pair of headphone just some 70$ jbl’s. I would love some recommendations from a max price point of about 500$ and lower to around 250$. Hope it’s ok to talk about other brands because I’m not strictly just looking for a pair of klipsch ones. I love the klipsch sound by I also like pretty much any other brand I’m sure. Never really heard klipsch headphone. and bass is important to me but so is every other aspect of audio treble mids etc. I appreciate it guys. I’m looking for any brands and models that really stand out thanks guys hope you can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanksjim1 Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 Lots of folks like the Sennheiser headphones...multiple models in your price range. What are you going to use for amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dday Posted November 11 Author Share Posted November 11 On 11/7/2024 at 6:51 PM, hanksjim1 said: Lots of folks like the Sennheiser headphones...multiple models in your price range. What are you going to use for amp? I do not want to have to use an amp. I have a sound system at home and will isee the headphone on the road, walks stuff like that where an amp would not be possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanksjim1 Posted November 11 Share Posted November 11 You may want to check some other styles for that use...lots of great folks here with good advice, but you may find more content specific to headphones here: Head-Fi.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 I can't listen to anything except Focal because their sound signature is just 'Right'... and I have tried many. you may find a pair of lower end Focal's on the secondary market for the pricing you are will to spend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanksjim1 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 34 minutes ago, Schu said: I can't listen to anything except Focal because their sound signature is just 'Right' I have the same feeling about my Stax headphones...I would mention them, but I don't think the good ones are in his budget and certainly not suitable for portable listening...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dday Posted November 16 Author Share Posted November 16 On 11/15/2024 at 10:50 AM, Schu said: I can't listen to anything except Focal because their sound signature is just 'Right'... and I have tried many. you may find a pair of lower end Focal's on the secondary market for the pricing you are will to spend. Do you need an amp to power them? What are some good models that aren’t crazy expensive I would be willing to pay up 500 perhaps maybe even more it just depends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dday Posted November 16 Author Share Posted November 16 (edited) On 11/15/2024 at 10:50 AM, Schu said: I can't listen to anything except Focal because their sound signature is just 'Right'... and I have tried many. you may find a pair of lower end Focal's on the secondary market for the pricing you are will to spend. How are the celeste? I hear you can run them with an iPhone but would be best with an amp. Is this true? Also are there any moderately-cheap priced portable amp/dac you could recommend. I really don’t need anything crazy just want some nice headphones to cruise the world with. I love high quality audio but not trying to go crazy here. Edited November 16 by Dday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dday Posted November 21 Author Share Posted November 21 On 11/15/2024 at 10:50 AM, Schu said: I can't listen to anything except Focal because their sound signature is just 'Right'... and I have tried many. you may find a pair of lower end Focal's on the secondary market for the pricing you are will to spend. I think I’m more willing to spend around 1k. And I am very interested in the focal brand for my headphone choice. I will be buying them when they have the best sales to offer for either black fields or cyber Monday not sure will be best, ehat do you think? Also please get back to me when you have a chance of what are the best Models you’d recommend of focal brand and or some small portable amps that I could pair with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 May I ask how you are planning on using them? Mobile or home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 Over the ear, or in ear. Big difference here in both sound and comfort levels. I mostly use IEM's for music, both Klipsch x20i and Sennheiser ie800s. My over the ears are Sennheiser 650's - which I mostly use for Movies. Comfort is important. No point in buying something that sounds marginally better than something else if you can't keep them on your ears for longer than 20 minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dday Posted November 22 Author Share Posted November 22 On 11/20/2024 at 10:14 PM, Schu said: May I ask how you are planning on using them? Mobile or home? Both but mainly Mobil. On 11/21/2024 at 11:18 AM, Deang said: Over the ear, or in ear. Big difference here in both sound and comfort levels. I mostly use IEM's for music, both Klipsch x20i and Sennheiser ie800s. My over the ears are Sennheiser 650's - which I mostly use for Movies. Comfort is important. No point in buying something that sounds marginally better than something else if you can't keep them on your ears for longer than 20 minutes. Over the ear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted November 22 Share Posted November 22 Sennheiser HD660S2. On sale now for $450 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dday Posted November 23 Author Share Posted November 23 6 hours ago, Deang said: Sennheiser HD660S2. On sale now for $450 Thanks for your recommendation but I am seriously looking at the Celeste focal headphones. I’m just wondering what a good portable amp I should get to get with it. Or if it’s even necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dday Posted November 23 Author Share Posted November 23 On 11/20/2024 at 10:14 PM, Schu said: May I ask how you are planning on using them? Mobile or home? Yeah I will use them both but probably on the move more. I hear the Celeste can be powered by an iPhone I think which I will probably just do that on the move. And possibly a something along the line of 300 or less$ amp/dac to get the most out of them at home. Any good recommendations? And how do you feel about the Celeste? On 11/20/2024 at 10:14 PM, Schu said: May I ask how you are planning on using them? Mobile or home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 Celeste is great... the entire line by Focal is awesome and they all share the signature Focal sound, which is one of the delta sounds in headphones. consider also the Bathys if you want a powered and bluetooth over ear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dday Posted Tuesday at 12:27 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 12:27 AM On 11/27/2024 at 12:25 PM, Schu said: Celeste is great... the entire line by Focal is awesome and they all share the signature Focal sound, which is one of the delta sounds in headphones. consider also the Bathys if you want a powered and bluetooth over ear. What do you mean they’re powered? I see that they’re noise canceling and I do not think I care for that ability. Do I need to get a separate amp to power the Celeste or could my iPhone do the job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dday Posted Tuesday at 01:06 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 01:06 AM On 11/27/2024 at 12:25 PM, Schu said: Celeste is great... the entire line by Focal is awesome and they all share the signature Focal sound, which is one of the delta sounds in headphones. consider also the Bathys if you want a powered and bluetooth over ear. It says the Celeste can be powered by my iPhone. How much of a difference will it make to get a similar priced power amp for the headphones compared to just using my iPhone? Will it still sound great with powering it with my iPhone or like how much % will I get out of them with just my iPhone? Also do you know of any dac/power amps for the celeste that are good or decent for about the same price as the headphones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted Wednesday at 05:47 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:47 PM the bathys can also be powered by your phone via direct connection/wired. they can also be used WIRELESS/bluetooth... so they have there own power, ergo - 'powered'. fyi, the Bathys DO NOT need to be used with the noise cancellation initiated. N.C. can be turned off, which is how I use them. the PLUS for the bathys over the celeste is that they are powered and can be used wirelessly if that is important to you... for me it is a great convenience. The Bathys is also slightly cheaper by a couple hundred dollars... but the Celeste is a slightly better headphone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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