Hiya..
I'm shopping for my first pair of decent headphones (me = audionoob), been reading lots and seen a few, now tossing up between a couple of Sennheisers and would love your feedback :)
Use
- iPhone, PC music/movies, gaming
- music: I listen to all sorts (makes it a bit harder to say which is more 'important') - pop, hip hop, dubstep, R&B, some classical, and Jewel (tell you why that's important in a sec lol)
Budget
< $250
Desired Features (other than phat sounds ;))
- comfy
- detachable cable
- reasonably sturdy - reason I'm not jumping for Bose
- circumaural ear blobs (don't like them sitting on top =/ so that sort of ruled the Grado SR60i out - unless you can change the ear pads?)
- closed - unless the open ones aren't too noisy to people around me?
- if possible they fold up & fit into my purse I'd be over the moon lol
Tried..
Grado SR60i - didn't like them sitting on top instead of around my ears, felt a bit 'loose'
Shure SRH440 - top head band was a bit stiff, not so comfy, Jewel was unbearably high (perhaps she naturally is)
Sennheiser HD215 - comfy, sounded good, but made me look like Princess Leia (not necessarily a deal breaker..)
Sennheiser HD555 - comfy, sounded good - not sure how they compare to the 215? and they're open..
So after all that, I'm thinking about the Sennheiser HD438 - read good reviews about them and they probably won't make me look like Princess Leia, only 'concern' I have atm is: will they get too hot around my ears? I am unfortunately moving to hot HOT Canberra, so didn't want to bake my brain after a few hours of listening to music..
So.. HD438 or should I consider something else? I don't mind open cans if they won't blare my guilty pleasures to everyone else around me.. Haven't tried Denon at all - worth considering?
Thanks for your time!! ..buying shoes is a lot easier than picking a set of headphones >.< haha