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I suspect some of you wonder why I've suddenly gotten so interested in headphones, given that my house is filled with loudspeakers in every room. Well, as some of you are aware, I had two hospitalizations earlier this year, plus a week in a rehab facility. I'm doing fine now, but I got to thinking about what could happen if I ever got stuck in a place where I couldnt play speakers loud, and further, I was very limited in space. What could work? And further, could headphones closely mimic what I hear from my loudspeakers?
Where I am at this point is that ear-buds don't really cut it, and nore even the little over-ear Panasonic or Koss phones. I would go that route only if I were really constrained, say a long term stay in a hospital.
But, the Nakamichis seem fine, and the choice is between the 890 High performance phones or the NK2000 that shut off even more external sound. I think which I would choose would depend on how much ambient noise I was dealing with, as the NK2000 do a better job of filtering that out. If I were alone in a small assisted living apartment I would go for the 890 model I think.
TV/DVD is no problem. A laptop would work fine as a DVD player. I have a really nice 22" add on monitor that is 1080p and sharp as a bell on TV. Plus I have tons of DVD movies I've recorded off cable using my Toshiba recorder, all packed, 4-to-a-disk in a little case, and I COULD transfer them all to a 1 TB portable hard disk if necessary for a really compact (and inexpensive, as the 1TB disks are down to $69) setup.
I even have a little USB device that not only makes any USB port into a headphone jack, it is supposed to create simulated 7.1 surround sound to the headphones. I need to try some experiments with this using a movie with a lot of surround sound such as one of the LOTR movies.
Also, I greatly enjoy the $15 Nakamichis connected into Tunein radio (free) running from my 8" Android pad ($100).
Not that I am contemplating having to do any of this any time soon. (I'm feeling fine and doing pretty much my normal things), but its nice to have a plan in place.
Now some of you may be thinking David may not need great phones since his comparisons are with Utah speakers, but we will leave that discussion for another day!
David
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Hi David,
Have fun with the Nakamichi headphones, but still keep an eye on the thrift stores. I had a lot of vintage headphones and some Grado SR-60's. However, I found a pair of Sennheiser HD-555's in a thrift store and they are in another universe. The modern expensive (new price) headphones are very advanced.
Dave
Thanks. You have done all of us geezers and future geezers a service, providing we can still hear anything much when the time comes to use these things.
Also glad to hear you are recovering and feeling better.
Where I am at this point is that ear-buds don't really cut it...
You're not alone. I know other folks who can't get adjusted to having something stuffed in their ear! As for me, I have two pair: Shure SE535s for indoor use/traveling and Shure E3Cs for working around the yard. Shure provides a little kit of various sleeves for optimizing size and comfort. The medium size foam works best for me and you can buy replacements.
My new preamp contains a headphone amp which may serve well some day.
Hopefully, it will be a while before you're unable to enjoy your speakers. :)
comes from those few that make a custom earmold of your ear and make them from that. This gives ultimate comfort AND proper bass response which is so dependent on fit. Good HF is fit dependent too so that the driver is facing the eardrum squarely.
ET
Sorry to hear about your issues. I am finding as my medical condition settles in permanently that the time with phones is increasing while speaker time is decreasing. I'm not quite at a stage where I am thinking about when I hit a place I can not take a small amp and have to relie on a non audio unit such as a tablet or such. I guess I have mentally consigned myself to not really worrying about the quality of my sound when I hit that stage. My Koss e'stats will not work off a tablet or such unless I get a t-amp but can not see myself in a wheelchair outfitted sith a tablet, t-Amp, the phone energizer and those big phones in my lap.
Don Brian Levy, J.D.
Toronto ON Canada
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