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I need to get a pair of headphones for nighttime listening and want to keep the price low, is anyone familiar with Sennheiser HD 558 Right now I will be using the headphone section of my preamp but will be purchasing a headphone amp in a few months. They sell for $180 worth the price or is there something else that's no more than $225 that anyone would suggest ?
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Try the Shure 840 or the 940 closed cans and can be bought in your price range. The Shure SRH 940 can be bought for 175.00 at Electronics Expo in NJ if you call them.
I was pleasantly surprised by their comfort, excellent midrange and bass, ease of being driven and the ambience and soundstage. Not the last word in treble and transparency but good. A great all rounder that I got for $76 shipped on Amazon. I've had AKG K701's, 501's, Grado 125's, and Senn 600's. They all had their strengths but I really don't miss the AKG's and Senn's, although I think both the 600's and 701's are better phones. Can't beat the price/performance ratio of the AT's, though. If you buy from Amazon, I think you can return them, if you don't like them. Break in of 50-100 hours is highly recommended and I think, makes a big difference. You might want to give them a try. Who knows, you might like them. BTW, I primarily use them for nighttime listening, in bed, before I fall asleep.
Thanks for the suggestion Billy . I think I will just wait until next month and listen to that and some other brands at the next event.
Coming Sunday, August 7th, noon-4 PM, it's the Fifth Annual HeadRoom and Friends Event at the Holiday Inn, Buena Park, Grand Ballroom. If anyone is interested.It was pretty good last year. They have food , drinks and they raffle off a few thousand dollars worth of items.
You mentioned nighttime listening. The ATH-AD700 are open-air phones. If you are trying to avoid disturbing others, a closed design might work better. If not, they look like a great value.
I would peruse the HeadRoom site, going through for it's listings of many different types of headphones in your price range. You'll first need to decide if you want closed, open, full-size, compact, etc... You may be able to find better prices elsewhere, but the comprehensive info at the HeadRoom site makes it a very convenient place to shop.
I spoke with a gentleman at Headroom who thinks I should take a listen to a pair of KRK KNS8400 phones. I will listen to them and about 50 others Sunday at the Headroom event. I have never even heard of them , does anyone here happen to have a pair? If so what woulds be your long term impression of them ? Hope to chat with some of you gentlemen in Buena Park this weekend !
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