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Headphones?
On Jun 3, 6:51 pm, " wrote:
On Jun 3, 8:21 am, Ger wrote: On Jun 2, 12:22 am, " wrote: Spouse watches TV. I listen to music. She won't close caption. I use Bose noise-reduction units on my laptop to listen to music, but I can still here the TV, no matter how low it goes. I assume I need over the ear headphones. But what are the best that will close to 100 percent drown out TV and other noise? I'd go for Beyerdynamic DT880, although to maximize what this 'closed' (and fully-cover-the-ear) phones can do you'll need to use a (small as a lighter, even) battery run headphone amplifier. I like the ones athttp://www.fixup.net/products/index.htm.... both phones + amp together are a lot of dough, but I don't think you'll ever look back (and you'll forget completely about the TV!) Wide price variance on the amps. Do I need to go all the way? I think the middle one should be adequate, and for that matter there is some indeterminate delay in delivering the reference model in a timely way. |
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On Jun 7, 8:17*am, Ger wrote:
On Jun 3, 6:51 pm, " wrote: On Jun 3, 8:21 am, Ger wrote: On Jun 2, 12:22 am, " wrote: Spouse watches TV. I listen to music. She won't close caption. I use Bose noise-reduction units on my laptop to listen to music, but I can still here the TV, no matter how low it goes. I assume I need over the ear headphones. But what are the best that will close to 100 percent drown out TV and other noise? I'd go for Beyerdynamic DT880, although to maximize what this 'closed' (and fully-cover-the-ear) phones can do you'll need to use a (small as a lighter, even) battery run headphone amplifier. I like the ones athttp://www.fixup.net/products/index.htm.... both phones + amp together are a lot of dough, but I don't think you'll ever look back (and you'll forget completely about the TV!) Wide price variance on the amps. Do I need to go all the way? I think the middle one should be adequate, and for that matter there is some indeterminate delay in delivering the reference model in a timely way. So, back to my question, Beyermeyer, or Koss? Need high end amps for both? |
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On Jun 7, 10:46 am, " wrote:
On Jun 7, 8:17 am, Ger wrote: On Jun 3, 6:51 pm, " wrote: On Jun 3, 8:21 am, Ger wrote: On Jun 2, 12:22 am, " wrote: Spouse watches TV. I listen to music. She won't close caption. I use Bose noise-reduction units on my laptop to listen to music, but I can still here the TV, no matter how low it goes. I assume I need over the ear headphones. But what are the best that will close to 100 percent drown out TV and other noise? I'd go for Beyerdynamic DT880, although to maximize what this 'closed' (and fully-cover-the-ear) phones can do you'll need to use a (small as a lighter, even) battery run headphone amplifier. I like the ones athttp://www.fixup.net/products/index.htm.... both phones + amp together are a lot of dough, but I don't think you'll ever look back (and you'll forget completely about the TV!) Wide price variance on the amps. Do I need to go all the way? I think the middle one should be adequate, and for that matter there is some indeterminate delay in delivering the reference model in a timely way. So, back to my question, Beyermeyer, or Koss? Need high end amps for both? I'd go with the Beyers, but also take a look at Headroom (http:// www.headphone.com/), and see what they suggest for closed-back phones. They also make a variety of headphone amps. -Neb |
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On Jun 8, 4:24*pm, nebulax wrote:
On Jun 7, 10:46 am, " wrote: On Jun 7, 8:17 am, Ger wrote: On Jun 3, 6:51 pm, " wrote: On Jun 3, 8:21 am, Ger wrote: On Jun 2, 12:22 am, " wrote: Spouse watches TV. I listen to music. She won't close caption. I use Bose noise-reduction units on my laptop to listen to music, but I can still here the TV, no matter how low it goes. I assume I need over the ear headphones. But what are the best that will close to 100 percent drown out TV and other noise? I'd go for Beyerdynamic DT880, although to maximize what this 'closed' (and fully-cover-the-ear) phones can do you'll need to use a (small as a lighter, even) battery run headphone amplifier. I like the ones athttp://www.fixup.net/products/index.htm.... both phones + amp together are a lot of dough, but I don't think you'll ever look back (and you'll forget completely about the TV!) Wide price variance on the amps. Do I need to go all the way? I think the middle one should be adequate, and for that matter there is some indeterminate delay in delivering the reference model in a timely way. So, back to my question, Beyermeyer, or Koss? Need high end amps for both? I'd go with the Beyers, but also take a look at Headroom (http://www.headphone.com/), and see what they suggest for closed-back phones. They also make a variety of headphone amps. -Neb Good site. Thanks. I picked up the Beyermeyer 880s via Amazon. Now about those amps? I'm not a cheapo, but how much should I spend, honestly, just for listing to internet radio on the laptop while the wife watches Oprah on TV? Is there a rule of thumb that the amps should cost X times the cost for the headset or vice versa? |
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On Jun 9, 7:31*pm, " wrote:
Good site. Thanks. I picked up the Beyermeyer 880s via Amazon. Now about those amps? I'm not a cheapo, but how much should I spend, honestly, just for listing to internet radio on the laptop while the wife watches Oprah on TV? Is there a rule of thumb that the amps should cost X times the cost for the headset or vice versa? Yikes! OK - What with a Beyers headphone and even a minimally competent headphone amplifier, the quality available will far exceed the quality of the signal coming out of your laptop. So make your decision as to how much you wish to spend based on other possible uses for the combination. It may be enough to drive the headphones directly from the laptop for your needs, perhaps spend the difference on another pair of headphones such as the Koss. Put another way, hold off on a headphone amp until you are sure it's needed for your specific described purposes. Enjoy - the Beyers are very nice! Peter Wieck Melrose Park, PA |
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