good pair of Headphones for $20 Recommendation?

Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?)

I bought a mp3 player but the headphones aren't that great. They
easily slip out of my years. The sound quality is not great either.
I could not find very many reviews for low end headphones. I have
seen many different styles in the store but not sure which ones would
work best for me, since they don't have any on display that I could
actually try. I don't like the idea of buying different pairs trying
it at home and returning it if I don't like it. any recommendations
for
1) sound quality
2) phone types (curved behind the ears style, earbuds, etc)


tx


lbbss

Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?)

In article <1124463545.678690.258370@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,
<labicff@yahoo.com> wrote:
>I bought a mp3 player but the headphones aren't that great. They
>easily slip out of my years. The sound quality is not great either.
>I could not find very many reviews for low end headphones. I have
>seen many different styles in the store but not sure which ones would
>work best for me, since they don't have any on display that I could
>actually try. I don't like the idea of buying different pairs trying
>it at home and returning it if I don't like it. any recommendations
>for
>1) sound quality
>2) phone types (curved behind the ears style, earbuds, etc)

I think you are very much in the wrong newsgroup.
--scott

--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?)

In article <1124463545.678690.258370@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com> labicff@yahoo.com writes:

> I could not find very many reviews for low end headphones. I have
> seen many different styles in the store but not sure which ones would
> work best for me, since they don't have any on display that I could
> actually try. I don't like the idea of buying different pairs trying
> it at home and returning it if I don't like it.

I buy and return at least as much as I buy and keep, and for exactly
this reason - the stores don't provide a way to evaluate products that
they sell. Just do it. It's the only way you'll know that you're
satisfied.

However, one of the things that makes headphones "low end" is the
design of the headband and cushions. It doesn't seem like there's much
to it, but it makes all the difference in comfort, fit, and to a
certain extent, the sound. And there are a bunch of stoopid designs
out there that someone seems to think are a good idea. I got a set
with my Jukebox 3 that seem to be designed so that the band goes
across the back of your head, of all things!

Most of us in this newsgroup are looking for "monitor quality"
headphones and about as "low end" as we get are the ones that we buy
for studio musicians who want the sound level so loud that we don't
want to risk blowing good headphones.

--
I'm really Mike Rivers (mrivers@d-and-d.com)
However, until the spam goes away or Hell freezes over,
lots of IP addresses are blocked from this system. If
you e-mail me and it bounces, use your secret decoder ring
and reach me here: double-m-eleven-double-zero at yahoo

Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?)

> Sennheiser PX100 are excellent for about $30.

Seconded. I've never heard really good $20 headphones.

Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?)

Codifus <codifus@optonline.net> wrote:

>> I bought a mp3 player but the headphones aren't that great. They
>> easily slip out of my years. The sound quality is not great either.
>> I could not find very many reviews for low end headphones. I have
>> seen many different styles in the store but not sure which ones would
>> work best for me, since they don't have any on display that I could
>> actually try. I don't like the idea of buying different pairs trying
>> it at home and returning it if I don't like it. any recommendations
>> for
>> 1) sound quality
>> 2) phone types (curved behind the ears style, earbuds, etc)

Koss KTX-Pro1. Sound quality is pretty darned good for a low cost
headphone: $19.95

Radio Shack sells a version for $40 that they put on sale for $20.

--
Len Moskowitz PDAudio, Binaural Mics, Cables, DPA, M-Audio
Core Sound http://www.stealthmicrophones.com
Teaneck, New Jersey USA http://www.core-sound.com
moskowit@core-sound.com Tel: 201-801-0812, FAX: 201-801-0912

Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?)

Blind Hog <blind_hog@acorn.com> wrote:

>> Koss KTX-Pro1. Sound quality is pretty darned good for a low cost
>> headphone: $19.95
>
>I find those to have very little HF.

Had your hearing tested lately? Clear the wax out regularly?

--
Len Moskowitz PDAudio, Binaural Mics, Cables, DPA, M-Audio
Core Sound http://www.stealthmicrophones.com
Teaneck, New Jersey USA http://www.core-sound.com
moskowit@core-sound.com Tel: 201-801-0812, FAX: 201-801-0912

Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?)

Blind Hog <blind_hog@acorn.com> wrote:

>> Had your hearing tested lately? Clear the wax out regularly?
>
>OK, let me try again. I find them to have little HF compared to Koss Pro
>4AA, my $10 Panasonic RP-HT21's, and my Event and Altec monitors. I don't
>hear the bow strokes of a violin, the sheen of a trumpet, or the sizzle of
>a cymbal. I'd estimate about 6 dB down by 8K. Perhaps I got a bad
>set.

Perhaps so. IMO, compared to the Grado HP-1000s and SR-1s I use as
references, the little Koss-es don't seem to be lacking in high end.
Pretty smooth for a low-cost headphone.


--
Len Moskowitz PDAudio, Binaural Mics, Cables, DPA, M-Audio
Core Sound http://www.stealthmicrophones.com
Teaneck, New Jersey USA http://www.core-sound.com
moskowit@core-sound.com Tel: 201-801-0812, FAX: 201-801-0912

Archived from groups: rec.audio.pro (More info?)

"david morley" <david.morley@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:3ot6p4F7mlbmU1@individual.net...

> Sennheiser PX100 are pretty decent.

But they're not $20 headphones.

I haven't heard all the inexpensive cans on the market, but the PX100s,
which sell for $30 to $40, seem to be the cheapest headphones that are
likely to give any lasting satisfaction. And I really like the "eyeglass"
storage case.

It's not a good idea to buy something inexpensive you're going to outgrow.