I hate Bose the Company for a variety of reasons, but those headphones are great. The last time we were flying back from the U.K. my wife was trying to watch the in flight movie and couldn’t hear any dialog with the Airplane supplied phones. I listened for a minute to her equipment for a minute and all that was audible was the roar of the plane engine. I gave her the Bose and suddenly the smile lit up her face. She is one of those types that couldn’t justify spending for headphones, but to paraphrase the Monkees, one listen and now she is a believer. I gave her the Bose and bought myself the Sony that I recommended in another thread.
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No - not so happily. I think your generalisation is unreasonable - many people in the UK cannnot afford to spend £50-100k on a car. Similarly many would find spending £50 or more on headphones difficult.Originally posted by Sir Velo View Post
Yes - there are some people "with more money than sense" - but even though there are such rich people, they are still a small proportion of the population at large.Comment
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I couldn't justify spending a lot on a pair of headphones, not for cheapskate reasons, but because I don't use them often enough to justify it. For a few years I have been happy enough with Panasonic RP-WF950H which link wirelessly via a charging base permanently plugged into my amp and have a good range for use in even further reaches of garden, where I mainly use them. Checked Amazon history - I paid £60 in 2011 and still going fine.
I decided recently to get a Bluetooth pair for listening to sound from phone or laptop. Based on this review I bought the Sennheiser HD 250BT and have been very pleased with them, especially having paid only £39.Comment
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Do away with a car or house and get these: https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/e...nnheiser-he-1/ or these: https://www.hifonix.co.uk/detail/hif...adphone-systemComment
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When I'm listening seriously, undivided attention, I do like to have the volume at what is seen as high - it opens up the sound and equates more to the live experience in most concert halls. I'm conscious, however, that if I lived in a semi-detached house or flat, my opportunities for that, including later in the evening, would be limited. I'd often have to settle for a good pair of headphones, which on the whole I currently prefer not to wear.
I see there has been comment in earlier pages about Stax headphones, and I have pair and the dedicated amplifier ("generator") which I don't often use - that was a result of the last visit I made to an audio dealer, about 15 years ago. He allowed me to compare about five Stax models, and pointed out that I might consider buying the best model where I could hear a significant improvement on the previous one. I ended up not buying the best in the range, but the next below (and it was pre-used). Since then I have also bought a pair of Sennheiser 650s. These two will serve me well enough (spare parts available from Sennheiser - a strength of the brand - also from/for Stax).
I'm hoping that by the time I am forced to downsize to a flat the inevitable deterioration of hearing with age will mean these headphones will be all I need in terms of audio quality. My headphones weren't cheap, but neither did they cost £0000's. I wouldn't criticise someone who spent a large amount - better hearing, greater need to use them for their listening, music listening being very important to them - we all have our reasons.
We don't fly much - if we did I might be tempted by noise cancelling headphones. I think I'll invest in superior performance in-ear protection, useful when using power tools, cinema trailers and being bounced into concerts like my traumatic encounter with a painful wall of sound with Jools Holland and his BIG band which Mrs CS booked for us. Incidentally, in my first para I said volume "seen as high". Mrs CS has a different take on my speaker settings - its always too loud. I sometimes think she would be satisfied being aware of music which might as well be happening in another room.......Comment
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Indeed. My present vehicle cost £11k and it's by some distance the most expensive thing I've ever bought. On the other hand I have no problem with paying a few hundred for a pair of headphones. Both have so far been worth every penny, plus I probably won't ever need another pair of headphones (the car is a different matter of course).Originally posted by Dave2002 View PostComment
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Does anyone here have any experience with Rode NTH-100 headphones? The seems to be getting some very enthusiastic reviews, e.g https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/rode-nth-100 and https://www.techradar.com/uk/reviews...NCvr0nTkKRXKE8Comment
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Here you go, Pulci. This thread wasn't as specific as my memory of it to being confined to Blue tooth noise canceling phones but the later posts have cenetered around thatComment
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Copying a link from a post on another thread:Originally posted by richardfinegold View Post
Sennheiser Momentum 4 review
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I am sure they are very good, they seem to be about 10-15% cheaper than the Sony and the Bose although I haven't kept up on current pricingOriginally posted by Pulcinella View PostComment
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FWIW, Richard, though I'm not familiar with the Sennheiser Momentums (or either of the others you mention) one of the many advantages of this company's products is that spare components are available, which I think another poster mentioned. I've had a pair of HD600s for donkey's years, & have at various times replaced transducers, earpads & cable at very reasonable cost compared with that of purchasing a new set at around £350. BTW, Amazon describe the HD600s as featuring "active noise cancellation", which they most emphatically do not, being primarily designed for the studio environment.Originally posted by richardfinegold View PostComment
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I am familiar with the 600s, and yes the are not noise canceling. Back to what Pulci posted about, Guardian Articles seems to confirm that they are less pricey than Bose and Sony, neither of which is known for allowing customers to replace broken parts, btwOriginally posted by Maclintick View PostComment
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Bose are particularly to be avoided when it comes to thinking ahead for replacement parts. That said, third-party 'clones' of the custom screws used to hold the transducers to the headband can be found via Amazon or eBay, at a price. Sennheiser do indeed offer spare parts, However, I have found that third-party connection leads offer superior reliability of connection. From day one, those supplied by Sennheiser tend to suffer intermittent loss of connection.Comment
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Sorry to hear you've had that problem, Bryn, which hasn't been my experience with Sennheiser. In fact, the last spare cable I purchased direct from them was sturdier than the original & has been trouble-free for several years.Originally posted by Bryn View PostComment
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Many years ago, I bought Mrs. PG a set of BOSE headphones which she informed me today are not noise cancelling! I’ve said I will amend this dereliction of being a good husband by conspiring with Mr. S. Clause to upgrade these headphones to being noise cancelling.
Any suggestions, fellow boarders? Being Bluetooth and pink would gain me brownie points!
Thanks in advance for any suggestions.Comment
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