Fantastic price for a fantastic set of headphones. The base on these are amazing and for the price this is a steal. These headphones are only available in store so it would be a good idea to call and check in your local if they have any in store. Here is the amazon link for these headphones to check out the reviews. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audio-Technica-ATH-WS77-Solid-portable-headphones-Black/dp/B009FRPN4M
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Divvy
12 Jun 161#1
A great price but like most modern 'phones, the emphasis on bass response puts me off before I've even heard them. Sadly my favourite Beyer Dynamics have recently died, they were terrifically musical and I don't want to spend more then fifty on them as generally they are plugged into a PC more than anything more sophisticated but I abhor over heavy bass.
Any tips for 'phones would be appreciated.
Heat as this is a great price
maxwellsmart to Divvy
12 Jun 161#3
If you can find a pair, the ath ad700 are very light on bass.
They sound bloody epic and while more of a portable headphone could be used at home. Check some reviews on google. :wink:
They can also be picked up cheaper than RRP on B&W site at several well known retailers for about £199.
If your looking at more reasonably priced cans for at home i personally love my Grado sr80's! one of the best hifi bargains you are likely to find! you don't even need to use them amped! That said i use the Grado on my valve amp and they sound awesome.
None of the above could be described as bass heavy either!
If your looking for a cheap set to replace your broken Beyers and get you by... The DT231 or the newer version of it the DT235 can be picked up silly cheap on amazon and is a can i have loved for years! if you dont like them you have Amazon returns to the rescue!
I can not recommend enough, going and trying in the shop, as with all headphones it is a very personal experience. I have been through many pairs over the years only to shift them on the bay and try others!
I could go on but i need to go bed!
Good Luck and Good night!
BenderRodriguez to Divvy
13 Jun 16#7
Have you ever listened to live music? The floor trembles and you can feel the bass hitting your chest. And yet most audiophile snobs pretend that they enjoy completely flat and tinny sound from their headphones claiming it's more "natural".
Stand 15 feet from a drummer. Or go to a jazz club and watch your wine glass shake from a double bass.
Then cut the crap.
sancheez to Divvy
13 Jun 16#15
If you're looking to stay on the cheap side, I grabbed a set of Superlux HD668B from Amazon for £30 the other week. (They're up to £35 now.)
Very happy with them. I bought them to use with a VR headset (their shape is perfect for this), but they seem pretty decent to me. Nice and balanced to my ears. I did replace the fake leather sweaty ears pads with much more comfy velour ones.
DT880 is your answer! (perhaps with a decent amp to tame the highs)
OR if you are an IEM guy... The Etymotic ER4B is my end game earphones. No other universal IEM has the same level of detail and clarity as the ER4B (my personal opinion and experience)
blue1971
12 Jun 16#2
Quality price,heat
smr1
12 Jun 16#4
Only 250 miles or so of a round journey to my nearest store and that's before checking if they even have them in stock :smiley:
Farhan007 to smr1
12 Jun 16#5
Calling them takes like 2 mins
rev6
13 Jun 162#8
Flat doesn't mean tinny. It means as it was recorded and uncoloured.
leedsfan83
13 Jun 161#9
Lol what a numpty! Please go and learn a little about the subject before spouting rubbish here.
clashpie
13 Jun 16#10
Big fan of Richer Sounds so heat added for what looks like a bargain price.
BenderRodriguez
13 Jun 16#11
And then played on small headphones that simply won't reproduce the experience without boosting certain frequencies. I've had few pairs in the past and sold all of them due to being as far from the live music as possible.
Do you also buy special £199.99 digital audiophile grade cables that transmit zeroes and ones responsible for "sound stage" and vocals clarity by any chance? Or perhaps those £99.99 audiophile power leads which you connect to kilometres of corrodes, 80 year old power grid? ;-)
And I've got a denon Ethernet cable for audiophiles if you're interested, only £249.99. It transmits TCP/IP packets containing bass and high tones better than those cheap wires for transferring emails. Half of the letters on my screen used to appear wrong until I switched to a posh plug, honestly.
I've never seen any other so techniologically uneducated and gullible group of morons like audiophiles, so cut the crap.
rev6
13 Jun 162#12
"Live music" like at a concert? Depending on where you sit, how well the sound is setup there, it could be boomy as all hell and you can't hear anything but the boomy bass. We're not recreating a concert experience here, and I'm glad about that.
Headphones are quite subjective. It depends on many things. Comfort, sound quality, sound stage, sound signature, imaging, and more. If you like bass heavy headphones then sit back and enjoy them.
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Any tips for 'phones would be appreciated.
Heat as this is a great price
I went to the Headroom Show at Metropolis Studios in Chiswick where i had the chance to listen to a rather epic selection of headphones and other headphone related gear. One of my surprise picks of the bunch was the bowers and wilkins p5.
They sound bloody epic and while more of a portable headphone could be used at home. Check some reviews on google. :wink:
They can also be picked up cheaper than RRP on B&W site at several well known retailers for about £199.
If your looking at more reasonably priced cans for at home i personally love my Grado sr80's! one of the best hifi bargains you are likely to find! you don't even need to use them amped! That said i use the Grado on my valve amp and they sound awesome.
None of the above could be described as bass heavy either!
If your looking for a cheap set to replace your broken Beyers and get you by... The DT231 or the newer version of it the DT235 can be picked up silly cheap on amazon and is a can i have loved for years! if you dont like them you have Amazon returns to the rescue!
I can not recommend enough, going and trying in the shop, as with all headphones it is a very personal experience. I have been through many pairs over the years only to shift them on the bay and try others!
I could go on but i need to go bed!
Good Luck and Good night!
Stand 15 feet from a drummer. Or go to a jazz club and watch your wine glass shake from a double bass.
Then cut the crap.
Very happy with them. I bought them to use with a VR headset (their shape is perfect for this), but they seem pretty decent to me. Nice and balanced to my ears. I did replace the fake leather sweaty ears pads with much more comfy velour ones.
Head-fi seem to think they're OK ... http://www.head-fi.org/products/superlux-hd-668-b/reviews
OR if you are an IEM guy... The Etymotic ER4B is my end game earphones. No other universal IEM has the same level of detail and clarity as the ER4B (my personal opinion and experience)
Do you also buy special £199.99 digital audiophile grade cables that transmit zeroes and ones responsible for "sound stage" and vocals clarity by any chance? Or perhaps those £99.99 audiophile power leads which you connect to kilometres of corrodes, 80 year old power grid? ;-)
And I've got a denon Ethernet cable for audiophiles if you're interested, only £249.99. It transmits TCP/IP packets containing bass and high tones better than those cheap wires for transferring emails. Half of the letters on my screen used to appear wrong until I switched to a posh plug, honestly.
I've never seen any other so techniologically uneducated and gullible group of morons like audiophiles, so cut the crap.
Headphones are quite subjective. It depends on many things. Comfort, sound quality, sound stage, sound signature, imaging, and more. If you like bass heavy headphones then sit back and enjoy them.