I tried loads of sets.. I went for the sennheiser momentum's in the end. They sound superb imo. I'm running them off a fiio hi-res player and fiio mont blanc amp.
meherenow
15 Apr 17#10
Nice, I think I'm gonna snap those up at that excellent all time low price that they're at just now!
rev6
15 Apr 17#11
It is a good price. Get them bought :laughing:
meherenow
15 Apr 17#12
Oooh, I took a chance on some ex-display "new other" (not used apparantly, only the box was on display) ones from ebay, the guy had 100% feedback and is sending the receipt for the 2 yr warranty - £106 inc postage so £20 odd saved there, plus my 1% TCB and some nectar points :smile:
gslgregory
15 Apr 171#13
What puts me off those is the 'massive bass' claim. I expect Sennheiser to be better than Beats.
v5535
15 Apr 17#14
I have the Sennheiser HD580
rev6
16 Apr 17#15
The claim is false. Bass is alright and not too overpowered.
basergorkobal
16 Apr 17#16
Haha maybe for your taste. The urbanite series is easily as bad as beats.
meherenow
16 Apr 17#17
LOL, OK then headphone guru, enlighten us...
IWannaBeAdored
16 Apr 171#18
They funny thing is that they are not bass overpowering or bass heavy as they claim. These have a awesome sound.
There is no doubt these were designed and marketed to compete with Beats.
Sennheiser Momentum's are the ultimate bluetooth headphones.
Urbanite XL's are that not far behind and for £128, they are an absolute steal.
shaky1910
16 Apr 17#19
Sennheiser HD598's
Kulaak
16 Apr 17#20
The funny thing is even Momentum's are bass orientated. Very rich & warm sounding. Lacking detail. Suggests that the Urbanite XL must be even worse.
basergorkobal
16 Apr 17#21
Momentums are warm sounding. And while the detail is not audiophile grade, there is still plenty of it. They have good midrange to bass balance and manage to avoid sibilance most of the time.
Urbanite is a completely different driver and different sound signature. Will appeal to many.
Kulaak
16 Apr 17#22
That's where we have to agree to disagree. Having heard them myself where some people were raving about them (first hand experience) I noticed due to there rich & warm sound detail was severely masked. I think you could do better. However I'm not sure what bluetooth headphones there are out there in said price range, you might need to forego that feature.
peterstyles75
16 Apr 17#23
Sennheiser are OK but overpriced to start with, they seem to have this illusions that their high end brand, I got a pair of their headphones for £35, which should been £90, but didn't feel it was bargain just right price to pay for them
basergorkobal
16 Apr 17#24
I was referring to the wired version. I haven't listened to the bt one. I assumed they sound the same when wired and powered down. But the electronics and bt transmission will probably change the sound quite a bit.
I wouldn't expect any wireless headphone using Bluetooth to show much detail due to the protocol bandwidth limitations.
Kulaak
16 Apr 17#25
Me too.
JamesSmith
16 Apr 171#26
Just gripped a new pair of BeyerDynamic DT990 Pro 250ohm. Last pair gave me 20 years use an I love them every day!
They sound like £20,000 speakers and cost £107. :smiley:
Hi mate yes and no I use them with a mixer, Presonus USB audio interface, iphone, a little Tascam DR05 recorder, various bit and pieces. 250ohm is fine for most stuff. IMO it's the best compromise.
I had 600ohm previously and that demands an output with sufficient current reserves like on the mixer. I wouldn't use those with a regular output often, but with 250ohm the sound qulity is still great on most stuff I use it with an iphone.
Volume needs notching up a tad but I haven't crossed anything that won't go loud enough yet...
JamesSmith
19 Apr 17#30
Just to be clear the mixer I'm talking about has a dedicated headphone power circuit so yeah that's an amp..
I'm guessing you're talking about Fiio type amps...
meherenow
21 Apr 17#31
Just to say, I'm not impressed with the Urbanite XL wireless at all - can't move more than a few feet from the bluetooth source without the sound getting all stuttery - also the max loudness is pretty pathetic on wireless mode. My trust old (cheapo) KS Arena's manage those two things better, can even get upstairs to the loo with them on (the sound quality is of course better on the XL's) so it's all a bit "meh", glad I didn't pay RRP for these!
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There is no doubt these were designed and marketed to compete with Beats.
This video sums it all up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YaH2uaqnJU
Sennheiser Momentum's are the ultimate bluetooth headphones.
Urbanite XL's are that not far behind and for £128, they are an absolute steal.
Urbanite is a completely different driver and different sound signature. Will appeal to many.
I wouldn't expect any wireless headphone using Bluetooth to show much detail due to the protocol bandwidth limitations.
They sound like £20,000 speakers and cost £107. :smiley:
These are great for mixing and mastering too.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyerdynamic-DT990-PRO-Headphones-250/dp/B0011UB9CQ
I had 600ohm previously and that demands an output with sufficient current reserves like on the mixer. I wouldn't use those with a regular output often, but with 250ohm the sound qulity is still great on most stuff I use it with an iphone.
Volume needs notching up a tad but I haven't crossed anything that won't go loud enough yet...
I'm guessing you're talking about Fiio type amps...