KVR Audio

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 1:46 am

JValentijn wrote:If you're willing to put in a bit more money, let's say $69, then the Grado Labs SR60 would be a good choice. These are not the sexiest headphones around, but they make up for it by sounding great.

I must be the only person on the planet who thinks that Grado's are the some of the best looking headphones around. Very simple classy design, IMO. Especialy once you move up in the line and get the chrome grilles.

It's like wearing a car on your head! Wait, that sounded wrong...

Some Sub-$70 headphones that don't totaly suck:
Grado SR-60
Beyerdynamic DT 231
Koss PortaPro
AKG K 55
ATH-M40
Sennheiser HD 212 Pro
Sennheiser PX100
Sennheiser HD 457
Sennheiser HD 202

ghost666 · Post by **ghost666** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:09 am

Hink wrote:
spoonboiler wrote:http://www.koss.com/koss/kossweb.nsf/02 ... eesephones
koss has always made awesome home entertainment headphones...

Don't get the Koss UR15's - they're terrible & overpriced here in NZ - you have to press them to your head to get any bass (could be my freak head though I suppose) & they just sound harsh to my ears. They cost me $80NZ (about $50US I think), I should have tested them first but they were plastic sealed & there were no demo's at the retailer!
I won't make that mistake again though!

Got some Sony MDR-V200's for $70NZ that, while not amazing, wiped the floor with the Koss', but now they're broken - not a manufacturer fault, I think I just trash gear!

Hope this helps?

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:17 am

ghost666 wrote:
Hink wrote:
spoonboiler wrote:http://www.koss.com/koss/kossweb.nsf/02 ... eesephones
koss has always made awesome home entertainment headphones...
Don't get the Koss UR15's - they're terrible & overpriced here in NZ - you have to press them to your head to get any bass (could be my freak head though I suppose) & they just sound harsh to my ears. They cost me $80NZ (about $50US I think), I should have tested them first but they were plastic sealed & there were no demo's at the retailer!
I won't make that mistake again though!

I agree, UR15 is not worth it.
For that same $50 (around 35, if you shop around) you could get their MUCH better PortaPro.

semiquaver · Post by **semiquaver** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 2:27 am

grado sr60. end of story.

efluon · Post by **efluon** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:34 am

i like the philips hp200 very much which i gor for 9 eu at the media-markt. i have yet to listen to anything better below the 100 eu mark. there is also a model for 7 eu which is not as comfortable though

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:05 am

efluon wrote:i like the philips hp200 very much which i gor for 9 eu at the media-markt. i have yet to listen to anything better below the 100 eu mark. there is also a model for 7 eu which is not as comfortable though

You're saying that your 9euro HP200's sound better than a pair of Sennheiser HD 515's or Alessandro MS-1's???

Kriminal · Post by **Kriminal** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:12 am

Ive got some Goodmans ones, they actualy came free with my mountain bike last year (no idea why) but they are very good considering. Not big ones, they kinda wrap round ya lugs, but good enouh. I use them on my MP3 player and for occasional PC work.

The Chase · Post by **The Chase** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:17 am

ghost666 wrote:Got some Sony MDR-V200's for $70NZ that, while not amazing, wiped the floor with the Koss', but now they're broken - not a manufacturer fault, I think I just trash gear!

Did they break at the hinge? I have the MDR-V700's and both hinges are cracking.

o'malley · Post by **o'malley** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:35 am

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:46 am

Holy shit! Haworth? How old are those?

I must say, I do love old cloth covered cords...

o'malley · Post by **o'malley** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:52 am

Bunch of other cool old stuff: http://www.radioattic.com/old/2003.htm

sorry for the off-topicness.

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:24 am

Sorry to hijack the thread even further, but that radio is just cool as hell!

I'd recommend people who do VST GUI graphics to take a look at that site, it's a treasure trove of old-school designs.

Landphil · Post by **Landphil** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 7:35 am

*** drunken edit ***

SparkySpark · Post by **SparkySpark** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:02 am

Wow!

Those pictures were cool! (I added that web page to my favourites - now I can use the pics for contact pages on web sites!)

And oh - to "un-hijack" the thread - I use the PortaPro headphones from Koss. They're great sounding but they are not capsuled. This is what I like best during long sessions, but for critical (short term) listening, I'd prefer capsuled headphones.

/SparkySpark

Hellbilly · Post by **Hellbilly** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:49 pm

I bought my brother a pair of Sennheiser HD202 cheapos for his birthday and they are surprisingly good for the money.

Favorite Cheap Headphones