I'm looking for a pair of headphones for PC usage.

My preference is more on heavy and boomy bass with decent treble.
Also, I need them to be a closed-type (cover the whole ear comfortably like the Philips HP890), have no volume-controller and have a long cable, but not necessarily have to have active noise-cancellation.

Budget is below RM200. If you could recommend me models which are priced higher and are more value for money, please do!

Please recommend to me the models and the shops that I can get them.

Thank you!

This post has been edited by shockk: Jun 2 2007, 07:52 AM

the closest i can think of would be the Philips 2500. 6metre cable (but got volume control) and its a circumaural phone (covers the entire ear). its an open can so theres no isolation and sound will leak from the cans.

they sound alright..not that bass shy... thoroughly enjoyed them before upgrading. price is around RM60-80.

theres also the Philips 2700. but the cable is 3 metres. and the hinges for the cups swivel is kinda fragile.

thx 4 ur suggestion?
any other earphone i can get below RM100?
preferbly sound isolation earphone...

I'm looking for a closed headphone(covers whole hear), x really like open air or in ear headphone, x so comfortable wearing them.

I'm going to study in university soon and have to live in hostel, can't bring my altec lansing along, so I have to buy a headphone for movie and songs.

I'm listening to music most probably using my laptop, psp or my handphone.

My budget is around rm100, as a student, of course, cheaper is better. I'm not a really serious audiophiles, any cheap headphone but comes with good quality is welcomed (afraid being stolen if it's too expensive).

I'm currently looking at those easy-reachable headphone like sony, creative, altec lansing, philip..

can anyone give a brief description to the headphone brands i mentioned above? other brand is welcomed as well.

i don't need long distance wire. If the headphone comes with volume controller is most welcomed (not compulsory).

Please give me some descriptions and recommendations. Thanks !! ^^
Please include brand name, model and price in your recommendation.

This post has been edited by Specialized: Jun 3 2007, 01:06 PM

You mean those type that covers whole ears? That one not necessarily have to be closed headphones.

I'd say get the hp805 or the shp2700, however, the wires are quite long. Not suitable to bring outside. I've tried sony RM100 headphones, forgot what model edi, doesn't sound good..

I don't bring this headphone outside, huge, inconvenient. I'll only use it at home/indoor.

hp 805 and shp 2700, how much do they cost?

do u mean sony MDR-XD200?
http://www.sony.com.my/sonystyle/product/p...ubcategoryid=84

it enables movie/music switch. rm98, looks good, but dunno how it sounds..

This post has been edited by Specialized: Jun 3 2007, 02:23 PM

the philips cost you rm80 i think. You can also get the sennheiser HD201 from bulk or garagesale. Very little amount of bass, howver clarity is quite good for its price

If I'm not wrong, that's the sony my friend used. Personally I found them to sound really bad. Very muddy sound, and treble is almost non-existant, bass also kinda s*ck. Don't really recommend you getting those.

i'm looking at a headphone which is treble and bass balanced. i hav a cheap philip before, cost me bout rm60. it's treble is over bass.. u hardly hear bass from it. it sucks especially come to movie where bass play important role. if there's any headphone can produce nice clarity of treble and bass, i x mind raise my budget, but not too much.

hm...actually there is koss ksc-75 which very nice amount of bass and treble. The bad part is that they are clip-ons which may not suit anybody. They are selling at rm85 by coolerthings here. How good they are on movies is kinda questionable

I've also tried some of my friends less tan rm50 somic, avf. Sounded pretty bad. Altec headset also doesn't sound good. Very muddy bass.

Or, you can get hp895, 890 series. They have better bass than the hp805. However, it takes quite a number of time for them to burn-in.

hp895 clamps my skull pretty bad from my experience

yup, totally agree. I tried before altec lansing headphone, sucks. but i like their speakers. i personally own 3 altec lansing before. u mentioned sennheiser, how if compare to philip 890/2700 series? How bout AKG n audio technica?

This post has been edited by Specialized: Jun 4 2007, 06:33 PM

honestly speaking, I've never tried the sennheiser. But from what I heard, they provides good clarity. Maybe lose to the HP805 in bass department. The 2700 are suppose to replace the hp805, some ppl say the 805 perform slightly better. If you really love bass, i think the hp805 won't satisfy you. Since my friend most of them say lack of bass

The hp890 is a better headphone than hp805. In terms of treble, bass. How much better...YMMV.

i x wan bass over treble.. treble clarity is important to potrrait a singer's vocal.. bass help enchanching the background music.. it's the best if i can keep both.
i x like the high treble headphone which produce a lot of 'schu' tss' 'shing' sound a lot n end up hear nothing bout bass.. i x wan those headphone whch is like altec lansing's, bass overcome treble..
ah.. it's hard to explain.. mayb i'm being too cerewet..

How bout AKG n audio technica?
how much is hp890 anyway?

This post has been edited by Specialized: Jun 4 2007, 06:49 PM

hp890 nowadays hard to get. Last time ppl selling for rm180 brand new. AKG and AT can easily cost you 2-3 times your budget. Cheapest probably around the Rm100++ region

the noise can come from your source itself.

Yea!!!
I like heavy bass!!!

Can someone explain what is meant by 'reference headphones' ? Much appreciated.

i'd asked the same question before. Link as follow: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=405509&hl=

guys...i need advice

im a student lookin a new headset wif microphone... more 4 outdoor work so noise isolation would be good...i don need booming bass or high treble...as long as there is clarity and the treble n bass r equal... the cheaper de headset n mic de better...pls advise me...

Hi, is there any 'decent' pair of clip-ons for about RM30ish? I know i know, at this price, hard to expect anything. Still, any recommendations?

@ferox
none. at least none that i know of...so i guess ur gonna have to try ur luck. then let us know here

my suggestion, save up and get the KSC75 for RM80 from coolerthings in the bulk order section.