Best headphones for under £80?
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Sennheiser PC 350 SE refurbished can be had for £99.99 with a full 2 year warranty. Whatever you do, stay away from gimmicky "gaming" headsets. Sennheiser is the only gaming headset I would recommend...and I have had several from Alienware aka steelseries, asus rog, gamecom, and razor.
Just noticed you said headphones, so what I said is not strictly relevant
Just noticed you said headphones, so what I said is not strictly relevant
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£100.00 and unbeatable.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-002-AK&groupid=702&catid=1058
if you want closed back headphones, then something like the Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO.
If you decide you want to spend less, than these for £50.00 are also excellent - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-179-CL&groupid=702&catid=1058
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-002-AK&groupid=702&catid=1058
if you want closed back headphones, then something like the Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO.
If you decide you want to spend less, than these for £50.00 are also excellent - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SP-179-CL&groupid=702&catid=1058
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Could you tell me why those headphones are good? I have to admit I'm not well verse in headphone technology. I plan to use the headphones on PC, and also needs to be comfortable as I will use it for prolong times. Also hopefully I can get a cheap sound card as well. Not going to use headphones for ipod/mp3 players, got my ****** stock earphones for that 
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You don't have the means to properly drive the AKG K612, so I would remove it from contention.
If sound quality is most important then I'd go for the Beyerdynamic DT770 (80 ohm version)
If you need a built in mic then the Kingston HyperX is very good, or the HyperX 2 which is more expensive but comes with it's own USB sound card.
The AKG K612s and Beyerdynamic DT770s are good because they were designed to reproduce sound to very high standards and are pretty much the entry level for hifi equipment. With most gaming headsets, aesthetics and advertising gobble up a large part of the budget, with sound quality and reliability bringing up the rear. Basically gaming headsets look good while hifi headphones sound good.
If sound quality is most important then I'd go for the Beyerdynamic DT770 (80 ohm version)
If you need a built in mic then the Kingston HyperX is very good, or the HyperX 2 which is more expensive but comes with it's own USB sound card.
The AKG K612s and Beyerdynamic DT770s are good because they were designed to reproduce sound to very high standards and are pretty much the entry level for hifi equipment. With most gaming headsets, aesthetics and advertising gobble up a large part of the budget, with sound quality and reliability bringing up the rear. Basically gaming headsets look good while hifi headphones sound good.
Definetly do not want a built in mic. I also thought it would be as simple as plugging the headphone in, so no power to drive a AKG612 right. Also might pick up the DT770, but why 80 ohm version? What about 32 or the 250 one?
Speaking about the power to drive the AKG612, my mother board is a Z87-G45-GAMING which has audio boost.
I heard about the on-ear vs over the ear headphones, apparently over the ear is more comfortable, so is the DT770 Over the ear?
Speaking about the power to drive the AKG612, my mother board is a Z87-G45-GAMING which has audio boost.
I heard about the on-ear vs over the ear headphones, apparently over the ear is more comfortable, so is the DT770 Over the ear?
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The DT770 is an over ear with ridiculously comfortable velour ear pads. The 80 ohm version can be driven by your motherboard, the 250 ohm would probably be a struggle. Also the 80 ohm version comes with a straight, 3m cable while the 250 ohm version has a 3m curly cable. The 32 ohm is £20 more expensive and comes with a 1.6m straight cable as it is aimed more at mobile use but if the cable is long enough there is no reason why it wouldn't work for you.
Your mobo audio claims it can drive up to 600 ohm headphones, which is drivel and I wish manufacturers would stop using this as a specification. How easy it is to drive a pair of headphones is governed by two factors, their input impedance and their sensitivity, so just saying it will drive 600 ohm headphones doesn't mean much. An example of this, my 300 ohm Sennheiser HD650s are actually easier to drive than my 62 ohm AKG K702s and that's solely due to the sensitivity.
I guess we can use the 600 ohm claim as a kind of ball park figure though and I would expect it to be around as powerful as the Sound Blaster Z, which also makes this claim, so it "should" be able to drive the AKG K612s adequately as they are not as current hungry as the K7xx series.
The K612 is also an open back, over the ear headphone and the velour pads are very spacious. They will have a neutral sound, so bass will sound natural rather than powerful. The DT770s on the other hand are much more focused on bass, partly due to their closed back design. The difference between open back and closed back, sonically speaking, is that with closed back the bass frequencies tend to be reflected internally, which bolsters the sounds coming direct from the speaker to the ear. The result is emphasized bass, which can sound a bit boomy. The K612 is an open back design and they radiate right out of the grills on each ear cup. The differences are that without that bass reinforcement the lower frequencies sound much more natural while the mids and highs are free to form a much better sound stage (larger and more detailed).
Your mobo audio claims it can drive up to 600 ohm headphones, which is drivel and I wish manufacturers would stop using this as a specification. How easy it is to drive a pair of headphones is governed by two factors, their input impedance and their sensitivity, so just saying it will drive 600 ohm headphones doesn't mean much. An example of this, my 300 ohm Sennheiser HD650s are actually easier to drive than my 62 ohm AKG K702s and that's solely due to the sensitivity.
I guess we can use the 600 ohm claim as a kind of ball park figure though and I would expect it to be around as powerful as the Sound Blaster Z, which also makes this claim, so it "should" be able to drive the AKG K612s adequately as they are not as current hungry as the K7xx series.
The K612 is also an open back, over the ear headphone and the velour pads are very spacious. They will have a neutral sound, so bass will sound natural rather than powerful. The DT770s on the other hand are much more focused on bass, partly due to their closed back design. The difference between open back and closed back, sonically speaking, is that with closed back the bass frequencies tend to be reflected internally, which bolsters the sounds coming direct from the speaker to the ear. The result is emphasized bass, which can sound a bit boomy. The K612 is an open back design and they radiate right out of the grills on each ear cup. The differences are that without that bass reinforcement the lower frequencies sound much more natural while the mids and highs are free to form a much better sound stage (larger and more detailed).
Not unless you want to spend on a top end Sennheiser Wireless system. Thing is, it costs money to put a lot of extra electronics in the headphones plus you have to have a high quality transmitter that's going to give you very high quality, drop out free reception at a decent range and that doesn't come cheap.
Up your budget to £139 and there's NAD Viso HP50's going open box on the bay. They usually sale for £229 and they pretty much spank anything in their price range and even compete with the more expensive closed backs and even compete with some open backs.
You will struggle to find anything better under £500 in the closed category and at £139 they are a steal!
You will struggle to find anything better under £500 in the closed category and at £139 they are a steal!
This. If you can strecth to £139, they are indeed one of the best sub £500 headphones out there.
Looks isnt everybody's cup of tea but I have hear things in music with these headphones that I cant on my much mroe expensive HD650s.
This. Stay clear of wireless
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I did send you a message about this but you did not respond. Anyway, if you do see it just park it for the time being as I am still trying to get some Q701's fixed.
Can't really find them selling for £139.
How would this compare to the DT770 80 ohm?
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