Easy to drive headphones for Oculus Quest over ear

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hey, any suggestions for easy to drive wired headphones for the oculus quesT? i don't mind open or closed... altho i really do like open headphones.

for reference i have akg 712s but they don't drive high enough.. and they are too big/not practical or ergonomical enough to be used portably with the quest.

detachable cable would be great.
 
32 ohm Beyerdynamics should be also good.
Those need less power than AKGs and 32 ohms would be satified with low source voltage.
32 ohm DT770 even has shorter 1,6m cable meant for mobile use.
(DT990 comes with 3m cable)
 
Marsman said:
Despite the short cable the DT770's are not any more practical for portable use than the K712.
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I already have my AKGs.

I need them to be hooked up to my VR headset so the shorter the cable the better, the DT 770 is still way too long hence why I'm after something where I can use my own 3.5mm 15/30cm cable,
 
Yes I know. Just pointing that if the AKG's are not practically portable, then neither are the Beyer's. Maybe should have quoted Esat's post, which is what I was replying to.
 
Marsman said:
Yes I know. Just pointing that if the AKG's are not practically portable, then neither are the Beyer's. Maybe should have quoted Esat's post, which is what I was replying to.
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Ah perfect. Yup we are on the same page!

Do you have any reccomendations? At present I've come up from this thread the Sony MDR-1AM2Bs. They seem to be small, light, detachable cable, portable. However they are closed back. Not sure if open would have been better? For £150, can I do any better guys?

I'm only saying this as I have just used my AKGs and the sound stage feels :just right: lol.
 
I think the Sony's look to be a solid choice. Not really looked at the Audio Technica's, but I know they do make some great headphones though.

I suppose the trouble with any portable headphone, is it will be difficult to find any that they can compare with the K712's sound stage; assuming it's even possible for smaller over ear headphones. I'm not sure if you are hoping there any that can, but I get the feeling it would be similar to anyone expecting the same bass from a smaller speaker that you get from a larger one; for the most part, it just can't happen. I suppose it may be possible, but smaller things than can do the same as larger things, tend to cost a fair bit more.

For open back portable headphones, I'm not sure there is that much choice. Portable headphones are designed with use on the go in mind. Open back kind of defeats the object; to hear the music, rather than the surroundings.
 
The Sony MDR-1A is bassier than the Audio-Technica MSR7, so for gaming accuracy the MSR7 may be a slightly better choice.
As Marsman stated, mobile headphones will be almost exclusively closed back as that is a prime consideration of mobile headphones.
If you want open back, then why not use the AKG K712 with a shorter after market cable? I bought a 1.2m cable for mine from Amazon for around £15
 
rids57 said:
The Sony MDR-1A is bassier than the Audio-Technica MSR7, so for gaming accuracy the MSR7 may be a slightly better choice.
As Marsman stated, mobile headphones will be almost exclusively closed back as that is a prime consideration of mobile headphones.
If you want open back, then why not use the AKG K712 with a shorter after market cable? I bought a 1.2m cable for mine from Amazon for around £15
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Akgs aren’t hitting adequate volumes for me from the quest I think. I’ll try again tonight but it was not loud enough when I tried.
 
The two I suggested are extremely easy to drive as they are meant to be driven by phones, so the Quest should have no trouble
 
you are stuck with full sized headphones with fully circumaural pads in that case, so your choices are AKG K702/712, Beyerdynamic DT770/990, etc.

I actually find the Sonys quite comfortable for long sessions, all I can think of is that your ears must be on the large side and the pads rest on the outer edges rather than fitting just around them. This means you will likely have the same problem with any headphones designed for mobile use.
 
rids57 said:
you are stuck with full sized headphones with fully circumaural pads in that case, so your choices are AKG K702/712, Beyerdynamic DT770/990, etc.

I actually find the Sonys quite comfortable for long sessions, all I can think of is that your ears must be on the large side and the pads rest on the outer edges rather than fitting just around them. This means you will likely have the same problem with any headphones designed for mobile use.
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