Headphone Choice Please

Are these purely for listening to music?

What do you mean by 'noise cancelling technology' exactly?

What sort of music do you listen to?

What do you intend to plug them into exactly?
 
Are these purely for listening to music > Yes music only

What do you mean by 'noise cancelling technology' exactly > Not a fan of noise cancelling technology

What sort of music do you listen to > Oasis , Blur , Dance & Drum n Bass

What do you intend to plug them into exactly > Plug into my Lenovo Legion , is it possible to buy a DAC to connect to my laptop ?

Been looking at the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro
 
What Ohms are the best for listening to music

There isn't really a best Ohms for music - high Ohm headphones tend to be harder to drive and can have peculiar synergies with different amplifiers while lower can often be driven without additional amplification. Then you have headphones that require more or less current. As a gross generalisation higher Ohm headphones tend to be the ones that produce the best results with stuff like soaring classical music while if you love bass they tend to be the current hungry headphones but there is no hard and fast rule.
 
Would recommend Grado SR325e over those. Beyerdynamic make some fantastic cans but those are not among them
£40ish over your cited budget but worth the minor stretch given they're usually over 300


Grado 325 are quite heavy is it feel that,also grado aren't the most comfortable phones. I have grado rs series I had 325i for while also
 
Ohms - DC resistance, but for audio (AC) it's impedance.

High impedance - 300+ohm, you will need a larger voltage swing (in the 10s of volts, V) but less current (say 1-30 milliamps, mA), so lower power amplifier.
Low impedance - <120ohm, you will need a larger current swing - for example my 50ohm headphones are 60mA with about 2V max over them, a 32ohm will be higher mA.

The move from high to low is driven by the change in amp technology. Valve amps are good at voltage but not current - so that's why you see high impedance headphones used. Solid-state is good at current but not voltage so that's why you see low impedance headphones used with iPhones etc (they're easier to drive from a mobile device without additional inefficient power supplies for high voltage shortening battery life). There is a modern trend to lower impedance for this reason, 120ohm seems to be becoming a 'thing' being a between worlds but leaving the mobile lowest impedances alone.

Headphones with thinner wires tend to be higher impedance, they tend to offer faster movement being lighter but less bass. Heavier wires in low impedance tend to offer a slower movement and thus favour bass. Modern cans mean you don't have to worry too much about loosing the frequencies - but you do need to match them with the amp. In the end a good amp will bring out the best in your headphones and vice versa. I'm currently designing my own headphone amp/DAC from scratch. As you get more $$$ typically people are looking to trade on something to improve the characteristics they like in their music and may end up with a number of pairs of headphones for different music.

So the question is - what are you driving the cans with? A good set of cans will be an upgrade but you may find yourself wanting to upgrade the amp.. then the dac.. :eek:

TL;DR:

Is it for use on the move? (size and ruggedness of the headphones, power requirements)
What music do you like listening to? (cheaper headphones typically focus on bass, without clarity)
Will it be in a noisy location? (closed/open back)
 
AKG K702 if it's for music and you like a wide soundstage
Phillips Fidelio X2HR if you want a fun headphone (bass but not the best in terms of clarity)
Sennheiser HD600 or 650 if you like vocals to shine as well as clarity.

Beyerdynamic dt770 is closed therefore a good choice if your in a noisy environment or don't want to disturb anyone else in the same room. However in terms of sound quality open beats closed hands down. Closed headphones are extremely limited.

You could buy both open and closed for your budget.

Dt770 and k702. Rock best if both.
 
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