Headphones

When I'm shopping for headphones I go to a big electronic shop nearby, listen to a few, decide which I like best then get them off the internet!
 
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Bad examples, I bought all 3 items you mentioned without looking at them. The only thing I would hesitate to buy online would be clothes.
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perfect example actually, i checked out all of those before buying. and the same goes for my tv and amplifier and funnily enough....my sennheiser hd650's.

some people like blindly throwing money at tech - i dont. i couldnt give a monkies if the purple shirted no-brainers were 'robbed of a sale' - not only did i save £400 on their list, but i also got the next model up for that price. I went in store, checked out the vaio fw11m then bought the fwlls online....for £400 cheaper. it pays to shop around and i did exactly the same thing with my panasonic 50pz80b. But this thread is about headphones - are you seriously suggesting somebody drop notes on a pair of headphones without listening to them first? Some people are happy to do so, i think thats bonkers personally - try first whenever possible!
 
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Not all of us live in areas full of shops that have the things we're after. The whole thing about the internet is that its just so convenient.

I live in a rural part of England and I don't drive, so I never go check things out in person. I just read hell of a lot of reviews to make sure what I'm buying is good, then buy it!
 
My NS1000s arrived today. Not terribly impressed with the sound so far but i'll try and give a proper impression when they've burned in a bit. The build quality is good though and they are comfy to wear. They come with some decent accessories too.
 
Sometime the post is slow for 2nd class. Sometimes I have got things I ordered within 3 days, sometimes 6 working day wait. :(

I don't know why they don't have an option for 1st class, unless there is some reason and I just don't know it. :)
 
My NS1000s arrived this morning. They sound great, one question though. Why does turning off the noise cancellation seem to also turn off most of the mid and treble? Couldnt they have been made to run with noise cancellation on all the time with no battery? After all, i do have a 100w amp powering them!

oh, they dick all over the speedlink medusa. My Sony MDRV700s sounded better in some respects but not in others. Anyway, they are now listed on ebay due making my ears too warm
 
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My NS1000s arrived this morning. They sound great, one question though. Why does turning off the noise cancellation seem to also turn off most of the mid and treble? Couldnt they have been made to run with noise cancellation on all the time with no battery? After all, i do have a 100w amp powering them!

oh, they dick all over the speedlink medusa. My Sony MDRV700s sounded better in some respects but not in others. Anyway, they are now listed on ebay due making my ears too warm
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Great!

Let us know, or more to the point, me :) if your ears are still uncooked after a good length of usage.

Hmm, Uriel seemed to indicate they sounded fine with the NC off connected to an amp. He said they sounded what you describe with NC off and unamped. With the NC off, driven by your amp, does that make any difference to the sound?
 
I havent really used them yet but no roasting ears so far.

What were Goldring thinking when they supply a cord so short? Good job i use my headphone port on my amp or i would have to listen to my music with my head under my desk just so it would reach to the back of my soundcard! fun
 
They're designed for portable use really - on planes etc - hence the short cable.

And yes - the mids and treble are pretty muddy when they're inadequately amped. The FiiO e5 and Victor SU-DH1 both seem to do an adequate job powering them but there's still a bit of top end sparkle missing compared to having NC on.

Bear in mind that the Noise Cancelling circuitry includes its own amp. This is turned off when noise cancelling is off.
 
Thats the thing though, mine are not inadequately amped at all. I connect them to a Marantz 100w amp that I also use to drive some B&W 603s which shake the house down

Noise cancelling also adds a background hiss. Could anyone with the DR150s post how they compare? Greebo?
 
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I connect them to a Marantz 100w amp that I also use to drive some B&W 603s which shake the house down
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That's probably your problem. Speaker amps are not necessarily good for driving headphones. Many are positively inadequate. My Sony amp (Edit: which was perfectly adequate for B&W DM601s) certainly is.

Edit: You do have to be careful with headphone amps. Most people think headphones bing hard to drive because of the impedance. The NS1000s in passive mode are hard to drive because of their demand for current.
 
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