Headphones

Think I picked up a $10 set of Sony headphones at Walmart, and they're actually really nice. I love 'em, heh.

I doubt I'd spend more than $25 on a set of headphones, unless I'm getting something outlandish like RF Wireless Headphones or something crazy.

But headphones are only for one person, I normally watch movies with other people which would be my main reasoning behind the speakers.

I love High Fidelity speakers! I'm not into headphones though. I worked at Best Buy in the Magnolia Home Theater department and we had some really good speakers like Definitive Technology, Vienna Acoustics, Mirage, Martin Logan's etc... While I was there they also had the Pioneer Elite line of receivers. They definately carry the best sounding home theater equipment I have personally heard.

I don't use headphones, usually, but rather earphones. My current pair are Philips SBCHE590 - in ear phones that supposedly give the sense of surround sound (they're quite good). They cost £15/$30.

My last pair were a pair of really high quality Sony earphones that cost about £50/$100.

So I could probably see myself spending quite a bit for some really high quality earphones.

Speakerwise, the best I have is my Creative 5.1 set hooked up to my computer which cost aboyut £40/$80.

Since I use earphones/speakers for a large part of the day (about 3 hours for earphones, and 6 hours for speakers) I'd be prepared to spend money on good pairs/sets.

For computer speakers I'd go Klipsch all the way.

Do you remember the model of the Sonys?

Also, what kind of IEMs do you have?

Are you asking for suggestions?

Haven't a clue about the model, sorry. They were for Christmas in 2005, lasted me a year, and then I got the Philips for Christmas just gone.

IEMs? And I don't think I'm asking for any suggestions, no.

Something mantra and I have in common is that we both love hi-fidelity music. My question is, does anyone else here have an unhealthy obsession with audio equipment and sound reproduction? I plan to spend entirely too much on headphones and related products this summer. Also, if someone wants a suggestion on what headphones to get, I'll do my best. Answer these questions for me when you post: 1) What's the most you could ever see yourself spending on headphones? 2) What do you use your headphones/speakers for?

I hope your expensive and oversized headphones anihilate one of your ear drums during a Kamehame-HA.

Ah. Time to answer the two questions.

The most I'd ever pay on a set of headphones would be 30 dollars and all I'd use it for is playing games, watching anime late at night and listening to amv's and stuff that I've loaded on youtube.

I just bought a cheapo pair of headphones last weekend to replace the ones I thought were dead, but it turns out my mp3 play was just acting gay.(mp3 players can be gay can't they?) I saw a pair at Wal-mart that was only 97 friggin cents. Those things must last a day and die or something...

I've always been tempted to buy a pair of those big noise canceling bose headphones, but I would never use it. I only use headphones on the bus going to and fro school.

Bose headphones are overpriced. You can get a decent pair of closed headphones for far less.

Name brand equipment overpriced? Do tell!