I have the Sennheiser HD280 and recently bought the Audio-Technica
ATH-M50 after reading that Mike Grace of Grace Designs commented
highly on them. Street price is about $100 as well. I must say, for
a closed set of cans, I now prefer the Audio Technica.
Cheers.
--- In Tim Nielsen <> wrote:
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> Also check out the Sennheiser HD280, a good sealed around the ear
> headphone, about $99, and in my opinion, sounds better than the
Sony.
> Slightly lacking in deep bass, which for nature recordists
probably
> isn't as much of an issue.
>
> They collapse somewhat, and have a coiled cable, but I find them
quite
> use as field headphones.
>
>
> On Mar 10, 2008, at 12:28 PM, wtefftus wrote:
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> > I've always had good results from the Sony MDR7506 headphones.
They're
> > light, comfortable, fit around the ear...blocking out some, but
not
> > all ambient sound, rugged, and foldable. This model has a coiled
> > cable...loved by some, hated by some, and a gold plated plug
(with an
> > adaptor that converts the mini to 1/4"). The response seems to
push on
> > the high side. But, that can be a good thing. If you can't hear
much
> > high freq noise through these headphones, your recording will
probably
> > sound good. Sony also makes the MDR V6, which are virtually the
same,
> > but a bit cheaper. Very slightly reduced bass response, nickel
plated
> > plugs, and a staight cable. Hope this helps. Bill
> >
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