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Subject: Re: Headphones
From: "Peter Shute" pshute2
Date: Thu May 10, 2012 7:46 am ((PDT))
Thanks for that, Vicki. They seem to sell everything except Sony.=0D
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I have dealt with Headphonic in WA, they have an excellent website=0D
with comments on all the headphones they sell, they offer advice and=0D
free trials, and have competitive pricing and free delivery.=0D
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One of their recommendations for my needs (open back) were Audio=0D
Technica AD700 'Air' which I purchased and which are the most=0D
comfortable headphones I have ever worn, they do not press against=0D
your ears or head, the sound is great, and your ears can breathe.=0D
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Just thought I'd mention it, might be of interest to others.=0D
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On 10/05/2012, at 8:25 AM, Peter Shute wrote:=0D
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> I need some headphones with better isolation than my open back=0D
> Sennheiser HD435s. I'm finding I'm putting off mixing because=0D
> mostly when I get a chance to do it, the house is too noisy.=0D
> Hopefully some closed headphones will improve the situation.=0D
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> There have been many threads about headphones here over the years,=0D
> and searching through these tells me that Sony MDR7506s and=0D
> Sennheiser HD280s seem very popular, almost a standard. Can anyone=0D
> advise which of these will block out the noise best? Any other=0D
> comments about either?=0D
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> And can anyone recommend anywhere to get either for a reasonable=0D
> price in Australia? Most places seem to charge about double the US=0D
> prices.=0D
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> Krause.=0D
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> Yahoo! Groups Links=0D
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