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From: emrath@uiuccsb.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Headphones,anyone?? - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 14-Dec-83 22:29:31 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 14 22:29:31 1983
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uiuccsb!emrath    Dec 14 18:22:00 1983

A while back I did some extensive shopping around for headphones.
I bought Sennheiser 430s for right around 100$, they list for 125$ I think.
They are circumaural, but very low mass, and I found them extremely
comfortable. Practically every set of circumaurals I have tried
irritate me after 20 or 30 minutes, typically starting around the
temples of my glasses. I have worn the 430s for hours at a time with
no irritation. As for sound, it seemed to be a toss up between the 430s
and the AKG 240 (I think that's what it was, top of the non-electrostatic
line), which is a little bit cheaper. The AKGs are more efficient and have
stronger bass, but I have listened to band limited pink noise on the
Sennheiser's and they seem very flat to me all the way down to 30-35Hz.
I also listened to some lightweight walkman type phones. The Sonys were
fine, but I heard some Yamahas that I really liked, especially when I
found out that they cost 30-35$.