6 ms·

Sennheiser HD 280 Pros - best headphones for under US$100. Balanced sound, good isolation, responsive and clean, comfortable for long sessions. http://en-us.se

Sennheiser HD 280 Pros - best headphones for under US$100. Balanced sound, good isolation, responsive and clean, comfortable for long sessions. http://en-us.sennheiser.com/professional-dj-headphones-noise-cancelling-hd-280-pro http://en-us.sennheiser.com/professional-dj-headphones-noise... http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-280-Pro-Headphones/dp/B000065BPB http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-280-Pro-Headphones/dp/B0... I just don't understand purchasing headphones as a fashion statement. I read it as "I want you to know I like popular brands over high quality and my own listening experience".

smackfu 12y ago
I understand purchasing anything that is highly visible on your body as a fashion statement.
- kawsper 12y ago
  Me too. I own some Bose QuietComfort 15 which have made my work life much better because of the active noise cancelling, and they have made my flights more comfortable. But with that said, I would not wear them in public. Apart from walking around in traffic with noise-cancelling, which is dangerous, the headphones looks a bit big on your head, so I use the headphones that came with my iPhone.
  - AlexandrB 12y ago
    Bose invented the game that Beats perfected. Bose are over-priced for the sound you get but "just work". Beats just added the fashion element.
    - kawsper 12y ago
      I don't much about Bose, I bought them for the noise-cancelling, not the sound. QuietComfort 15 was the product most people recommended.
br3w5 12y ago
And for the cost of Beats I know I could spend c.£170 and get Sennheiser HD25s which are the best headphones I've ever used and I believe a lot of other people agree. This is nearly half the price of some Beats models.
- user_0001 12y ago
  Best for DJs perhaps. But certainly no the best headphone for sound reproduction / comfort. But thats the thing, there is no best headphone. Best for DJs Best for producers Best for listening Best comfort when wearing for 8 hours a day Best for travelling with Best for bass Best neutral sound
danbee 12y ago
For just a little bit more the HD 380 Pros are much better headphones.
bane 12y ago
You don't buy beats for the sound, you buy beats to signal your tribal membership. People go to extraordinary lengths to join groups and send this membership signal. It's almost instinctual and done without a lot of thinking and good marketers know how to leverage this. It's dumb, but it is what it is, and people wrap an awful lot of their identity up in their chosen tribe rather than just being themselves.
- sjwright 12y ago
  I agree it's dumb, but the important thing to realise is that pretty much everyone is falling for it pretty much all the time. It's hard to argue that this same motivation isn't driving sales of iPhones over Android and vice versa. Or Canon versus Nikon. Nike versus Adidas. Harvard versus Stanford. Obama versus (!Obama). Ford versus Toyota. We can rationalise many of these decisions, but so can the people who bought the other thing.
  - bane 12y ago
    Well, like I said. It's basically instinctual. Humans are social animals that form into groups and groups need in-group out-group signaling to define themselves. Joining a group identity like this is basically our animal bits controlling what we do. It's subtle, and people are often surprised when they realize that this is what they're doing. But if you buy into a group identity and you can't rationally explain why, or have to post-rationalize, it's probably this effect. But it's also one of those things that, whenever you see it, is a reminder that humans have a long way to go and aren't as different from the rest of the animals as they'd like to believe. Why Apple purchased beats, is that it helps tie together several different social tribes, with Apple now able to try to cross-sell between them, something very hard to do.
- icebraining 12y ago
  If I'm the kind of person who buys expensive stuff to signal my membership, then buying Beats headphones is being myself, no?
  - 12y ago
sehr 12y ago
Are there any recommendations for headphones that's aren't balanced? I'm not a studio engineer and prefer the heavy bass honestly
- JohnBooty 12y ago
  I'm really enjoying the V-Moda Crossfade M-100! Tons of bass. Head-fi.org (the biggest, most active forum for headphone people that I know of) has some good (although overwhelmingly long) threads on the topic, such as: http://www.head-fi.org/t/716711/the-best-bass-headphones-are-the-extreme-bass-club http://www.head-fi.org/t/716711/the-best-bass-headphones-are...
golergka 12y ago
> I just don't understand purchasing headphones as a fashion statement. It's not necessarily a statement. Look: I write music. I like music with a good quality. When I buy speakers, I look for reviews on GearSlutz and aim at the best and most transparent ones. The same goes for headphones. But at the same time, from the aesthetics standpoint, these headphones look hideous. In fact, most of professional audio monitors and headphones look ugly, in my opinion. I have a pair of AKG K77 headphones on right now, and another pair of heavy, bulky, closed AKG monitors at home. They sound great. But they're UGLY. And if I wasn't that much into sound quality, I would definitely buy Dr Dre's phones instead. Sound quality is not something any person can perceive easily, and see value in; but the visual aesthetics is something that you can actually see with your eyes.
dagw 12y ago
I just don't understand purchasing headphones as a fashion statement. Do you understand why anybody buys anything for the way it looks or is it just headphones? It's no different from people wanting nice looking shoes, bags, sunglasses, jackets etc. Lots of people care about their appearance, and say what you want about Beats, but they certainly look better than the HD 280s. And realistically I bet you no one using beats headphones would get a better listening experience by changing headphones.
DanBC 12y ago
> I just don't understand purchasing headphones as a fashion statement. Take something mastered for MP3; then badly rip it to MP3; then play it on a phone or other low cost MP3 player, while you're on a bus or subway. Most people just can't tell the difference.
JohnBooty 12y ago
> I just don't understand purchasing headphones > as a fashion statement. I read it as "I want > you to know I like popular brands over high > quality and my own listening experience". Are your shoes and the rest of your clothing chosen strictly for their functional ability, with zero regard for fashion? If you have a car, what about that? Is your home painted in the cheapest and most durable paint, with zero regard for appearance? What about your laptop bag? Beats aren't to my taste, although neither are $150 basketball shoes or a lot of other things. I get it, though.

smackfu 12y ago

I understand purchasing anything that is highly visible on your body as a fashion statement.

kawsper 12y ago
Me too. I own some Bose QuietComfort 15 which have made my work life much better because of the active noise cancelling, and they have made my flights more comfortable. But with that said, I would not wear them in public. Apart from walking around in traffic with noise-cancelling, which is dangerous, the headphones looks a bit big on your head, so I use the headphones that came with my iPhone.
- AlexandrB 12y ago
  Bose invented the game that Beats perfected. Bose are over-priced for the sound you get but "just work". Beats just added the fashion element.
  - kawsper 12y ago
    I don't much about Bose, I bought them for the noise-cancelling, not the sound. QuietComfort 15 was the product most people recommended.

br3w5 12y ago

And for the cost of Beats I know I could spend c.£170 and get Sennheiser HD25s which are the best headphones I've ever used and I believe a lot of other people agree. This is nearly half the price of some Beats models.

user_0001 12y ago
Best for DJs perhaps. But certainly no the best headphone for sound reproduction / comfort. But thats the thing, there is no best headphone. Best for DJs Best for producers Best for listening Best comfort when wearing for 8 hours a day Best for travelling with Best for bass Best neutral sound

danbee 12y ago

For just a little bit more the HD 380 Pros are much better headphones.

bane 12y ago

You don't buy beats for the sound, you buy beats to signal your tribal membership. People go to extraordinary lengths to join groups and send this membership signal. It's almost instinctual and done without a lot of thinking and good marketers know how to leverage this. It's dumb, but it is what it is, and people wrap an awful lot of their identity up in their chosen tribe rather than just being themselves.

sjwright 12y ago
I agree it's dumb, but the important thing to realise is that pretty much everyone is falling for it pretty much all the time. It's hard to argue that this same motivation isn't driving sales of iPhones over Android and vice versa. Or Canon versus Nikon. Nike versus Adidas. Harvard versus Stanford. Obama versus (!Obama). Ford versus Toyota. We can rationalise many of these decisions, but so can the people who bought the other thing.
- bane 12y ago
  Well, like I said. It's basically instinctual. Humans are social animals that form into groups and groups need in-group out-group signaling to define themselves. Joining a group identity like this is basically our animal bits controlling what we do. It's subtle, and people are often surprised when they realize that this is what they're doing. But if you buy into a group identity and you can't rationally explain why, or have to post-rationalize, it's probably this effect. But it's also one of those things that, whenever you see it, is a reminder that humans have a long way to go and aren't as different from the rest of the animals as they'd like to believe. Why Apple purchased beats, is that it helps tie together several different social tribes, with Apple now able to try to cross-sell between them, something very hard to do.
icebraining 12y ago
If I'm the kind of person who buys expensive stuff to signal my membership, then buying Beats headphones is being myself, no?
- 12y ago

sehr 12y ago

Are there any recommendations for headphones that's aren't balanced? I'm not a studio engineer and prefer the heavy bass honestly

JohnBooty 12y ago
I'm really enjoying the V-Moda Crossfade M-100! Tons of bass. Head-fi.org (the biggest, most active forum for headphone people that I know of) has some good (although overwhelmingly long) threads on the topic, such as: http://www.head-fi.org/t/716711/the-best-bass-headphones-are-the-extreme-bass-club http://www.head-fi.org/t/716711/the-best-bass-headphones-are...

golergka 12y ago

> I just don't understand purchasing headphones as a fashion statement. It's not necessarily a statement. Look: I write music. I like music with a good quality. When I buy speakers, I look for reviews on GearSlutz and aim at the best and most transparent ones. The same goes for headphones. But at the same time, from the aesthetics standpoint, these headphones look hideous. In fact, most of professional audio monitors and headphones look ugly, in my opinion. I have a pair of AKG K77 headphones on right now, and another pair of heavy, bulky, closed AKG monitors at home. They sound great. But they're UGLY. And if I wasn't that much into sound quality, I would definitely buy Dr Dre's phones instead. Sound quality is not something any person can perceive easily, and see value in; but the visual aesthetics is something that you can actually see with your eyes.

dagw 12y ago

I just don't understand purchasing headphones as a fashion statement. Do you understand why anybody buys anything for the way it looks or is it just headphones? It's no different from people wanting nice looking shoes, bags, sunglasses, jackets etc. Lots of people care about their appearance, and say what you want about Beats, but they certainly look better than the HD 280s. And realistically I bet you no one using beats headphones would get a better listening experience by changing headphones.

DanBC 12y ago

> I just don't understand purchasing headphones as a fashion statement. Take something mastered for MP3; then badly rip it to MP3; then play it on a phone or other low cost MP3 player, while you're on a bus or subway. Most people just can't tell the difference.

JohnBooty 12y ago

> I just don't understand purchasing headphones > as a fashion statement. I read it as "I want > you to know I like popular brands over high > quality and my own listening experience". Are your shoes and the rest of your clothing chosen strictly for their functional ability, with zero regard for fashion? If you have a car, what about that? Is your home painted in the cheapest and most durable paint, with zero regard for appearance? What about your laptop bag? Beats aren't to my taste, although neither are $150 basketball shoes or a lot of other things. I get it, though.