Sean de Silva
Well-Known Member
I have a Philips SHE3900/BK earphone since last four years and am quite happy with the bass, vocals and treble. The earphones sometimes slip off and I have to periodically adjust their position hence I've been on the hunt for over-the-ear wired headphones that will perform considerably better than the earphones. Not interested in wireless headphones.
After hasty research I zeroed in on the AKG K92 from amazon. They’ve been nothing but a disappointment to say the least. Noise isolation 4/10, fit and comfort 10/10, aesthetics 10 /10, performance 2/10. The bass is flat and practically non-existent and the overall sound output felt quite weak. Mind you AKG/hpz does not state anywhere that the K92 requires amplification unlike certain models from other brands like AT and Beyerdynamic etc hence I assumed that a smartphone would have enough juice to drive these to an appreciable volume. I couldn't have been more wrong. I have returned the K92 and shortlisted a few other models keeping in mind my requirements i.e. decent noise isolation, large ear cups, high sensitivity, low impedance and budget.
EIKON H200, EIKON H800, ONEODIO PRO30, ONEODIO PRO50, ONEODIO A71, CLAW SM50, SAMSON SR950, MONOPRICE-MODERN RETRO.
I would’ve considered the Audio Technica ATH-M20X/30X , Shure SRH240A but hpz states that these require amplification.
Any other popular headphone models I should be looking at other than those mentioned above?
I am even open to considering good earphones as a last resort.
After hasty research I zeroed in on the AKG K92 from amazon. They’ve been nothing but a disappointment to say the least. Noise isolation 4/10, fit and comfort 10/10, aesthetics 10 /10, performance 2/10. The bass is flat and practically non-existent and the overall sound output felt quite weak. Mind you AKG/hpz does not state anywhere that the K92 requires amplification unlike certain models from other brands like AT and Beyerdynamic etc hence I assumed that a smartphone would have enough juice to drive these to an appreciable volume. I couldn't have been more wrong. I have returned the K92 and shortlisted a few other models keeping in mind my requirements i.e. decent noise isolation, large ear cups, high sensitivity, low impedance and budget.
EIKON H200, EIKON H800, ONEODIO PRO30, ONEODIO PRO50, ONEODIO A71, CLAW SM50, SAMSON SR950, MONOPRICE-MODERN RETRO.
I would’ve considered the Audio Technica ATH-M20X/30X , Shure SRH240A but hpz states that these require amplification.
Any other popular headphone models I should be looking at other than those mentioned above?
I am even open to considering good earphones as a last resort.