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    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by darthvader1432, Jul 26, 2009.

  1. darthvader1432

    darthvader1432 - Audiophile -

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    Hello everybody, I'm a noob in this headphone world

    I bought a pair of skullcandy hesh before (they broke after 3 months)
    sound quality was ok, good bass

    Then a few months ago I started using the bose in ear headphones which are pretty good and I still use them however now I am attracted back to the Circumaural headphone style, and this time I have a bit of money to spend

    I will be listening to all kinds of music
    I want the bass to be heard but I don't want it "dominating" all the music
    I want it to cancel out most sound to an extent
    I will be using these mostly at home but my house is loud, (4 little siblings, I share a room with 2 of them)
    I want the sound quality to be good

    Here are the three main ones i have been thinking about


    Sennheiser HD-595
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    Monster beats by dre (tried them on at bestbuy today and they were really nice, canceled most nice but not all)
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    Denon AH-D2000
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    The reason I am afraid to order the denons or the sennheisrs is because I can't try them on and listen to them before I purchase them, I can do that with the beats at bestbuy

    I have also looked at the AKG models (they look )

    I will be using them to listen to music with my iphone and mainly my laptop itunes

    I won't be buying an amp.....