Need help with finding new Headphones

[A_person]

I recently broke my ATH-M40x (at the hinge)  and was looking for a replacement i was wondering if the AKG K72 was a good replacement. (if there are better headphones, do tell)

PS. All my headphones break around a year after i get them.

[SniphzR]

Whats ur budget?

[A_person]

1 minute ago, SniphzR said:

Whats ur budget?

$65

[SniphzR]

SHP9500

[A_person]

2 minutes ago, SniphzR said:

SHP9500

i can't do open headphones. my roommates are loud.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, A_person said:

I recently broke my ATH-M40x (at the hinge)  and was looking for a replacement i was wondering if the AKG K72 was a good replacement. (if there are better headphones, do tell)

PS. All my headphones break around a year after i get them.

I feel your pain @A_person. I spent a bucketload of cash ($300 CDN) on fancy dancy closed-back headphones with hinges. Like yours, they short out after about a year. NEVER AGAIN. Rigid headbands for me... my 2 cents. ?

 

BTW - have you considered these <$100 cans suggested by TekThing?  July 2017 ~5 minute posting.

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[A_person]

50 minutes ago, PrometheanCat2 said:

I feel your pain @A_person. I spent a bucketload of cash ($300 CDN) on fancy dancy closed-back headphones with hinges. Like yours, they short out after about a year. NEVER AGAIN. Rigid headbands for me... my 2 cents. ?

 

BTW - have you considered these <$100 cans suggested by TekThing?  July 2017 ~5 minute posting.

those headphones do look nice but they have HINGES! so they would break as soon as i touch them.

[doits]

what do you use them for, music/mixing/gaming/on the go? I like the takstar pro80, which  hyperx uses to make cloud headset.  Audio forum sticky suggests: NVX XPT100
Good isolation and comfort. Good, reasonably balanced sound for the price. Includes both angled and flat pads. Removable 3.5mm cable to each side, not compatible with boompro mic.

 

Oh and to answer about akg k72, never owned personally but owned higher versions and enjoy the akg sound and are really comfortable with the suspension headband. Just know they aren't for bass music, more of a neutral sound.

 

[A_person]

50 minutes ago, doits said:

what do you use them for, music/mixing/gaming/on the go? I like the takstar pro80, which  hyperx uses to make cloud headset.  Audio forum sticky suggests: NVX XPT100
Good isolation and comfort. Good, reasonably balanced sound for the price. Includes both angled and flat pads. Removable 3.5mm cable to each side, not compatible with boompro mic.

 

Oh and to answer about akg k72, never owned personally but owned higher versions and enjoy the akg sound and are really comfortable with the suspension headband. Just know they aren't for bass music, more of a neutral sound.

 

I use the mostly for movies and gaming but sometimes for tracking.

[doits]

4 hours ago, A_person said:

I use the mostly for movies and gaming but sometimes for tracking.

I think you'll like them, detailed sound; present but not overpowering bass. Akg has good soundstage and is comfortable. 

I can't think of another pair for the price with a fixed headband that will beat nearly any gaming headset.

[Guest]

8 hours ago, A_person said:

those headphones do look nice but they have HINGES! so they would break as soon as i touch them.

....aaaaaand that's why I've ordered the MDR7510. No hinges. $139 USD on the trewaudio website. I think you were looking for a $100 or less pair, right?

 

If you can handle THOSE KIND OF PEOPLE, HeadFi has several streams about the cans I'm referring to. Thread!

 

sincerely,

one of THOSE PEOPLE. ?

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