my favorite budget headphones
my favorite budget headphones
Hey fellow Lemmyranians, thought I'd share my favorite of each kinda headphone I got. Forgive me when I don't share links. I'm just telling what I paid in EUR to give you a idea whether you should wait for a sale , and leave the where to buy research to you. :)
Over Ear Monitor:
39€ - Superlux HD 660 Pro - Closed - This is a obvious Beyer clone, but it gives me all of the neutrality and comfy I seek. It only(?) sells in Germany at Thomann, which leaves a alternative I highly regard as well:
40€ - Samson SR850 - Open - The same as above, except these are open and let you hear some of the environment. I lean towards open because i prefer to hear what i say but closed is fine too because i would just flick microphone monitoring on.
Over Ear Headset:
50€ - HyperX Cloud Alpha - These are super sturdy for the price and feel premium. A bit bassy, but surprisingly neutral enough you otherwise won't experience with gaming headsets. Mic quality depends on your soundcard, which in my case is fine. 4-pin for Phone/Laptop/Controller and a 3/2-pin splitter for Tower PCs. I swapped the pleather cups for velours, keep that in mind if you hate pleather as well.
In Ear TWS:
21€ - Soundcore Life P2 mini - What I expected to be just a toy, they're damn good for the price and the mic is useable too.
In Ear ANC TWS:
66€ - Soundcore Liberty 4 NC - Incredible sound, incredible noise cancelling, just great for TWS margins. Not really surprising since it cost 3 times more than the above.
In Ear wired:
15€ - Earpods - Old but gold, this is argueable the sanest Apple product there is. Incredible mic quality compared to TWS but the sound is just fine for 15€. Sometimes I plug these into my USB mic to cosplay as Moistcritical.
And that's it. I've been window shopping for a Bluetooth Over Ear with ANC and all, like the Edifier WH950NB. But I found 150€ a little steep which I actually want to spend into Beyerdynamic first. Anyway, feel free to share your favorites and have a nice day.
Addendum 8.8.23:
IEM:
26€ - Kiwi Ears Dolce - I didn't think i would go for another in ear wired or IEM as a whole and I'm glad i did. Great, not overwhelming bass, overall dynamic mids and highs. Fun little buds for when I need compact and 0 latency. I might go for a IEM to TWS adapter such as the KZ AZ15 eventually.
Shelved my superlux669b since I got my DT990. Also wanted the life p2 mini but out of stock. What beyers are you getting?
Whether to go for closed or open is a tough call, so I'm like why not both and lean towards DT 880 (Pro). :D
It's a bit of a bummer that there's only 250 Ohm. I know my DAC handles it but I'd like to use it with other devices as well. Correct me if I'm wrong, high Ohm is just there to filter out static noise, but not any of my tinnitus I don't think.
you dont really need 3 in ears. You need one in-ear and a tws adapter. You can get the best fucking sound for those 100 dollars you ever had. You can also get gel tips infused with foam to block noise out.
Do you mean perchance this ? :D
Having options have their uses. I take my P2 minis to places where I'm a bit spooked to lose my Libertys, and my Earpods aren't new. But hell if I knew you could plug IEM into TWS adapters I would of done that first.