Choosing The Right Headphones

http://live.besttechie.net - I received a request from the chat room to do a video on headphones. When it comes to picking headphones you need to look at the comfort factor, the sound quality (bass/treble/crispness), and your potential use for them. I recommend Koss Porta Pro as I've been using them for years now and they are great in every aspect.

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[DMGDeed]

I'll probably end up getting PX100s anyway (apparently both sets are essentially the same), but just one question: do the headband sliders ever get caught in your hair, like several people have noted?

[JeffBT]

I've never experienced that myself, but I could see how it is possible.

[miczpower19]

where i can buy that head phone?

[JeffBT]

If you go to my blog and check out the post with this video, I provide a link to them there.

[6y298]

'Sonys' is pretty general - I guess you must mean comparably priced Sonys because my mdr-7506 cans are fantastic. In any case you're right regarding reviews, the more the better - single most important source of info short of testing something yourself. Based on reviews (this one included) I'm getting a set of Portapros - seem to be among the best $30 - $40 phones around.

[barbyque]

I just bought Porta Pros for 30 bucks. They sound awesome for watching movies on my ipod and laptop :)  10/10

Thanks for the advice!!

[sofiapadernal]

Would the music leak a lot if i put it on halfway cos I heard these leak a lot.

[MagicalCheeseMuffin]

@theoriginalafroninja it's not really limewire that may make music not sound so good. it's the bitrate. you'll most likely encounter lots of mp3 files with a bitrate of 192kbps on limewire. files with a higher bitrate should sound a bit better, not sure by how much exactly. but if you're really worried about sound quality, you could try a lossless format instead, such as flac.

[freezazoid]

deaf from above.... hahah..  awesome.

[theoriginalafroninja]

could downloading files from limewire limit how well the music sounds

[OneAvenue96]

nice atticus shirt :D

[Reqrezentin]

Are you Jewish or Iranian?

No offence.

[shredder1111]

They blow them out of the water and destroy them in the air :D

[jesusKing123]

@grobber13 because they are. made since 1984

[Exarian]

I want to get a pair of these for portable use, and a pair of Grado SR60's for use on my computer... I wish I could find a version of the SR60 that fit around the ear instead of on top. I might buy the SR60 and modify them with some enclosure pads from my old Sony MDR-XD200, because I sure as hell am not shelling out another 20 just for enclosement.

[antunkatona]

Yes Koss are great. Also, Sennheiser PX100 in the same price range offer great value. These two are my favourites under 50$. As far as earbuds go, Ultimate Ears triple-Fi are th best one I've heard and use them almost every day. They are however 10 times more expensive. But consider the Koss or the Sennheiser - there are no better headphones on the market and haven't been for a long time. You portable player will sound great with those - way better than any included headphones that came with it.