headphone recommendations for computer soundcard output

[Jeff]

I'm looking for some recommendations again for headphones that sound great from computer soundcard output power levels.

[Kevin]

I have always preferred headphones made by Koss. Of course the model depends on which kind of headphones you want.

As with speakers I suggest sticking to companies that are speaker/headphone companies not a general electronics company (like say Sony).

[dank]

I don't know about computer specific, but it's hard to beat the sound quality of Sennheiser headphones.

I second the motion to stay away from Sony. They make some of the worst sounding audio equipment on the market, in my opinion. Most people are skeptical of that claim until doing A/B comparisons. Video is an entirely different matter, though.

Dan

[Jeff]

Yea, I have two different sets of lower-end Sony headphones and they seem to age out after a year. I think I somehow blew the current set as I get a nasty artifact sound on deep bass now.

Thanks for the recommendations.

(I think some of the larger headphones require more power to drive them than a soundcard can put out, but I'm not sure)

[Kevin]

I will give Sony two compliments...

1) They make headphones that fit under my motorcycle helmet and work pretty well. Sound quality isn't really that important anyways when I have to hear traffic.

2) Right after I moved into my house my old Infinity speakers wore out. I was pretty much broke at the time after buying my first house so I wanted something cheap. I got a pair of Sony 2x8" 3-way tower speakers for $180 total. The quality isn't that great but they sure are LOUD. In a year or two I will be buying a better pair to replace them (probably either Infinity or Klipsch) but until then these will do.

Other than that I hate Sony speakers. This isn't really a Sony problem its just that speakers aren't Sony's thing and you just can't make good speakers when that isn't your primary focus. I wouldn't buy speakers from any company that makes things like TVs, VCRs, computers, etc. The exception to this is Bose. Their focus is on speakers yet they still seem to make bad ones (despite the high end price tags).

[Jeff]

I have a pair of 10-year-old Bose 701 speakers that I absolutely love, but I don't like the look or price of their headphones as much.

[ryount]

Check out Headroom. Nice selection and reviews.
http://www.headphone.com/

[Jeff]

Thanks - excellent site that I had not seen before.

Anyone have a set of mid-range Grado headphones?

[Mandi]

Another vote for Sennheiser here. I have a lower-end headset I love (single earphone + voice boom) for Skype usage. I was not surprised when my best friend's little son's Occupational Therapist reccommended Sennheiser, when the little guy needed to do some Listening Therapy exercises at home. There were top-notch.

[gw]

For listening I use Ultimate Ears UE-10 Pro http://www.ultimateears.com/ You have to have them fitted to your individual ear holes, but they are the best I have heard and they are noise canceling. And they look cool 8}

For mixing audio I use Stanton DJ pro 3000s.

[Matt]

I'll second the Koss. They're inexpensive and I've had positive experiences with their sound quality. Unless you need absolutely spot-on sound, Sennheiser seems like overkill to me.