Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
What I look for in Closed Headphones: •As much of the above as possible •Wearing time with closed headphones is always more limited, but longer comfort = better •Ideally, designed for on-the-go. •Minimal occlusion/honking sound.
What Kind of Headband: My hair is thinning up top, so I am picky/easily discomforted. The best headbands for me have •A decent amount of padding •Pressure dispersed over a large area -(thin “bubble” headbands like Beats by Apple, Focal Listen, Sony PlayStation Gold, and the like are fatiguing in less than 30 minutes) •A dimple or gap at the center of the crown (the “fontanelle”) to prevent the worst hotspot •Possibly a gap to fit around the headband of my PSVR’s “Halo,” which other brands are starting to emulate.
Enjoyed Brands of Closed Headphone: 1.) Sennheiser 2.) Mr Speakers 3.) Fostex (TH 900, despite the V-shape it’s not as strong and overpowering as the Sony Z1R is for me, especially with a really nice amp) 4.) Beyerdynamic (T51p ONLY, most Beyers are tinnitus bright!) 5.) Audeze 6.) Focal (I actually quite like the sound and comfort of the Listen quite a bit, just wish the headband was better!) 7.) Audio Technica (It’s been a long time, and the headband arc is too long to properly fit me without some extreme bending, but get that right and fresh elastic on the “wings,” ATH has the perfect pressure distribution)