Thanks to Baggingspam for starting this poll! We've contacted the vendor on your behalf and they've made the Sennheiser Urbanite XL Headphone available.
DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT pick the sennheiser momentums I got them they feel great and are super comfortable but the sound quality for the price is shit. They have absolutely no bass. They are great headphones for $150 not $350.
Nicholsonr, Up until a month ago, I would have agreed with you whole heartedly. Beats have been the biggest overblown junk on the market. They break easy and produce garbage for sound. Let's amp up the bass and hire celebs to endorse them... But... rumor has it that true audiophiles opinions got back to Beats and they actually listened. I vowed to never own a pair. Yes they look good.. but seriously? Is that why we wear headphones? C'mon! I was a die hard hater... Committed to never owning a pair... until favourable reviews started coming out about better sound dynamics and then I heard a pair for myself and was not so disappointed. I'm not saying I'm converted yet but...
All audio is subjective. There are ways of testing digital quality/integrity, but if a set of headphones tests out perfect in a controlled environment with controlled variables, but sounds lousy to you, then you wasted your time & money.
If the lousiest piece of junk ever placed on the market sounds like gold to you, that`s all that matters. It takes a discerning ear to tell the difference in quality and sound reproduction, and those capable of telling the difference still have opposing opinions.
Has anyone tried the Oppo PM-3? They look really nice and the isolation is a nice balance for street use. Quite a few say they prefer the PM-3s over the PM-1s even, as they had a chance to correct any weaknesses from the previous model. Only this one is much cheaper and goes pretty loud as the impedance is not that high!
The first time I tried them, I used my audio test CD. During some parts it made me turn my head briefly because I thought the sound was coming from somewhere around me. It's the first headphones that made me do that. I'll have to compare with some other cans I have, but the spatiality is phenomenal on these Oppo PM-3s.
Get the best headphones you can. Compared to speakers, these are great audio value. Plan to spend at least $300 if you expect to have a great audio experience. Don't waste your money on low-quality audio. "Buy good and buy once."
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