kid needs a monitor amp if he's going to use those headphones... =p

never understood why (aside for greater sound quality) people choose these. My iphone 5 earphones work just fine.

funny comparison though.

these are what keep me sane at work most days... akg k271's. strictly a laptop setup, nothing i'd actually want to wear on my commute.
when i see people with those huge headphones on the bus or train, i always wonder if they're plugged directly into their iWhatevers...
because then it just a status symbol (as opposed to actually listening to music).

Don't those Princess Leia 'phones mess up those Bieber 'dos?

Mine don't - they always wanna fall out of my ears.
But I just found my old Sony Studio Monitors from 198x (these things):

Unfortunately the ear cushioning is completely worn out.

well, if you guys ever feel like spending hypebeast-level toy money on something NOT hypebeast-level toys...

http://ultimateears.logitech.com/en-us/home/4-Pro (and these are the LEAST expensive ones)

Noise cancellation. Is passive as good as active? I'm kinda thinking so...

Ear buds suck donkey balls, I'll take real headphones any day. I just with I could afford some Sennheiser balanced line cans and an amp worthy of powering them. Good $300 headphones will rival $1200 speakers as long as only one person is listening. Although the output on an ipod does leave a lot to be desired.


Pssshhh... http://www.headphone.com/selection-guid ... lanced.php

I dunno about youse but I really want Bluetooth headphones. Down with cords!!!

well hell, d... if you're going to go THAT route, sure! =p
i'm actually considering getting a set of the ue pro 4's, though... though i'm normally a fan of over-ear cans, i'm highly intrigued by a good
two arm (or three, or even four arm!) set of custom fit in-ears, simply for commuting/traveling. which brings up deans question: active vs
passive noise canceling. i'm a fan of passive canceling, mostly because i feel like most active systems suck... as in a literal vacuum around
my ears, and i find that really unsettling. passive simply blocks out the ambient, and in the case of custom fit in-ears, they actually mold to the
inside of the ear canal. (and passive canceling also means you don't need as much volume, because you aren't competing with the ambient
noise just to hear the music...)