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nut581
03-18-04, 10:49 PM
was playing NFS: underground, then a friend came, put the cans on the chair, got back and didn't realize it was there .. jumped straight on top of it ... and CRACK!!! .. there goes my HD-470 .. there goes my $25 sennheiser :) ..

so, I'm gonna graduate off college soon, and will sell my desktop and use laptop from now on (dang new job wants me to be away from home from time to time) ...

so I need a portable set of cans with cable runs only on one side, and closed ear (will have to go by plane from time to time) ... will put it through dell inspiron 8600 .. i want quality .. as this should last me for a while :)

i love sennheiser PX-200 and only gripe is that the cables are on both sides and somehow I'd manage to tangle them after a short while (I move my head a lot ..)

Thx for the help guys.
blackhabit
03-18-04, 10:53 PM
sennheiser HD 280 pros i love mine got em from amazon for $59 shipped. excellant cans
nut581
03-18-04, 10:56 PM
Originally posted by blackhabit
sennheiser HD 280 pros i love mine got em from amazon for $59 shipped. excellant cans

uhm .. portable is the key .. the PX200 is foldable and will fit just fine on a laptop bag .. but 280 might just be a tad too big ...
blackhabit
03-19-04, 12:03 PM
yeha but they can fold up pretty good, and can be quite small too
{PMS}fishy
03-25-04, 06:51 PM
It doesn't matter much how nice the headphones are. Laptops stink when it comes to their sound cards. Unless you plan on adding one of the creativte break out USB boxes for sound.

I buy cheap ones, when they break I buy more.
dkitt10
03-25-04, 07:12 PM
im sry bout what does cans mean??!
KaHNZa
03-25-04, 07:50 PM
Originally posted by dkitt10
im sry bout what does cans mean??!

Its kinda slang for headphones. I think its because back in the day headphones looked like actual cans.
Strida
03-25-04, 08:38 PM
You might want to look at some Etymonic headphones. They're in-ear but provide amazing sound quality from what I've heard in reviews.
PatrickBateman
03-26-04, 03:16 AM
yeah, in ear headphones are quite nice. Plus, they isolate your sound from external noises.

I use some Shure E2 in-ear and they sound quite good. Their more expensive models have 2 drivers per mini-can (as it were) and probably sound great.
nut581
03-30-04, 03:11 PM
thx for all the replies guys ...
my laptop has cmedia 9739 onboard audio; it's not that bad :D .. cmedia 8738 is the chipset of hercules museXL, and the 9739 is the updated version of 8738 .. it's much better than ALC650 solution .. i tried both :D

as for the cans, I decided on Sennheiser PX200 since they're more within my budget .. those etymotics are nice, but they cost an arm and a leg ...