Need recommendation on non-open air headphones

[lupohki]

Hi all, I splurged for a pair of Sennheiser 580's. While the sound is excellent, everyone in the same room can hear what you're listening too :Q .. which I found out embarrassingly at work the first day I wore them.

I'm not a true audiophile, but I do like the difference I hear between the cheapies and the 580's. Is there something comparable to the 580's that doesn't bleed sound?

 

[ArkAoss]

NOT AN AUDIOPHILE and you spent 300 bux on head phones??? gimme a minute to finish gagging
oh wait phew you got a deal whew
:Q:Q:Q:Q
k whew, you live in US? go to any walmart, 20 bux, koss makes a set of muff style great for work, now if you'll be using these at home to, ehh ya might want to go for something slightly better, my koss's dont bleed, and they have 8 ft cord, but yeah quality on the koss's isnt to great. and they still bleed.. .check out www.minidisco.com, they have awsome service, good selection,

 

[lupohki]

No, I didn't spend $300 on them . I got a package deal on the 580's and an amp off of ubid. After selling off the amp on eb@y, the 580's were ~$100.

thanks for your suggestion, i'll check out that site.

 

[BDawg]

The difference in expensive and cheap earphones isn't as much how they sound, but the external sound they keep out.

Personally, I got a pair of Sony MDR-V600s which I liked better than the Sennheisers I heard.

 

[ApacheXMD]

"The difference in expensive and cheap earphones isn't as much how they sound, but the external sound they keep out."

umm.. then why do they even make expensive ass open air headphones?

personally, i can't stand to use anything but open airs. my ears heat up and get irritated with closed ones if i use them for more than an hour or so.

-patchy

 

[lupohki]

I've never had trouble keeping external sound out .. I just turn the volume up
I find that the sound on the cheapies are more muffled and doesn't have the range of better headphones.