Hi there! Firstly can you please use some sort of subject line so so others may easily follow the conversation.
I assume you’re talking about comparing the B&E headphones with the Bose? I had a feeling someone would ask this question and yes, I’ve done some comparisons and offer my comments below, I’d be interested in other views on this too. Headphones as far as I can tell fall into 3 main groups, the general standard type, the crowd pleasers and the audiophile type headphones. The general headphones are the run of the mill stuff that you buy from say $10 upwards to $50 There are some bargains to be had here but as a general rule if you want to hear a top sound for music listening then these headphones aren’t as good as others up the price change, good enough for most people perhaps. I’ve certainly heard some nice sounds in this price range from the likes of TDK, JBL etc. Then you have the crowd pleasers from the likes of Bose, they have a bass rich sound but often this swamps the mid-range and to an extent the top frequency’s in a musical track but a lot of people like this sort of sound, Beats are famous for doing much the same. Then we come to the top of the line audiophile stuff from Sehneiser, Grado Labs, the top Sony stuff, B&W, AKG etc, these cans are deliberately designed to enrich the musical experience when listening to them. When you listen to your favourite music you should enjoy its clarity to the full, these headphones are designed so you can hear the attack of the piano, the effects of the guitar, the silkiness of the strings, the whispered words in some tracks and so on. As I say, the notes I’ve written above are just general thoughts I have and there are exceptions which I’ve noted here too, some of the cheaper headphones really give you bang for your buck but you do have to look around, do your research etc. If you’re on a budget and you want a good set of cans that come very close to audiophile spec then you will be astounded at the sound given by the Grado Labs SR60I, think they’re around $75 US dollars. Build quality isn’t superb and no, they’re going to sound rather quiet on an iPhone, Note4 etc on their own through the standard headphone jack but they do have the sound that’s pretty much unbeaten given what they’re worth. > On 4 Oct 2015, at 8:47 AM, John Heath via Pc-audio <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > wrote: > > > From: "John Heath" <gus1...@yahoo.com> > Date: 4 October 2015 at 7:46:56 AM AEDT > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: Re: B&W P3 Stereo Headphone review by Dale | Stereophile.com > > > Hi Dane! Have you ever compaired the more expensive model with the Bose? > > -----Original Message----- From: Dane Trethowan Sent: Saturday, October 03, > 2015 2:39 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: B&W P3 Stereo Headphone > review by Dale | Stereophile.com > I mentioned the B&W P7 Headphones, here's a review of the B&W P3, 2 models > down and perhaps this might be a more affordable choice for some people. > http://www.stereophile.com/content/bw-p3-stereo-headphone-review-dale > > -- > > ********** > Those who don't need help are prepared to help themselves > > > > ********** Those of a positive and enquiring frame of mind will leave the rest of the halfwits in this world behind.
