Hi!
To me the Bose ae2w is one of the best headphones for that price range i’ve
used.
I think they’re 200 US Dollars but not sure.
They’re both bluetooth and wired.
You can just remove the bluetooth receiver and connect a cable instead.
/A
> 3 okt. 2015 kl. 23:02 skrev Dane Trethowan <grtd...@internode.on.net>:
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> 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:
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>> 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
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>>
>> 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
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