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best headphones for MBP

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engaged44

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i have to admit being a musician it is hard to find the perfect set of headphones but i have to admit i have them. i have tried many types of the most expensive kinds you can get and fell in love with the dre beat studios. i know a lot of people say it drowns in bass and there is no treble and there are better headphones out there but these are just amazing.

perfect for plane rides, long car rides, recording, or just listening to any type of music or watching a movie. they are perfect.
 
if your a musician you'll want to buy a pair of monitoring headphones. They have a completely equal representation of sound, whether its bass or treble, and will give you the most accurate sound. It would not be a good idea to produce with something like the Beats headphones, because the music will have less bass than you intended.
 
Well, just because he's a musician doesn't mean he's mixing an album with them. Look at Sennheiser and AKG in my opinion.
 
I don't think the OP was looking for other options...he seems to have been simply saying that the Beats headphones are the best.

I would respectfully disagree, but to each his own.
 
the best headphones for the mbp are mine, and they are not yours, but i am glad you are enjoying what you bought.
 
IEM's

I know you said headphones, but i prefer in ear monitors. Try jhaudio or ultimateears.com

I have a pair of ultimate ears ue10 Pro (discontinued but similar to the ue 7 pro). You really can't beat custom in ear monitors in my opinion. Customs from these companies start at $400 + the audiologist appt. and go upwards of $1700

If your taste is more in the line of larger over the ear headphones. The "best" (best is very subjective at this level) is either the sennheiser hd 800 ($1800) or HiFiman He-6 ($1200)

In all seriousness though, I would avoid bose, and pretty much anything endorsed by a rapper/ hip hop singer.

Sennheiser has audiophile grade headphones at a variety of pricepoints as well http://www.sennheiserusa.com/dynamic-stereo-headphones-audiophile
 
I have the AKG K272 HD with the ibasso d12 anaconda (DAC, headphone amp), and have never been happier with the sound coming out of my mbp!
 
I personally like the Grado range. They are open-air transducers and have a great dynamic sonic range.
 
I love the new Jaybird JF 3 Freedom that I bought recently. Eventhough it's bluetooth headphone, it has a great sound quality (compared to other bluetooth headphones and Sennheiser CX-300 IIs)
 
I run an external DAC / Darkvoice amp / Senn HD650

Without going external I use CX-300IIs but anything over $50 is a bit of a waste given the shoddy output quality on MBPs.
 
It's all personal preference I believe. And I am no professional musician by far. I make my music with GarageBand. I'm thinking of getting logic or ableton. For the things I do the beats are great.
 
my beats solo HD are pretty awesome, and you can control the music and volume even on the MBP with the in-line rocker.

I do have an Senn HD555 that I love and have been using for 2+ years. Those are my favorite, but not usable everywhere due to the open ears.
 
I just purchased Sennheiser HD 215 DJ headphones, after returning the Beats Studio headphones. Better quality all around and $100 cheaper.

I just played a white noise audio track for a whole day and it really loosened up the whole range of sound.
 
ThirtyThr33 said:
Sennheiser, Sennheiser, Sennheiser

People will laugh at you if you're a musician with kids stuff like beats or skull candy
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^ This. Plenty of other great makes mentioned too, AKG have been respected since forever and at the upper end there are many makes that nobody really hears about due to their price point but Sennheiser mid to high end phones have been a staple for a long time, and unlike BOSE, Senn products live up to their price tag consistently and are quite good value.
 
dsio said:
^ This. Plenty of other great makes mentioned too, AKG have been respected since forever and at the upper end there are many makes that nobody really hears about due to their price point but Sennheiser mid to high end phones have been a staple for a long time, and unlike BOSE, Senn products live up to their price tag consistently and are quite good value.
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Agreed, i don't know anyone (myself included) unhappy with their Sennheisers.

Bose can be a rip off at times,but AKG and Grado are pretty top notch too.
 
The beats headphones are not bad, but a bit pricey. Personally I would go for AKG for its sound quality and decent price.
 
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