Wireless over ear headphones recommendations?

[arkitect]

So… I own and love my AKG K702 headphones. Had them for years and they have always pleased me.

However! They are wired and lately I have been thinking of getting a pair of wireless headphones.

The K702s work fine when I am seated at my desk, doing computer stuff, but nowadays I spend 85% of my working time away from my desk standing while drawing and painting — and frankly dealing with a long cable that gets in the way, knocking things over is not ideal.

• My budget is max £350.
• I mostly listen to Classical — I do not need deeeeeeep thumping base. At all. Just clean, natural with a reasonably wide sound stage.
• I do not need Noise cancellation — for those long plane trips I have some Sony in ear ANCs which do the job just fine. But if it has to be then so be it.
• Over ear is my preference.

Any recommendations?

Thanks for the help! 🙂

 

[MBAir2010]

Bose™ has that great classical music sound quality but their products are cheaply made for the price.
all my 7 Bose products I purchased this century are not working fully
the Soundtouch20™ is still playing, but has connection problem, the new owner told me.

when I purchased stereo equipment,
the second movement of Shostakovich's 11th Symphony was a great yard stick.

I would go to a shop and just try out some headphones and get the ones you like!

 

[Tulani]

 

[TorbenIbsen]

Why not read some reviews on hifi-sites and similar? Answers in here will be totally random.

 

[arkitect]

Why not read some reviews on hifi-sites and similar? Answers in here will be totally random.

Thanks. Very helpful. 🙄

I asked here because I like this community and they often have great suggestions on a variety of topics beyond things Apple.

And yes, trust me I have been reading Audiophile sites till my eyes bleed…

So… I thought I'd ask here?

Sorry if that offended you.

 

[arkitect]

when I purchased stereo equipment,
the second movement of Shostakovich's 11th Symphony was a great yard stick.

Oh absolutely. That'd give any headphones a good workout… one of my all time favourites, BTW. 👍

I would go to a shop and just try out some headphones and get the ones you like!

Indeed I would. Problem is I'd need to get to a larger town. 🤣
Years ago there actually were a few shops. All closed down, so stuck with things like Argos etc.

 

[olavsu1]

I'd stick with wired headphones...

5 Reasons not to buy Bluetooth headphones

Curmudgeon Chris Thomas gives five reasons to reconsider buying Bluetooth headphones, and why you should consider sticking with a wire.

www.soundguys.com

It was also heard from Apple's labs that the bandwidth of Bluetooth is not enough to transmit music. there was such news once.

 

[BrianBaughn]

You should be able to get some really good ones with that budget.

If I were looking I'd be checking reviews and user experiences with Macs in regards to AAC/aptX.

Mac: How to force aptX/AAC on supported Bluetooth headphones - 9to5Mac

While iOS won’t support the standard, macOS officially supports aptX (not to be confused with aptX HD) as a Bluetooth...

9to5mac.com

 

[brilliantthings]

So… I own and love my AKG K702 headphones. Had them for years and they have always pleased me.

However! They are wired and lately I have been thinking of getting a pair of wireless headphones.

The K702s work fine when I am seated at my desk, doing computer stuff, but nowadays I spend 85% of my working time away from my desk standing while drawing and painting — and frankly dealing with a long cable that gets in the way, knocking things over is not ideal.

• My budget is max £350.
• I mostly listen to Classical — I do not need deeeeeeep thumping base. At all. Just clean, natural with a reasonably wide sound stage.
• I do not need Noise cancellation — for those long plane trips I have some Sony in ear ANCs which do the job just fine. But if it has to be then so be it.
• Over ear is my preference.

Any recommendations?

Thanks for the help! 🙂

Where did you arrive? I think I'll stick with my k702's but I'm interested in what you ended up with.

 

[arkitect]

Where did you arrive? I think I'll stick with my k702's but I'm interested in what you ended up with.

Thanks for asking. 🙂

I still have my K702s… they are my wired listening headphones.

Then I also bought the Sony WH-1000XM4 — great for wireless — which was my original quest — The noise cancellation is excellent and to my ears the sound is just fine for a bluetooth connection.
Also nice to go for a long walk and just be free of wires — or nothing stuck in to my ears, which I dislike quite a bit.

So far so good. The Sony's have been on a couple airplane and train trips and the noise cancellation is just awesome.

 

[brilliantthings]

That's great. I have a second hand pair of qc25 with a cheap Bluetooth adaptor. Great for the plane. No match for k702 for sound. But that's fine.
PS Hidizs s9 pro DAC/amp for the k702.