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31/01/2013 15:30 | By Richard Melville, contributor, MSN Tech
Top 10 over ear headphones
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If you thought Beats by Dre headphones were the last word in bass, then think again. The MDR XB 910s are custom build for pop and dance music, offering all the punch and soundstage of an Ibiza super club at 1am, minus the dry ice and freaks on stilts. Large, chunky and silver with a flat cable which doesn’t tangle, these are ideal for dubstep at home or on the go. We like the metallic styling and they look more fun than previous black on black Sony headphones. In fact, in pure sonic, terms, these offer as much audio excitement as you’re likely to be able to take - at high volume, it feels as though you’ve been transported to the middle of the dance floor at London’s speaker packed Fabric nightclub.
Key features: Big bass, modern design and decent, flat cable which doesn’t tangle.
Perfect for: All dance and pop music , from Skrillex to Carly Rae Jespen.
Price: £149
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01/02/2013 06:42
All the pros in the music industry use Senns, beats are useless & too bass heavy.
Also House of Marley are well worth a try.
01/02/2013 12:42
The Beat headphones are really aimed at those who want something more noticable when using their iPod. If you are looking for something that actually reproduces the music properly, you should be looking at:-
Sennheiser, Beyerdynamic, Audio-Technica, AKG (maybe), Shure and good ol' Sony. For a pair of good headphones you can pay anything from £180 to over £1,000, but they are intended to reproduce what has been recorded with the minimum of alteration.
Those shown here apart from my list above will, as already stated bekow, be bass heavy and not good music reproducers.
01/02/2013 18:37
Beats are among the very worst-sounding headphones I've ever heard at any price. There must be countless alternatives. I have heard £20 headphones by Sony and Panasonic that I prefer. I shall now read your review. I expect the Beats to be hammered into the ground.
03/02/2013 14:02
I have tried numerous headphone over many years and settled on Bose QC3. my opinion may not count to some but you cant beat them............maybe you can on price but they are fantastic
01/02/2013 15:41
not shown here are citronic ultima headphones i rate them for sound better than all these designer ones costing alot less with different leads to suit use
01/02/2013 14:18
£100 to £500 for a pair of headphones.....what will you get for £500 headphones?...
31/01/2013 22:49
Where can you buy these from? Web searches are not returning any information on these. :(
02/05/2013 21:22
Hey richard!
You should give these a shot, http://www.bassbuds.co.uk - they look pretty sick! If you want a pair let me know ;)
04/02/2013 17:14
I have some Bose headphones which were £115 and they are great for what I use them for.
01/02/2013 13:16
they look awful!!!
try looking at Ferrari headphones by Logic3!
01/02/2013 13:17
these look awful!!! not worth the money...
try looking at Ferrari headphones by Logic3!!!
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