Acoustic Research Closed-back Monitor Professional Studio Headphones | List Price: $45.16
Discount Price: $32.27
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Brand: Acoustic Research
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Cushioned headband and soft velvet earcups for added comfort
- Full-size with 90ยบ rotating earcups
- 50mm driver units
- Frequence response: 20Hz-20kHz
- Includes 9.8 cable with 3.5mm stereo mini plug and 1/4" adapter
Good for everyday use, audiophiles should avoid it [Posted on 2007-10-25]
I ordered this one after I've bought a crap from RadioShack and after I purchased Jensen headphones (turned out not to be full-ear).
Philips SHP800 vs Acoustic Research closed-back monitor studio headphones:
I hoped for a full size headphone, which emits fair sound. Regarding comfort these headphones meet my expectations. The cover of the ear pieces' padding are mad eof texture, which I prefer over the more regular ones. The head-top cushions are also all right. I was afraid of the variable ear pieces, but the design is sufficient and makes it easier to carry.
Regarding the sound quality I would call it acceptable. I expected a bit better than this, because these are told to have 50mm membranes instead of my Philips' 40mm. However my good old Philips sounds better than this. Although non of the two have any extra bass built in, but in comparison these headphones' bass performance is weaker. The speech range can be clearly heard, so it is perfect for voice converstions. Although I still don't have the same sound experience listening to my favorite hardcore tracks.
I wouldn't recommend for those who keen on perfect sound quality, but I can get along with it during everyday use.
I still prefer the good old Philips SHP800. It has top level sound quality beside its low price range. Why should a company stop producing these, if they sound so good? Only SHP2500 available nowdays from Philips, which is completely the same, expect for the volume controls and the lack of head-top cushions. Volume controls always go wrong, the top piece without cushions can be uncomfortable after a couple of hours wearing it. Why could Philips reproduce SHP800, if they should only remove volume control and put the cushions back on??? I can't understand it...
Just OK [Posted on 2007-11-14]
They are comfortable, made acceptably well for the price. The sound quality is just OK - far from audiophile, even if they have a 20-20000 rating. Do not drive the bass or they distort terribly around 125hz; the highs are acceptable, but also distort if you drive hard at 8000 hz. In all fairness, they are easy to listen to at normal levels.
good one for the price [Posted on 2007-12-03]
Good headphone for this price. The cushion is soft and comfortable. It fits very well. You won't hear noise from outside. Good sound quality.
suits my purpose [Posted on 2008-01-14]
They are not the noise-blocking as they say. I use headphone for ReadPlease a program that reads manuscripts back to me. With so many distractions I have found having headphones keep me focused. These are comfortable (at times). I specific that, because if you have a headache in the making they can feel like a bloody vice on your head squeezing. The whole padding etc. is quality, but as I said they don't block it out sound totally. I am a white noise freak and keep a fan and television on for noise and I can clearly hear the television with them on - easily.
sooooooo...if you are looking for noise-blocking like BOSE, these don't cut it. If you are looking for reasonably priced headphones that deliver very good sound, then these work. I like them. They work for my purpose.
Audio Research ARH450 "Professional Studio Headphones" [Posted on 2008-01-20]
I purchased the Audio Research ARH450 "Professional Closed-back Studio Headphones" to replace a 10 year-old Aiwa X815 headphone set. The pads were begining to come apart. Functionally, they were in perfect operating condition. So, I turned up the ARH450 headphones. The search criteria included 50 or 60mm rare earth (neodymium) magnets, studio grade, single point entry, a long cord & a mini-plug. The ARH450 has 50mm magnets (NOT 60mm 'rare earth' Neodymium magnets), a long cord with a 1/8" plug adapter for the RCA Phone-jack style plug; it should be the other way around. "Studio Grade? NOT hardly. "Professioinal?" Pretend. Closed-back... well, that's right. On the first listen to one of my music CDs, I found the "highs" to be scratchy, and the (enhanced) bass to be weak on the AR 'phones, and the AR ear cups to be much smaller. Side-by-side comparison with the Aiwa X815 'phones proved the sound differences between the two phones. The makers of the AR 'phones (Thomson) "claim" them to be something that they are, in fact, NOT. IF you just need cheap headphones, and you've never heard better, these will suffice. I was disappointed in the sound quality, and returned them. The shortcomings were NOT Amazon's fault.
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