size of Drivers

[sony_man]

I was wondering how the size of the driver of headphones can affect the overall sound?

[sony_man]

come on guys help me out here, this is my third question. if your headphones are bigger, will it take more power to drive them? and what happens if your player doesnt produce enough sound in a full sized headphone?

[Bananatree]

Not always.

As far as I know, it is based on the sensitivity of the driver.

Ex:

The Sony MDR-ex71's and the SHURE e5c's have similarly sized drivers, but the e5c's (As far as I know) are harder to drive as the sensitivity is much lower.

[sony_man]

but how headphones more like eggos and mdr 600's?

[Bananatree]

# of ohms should be a better logic for how much power is needed.

[sony_man]

so will this also affect my battery life?

[aeriyn]

E5cs have much higher sensitivity than EX71s and thus are MUCH more efficient despite their 110 ohms impedance.

Higher impedance does not always mean higher efficiency. I believe that a low-impedance headphone has high current draw and low voltage requirements while a high-impedance one is the other way around. I think. Not sure though.

[sony_man]

so which do you prefer/ think is better aeriyn? im planning on getting full sized DJ headphones for christmas and i want to know what the stats should look like on them?

[aeriyn]

so which do you prefer/ think is better aeriyn?   im planning on getting full sized DJ headphones for christmas and i want to know what the stats should look like on them?

How much money can you spend? :grin:

[sony_man]

like a hundred dollars

[aeriyn]

Look for a used set of Beyerdynamic DT770-80 PRO (the 80 ohms version, which is the DJ version). I know your sound preferences and the Darth Beyers would surely fit the bill. =P

[sony_man]

wow they are nice! accept all i can find are deutch and german websites on them. :wink:

but what do you think of the Mdr-600's???????????? :smile:

[Kaotic]

forget mdr-600!! don't get those. even with your budget. forget about Beyers DT770 (new or used) as well. try

sony mdr-v6 or mdr-7506 (NOT MDR-V600) or Sennheiser (hd280), they are more likely within your budget.

[sony_man]

the v6's sound nice and the sennheisers as well. :happy:

now im just worried if my ipod can handle these things

[aeriyn]

forget mdr-600!! don't get those. even with your budget. forget about Beyers DT770 (new or used) as well. try  

sony mdr-v6 or mdr-7506 (NOT MDR-V600) or Sennheiser (hd280), they are more likely within your budget.

Dude, he's a basshead. I know this and that's why I recommended the Darth Beyers.

[sony_man]

and they are nice headphones, how much do they go for? and i read that they are hard to drive?

[Kaotic]

CDN$100.00 is roughly about USD$81.00.

as I said before, at that budget. forget about Beyers DT770 totally! that headphone is way over your budget.

[sony_man]

i am spending canadian money *hint hint* ...... people seem to also like the d66 eggos around here?

[atrain]

eggos are comfortable, have good sound on a portable, drive well through low power units like minidiscs & are fairly robust.

anyone who hates on them is probably buying very expensive headphones & is a real quality-head. i think you'd be verry happy with them although they aren't the bassiest around

[aeriyn]

eggos are comfortable, have good sound on a portable, drive well through low power units like minidiscs & are fairly robust.

anyone who hates on them is probably buying very expensive headphones & is a real quality-head. i think you'd be verry happy with them although they aren't the bassiest around

The eggos are rather nice for the money, make good portable cans and the bass can be improved by doing the cotton mod. (search Head-Fi for details.)

[sony_man]

i couldnt find it at head-fi (i tried to first look for a search engine), but is the cotton mod switching the pads on the cups??

:edit2: i found a cheap etailer for mdr700's or the 500's!!!!they look good, does anyone have any experiences with them?