So over the past few weeks my hearing has been getting worse. Going into hospital for a scan, but the long and short of it is i am developing tinnitus and the hearing in my left ear is deteriorating quickly. (can hear my heart beat, can't hear low frequencies at certain times of the day, quieter etc etc.)
The worst part about this was that on the day the doctor said 'you must STOP listening to your headphones' my replacement soundmagic e10's came. Having used the in ear headphones that came with my phone for a good few weeks (i lost my previous sound magics) i was chuffed! Now having learned that i am going to go deaf if i continue to listen to music i really need to swap from in ear headphones to something bigger like on ears or over ears.
I am not an audiophile, but it doesn't mean that i don't enjoy decent sound quality. The problem is that i haven't heard anything as good as these soundmagics on bigger headphones.
There are two parts to my question, should i get some noise cancelling headphones or just normal on/over ear headphones? I am thinking of noise cancelling because i don't have to contend with other sounds and turn them up really loud when running or cycling (i am aware that this could be dangerous..) and what sort of headphones are going to be able to reproduce the sound as well as these soundmagic e10's for a reasonable price. If i have to spend 200 pounds i will but i would much rather try and stick to the 100 pound mark.
A lot of headphones leave me unimpressed. I recently listened to 'Sennheiser HD 558' and they were crap, really crap and they are over 100 quid!!! I have never heard an impressive pair of beats. Pretty much every pair of headphones on display in places in HMV leave me unimpressed. All i want is a good sound stage, able to distinguish between instruments and frequencies with no bleeding, tight bass but not too quiet with low frequency response. Not too much to ask right?
I will be using my HTC One most of the time when i'm on the move (i might get the sansa clip out if it proves to make an improvement). I listen to 320kpbs mp3's (replacing everything with flacs takes too much of my time)
This is my type of music
I have seen - Zero 7
The Voyage - Haywyre
Chubby Putty - Opiuo
Thank you in advanced. You can't understand my frustration. I listen to so much music, i adore it, yet it is the very thing causing me to go deaf. I'm only 22 and do not want to lose my vital sense :'(
Thank you Thank you Thank you
The worst part about this was that on the day the doctor said 'you must STOP listening to your headphones' my replacement soundmagic e10's came. Having used the in ear headphones that came with my phone for a good few weeks (i lost my previous sound magics) i was chuffed! Now having learned that i am going to go deaf if i continue to listen to music i really need to swap from in ear headphones to something bigger like on ears or over ears.
I am not an audiophile, but it doesn't mean that i don't enjoy decent sound quality. The problem is that i haven't heard anything as good as these soundmagics on bigger headphones.
There are two parts to my question, should i get some noise cancelling headphones or just normal on/over ear headphones? I am thinking of noise cancelling because i don't have to contend with other sounds and turn them up really loud when running or cycling (i am aware that this could be dangerous..) and what sort of headphones are going to be able to reproduce the sound as well as these soundmagic e10's for a reasonable price. If i have to spend 200 pounds i will but i would much rather try and stick to the 100 pound mark.
A lot of headphones leave me unimpressed. I recently listened to 'Sennheiser HD 558' and they were crap, really crap and they are over 100 quid!!! I have never heard an impressive pair of beats. Pretty much every pair of headphones on display in places in HMV leave me unimpressed. All i want is a good sound stage, able to distinguish between instruments and frequencies with no bleeding, tight bass but not too quiet with low frequency response. Not too much to ask right?
I will be using my HTC One most of the time when i'm on the move (i might get the sansa clip out if it proves to make an improvement). I listen to 320kpbs mp3's (replacing everything with flacs takes too much of my time)
This is my type of music
I have seen - Zero 7
The Voyage - Haywyre
Chubby Putty - Opiuo
Thank you in advanced. You can't understand my frustration. I listen to so much music, i adore it, yet it is the very thing causing me to go deaf. I'm only 22 and do not want to lose my vital sense :'(
Thank you Thank you Thank you