New to headphones

[Beerfab]

Looking to get my first set of headphones.  Any suggestions?  Like to keep it under $500 since I don’t really know if it will be my thing.  I was thinking of a used pair of Koss esp9’s. 

 

[mcandmar]

Koss, you starting a headphone museum?

If you never owened headphones, or even know if you will like them, then start with a pair of HD600/650s for a couple of hundred bucks.  Just my 2c's.

 

[Doc B]

I'll second the HD600/650. If you don't like them you can sell them in about 5 minutes.

 

[red51]

What do you think about Bluetooth headphones, are there any problems with the sound quality? I'm thinking about HD 450BT

 

[Paul Birkeland]

Yes, sound quality will be negatively impacted by using Bluetooth.  If you need the wireless functionality, then it's certainly the way to go.  If the cord isn't a big deal, then you're better off keeping it.

 

[Deke609]

I have Sennheiser RS185 wireless headphones for tv/movies and for music during my too rare workouts. They sound surprisingly good for wireless. To my ears, their sound signature is very much like the HD6XX. 

cheers, Derek

 

[atul.mehta6]

I was seeing a Youtube review of Grado Hemp (which are excellent btw. Bottlehead S3X with Grado Hemp is such an addictive combo) .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofWyR-ABLIA&t=44s

Anyways there were a lot of good things mentioned there about the wireless Grado GW100. Perhaps it might fit your needs. Worth checking out..