PC Peripherals headphones below Rs. 1000
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Crazy_Eddy
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The HD201 is around 1.7k according to this price list : http://www.techenclave.com/forums/sennheiser-price-list-86928.html
I thought the Philips HP840 has been phased out or isnt easily available in the market? If it is available, should be around the 1.5k mark.
BTW if all you want is outside noise isolation, a pair of IEM's (In Ear Monitors) like the Creative EP-630's would be great too.
There's no advantage to having a frequency response above 20Khz, its usually just marketing at work; however it can also be a slight plus point. Most headphone manufacturers quote frequency response specs using a +/- 3dB (or more) envelope which enables them to quote these large frequency response figures. In reality, what you're more interested in is the actual frequency response with minimal deviation from the 0dB reference line and you will find even those "above 20Khz frequency response" headphones falling short above the 20Khz mark.
Sensitivity is how loud your headphone will play for a reference volume level, usually 1mW of power. Higher sensitivity means the headphone can play louder/efficiently with lower power sources (like portable players.)
98dB seems a tad bit low sensitivity but i'm not too sure.
I thought the Philips HP840 has been phased out or isnt easily available in the market? If it is available, should be around the 1.5k mark.
BTW if all you want is outside noise isolation, a pair of IEM's (In Ear Monitors) like the Creative EP-630's would be great too.
There's no advantage to having a frequency response above 20Khz, its usually just marketing at work; however it can also be a slight plus point. Most headphone manufacturers quote frequency response specs using a +/- 3dB (or more) envelope which enables them to quote these large frequency response figures. In reality, what you're more interested in is the actual frequency response with minimal deviation from the 0dB reference line and you will find even those "above 20Khz frequency response" headphones falling short above the 20Khz mark.
Sensitivity is how loud your headphone will play for a reference volume level, usually 1mW of power. Higher sensitivity means the headphone can play louder/efficiently with lower power sources (like portable players.)
98dB seems a tad bit low sensitivity but i'm not too sure.
^^My sennheiser is 98dB and extremely hard to drive 
. Ofcourse the impedance matters too. There's something I can't understand about cans... maybe someone might know better... Speakers with lower impedance ratings are harder to drive than speakers with higher impedance ratings. However for headphones.... 32ohm cans can be driven easily by a portable source but they all struggle with my 300 ohm sennheisers :S. Wierd I say.
. Ofcourse the impedance matters too. There's something I can't understand about cans... maybe someone might know better... Speakers with lower impedance ratings are harder to drive than speakers with higher impedance ratings. However for headphones.... 32ohm cans can be driven easily by a portable source but they all struggle with my 300 ohm sennheisers :S. Wierd I say.
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Kumar said:
technically, for lower impedance, more current is required because current = voltage / impedance , and voltage is constant . and the more current drawn should translate to higher sensitivity, but it may not always be . some manufacturers sacrifice sensitivity for better frequency response