grantr22 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Hi,Can anyone recommend a pair for tech use? I use sennheiser HD-25 normally so looking for something comparable to those without wires. Expecting to have to budget over £200.Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timsabre Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Beware of latency in the bluetooth link... No problem when listening to music, no good for monitoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryNattrass Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Just bought a couple of pairs of these in their sale as they get quite good reviews on Amazon and the Henson site: http://www.hensonaudio.com/Bluetooth-Headphones/Henson-Audio-H6-Bluetooth-Headphones Cheap as chips and worth a punt at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantr22 Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 Thanks for your replies guys, good tip on latency I hadn't thought about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I've been experimenting with Bluetooth headphones a little recently. Systems that claim to have unnoticeable latency, may be OK for watching TV at home, but I can certainly hear thing twice when using them at a gig. But, still useful for trouble shooting - useful enough that I've ordered some of those that Gary linked to above - Thanks Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleah Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I just ordered a pair of the 'too good to be true' headphones too. Just beware that the home pages clearly shows standard shipping at £1.50, but they then charge you £3.00 <_< I'm not complaining over £1.50 though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunray Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I have found the latency issue to be very unpredictable, I have never tried measuring it but the delay for different kit/makes is all over the place. I have known bluetooth being used for some rear speakers and the latency for that particular system was way too long for the correct delay. Good find Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I ordered a pair of the “reduced to a tenner” headphones. Arrived this morning. First impressions: Well packaged, quality box. There’s a velvety “dust bag” inside the box. Good quality, but some marks on it - makes me think maybe these are seconds, or old stock? Cans themsselves seem OK - reasonable build quality, certainly better than I’d expect for a tenner. Sound quality - not quite as I’m used to, based on a very quick test - not sure yet whether they’re bass-heavy or treble-light... But definitely useable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryNattrass Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Came back from London to find my two sets delivered and well packaged. They are very good quality and initial sound check says they are very useable albeit with a bit of EQ from I-tunes. They certainly have nice depth and for £10 an absolute bargain compared to the sony's I paid £50 for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandall Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I just ordered a pair of the 'too good to be true' headphones too. Just beware that the home pages clearly shows standard shipping at £1.50, but they then charge you £3.00 http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/dry.gif I'm not complaining over £1.50 though....Delivery now gone up to £4.00, which is still pretty reasonable (£1.50 can barely have covered their costs). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryNattrass Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 I just ordered a pair of the 'too good to be true' headphones too. Just beware that the home pages clearly shows standard shipping at £1.50, but they then charge you £3.00 http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/dry.gif I'm not complaining over £1.50 though....Delivery now gone up to £4.00, which is still pretty reasonable (£1.50 can barely have covered their costs). Probably increased due to Xmas period and privatisation of the post office? Just ordered two more sets so delivery still £4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkicallaghan Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Do these headphones have controls on them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkPAman Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Yes - one of the round bits on the side is a button that also twists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkicallaghan Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 1514582592[/url]' post='558015']Yes - one of the round bits on the side is a button that also twists Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryNattrass Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Yes that one control does quite a lot as you can answer phone calls, skip tracks and adjust the volume etc, it rotates and the centre button turns on/off and selects the various functions. Instructions are in English too. Had a really good listen to them last night and they are amazing quality for £10, OK they are more compressed than my reference sennheiser HD380 but hey it's bluetooth and the codec does that anyway. With the EQ preset on I-tunes I made they are very acceptable for general purpose listening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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