What skullcandy headphones are the best?

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Ryon

Right now, I'm useing skullcandy jibs because their cheap and they work great. However, they only last about a month then break. What skullcandy headphones are the best, that last for a long time and sound awesome? NO EARMUFFS! I hate those bulky things.
I'm not a huge fan of on ear headphones, so I don't want to get any of the bulky ones like that.

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Hi Ryon,

So here's the deal. To be honest, I've never been a big fan of Skullcandy. But that's me, not you. However, I am a very big fan of consumer audio, especially headphones and earphones. So I have done quite a bit of reading in the reviews as well as comments on a lot of the head/ear phones out there, including the SKullcandys.

To answer your question, as well as assuming price is not a factor (so long as its a Skullcandy), I would suggest the Skullcandy Mix Master (http://www.skullcandy.com/shop/mix-master-black) and the Skullcandy Roc Nation Aviator (http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/skullcandy-roc-nation-aviator)

The links I have provided you is from a very trustworthy review site I always refer to. You can also check his other recommendations out, who knows, he might convince you to try out other brands

I suggested these two as from the reviews as well as my own observation, these two are quite durable in build and are quite stylish in design (I'm assuming that has some weight in your decision making process). Also, they have consistently fared highly in reviews as being among the few Skullcandy headphones that actually perform well musically, instead of the usual horrible (pardon my opinion) Skullcandy signature sound.
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My final bit of advice, mate. Don't purchase a headphone just because of the brand. Expand your horizon and check out the market. Read user reviews as well as youtube reviews before purchasing one. I would suggest you check out forums like Head-Fi (http://www.head-fi.org/). They're a very audio-centric community open to discuss anything audio related.

Best noise canceling headphone for traveling on long flights?

Joe

I need headphones that noise cancel, and that produce good quality for rap and hip hop. My budget is up to $300.

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Hi Joe -

Excellent question and you'll find that some companies are very successful at building their brands!

David Rowell ( http://thetravelinsider.info/ ) loves testing/evaluating things like that. I've been a subscriber to his travel newsletter for years and have purchased my own noise cancelling headphones based on his reviews. (I'd recommend ones like mine, but David says that the technology has become even better since I bought mine about four years ago!) The fact that I'm still subscribed to his newsletter says something - I've not found that he will steer a person wrong when he recommends something or someone.

He tells what and why on his noise cancelling headphones reviews ( http://thetravelinsider.info/roadwarriorcontent/noisecancellingheadphonesindex.htm ), but to just give you the info:

Best are Bose QuietComfort 15 at about $300

Sony MDR-NC500D is second best at about $400

Solitude X is third best at about $200 (Sometimes you can get special pricing on the Solitude X through David's site)

He recommends the Solitude X, as I understand it, as a best value for your money for most people. There is more info about more brands/models, but I recommend checking the article since it's too much to put here!

I can tell you, even with my older model headphones, they're awesome at cutting the monotonous drone of a plane for hours!

Enjoy!

Jessica

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What is the best headphone on the market that arent dre beats?

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Oneil

Well i lost my ipod four months ago and i took this job thingy that pays me at the end. So now im going to get my 1000 dollars. I wore the dr solos and the dre monsters and i love the fact the headphone is like beating so it feels like its ear fucking you lol. I guess that the bass thing. Which headphones do anyone knows of that gives good quality of music, cancels noise, and does that thing were the headphones beat out in your ear to the bass?

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If you want to blow 1k on earphones, all I can suggest are the top brands like Sennheiser, AKG and there are also the Monster beats/turbines.

There is also Shure, but they aren't crazy on bass, but mroe on performance.

I'd suggest IEM's (In ear monitors) which sound MUCH better than cans. Sennhieser make the IE8, which even had a bass adjustment screw on the bottom. All I know about them is that they deliver a brain-pound whenever you crank the tunes if it's a bass heavy song, and their rrp is around $850.

In ear earphones are much better than headphones, as they can give you over 38dB of noise isolation (my Shure SE-215's do and with the foam tips someone can yell at me and I will barely hear them) and will pound your brains out.

The IE8, amongst other high quality earbuds is that there is no leakake in sound, and the bass will be delivered pretty damn well lol. I had an old pair of Sony IEM's which were about $80 and they pounded like crazy.

Make sur eyou read reviews on sites like Cnet, as you will get more info than any manufacturer site will give you.

How do I get my Sharper Image wireless headphones to work?

krazeyk68

I have a Sharper Image set of wireless headphones, model number SHP921. They're the kind you connect to your TV and can listen to them in headphones instead of disturbing the whole house. I have hooked them in correctly and followed every instruction to the letter, but I can't seem to get them to work. Anyone have any suggestions to what I'm doing wrong? I hate to take them back because I need them and they're a pretty nice pair of headphones.

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I searched around on the internet for this model to read up on it and help you out. What I did find is that a lot of people are having the same problem as you and those headphones have poor reviews due to all the problems like yours.

You can see the search results here:
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&expIds=17259,17311,18167,26428,26696,27084&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=SHP921&cp=6&pf=p&sclient=psy&site=&source=hp&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=SHP921&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=9deb07018d2efbee

I wish I had a better answer for you, but I would return those headphones and buy another brand.

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