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Are there any good open back wireless phones out there under $200?


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So I'm equal parts gamer and guitarist and I was blown away a couple years ago when I stopped using typical gaming headsets and got a pair of Sennheiser PC 360s. They were my first set of semi-audiophile headphones and it was like I was able to hear for the first time (even with on-board sound).

 

Now I'm addicted and looking for something even possibly better since those have taken a beating, but I kind of really want something wireless for my current situation (that's probably a no-no for audiophiles, I don't know). I do own a Blue Yeti so it can just be a pair of headphones, maybe later if antlion makes a wireless mod mic I can get one of those too.

 

I really don't want to over-compromise on audio and from what I've looked at the Senny RS 120s seem too low end / uncomfy long term. I'm pretty torn on open vs closed back although for music & comfort I lean towards open, it can be annoying for my girlfriend though.

 

The Senny RS 170s would be perfect at their price point if they were open but they're not and the 180s are pushing it on price and I hear they do leak a ton of sound.

 

Anyone aware of something similar to the 170s that have that Sennheiser clarity? As a guitarist I love me some beefy mid-tones so there is room for improvement probably I don't have experience with other brands yet. I'm not a fan of over-bearing bass (which I often find in cheaper closed backs, like turtle beach headsets and similar garbage) but I do like it to have a tight presence. Something open-back that isn't TOO open back would be preferable.

 

Probably grasping at straws with my budget, may have to save for awhile and just endure the torture (had to send my 360s into square trade and they're reimbursing me so I have nothing right now, feels like I'm wandering thirsty through an audio desert).

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Most wireless good headphones are designed for on the go and are closed. but probably way better than turtle audio

some recent wireless headphones with great quality are the sennheiser momentum wireless, senn urbanite wireless, b&w p5 wireless, vmoda wireless, b&o h8, parrot zik, akg k845bt

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But they are all closed-back...no...?

Problem with open back wireless is where do you place the transmitter.

 

The best cans I know in that price range is the AKG k 701 or 702 but they are not wireless.

However audio professionals have been using them for years.

The Sound Liaison audiophile label, which is getting a lot of praise her on this forum, list them at their equipment list as one of their mixing headphones. And on their latest download especially the sound of the electric guitar is receiving very favorable comments, so if I were you I would bare with a cable connection, sounds better too.

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Head engineer Frans de Rond is proving once again that his knowledge of mic placement and use of equipment is in a class of it's own. He is one of the very few engineers that is able to create a sound stage, which is intimate, yet has depth and space. A sound stage which you could say projects a visual image of the musicians. Not a ''wall of sound'' but rather something like a three dimensional Monet painting, where you can walk in and take a look around.

Mixing headphones: Sennheiser HD800 / AKG 702

Mixing speakers: Grimm Audio LS1

link to text;Sound Liaison Music Shop
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