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Best headphones for a poker player

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  1. chummin85 chummin85 is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 9:41am)

    Just throwin it out there cause it seems like poker players are the ones buying the most headphones right now it seems like either bose or dr dres new ones suggestions much appreciated thx
  2. TJS24 TJS24 is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 9:51am) in reply to chummin85

    bose quietcomfort 15 imo
  3. cbrianm cbrianm is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 10:52am) in reply to chummin85

    First, Dre's headphones are soooooooooo overrated. Its like paying $20 for a bottle of aspirin, that isn't nearly as good as the $5 bottle, just because Dre put his name on it.

    Second, it depends on what exactly you mean by "for poker." If you are playing live you probably need a set of noise canceling cans. They keep outside sound out and inside sound in... which is good for obvious reasons. If you are just kicking around the house and want sound quality there are some really good open cans out there.

    I'm partial to grado, but goodcans.com is a good place to look around and figure out for yourself.
  4. normlfella normlfella is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 10:56am) in reply to chummin85

    use the search function...... theres been a couple theads like this in PD and OT recently
  5. GutShotBen GutShotBen is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 1:45pm) in reply to chummin85

    sry but i love my beats by dre....
     
  6. jdibss jdibss is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 1:47pm) in reply to GutShotBen

     
    Originally Posted by GutShotBen View Post

    sry but i love my beats by dre....

  7. cchan cchan is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 2:02pm) in reply to jdibss

    +1
  8. cbrianm cbrianm is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 2:08pm) in reply to GutShotBen

    Maybe cause they grab attention with their looks, but surely its not for the sound.

    I mean I understand it might get the job done for some people, but what it comes down to is you are shelling out something like $250 for headphones made by a company that doesn't make headphones. Why do that when you can spend $100 on a nice set of cans made by people that make their living on headphones and audio equipment.

    If you are just doing it for the trend then at least buy Sennheiser.
  9. Mike Kowal Mike Kowal is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 2:40pm) in reply to jdibss

    They are gooooot ...
  10. XxxMaYiToxxX XxxMaYiToxxX is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 2:43pm) in reply to chummin85

     Skullcandy...imo
  11. BigStack Husker BigStack Husker is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 2:53pm) in reply to XxxMaYiToxxX

    This mans headphones.

  12. CLS_Rocket CLS_Rocket is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 2:56pm) in reply to BigStack Husker

    any Seinheisser's or whatever is the right spell.
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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 2:58pm) in reply to cbrianm

     
    Originally Posted by cbrianm View Post

    Maybe cause they grab attention with their looks, but surely its not for the sound.

    I mean I understand it might get the job done for some people, but what it comes down to is you are shelling out something like $250 for headphones made by a company that doesn't make headphones. Why do that when you can spend $100 on a nice set of cans made by people that make their living on headphones and audio equipment.

    If you are just doing it for the trend then at least buy Sennheiser.

    ok maybe they dont do headphone before but they where in cables biz forever imo
     
  14. GrayFOX22 GrayFOX22 is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 3:19pm) in reply to GutShotBen

    I happen to think that the Beats are more than worth it, maybe its because I came from using crappy rinky dink headphones, straight to buying those bad boys. They have this dynamic eualizer built into it so when you begin to pump the volume up, it'll adjust and drop off certain levels to prevent sharp frequency spikes. And they sound pretty damn good to me.
     
  15. just-jOHnny just-jOHnny is offline I got nothin

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 3:39pm) in reply to chummin85

    http://direct.motorola.com/ens/s9/Headset_Home.asp

    these have been the best by far, as of yet for me. i have have tried many. i run AK240's by AKG hard wired and these above^...

    i can answer my phone, hear my tunes via iphone or computer, my ps3 also, my studio, most chat or im's also. jogging is the only thing im not real in love with but can handle 45 min runs so its acceptable.
  16. cbrianm cbrianm is offline

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    Aug 26th, 2009 (8/26/2009 3:40pm) in reply to XxxMaYiToxxX

    Skullcandy is nice and trendy, but not the best audio quality. They do have a great warranty program that makes it a really good buy for someone that snowboards/skateboards, but there are better headphones to invest your money in.
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