![]() ![]() The ‘phones are very light, comfortable and the frame folds away too for easy storage. The pads sit on top of your ears that add to the open and spacious sound quality. For such small headphones, they do a great job in extracting details from your vinyl. The Embrace ‘phones are also mucho comfortable.Īrguably, the best all round, value for money, headphones currently on the market. Bass is just as good but the Embrace offers far better upper mids. I reviewed these headphones, which sit on top of the ear, for a hi-fi mag and compared them to the swish and rather trendy B&W P3s, which currently cost around £170. Light and comfortable, don’t expect amazing bass (although it’s good for the size) but there’s plenty of detail on offer. VINYLSTUDIO MONITOR HEADPHONES PROCreated to exploit the old cassette Walkman craze, the Porta Pro has evolved over time but only a little bit. ![]() This design has been around for around 30 years. What follows is our Top 8 headphones for vinyl play, covering a variety of prices.Īh, old faithfuls. You really don’t want to be getting pressure points on your head, chafing or headaches. You might think this aspect rather frivolous but you can get away with uncomfortable headphones for mobile players because you probably won’t have them on your head for that long but vinyl play is synonymous with sitting for long periods of time and listening to long pieces of music. These particular headphones are great for more clinical CD or MP3 play, as they act as a sonic balance to some digital sound output options. Put both together, though, and you end up with a mushy sound that lacks bite and attack. There are some headphone variants out there, however, which also have an inherent ‘warmth’ of their own. So, if you are extracting all of this detail, you really don’t want a pair of headphones which will mask it do you? Such ‘phones would be fine for an MP3 player or even CD play, but not vinyl.Īlso, don’t forget that vinyl play has a ‘warmth’ all of its own, it’s a tone that many people love. There is no glass ceiling in terms of sound quality, unlike CD for example. Every time you improve your hi-fi source, your vinyl will improve alongside it. More to the point, vinyl never stops getting better. That includes CDs, that includes high resolution downloads up to 24bit/192kHz or even 24bit/384kHz, if you like. That is, despite its age, vinyl can extract more information from its grooves than any other source in the world. Firstly, if you have a half decent turntable at your disposal then you have, my friend, the best quality source in terms of detail currently on the market. So why headphones for vinyl play, specifically? Headphones are headphones, surely? Doesn’t matter what you hook them up to, you’re still going to hear a noise, aren’t you? Why should vinyl have its own selection of headphones? ![]() Continuing our quest for the perfect hi fi, Paul Rigby talks you through the 8 best headphones for listening to vinyl, and explains just why they’re so important. ![]() You’ve got your turntables, whether budget, vintage or high-end, now pick your headphones, for the ultimate and most intimate vinyl listening experience. ![]()
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