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Nomad

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Feb 11, 2008
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Why is that? Getting 7.5K from myshop.pk and hafeez center. Well, my price range is 7.5k - 8k.
Gaming headsets are never designed with music listening in mind. Their primary purpose is good positional audio and most of them can't even achieve that very well. They generally have very exaggerated bass or treble. Even the headsets which are excellent for gaming and have accurate positioning are not necessarily good for music. Very few gaming headsets like HyperX Cloud and Sennheiser gaming headsets are good for music listening as well because they are based on proper headphones (HyperX Cloud is re-branded Takstar Pro 80 (with boosted bass and microphone) while Sennheiser gaming headsets are based on their HD5xx series headphones)


From where I can get that pro82? And what would be the price? Are they comfortable and ease for the ears?
Takstar Pro82 are not available locally and the only way of getting them is to import them from AliExpress. They fall within your budget and I can wholeheartedly recommend them. As far as comfort is concerned, they are probably the most comfortable headphones I have ever worn. They are over ear, light weight and have excellent soft pads. Only issue regarding comfort with them would be due to excessive sweat these days. But that's an issue with all closed back headphones with pleather pads.


Nah bro, I don't have them, though I do itch for them... but I have too many cans on my hands already lol.

Takstar PRO82 / pro 82 Professional monitor headphones stereo HIFI headset for Computer recording K song game upgrade pro80-in Headphone/Headset from Consumer Electronics on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group

This is the link I'd recommend. Remember, even American customers are buying from AE so I think this would be the best bet.
I would actually recommend different seller, Takstar Audio store.
Original Takstar PRO82/pro 82 Professional monitor headphones HIFI headset for stereo,PC recording K song game,bass adjustable-in Headphone/Headset from Consumer Electronics on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group
There seem to be 3 different versions of Takstar Pro82. First version with white box and 2.2m cable (with silver metallic part before the 3.5mm plug) were supposedly excellent and had slightly elevated bass and treble. Second version of Pro82 came in a black box with 1.8m cable (all black). This version is considered even better than the first version as it has flatter frequency response and people who found treble of first version a bit harsh prefer this second version. Third version of Pro82 has box and cable similar to first version but seem to be of lower quality. There is a theory on Headfi that these might be B grade or rejected units from the first version. Many stores on AliExpress selling Pro82 for cheap are selling this version. Takstar Audio store is pretty straightforward about this and you can ask them if the version they are selling has black box with 1.8m all black cable. They also package their parcels better than some other sellers.
 

DJ80

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May 3, 2009
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Gaming headsets are never designed with music listening in mind. Their primary purpose is good positional audio and most of them can't even achieve that very well. They generally have very exaggerated bass or treble. Even the headsets which are excellent for gaming and have accurate positioning are not necessarily good for music. Very few gaming headsets like HyperX Cloud and Sennheiser gaming headsets are good for music listening as well because they are based on proper headphones (HyperX Cloud is re-branded Takstar Pro 80 (with boosted bass and microphone) while Sennheiser gaming headsets are based on their HD5xx series headphones)



Takstar Pro82 are not available locally and the only way of getting them is to import them from AliExpress. They fall within your budget and I can wholeheartedly recommend them. As far as comfort is concerned, they are probably the most comfortable headphones I have ever worn. They are over ear, light weight and have excellent soft pads. Only issue regarding comfort with them would be due to excessive sweat these days. But that's an issue with all closed back headphones with pleather pads.



I would actually recommend different seller, Takstar Audio store.
Original Takstar PRO82/pro 82 Professional monitor headphones HIFI headset for stereo,PC recording K song game,bass adjustable-in Headphone/Headset from Consumer Electronics on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group
There seem to be 3 different versions of Takstar Pro82. First version with white box and 2.2m cable (with silver metallic part before the 3.5mm plug) were supposedly excellent and had slightly elevated bass and treble. Second version of Pro82 came in a black box with 1.8m cable (all black). This version is considered even better than the first version as it has flatter frequency response and people who found treble of first version a bit harsh prefer this second version. Third version of Pro82 has box and cable similar to first version but seem to be of lower quality. There is a theory on Headfi that these might be B grade or rejected units from the first version. Many stores on AliExpress selling Pro82 for cheap are selling this version. Takstar Audio store is pretty straightforward about this and you can ask them if the version they are selling has black box with 1.8m all black cable. They also package their parcels better than some other sellers.
We have a Takstart expert in our midst :popcorn2:

BTW, and Nomad would agree, these Takstars are superior to Sony MDR1A, the ATH M40/M50 and a couple of other similar Pioneer and Panasonic's. I will attest to that as well.
Owning the hi2050 myself, I can see the level of quality they put in. The drivers inside mine are such high quality... high impedance, and just well made compared to so many other cans that I have.
This is Sennheiser/Beyerdynamic level quality with some compromises and a much lower price. So again, they sell for less than half or even quarter of Senn or Beyer prices so that's still just GREAT bang for the buck.
Pro82 is a keeper. Check out the threads on headfi; I've been amazed at how some people compare them directly with the likes of Senn and Fostex cans...

Follow what Nomad said, and I'd say just get em.
PS: Comfort indeed has been blissful. I have not heard one bad thing about the comfort. Yeah well, hot climate has it's challenges. There, even a $2500 MrSpeaker Planar pair of cans with pleather/leather pads will make you sweat.
 

staticPointer

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Gaming headsets are never designed with music listening in mind. Their primary purpose is good positional audio and most of them can't even achieve that very well. They generally have very exaggerated bass or treble. Even the headsets which are excellent for gaming and have accurate positioning are not necessarily good for music. Very few gaming headsets like HyperX Cloud and Sennheiser gaming headsets are good for music listening as well because they are based on proper headphones (HyperX Cloud is re-branded Takstar Pro 80 (with boosted bass and microphone) while Sennheiser gaming headsets are based on their HD5xx series headphones)
Agreed. Gaming headset are made for the music listening. But mostly they're over ear and fits easily. Which model should I get if its HyperX Cloud or Sennheiser and are those easily available locally?
 

staticPointer

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Takstar Pro82 are not available locally and the only way of getting them is to import them from AliExpress. They fall within your budget and I can wholeheartedly recommend them. As far as comfort is concerned, they are probably the most comfortable headphones I have ever worn. They are over ear, light weight and have excellent soft pads. Only issue regarding comfort with them would be due to excessive sweat these days. But that's an issue with all closed back headphones with pleather pads.
Honestly, I don't trust e-commerce website in our country system. Though I didn't buy anything from AE. Don't know if I order Pro82 from AE, would it get delivered to my home easily or struck at customs duties bla bla bla.. Personally I love the AT MTH50x.
 

Nomad

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Feb 11, 2008
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Agreed. Gaming headset are made for the music listening. But mostly they're over ear and fits easily. Which model should I get if its HyperX Cloud or Sennheiser and are those easily available locally?
HyperX Cloud Core will fall within your budget if anybody is selling them. Cloud II (same headphone as Cloud Core, just with 7.1 channel USB soundcard and better microphone) and Sennheiser gaming headphones would be more expensive.

Do remember that Cloud 1, 2 and Core are based on Takstar Pro 80 and are not considered as good as Pro 80 for music listening. While Pro 82 is newer model from Takstar and is an improvement over Pro 80.


Honestly, I don't trust e-commerce website in our country system. Though I didn't buy anything from AE. Don't know if I order Pro82 from AE, would it get delivered to my home easily or struck at customs duties bla bla bla.. Personally I love the AT MTH50x.
I have bought many products from AliExpress and with the exception of a couple of items have received them within reasonable time (from 8 days to 40 days, generally from 12 to 20 days). Nothing got stuck in customs and few time customs opened my parcel I only had to pay Rs.20 / 30 as repacking charges. I got refund from AliExpress for a couple of products that I did not receive.

I purchased M50x, listened to them, sold them. I purchased Pro82, listened to them, bought another pair to keep as spare.

Which city are you from? Do you wear glasses?
 

DJ80

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New addition to the family of multi-drivers - the beyerdynamic Custom Studio. All cans are multi-drivers. EMU Nautilus (Foster) and Sennheiser are triple driver lol.

DISCLAIMER: All cans were heavily modified in the making of these photos.
 

LordIT

Sup?
Oct 9, 2008
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I'm looking for noise cancelling headphones or earphones because my office can get really loud at times. However, I do not have much of a budget so 10k is probably my max.

I'm currently using HD 451 which are ok for music but not that great at block out sound.
 

hmir

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Aug 17, 2010
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Has anyone ever used Audionic Thunder T50 Earphones?

I just need a cheap pair of earphones to take on a small 3-4 day trip, and am looking for something cheap. Any thoughts on these?
 

gamer11

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i bought brainwavz hm5 from some importer on pg dont remember his name, the plastic holder started cracking in a few days n I have got it repaired a couple of times from a denter but it keeps breaking from other place and I am so sick n tired of this, is there no other solution like if i can get something to hold the ear cups in something else
https://imgur.com/a/MQE0ohZ

i spent 6k on these, its better to buy something cheap brand new rather than used sh$t
 

Deja Vu

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any recomendations for bass heavy stereo headsets, main purpose is gaming, gonna hookup with xfi titanium, closed headset is preferred but sound stage should be good and good bass is must
 
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Alimash

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Nov 29, 2018
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Hi
I am looking for headphone recommendations.
Any headphone available in pakistan for listening to music.
Price anywhere from 1k-10k
Sound quality should be good with great focus on detail. Not interested in too much bass. Just a neutral sound for a great studio sound quality listening experience.

Thanks for any help :)
 

Magpie

Intermediate
Jun 14, 2009
189
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Lahore
Hi
I am looking for headphone recommendations.
Any headphone available in pakistan for listening to music.
Price anywhere from 1k-10k
Sound quality should be good with great focus on detail. Not interested in too much bass. Just a neutral sound for a great studio sound quality listening experience.

Thanks for any help :)

I would recommend you check out the Xiaomi Mi In-ear Pro HD, available on their website. I haven't listened to them myself but they're a decent company.
 

Replex0r

Beginner
Jan 5, 2019
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3
Looking for headphones/earphones.

Price range is: 5-8k

Durability and sound quality especially the lows are main priority.
 

xzap042

Nabeel
Jun 13, 2010
153
0
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Islamabad
Anker soundcore q30 are available on aliexpress for around 12k, are there better option in this price range or similar quality at lesser price?

also any comparable options locally?
 

LeGenD123

The One and Only
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which one of these should i get Hyperx Alpha S or brainwavz hm5
Hyperx Alpha S = virtual 7.1 surround sound = built-in sound system and plugged to your system via USB port

Brainwavz HM5 = hardware 2.1 channel = plugged to your system's sound card via 3.5 mm port

I am not a fan of the virtual surround sound system. This option might appeal to you if you are focused on PC gaming and select PC games that can take advantage of this experience.

If you want to listen to music then your system's sound card is better option. Brainwavz HM5 will use your sound card.
 
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