Anyplace in Dublin (and around) I can listen to some headpphones before buying?

docentore

Hi,

I'm in the market for new phones, I narrowed my choice to following:
Audio-Technica ES55
Audio-Technica SJ55
Audio-Technica WS55
or
Beyerdynamic DTX-501p
SoundMagic P30

Is there any place in Dublin I can go and test any of above?
Would any boardsies can share their experiences?

Thanks,
doc

BostonB

Head Fi the place I go for headphone reviews. HMV used to have test earphones but they are gone. PC World have earphones on their MP3 players. Maybe Peats?

docentore

BostonB wrote: »

Head Fi the place I go for headphone reviews. HMV used to have test earphones but they are gone. PC World have earphones on their MP3 players. Maybe Peats?

Thanks, I'm on HeadFi since last month reading all possible reviews, that's why I have this narrowed to those few I want to be able to feel them before buying. I might have to just go with the ones I think will be right (I'm sure I'll be happy anyway)

Pity about HMV, I missed that train. Peats seems to have Sennheiser only, I'm not to keen about them in my price range. I think I'll try PC World one day.

I'll be going for a trip to Italy next week, will see if I'll find anything there.

BostonB

Tower records used to have some listening posts. Dunno if thats there.

AnonoBoy

BostonB wrote: »

Tower records used to have some listening posts. Dunno if thats there.

Yeah but I don't think you can select your headphones at those - you just have to use whatever ones they have connected.

K.O.Kiki

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Yeah but I don't think you can select your headphones at those - you just have to use whatever ones they have connected.

It's all Sennheiser & Beats displays in Tower & Arnotts.

docentore

thanks folks, I'm not really into Senns and I'm not even looking at Beats.

I think I will bite the bullet and ask one my friends living in UK to get me ES55 from richersounds - they have them on sale now and they are supposed to be cracking phones.

Scubadevils

They have some of the AKG range in Tower, the K451 is a great set of headphones in that price bracket.

They actually have them also in Compu B, they have a set out to try in their Blanch store.

http://www.whathifi.com/review/akg-k451

docentore

Scubadevils wrote: »

They have some of the AKG range in Tower, the K451 is a great set of headphones in that price bracket.

They actually have them also in Compu B, they have a set out to try in their Blanch store.

http://www.whathifi.com/review/akg-k451

Thanks for this, K450/K451 was my first choice, but after reading some reviews I passed on them. Well, I can always try - I heard you either love them or hate them, I've got nothing to loose.

I was also looking at Koss DJ-100, supposedly they sound fantastic when properly driven / amplified.

Price wise I was looking at €100 max, I might wait for some bargain on adverts, like barely used M50's

Morf

docentore wrote: »

I might wait for some bargain on adverts, like barely used M50's

Only a fool would barely use M50s. :pac:

docentore

Morf wrote: »

Only a fool would barely use M50s. :pac:

True

One of my mates is going to UK next week so I will be getting ATH SJ-55 from richersounds.