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Amiga News and Community Announcements => Amiga News and Community Announcements => Topic started by: SysAdmin on December 08, 2012, 12:12:17 AM
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Skullcandy makes awesome headphones, earbuds and gaming headsets – and all with lifetime warranties. They have huge range of audio accessories, including headphones, sports earbuds, gaming headsets, Playstation 3 gaming headsets, and DJ headphones. Skullcandy products are an excellent Christmas or any day choice for all your Amiga, MorphOS, AROS or Classic Amiga listening needs.
Please visit http://www.skullcandy.com/ for all your headset needs.
Please note if you have no interest in this post or have no Amiga audio needs please don't read it and ignore.
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Please note if you have no interest in this post or have no Amiga audio needs please don't read it and ignore.
Noted and ignored. So did Aorg get bought out by an advertising agency, or what?
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I have a set and they broke the first week I owned them. To be fair on that though, that was a few years ago and quality may have gotten better. If it hasn't, I wouldn't recommend them personally.
I like the heads up on potential good products, but man - this reeks of kickbacks and marketing spam, sorry - and the "don't read if you aren't interested" thing is a bit of a face slap. Shill products or solicit donations, but not both - whatever pays the bills I suppose.
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Please note if you have no interest in this post or have no Amiga audio needs please don't read it and ignore.
Good thing it's not been posted in "Amiga News and Community Announcements" then.
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Noted and ignored. So did Aorg get bought out by an advertising agency, or what?
I agree it's kind of an odd post. But I will say SkullCandy are not as good as some people claim. I have tried several sets, from the cheap earbuds to the more expensive "pro" models, and none have really given what I would consider exceptional audio quality. They always seemed like novelty items compared to often cheaper and far better sennheiser headphones. You often see the wannabe tredy kids wearing them attached to the latest "i" device.
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Thanx for the suggestion CritAnime, I'll give sennheiser a try.
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I got some SkullCandy headphones thrust upon me by o2 when I got my new phone. I have used them once and they have gone back into the box and in a draw never to be seen again.
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Now the moderator bots have turned into advertising bots :razz:
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Skullcandy isn't Earcandy.
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I own a pair... love them.
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Maybe instead of this being called an announcement, there could be a "Sponsored Ads" section.
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I wonder if it is a sponsored ad.
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All time new low?
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Nah, i think it is just getting confused by having more than one account. Happens to me all the time.
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Triumph the Insult Comic Dog also recommends Skull Candy Earbuds... for me to POOP ON!
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Noted and ignored. So did Aorg get bought out by an advertising agency, or what?
I'd rather just have ad banners.
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I always felt Skullcandy were more gimmick and less music. Could be wrong, though - never really tried.
Two things I do know though:
1) I hope this isn't the start of advertising through the forums. That'd be a really bad thing. "This post sponsored by Kill'em Weapon Systems". It reminds me of those really cheesy adverts prevalent in America in the 70's and 80's, where some famous bloke gets paid loads of money just to look at the camera and say "I smoke Laramie cigarettes because of the smooth, smooth flavour *cough* *hack*". Though they usually edited out the coughing, probably.
2) I'll stick to me Sennheisers thanks. Very good sound and good value headphones. I'm certainly not going to waste my very expensive Linn turntable on a pair of dodgy headphones.
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Why all the bitching? If you don't want adverts then the alternative is to pay for the A.org service.
Think yourselves lucky, here in the UK we have to pay to own/use a TV even if we don't watch the TV channels that are funded by the annual fee :(
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Why all the bitching? If you don't want adverts then the alternative is to pay for the A.org service.
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Even if one paid/donated to the kitty, one would have still seen this post shilling headphones...
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I recommend Allen & Heath Xone XD2-53. :angel:
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I can't understand this.
Did Skull Candy approach A.Org and ask them to post advertisements?
Or do A.Org get paid for visits to Skull Candy generatred through this site.
These kind of weird advertisements in the form of recommendations are very Orwellian.
All in all a strange post.
As to headphones I use the ones that came with my phone until they break and I purchase a pair from the £0.99 store. Skull Candy ones do look very cool though.
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These kind of weird advertisements in the form of recommendations are very Orwellian.
All in all a strange post.
+1. I HATE advertisements disguised as something else and thought a.org would never go this low. Seems I was wrong.
Staf.
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+1. I HATE advertisements disguised as something else and thought a.org would never go this low. Seems I was wrong.
Staf.
For a long time.
Check "System (http://www.amiga.org/forums/search.php?searchid=2340014)"'s posting history: it's an advertising account for Vesalia.
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Skullcandy?
Stax > Sennheisers >>>>>Those terrible ones you get with the iPhone or something* >Skullcandy
(http://wiki.faust3d.com/wiki/images/thumb/a/a1/1980-10b.jpg/275px-1980-10b.jpg)
Electrostics FTW or something.
*Although they may not sounds as good they don't look quite so 'nobbish'.
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I recommend Allen & Heath Xone XD2-53. :angel:
Those look like nice ones! A bit pricey though.
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@swoslover
We just happen to like Skullcandy, feel free to ignore the news item.
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@swoslover
We just happen to like Skullcandy, feel free to ignore the news item.
I also happen to like cheese, but, I don't feel the need to post a thread stating that I recommend cheese as the snack most likely to enhance your enjoyment of OS4.
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I also happen to like cheese, but I don't feel the need to post a thread stating that I recommend cheese as the snack most likely to enhance your enjoyment of OS4.
Yum cheese, Muenster is best or Mozzarella. I'm going to eat some cheese right now.
http://www.ehow.com/about_5093142_history-muenster-cheese.html
http://goldenagecheese.blogspot.com/2010/10/history-of-mozzarella-cheese.html
@Boot_WB
Nice to read that you are Windows-free since 2011!
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Did Skull Candy approach A.Org and ask them to post advertisements?
Not Skull Candy itself, there are brokers who handle that kind of stuff.
Both Aminet and amiga-news.de have been offered the same kind of deal ("put a link somewhere on your site, don't make it look like an advertisement"). I think in Aminet's case the offer was 150 USD per year or something like that - not sure about the exact amount.
We just happen to like Skullcandy, feel free to ignore the news item.
Who's "we" again?
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@cgutjahr
Members of DiscreetFX Team, not Tedd obviously.
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Those look like nice ones! A bit pricey though.
And probably a million times better than Skullcandy fashion statements. You can do much better than Skullcandy for the same price. No need to advertise that hipster stuff here.
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@Thorham
Yea, that's the bizarreness of todays world I guess. Why are headphones fashion statements? I always thought you buy the one that sounds good and feels comfortable on your ears!
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I HATE earphones, earbuds (who came up with that one anyway?)
Give me large high power speakers with huge sub woofers! Rattle the windows, and anything else that will move. Music must be LOUD! Games should be LOUD!
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They could be loud on earphones too. On the other hand try to listen to some music, or play a game with it's music high at 4:00 am...
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I have a pair of soundblaster tactic 3d's (the Alpha edition with THX TruStudio Pro) and they are incredible. The bass is thunderous and games like Space Marine are just incredible. They are really comfortable too.
Got mine in a sale for £45 a few years back. Now you can pick them up for £25.
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I have a pair of Sony MDR-ZX300 headphones; not high-end audiophile gear, but quite reasonably priced, comfortable and fairly durable, and good volume and frequency response. (I like that they have decent bass without overloading it - a lot of consumer headphones seem to seriously amp up bass frequencies for some stupid reason. I used to have a pair where the bass utterly dominated everything, and I was amazed when I switched to these and realized how much I'd been missing on the other end of the spectrum.)
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I'm not sure about the exact model number but i think i have those same Sony headphones. They cost me about $50. Not really impressed as i think they overcrank the bass.
Edit: these are the ones i have - MDR XD100
I actually prefer bud earphones to headphones. I'd choose the clarity of treble instead of overwhelming bass anyday.
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Those look like nice ones! A bit pricey though.
For dj-ing, they're one of the best you can get. And with some discounts not too overpriced like the pioneer headphones.
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They could be loud on earphones too. On the other hand try to listen to some music, or play a game with it's music high at 4:00 am...
Just isn't the same thing. I can usually get away with 4:00am music or games, too. I've got an in-law apartment that's away from the main house.
I do have pretty good ear phones - I just don't care for them.
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Personally I recommend the Stax SR-009 electrostatic headphones.
Frequency Response: 5 - 42,000Hz
Sound Pressure Sensitivity: 101dB / 100V r.m.s. 1 kHz
Maximum Sound Pressure: 118dB / 400Hz
Can't argue with those figures. Since they are electrostatic and require quite high voltage bias (580V), you'll need to buy the special preamp.
https://www.staxusa.com/stax-sr-009.html
problem?
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The one thing that figures don't describe though is what the mid-range is like.
In my experience, speakers and headphones are often designed to be all bass and treble. For instance the worst offenders are the awful Creative Labs speakers. I've seen people say about how great they are but to me the tiny satellites+big sub sound awful because you end up with a bass that's completely unnatural and a high end that's unbalanced with the rest. The kind of music I listen to doesn't need stupidly heavy bass, it needs accurate sound reproduction right the way up the range (I listen to little music past the mid-80's, mostly 70's and before). That's why I use KEFs as my main speakers (Q35s and Cresta 2s).
There's only one thing you can be sure of with speakers of any kind - everybody has different tastes and figures will never mean anything as to whether they'll like the sound.
Probably still better than SkullCandy ones though. :)
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Meh....
This is what you really need:
(http://www.hifidatabase.com/static/gallery/3/223-nautilus.jpg)
60 grand a pair.
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And probably a million times better Skullcandy fashion statements. You can do much better than Skullcandy for the same price. No need to advertise that hipster stuff here.
I think you are right there. They are trendy and only bought because of the name and color.
I got mine for free from my mother, though I find they are not half bad either.
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I tried some skullcandy headphones, but decided my cheap Sennheiser pair sounded rather better. I'd agree that they are more of a fashion thing, all the kids have 'em ;)
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Personally I recommend the Stax SR-009 electrostatic headphones.
Frequency Response: 5 - 42,000Hz
Sound Pressure Sensitivity: 101dB / 100V r.m.s. 1 kHz
Maximum Sound Pressure: 118dB / 400Hz
Can't argue with those figures. Since they are electrostatic and require quite high voltage bias (580V), you'll need to buy the special preamp.
https://www.staxusa.com/stax-sr-009.html
problem?
Possibly the most amazing headphones I have ever seen... Would love to try them out!
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As far as I'm concerned, unless it says Grado or Sennheiser on the side, it's probably crap. Can't blame the other manufacturers though, people want headphones that dump bass and don't care about highs and mids. So they put crappy speakers in the cans and spend lots of time making adds with rap dudes who look like they're scowling.
Wouldn't buy skullcandy though. If I wanted cheap headphones, I'd go for a Sony or Koss pair. Don't see the point in it though, when you can get a great pair of headphones from Grado for under 100 bucks. Sennheiser seems to have something at just about every price point, and all are probably above average in sound quality.
I have a pair of SR 125 grado phones. Best phones I've ever listened with. I bought it after I wore out the ear muffs on my SR 60. There really isn't much of a difference between the two.
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Koaftder has hit it in the head with all the "premium" brands. They all dump excess amounts of bass in your ears and drown out everything else. And rap stars are going to advertise them because most of the time their albums are full of bollocks and nonsense. So the lack of defined vocals on the headphones probably help sell records.
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I tried some skullcandy headphones, but decided my cheap Sennheiser pair sounded rather better. I'd agree that they are more of a fashion thing, all the kids have 'em ;)
So not all of amiga.org recommend these headphones. Reason more to not have such post ever again on amiga.org !!!
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So not all of amiga.org recommend these headphones. Reason more to not have such post ever again on amiga.org !!!
Well, I'm just a user, like you.
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Well for anyone interested here is a review/test of 50 headphones, quite decent read.
Myself I do not care about the looks of headphones, but besides sound they should be comfortable, no small things or in-ear for me.
I also like to have a decent sound card for my headphones, I currently use a Asus Xonar STX with headphone amp and I love it :)
Here is the review/test of 50 headphones:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/634201/battle-of-the-flagships-50-headphones-compared
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@som99
Thanx for the cool headphone review link.
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@som99
Thanx for the cool headphone review link.
Your welcome :)
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Cool reviews :) Try recommending Skullcandy on that forum...
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How odd this thread....
Anyway, strangely enough I just bought a skullcandy headset for my phone. Why did i get this brand? It was the second cheapest at the best buy when I walked in. Having said that they are just as good as the headset that came with my gf's iphone and the ones that came with my phone originally. (which I lost)
The one thing I cant stand about them is the stupid skulls all over them. Have you guys noticed all of a sudden the deaths head all over the place in western culture? for centuries the deaths head (skull) was considered evil and something to be frightened of. Certainly nobody would be wearing a skull on their clothing.
Even in modern times the only people who bore skull anything were gang members and bikers so they would frighten regular normal people. Now, they have childrens clothes drenched in skulls, skull imagery everwhere. Its sick. I suggest that instead of debating about headphones you spend time looking into the illumanati and the germanic death cults and secret societies like skull and bones and masonry. Altough once you do this, be warned, its scary.
If you are looking for a good headset for a stereo or dj ng I suggest headphones from American Dj. They are not as physically well constructed as the pricey headphones (like good Sennheisers) but when you compare the specs they are a steal for the money.
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As far as I'm concerned, unless it says Grado or Sennheiser on the side, it's probably crap. Can't blame the other manufacturers though, people want headphones that dump bass and don't care about highs and mids. So they put crappy speakers in the cans and spend lots of time making adds with rap dudes who look like they're scowling.
Wouldn't buy skullcandy though. If I wanted cheap headphones, I'd go for a Sony or Koss pair. Don't see the point in it though, when you can get a great pair of headphones from Grado for under 100 bucks. Sennheiser seems to have something at just about every price point, and all are probably above average in sound quality.
I have a pair of SR 125 grado phones. Best phones I've ever listened with. I bought it after I wore out the ear muffs on my SR 60. There really isn't much of a difference between the two.
I got some klipsch S4 References that were wonderfully balanced. I knew I was on the right track when all the douchebag teens on Amazon were downrating them for "Not enough bass".