Hi Andrew, David’s recommendations are very good but i thought I might add
another angle.
For the best headphones I have used, I am an AKG fan myself. There used to be
a reference standard pair called the AKG k240DF which were used in recording
studios very heavily. These are an over the ear model with a defused field
type transducer which had great base response. However, the qualifier is they
require a lot of power to light up. The iPhone 7+ with adapter do quite well
at powering these headphones but previous iterations of the iPhone required a
headphone amplifier to really get the most out of them. (especially if you’re
like me and are used to blowing your head off with the sound pressure level)
I have used a custom made to my ear pair of Stacks headphones but these would
not be good for your application. First of all they cost over $5000, they
required being wired in line with the speaker terminals to power and used
electrostatic film technology meaning they needed a high current power source
so needed to be plugged in. However, if you didn’t mind having thousands of
volts near your head or being wired in with several cables to your stereo
system they were mind blowing in their sound quality. The AKG headphones I
mentioned can be still had on Ebay and other music sites for about $100 to $200
and AKG makes a modern version of these, I think they are 340 series but I’m
not sure the exact part number.
On the ear bud side, the ones that come with the iPhone aren’t bad for the
money. In my local mall there’s a company that will scan your ear with a laser
and 3D print you a set of headphones for about $300. These aren’t bad either
and the fit is obviously fantastic do to the fact they are custom made.
I’d also support David’s suggestion of waiting a month for the wireless
EarPods. These should be about $159 or so.
Hope that helps.
> On Nov 6, 2016, at 1:56 PM, Andrew Lamanche <ioani...@me.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Could you share your experiences with best possible ear phones/buds that I
> could use with ipod and iphone with good base to listen to music? Quality is
> important for me even if I were to save up to get them. I'd prefer the
> earbuds that sit in your ear rather then go into the ear canal. I guess
> since I have no sight, I like to be able to hear some ambient sounds, or if
> somebody approaches me in a café; it's awkward if I don't respond.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Andrew
>
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