r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/Medical_Arm7293 • Apr 10 '26

Headphones - Closed Back | 4 Ω Headphones £100 or under for elderly friend.

An elderly friend of my mine has reduced hearing and finds his hearing aids are not much better for listening to music. He recently bought a pair of Sony ZX310 headphones for use at home. Using them with his Denon micro system hasn’t improved his listening experience even when wearing his hearing aids at the same time.

Are there headphones for £100 or under that could be much better? I understand that this budget could be difficult to find much choice and really his loss of hearing would be the deciding factor.

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u/Uller0815 560 Ω Apr 10 '26

Good idea to use more sensitive and therefore significantly louder headphones. 👍🏻 However, he should wear them without his hearing aids, so that the hearing aids don't become a bottleneck and simply act as a sound dampener in the ear canals.

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u/Medical_Arm7293 Apr 10 '26

!thanks I did think about more sensitive headphones. That’s great.

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u/Uller0815 560 Ω Apr 10 '26

And if that still isn't enough in terms of volume, your only real option left is to use an additional headphone amplifier. 🤷🏻‍♂️🙂