A good set of headphones?

[Charles]

Don't wanna break the bank, but I'll spend up to like 300 bucks for some nice over-ear headphones..anyone got anything good?

I'm interested in the Dr.Dre Beats but then again if I can do better for the money...

 

[jwatso89]

I'm in the market for some nice pumpin headphones too, so far i think Beats are the best bet... my brother has these:

Shure Professional Headphone (SRH840) : Headband Headphones - Future Shop

they are pretty decent, very crisp and clear but i think the beats pump a lot more low end, so i guess it depends on your tastes hope that helps a bit!

 

[trenolds39]

I've been using the Beyerdynamic DT770's for a couple of months now and absolutely love them. They have all the low end you could need, without being ridiculous. I think they work best for music or gaming, although I haven't watched any movies while wearing them. I tried Beats in a Best Buy and was initially impressed but found them uncomfortable. I think the DT770s are better in every way from the Beats. I've also heard that the Beats have shoddy construction on the band and tend to break easily, so keep that in mind.

Depending on what you want to use them for and what you're plugging them into, you may also want to consider an amp for them. $150 can get you a pretty decent amp, and there's tons of resources around as to what amps work best with what phones.

 

[aiur55]

Those shure are MUCH better than the beats in pretty much every aspect (except for the looks). If you dont mind going in ear and having much better sound quality than the beats, you can go with the monster turbine coppers, way better than anything in the beats lineup imo.

If you do end up getting a beyerdynamic, I would go atleast DT880 and go with the 32 ohm version, it ll sound than the other versions without an amp.

I also recommend you look at the Denon D2000, and if your budget permits D5000.

The bigger Sennheisers usually need to be driven by a good amp to sound anything decent.

 

[Cabinet]

Etymotic Research, Inc. - ER-4 MicroPro Insert Earphones

They're in ear, but they are the best listening devices I've ever used, the quality is crystal clear and they keep out just about every noise outside of your ear. I remember walking to school and couldn't hear a school bus drive by me and they aren't even turned up loud.

 

[troyguitar]

Just a thought, but he might not necessarily want to block outside noises. That can be dangerous or inconvenient depending on your listening environment.

 

[raximkoron]

Grado drivers sound pretty amazing, but you kinda have to be gentle with them and they're uncomfortable to wear for more than a few hours at a time. I do like that they're open-back though, helps a lot with the soundstage and helps me hear surrounding sounds when needed.

I'd love to get some of those Shure 840's, but I'm keeping my eye out for open-back phones around that price range.

 

[Cogito]

Shure srh750's blow 840's out of the water. to the soundstage and the bass frequency is superb on the 750's imo

check out head-fi.org
it's the ss.org of headphones ha

 

[Zak1233]

I have someSennheiser HD25cII's that I use for studio monitoring/dj-ing, such fantastic headphones for the price in my opinion!

 

[metalmonster]

i have a pair of cheap superlux , they're great . In my opinion . At least , it's not some creepy MP3 player headphones anymore ...

 

[fluid1993]

+1 on the Shure headphones. Awesome for mp3 listening and studio monitoring!

 

[GATA4]

anyone ever tried WESC headphones? they are stylish but I'm curious about their actual sound quality.

 

[Revan132]

I'm running some Sennheiser HD202's and for the money they are beyond excellent!

 

[redskyharbor]

They're probably mostly unheard of, but try the Grado SR series. Some of the most natural sounding cans I've come across.

 

[synrgy]

I love my HD-25's.

Amazon.com: Sennheiser HD 25 Studio Monitor Headphones: Electronics

A couple of notes:

1. Do NOT confuse this model with the HD-25-SP or any other variation of the HD-25 model that sells for half the price. They're not the same at all.

2. The next time you watch any major sports broadcast, look at the headphones everyone's using.

3. One of the things I love about the brand is that they keep inventory of replacement parts for every little individual piece of the assembly, so if over time your ear pads go to shit or you break a cord or whatever, they've got you covered (not free, of course), direct from the manufacturer.

*edit* Thanks for making me miss Honolulu, by the way.

 

[Josh_Conlee]

Not gonna lie, picked up some able planet true fidelity noise cancelling headphones for 45 bucks from bestbuy.com and they sound pretty sexy for the price