Budget: 25-50$

Music preferences: Pop, Hip-Hop, electronica

Type/form-factor: in-ear, possibly with over/around ear support structure if it isn't uncomfortable

Listening from: smartphone or ipod nano touch

Details: Doing some early Christmas shopping for my wife, and wanted to find some headphones for her gym workouts. Looking for best sound at the price point listed, good bass is a plus

Parall3l wrote

Ishcabible wrote Budget: $100-$150 (I can stretch if I have to, but Amazon's Warehouse Deals are pretty fantastic with pricing lately)
Music: Indie folk, electronic, grunge, metal, classical, pop
Type: Around Ear
Open or Closed. Open
Listening from: An amp with enough power; I assure you. ;)
Portability: Nope

I'm probably getting something new soon and since I'm bored, I'm asking for help. I'm getting an HD600 soonish and want a compliment that I don't have. My K181s satisfy my bass wants, the DT48 is my vocals headphone, my T50RP is my chill out headphone (which the HD600 will probably surpass them in), my K271 is my other mids headphone for when I want some fullness. Then there are my other random headphones.

The longer I'm using my friend's SA5000, the farther away is my wanting of another bright headphone. My RP50 satisfies that wish. I actually have to damp that a lot now that I've heard an actual Sextett. They may have the passive radiators, but they make the SA5000 sound laid back.

I feel like I have enough headphones, but...they're all disappointing in different ways. By December, I aim to have a few central headphones. So basically, I'll have the HD600, K181, DT48, and T50RP as my main headphones. After all that, I'll still want something with either a huge soundstage or a euphoric sound, because none of them have that.

I'm looking at the AD900, MA900 (Weird coincidence), maybe an F1, and if I get really lucky, a Q701. I've heard none of these; I'm hoping maybe someone here has? I was looking at the K500, but they seem to be too close to the HD600. The DT880 seems to be a pipe dream at this point if I want to buy an HD600.

If anyone knows of a headphone that's basically a more durable ESW9, that'd be nice too. I love how those sound, but they're depressingly fragile for a portable.

I swear I'll end up buying something. I'm saving the HD650 for a later date, when my ears are less tuned to a bright sound.

Shanks!

Well, there the PRO700MKII and HFI580 that the bassheads are raving about, but they're not open. The Alessandro MS1i or whatever the model is can be considered, there's also the UE6000 and etc, I can't really remember the sound signature of the ESW9 but I do believe it's warmish. Less bassy than the HD25. Maybe the DT1350 might be close.

I'm looking for something that's really open sounding haha. I have all the bass I could care for with the K181DJ. I'm looking to see if there are any options besides the MA900, AD900, and F1. I also want a Grado, but that can wait. I still haven't ever had a headphone with a huge soundstage and I want to experience that.

And the ESW9 was incredibly warm. Every other portable I can find is either brightish (DT1350) or bassy (TMA-1). There's not a nice middle ground that is durable. Maybe the Focal Spirit One? I dunno. Impressions aren't promising. The Momentum seems like it's close, but it's as expensive as an HD650 so that's not gonna work.

MobiusPrime wrote Budget: 25-50$

Music preferences: Pop, Hip-Hop, electronica

Type/form-factor: in-ear, possibly with over/around ear support structure if it isn't uncomfortable

Listening from: smartphone or ipod nano touch

Details: Doing some early Christmas shopping for my wife, and wanted to find some headphones for her gym workouts. Looking for best sound at the price point listed, good bass is a plus

In ear: Xeport 5010. Over ear: AKG K518.

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Horizon_Aura wrote Budget: 120GBP

Music preferences: House, dubstep, liquid dubstep, hip hop, RnB, Grime, Opera, DnB, Enigma (I need to be able to hear beautiful highs, defined mids and low but tight bass)

Type/form-factor: On ear or around, preferably around

Open or closed: Closed

Listening from: SG S2

Details: Need to be extremely comfy, isolate noise well, loads of bass but not drown mids and highs out, portable (suitable cable length). CAN'T LEAK SOUND. Need to be stylish and elegant, but classy.

Been told HFi 580 are good, but cable is too long.

I have the money to get them now.

Check out the PRO700MKII, they might not have enough highs for you. The DT770 pro80ohm is another thing to look at, but I don't think the SII can power it. The custom one pro might just work for you, but I'll let the others comment on that

They're nice but all out of my price range...

Budget: 60

Music preferences: Literally anything, classical, dubstep, pop, clubland, rap. I listen to everything.

Type/form-factor: On ear or over ear

Open or closed: Not sure what this means sorry

Listening from: Smart phone

Details: I'd basically like a pair of nice looking, sturdy headphones, made from good materials, which are nice to wear and listen to.

Thanks in advance,
SteveKeith

Budget: $200-300

Music preferences: Electro House, House (Avicii, zedd, porter robinson type stuff)

Type/form-factor: Over ear

Open or closed: closed preferably but either is fine

Listening from: Iphone/Ipod, Laptop

Details: If you can, find one with a flashy kind of paint job or something, like as in a cool style

r00t wrote

311 wrote Budget: $100
Music: Reggae and alternative rock
Type: Over-ear
Open or closed:probably open
Listening form: my itouch or maybe computer
Other? portability would be nice

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The Uptown should be exactly what you're after.

do you think this deal will this be around during thanksgiving?

Horizon_Aura wrote

Parall3l wrote

Horizon_Aura wrote Budget: 120GBP

Music preferences: House, dubstep, liquid dubstep, hip hop, RnB, Grime, Opera, DnB, Enigma (I need to be able to hear beautiful highs, defined mids and low but tight bass)

Type/form-factor: On ear or around, preferably around

Open or closed: Closed

Listening from: SG S2

Details: Need to be extremely comfy, isolate noise well, loads of bass but not drown mids and highs out, portable (suitable cable length). CAN'T LEAK SOUND. Need to be stylish and elegant, but classy.

Been told HFi 580 are good, but cable is too long.

I have the money to get them now.

Check out the PRO700MKII, they might not have enough highs for you. The DT770 pro80ohm is another thing to look at, but I don't think the SII can power it. The custom one pro might just work for you, but I'll let the others comment on that

They're nice but all out of my price range...

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stevekeith wrote Budget: 60

Music preferences: Literally anything, classical, dubstep, pop, clubland, rap. I listen to everything.

Type/form-factor: On ear or over ear

Open or closed: Not sure what this means sorry

Listening from: Smart phone

Details: I'd basically like a pair of nice looking, sturdy headphones, made from good materials, which are nice to wear and listen to.

Thanks in advance,
SteveKeith

[ Register or Signin to view external links. ] These punch well above their weight. They probably won't be the best for Tibetan chanting, if you're into that (you said literally everything) but for $50, they're fantastic.

JeffTheKiller wrote Budget: $200-300

Music preferences: Electro House, House (Avicii, zedd, porter robinson type stuff)

Type/form-factor: Over ear

Open or closed: closed preferably but either is fine

Listening from: Iphone/Ipod, Laptop

Details: If you can, find one with a flashy kind of paint job or something, like as in a cool style

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311 wrote

r00t wrote

311 wrote Budget: $100
Music: Reggae and alternative rock
Type: Over-ear
Open or closed:probably open
Listening form: my itouch or maybe computer
Other? portability would be nice

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The Uptown should be exactly what you're after.

do you think this deal will this be around during thanksgiving?

Probably. Maybe even cheaper.

Budget: under $300

Music preferences: Dubstep Trap Hip Hop Rock

Type/form-factor: Over Ear

Open or closed: Closed

Listening from: Apple iPhone 4S

Mezii wrote Budget: under $300

Music preferences: Dubstep Trap Hip Hop Rock

Type/form-factor: Over Ear

Open or closed: Closed

Listening from: Apple iPhone 4S

Ultrasone Pro 750, V-Moda LP2, Audio Technica Pro 700 MkII, or Ultrasone Pro 900 if you can pay $30 more.

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