The Headphones/Audio Thread

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bdkkevin02

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Looking to get some decent over-the-ear headphones for roughly $50 as an xmas gift from one of my siblings... I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions on a decent pair. It has to have decent bass although not to the point where it rattles my brain. Comfort is always an issue as well as sound quality (obviously.) Anyone have a pair they are happy with?
 
if you can wait till thurs maybe friday when im done with finals i have some suggestions.

but to make it easier for me then, im guessing these will be used for things like ipoRAB/portable?
 
Thanks for the suggestion kirtap, Ill look in to those. And penguin, not exactly... they would be for use everywhere really and the size or weight doesnt really bother me. Id probably use them the most at home but wouldnt mind carrying around a pair whenever I have a decent trip ahead of me.
 
i have a pair of these
http://www.amazon.com/Everglide-S500-Gaming-Headphones-EG04-04E012-01/dp/B000RHZAF6
they are on woot! every now and again for 20 bucks. super comfortable, they can get quite loud if you want them to, and the quality is definitely decent.

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these are good, although the px100's are the open-canned version. i would recommend those instead. px200's are meant to provide a little more insulation from outside sound, but open-canned design will probably have a bigger sounRABtage and sound more transparent. the only problem with the px100's is that the foam covers are removable and become loose after a few years of being in pockets and bags. i have to keep making sure i don't drop them somewhere. either of these has good bass.
 
skull candys are good for the price ur talking about but the durability of skull candys are not great. I had mine for about 5 months and the extender arm thing that hold the earphone part broke, its an easy fix but kinda frustrating. They are completely plastic. Aerial7 makes some nice ones and ive never tried them but just from looking at them i think the durability is better

http://www.aerial7.com/product/
 
If you can find a fair of over the ear Skullcandies for like $20-$30, I'd go for it.

Otherwise, full price Skullcandies suck. POS quality, ok sound, but for full price, the competitors blow it out of the water.

Skullcandies for $20-$30 are a good value. I got my Hesh ones for $25 I think.

Otherwise, go for a true brand like AKG, Audio Technica, Senheiser etc.
 
I have the Hesh. Not worth $50 like I said, but worth it for $25.

Comfortable, lots of padding, but WEAK as hell. The plastic is suuuuper cheap, shotty quality, it feels like its about to break half the time when putting them on.
 
So going through my grandparents house I sturabled upon some dusty old headphones and cleaned them off. AKG k240's. Are these pretty decent? Exactly what I needed cause I was gonna ask for over the ear earphones for Christmas. So this works perfectly. I'll post pictures when I'm home. I have to get an adapter because it's not the standard 8mm jack or whatever. Another problem is that they don't sit on my head well, ad there is no way to adjust them easily to make them stay, it's like a cord system that lost it's elasticity or something. And these things look ancient, but probably from just not being used at all for I would say close to 10 years? Could be wrong. Any info/help appreciated.
 
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