Recommendations for Best headphones on the market (new and old)

[JamesL]

I used to youtube-surf for my music, but I've decided to buy most of the music off of amazon, and want a decent pair of headphones to go with them. I'm by no means an audiophile, but I am a cellist, and know how to appreciate good sound.

Examples of what I listen to (top couple songs on playlist)

Andrea Bocelli - Con te partire(time to say goodbye) -
Colbie Caillat - "Bubbly"
Norah Jones - "what am I to you"
Hinder - "lips of an angel"
Yo-yo ma - Ennio Morricone(cockeye's song from once upon a in america)
Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Snow(Hey-oh)

So a bit of everything, but I don't find the need to turn up the volume and bass for the crazy screamo, european techno whatnots..

Clean cut sound and decent soundstage for around the $60 range, willing to go up to maybe $130 or so.
And comfort is a must.. I'm willing to sacrifice a little sound for comfort...
I'm used to using ipod earbuds & $20 logitech speakers, so I think anything would be an improvement.

What do yu think about the K 81's?
Or how about the A(D)700's from audio-technica.. (if I can get over how stupid i'll look wearing that)

[ozz]

my vote goes to sennhiser hd-650's for under 500.00.

[DGM885]

I have to second what BDA ABAT said earlier on this thread.

Etomotic ER4 P/S

I travel extensively. For air travel these are just perfect. I have to admit being interested in the Shure model with the built-in mike. Overall I've been using these for around 3 years and have absolutely no complaints.

Senn HD600

I plug them directly into my laptop's (that's right, no DAC external amp) and I'm quite happy with the sound. Very comfortable for me to wear for extended hours. The sound is just fine.

[cassilis]

I am searching for the perfect pair of on-ear or around ear headphones for portable use almost exclusively with ipod and laptop (I live in France so catch a lot of trains). I have read many of the excellent reviews on this site and others but despite the words of warning and the other excellent products pushed I still lean towards the Bose on-ears (or 'supra's' as they're called in this part of the world). My reasons are that they reduce to a fairly small size and come with a more-handy-than-the-average-pouch case, have a short (.4m) lead (for use primarilly with ipods I can't justify buying anything with a long un-detachable cord that i would need to wrap around my neck several times!) and, despite the warnings about bose's relative lack of cost efficiency compared to other products on the market, noone really seems to bag the actual sound of the on-ears that much. So is it true? Is the sound comparable to other products of similar ilk on the market beause the 'surrounding' feautures of the on-ears fit my bill than any other product that I know of. Please shout me down, show me to the way of the light..

[cassilis]

OK three more hats to throw into my own ring:
- AKG K 518;
- JBL Refs 410 or 420; and
- Audio Technica ES7.

What say you?

[Mush]

What do people think of the vmoda bass freq...how to they compare to other earphones of the same price range?

[ag8796]

hello. im looking for headphones for my home audio system. it is 5.1. i love the way my movies sounbd with 5.1 but it gets too loud for my neihboors. id like to find a pair of headphones that will deliver for my movies and gaming needs. 150$ limit. thank you

[espire]

Mush, stay away from V-Moda. They don't make such good headphones, and the quality control is bounds below what it should be.

ag8796, I recommend either the Sennheiser HD-555 or HD-595, $100 and $180 respectively. Of course, I own the HD-555 which is what is biasing me to make this recommendation. While you may be happier with something else, I assure you that you will be satisfied with either of those two.

[jasonashberg]

hi.

looking for wireless headphones.
any ideas?
thanks
Jason

[walabies83]

The Senns, if not mistaken RS120?