Hello everyone, this is my first post on Head-Fi. After several days of roaming around the forums and looking at a variety of reviews and threads, I decided to make an account and ask for some help. I'll try to give a somewhat detailed description of what I'm looking for. I've got around $200 saved up for headphones (and maybe a cheap portable amp) and I need to make the best investment possible. I'm new to the advanced stuff, but I know more than your average Joe. I know a bit about frequency responses, distortions, and other terminology, and I have a solid general idea of what sounds good or not and what brands are good and what their strengths are. I'm fed up with the stuck-up Beats-loving people too, so along with maximum quality for the price, showing up these people is another priority.
Again, my budget is around $200. I'd buy a cheap portable amp if necessary, but hopefully I won't have to. I've done quite a bit of researching and have mainly been looking at the Audio-Technica ATH-M50s and the Ultrasone HFI-780s and HFI-580s. Right now I am leaning toward the ATH-M50s but this is a major purchase for me and I want to have your opinions on these and any other possible choices you may come up with. So here's a little bit of information that might help:
-I mainly listen to electro, house, indie rock, indie pop, and alternative metal (wide variety, sorry). I occasionally listen to dubstep, but increasingly less, so I probably won't want too bass-heavy headphones.
-I do not want active noise cancelling headphones due to the incessant and unpleasant buzzing/humming.
-I will mainly use these at home, in the car, and at school (college next year, high school now).
-Again, I'd prefer if they didn't need an amp.
-Build quality is important to me. I'm very careful with my possessions, so I'm not concerned about them breaking, but I just like things with that "premium" feel.
If you have any other questions about what I might be looking for, please ask! I really want to spend my money wisely and make the right decision. If my experience is good here, I'm probably going to be on Head-Fi a lot more and I hope to become a very knowledgeable member so I can one day help others too. So that's it for my Head-Fi intro and inquiry post. Thank you in advance for your help!
Edited by fifaculture - 12/22/11 at 2:25pm
Again, my budget is around $200. I'd buy a cheap portable amp if necessary, but hopefully I won't have to. I've done quite a bit of researching and have mainly been looking at the Audio-Technica ATH-M50s and the Ultrasone HFI-780s and HFI-580s. Right now I am leaning toward the ATH-M50s but this is a major purchase for me and I want to have your opinions on these and any other possible choices you may come up with. So here's a little bit of information that might help:
-I mainly listen to electro, house, indie rock, indie pop, and alternative metal (wide variety, sorry). I occasionally listen to dubstep, but increasingly less, so I probably won't want too bass-heavy headphones.
-I do not want active noise cancelling headphones due to the incessant and unpleasant buzzing/humming.
-I will mainly use these at home, in the car, and at school (college next year, high school now).
-Again, I'd prefer if they didn't need an amp.
-Build quality is important to me. I'm very careful with my possessions, so I'm not concerned about them breaking, but I just like things with that "premium" feel.
If you have any other questions about what I might be looking for, please ask! I really want to spend my money wisely and make the right decision. If my experience is good here, I'm probably going to be on Head-Fi a lot more and I hope to become a very knowledgeable member so I can one day help others too. So that's it for my Head-Fi intro and inquiry post. Thank you in advance for your help!
Edited by fifaculture - 12/22/11 at 2:25pm
