What would a studying student/gamer wear (closed) for around 200?

The beyerdynamic dt700. Small soundstage but precise in the placement of objects on the stage  which can make it easier to locate things in a game. For most of the music yoiu listen to they will fit right in. Classical will suffer a little, but you can do worse. Great isolation. Keeps the sound in and the outside noise out. They are available from 32 ohm up to 600 ohm depnding on what you are going to run them from. They are at least worth looking in to.

For that price range I would totally agree. The 250 ohm version were my first step into head fi and I have loved them for the crisp highs and lots of bass. The bass isn't incredibly defined and does 'cloud' some of the finer details when gaming but I really like them for bass heavy music. The positioning is good, not a huge soundstage so pinpointing distance isn't as good as can be achieved with open cans but I've been using them just recently for regular gaming and have been impressed.

They have a nice airy feel to them and the comfort is incredible, I have never had a session long enough for them to become uncomfortable. Grab a pair and listen to Bassnectar-Bursting, my favorite song for these cans :)

Just from your computer, I would get the 32 ohm. If you are going to get an amp in the near future, get the 80 ohm since you will still be able to use them alright with your computer but will sound better later with an amp. Also try bying from a place that has a great return policy so if they dont work for you, you can return them and try something else. Or buy used which you can usually turn around and sell them for around the same price.

sennheiser hd-25 or hd 280s if you want more neutral.

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I figured they are the perfect headphone but now i'm reading more reviews about it being bass heavy? Is it true? I don't want it overpowering the whole entire song. Even in my car I turn it down at times when the voices are drowned by the bass.

All Beyerdynamic DT770/880/990 of whatever Ohm they are, need to be used with a decent headphone amplifier to sound their best, even the 32 & 80-Ohm versions.

Check out the KRK KNS 8400 headphones, best prices are $110-$120.

The Asus Xonar DG PCI sound card can be as cheap as $22 (after $10 mail in rebate).

It comes with Dolby Digital (Dolby Virtual Headphone)

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Just from your computer, I would get the 32 ohm. If you are going to get an amp in the near future, get the 80 ohm since you will still be able to use them alright with your computer but will sound better later with an amp. Also try bying from a place that has a great return policy so if they dont work for you, you can return them and try something else. Or buy used which you can usually turn around and sell them for around the same price.

Agreed, 32 if you aren't amping them. Unfortunately I havent listened to a ton of headphones that fit your needs so I'm not in much of a position to say these are the ones for you, just giving my impressions. I have never thought these cans had too much bass, but I also have read that the 32 and 80 ohm versions are more bass heavy. if you have a guitar center near you I know they carry them. The best answer is always to try before you buy because everyone likes different things and headphones are soooo subjective.

x2 on making sure wherever you buy has a good return policy

Also I highly advise using dolby headphone while gaming and all of my gaming impressions were based on using an astro mixamp, musical impressions using a fiio E9/E7 combo

Its a journey, happy hunting

+1 to the senn hd 25's

I think the Shures are supposed to have decent soundstage and be good for classical.  Also heard the KRK KNS 8400 for alright for gaming...

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Originally Posted by AppleDappleman 

Well my focus is primarily on the music actually haha everyone here is talking about the games instead. As long as the music like classical or imagine adele and hip hop sound good i'm a happy person 

I'm for sure going to get a headphone amp in the future. Which version should i get? Too be honest too bassy is super annoying, not sure how people can listen to it 24/7. 

I'll be going to try them on at guitar center on friday luckily haha

I highly recommend the Objective 2 amp, it's DIY, but you can find them built for around a hundred dollars.