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What headphones should I buy?

post #1 of 4
1/29/12 at 2:17pm
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I am looking to buy a decent pair of headphones under $40. I was going to buy the Sennheiser 201 or 202s but after browsing the site I realized that there are some better sets available such as the Superflux 681. I will be using the headphones with my computer and out of my house with my iPod Touch and my phone (for a few hours during Track Meets) so they should be portable. I'm open to all suggestions. These will be my first pair and I can't pay more than $40. I don't necessarily need something amazing considering that I have used Apple earphones forever.

Sorry if I messed the post up or something since I'm pretty new to the site (and to headphones overall). Thanks!

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post #2 of 4
1/29/12 at 3:55pm

yep posted in wrong placexc - try posting in the Headphone forum

 

http://www.head-fi.org/f/4/headphones-full-size

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post #3 of 4
1/29/12 at 4:12pm
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Thanks for letting me know! :)

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post #4 of 4
1/30/12 at 12:38am

 The Sennheiser HD201 or HD202 would be very bad choices to use with a phone, as they are very inefficient, and phones put out little power, so you might not get enough volume with that combination.

 

For $40 you could get the AKG K430 on Amazon. Another choice around $40 is the JVC HAM750. The Koss KSC75 earclip headphones for $15 is a good buy if you don't need isolation. Another good cheap headphone for around $15 is the JVC HAS160.The JVC HAS650 for $34 on Amazon is also interesting.

 

Another idea is to get an IEM(in the ear canal earphone). This would block noise. Do you prefer a neutral sound or extra bass?

 

 


Edited by JK1 - 1/30/12 at 12:41am
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