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post #1 of 9
1/30/12 at 7:17pm
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Hey all, i'm a total noob to the forums here, I'll get straight to the point.

 

I'm looking for a set of around ear, closed headphones. Budget is strictly $60, if I can get a good pair for less i'm good with that. I am not located in the US so I will be ordering from amazon, so make all your decisions based on what I can get there.

 

I'm really looking for something with a good bass kick, now i'm by no means an audiophile (i currently own some logitech around ear noise canceling cans) lolz and they are decent sounding and I know you guys are gonna say ewwww those things are probably flat.So that is my experience with cans lolz don't flame me.

 

But yes back on track, I won't be using these on anything else other than my desktop pc, I won't be running with these or anything. I usually listen to a bit of everything, from rock to instrumentals (Star Wars soundtrack type stuff) to trance and rap. But as I said in the start I want something with a bit more bass kick.

 

That's all i can really come up with, if there is anything else you guys.gals think I should know please do.

 

I was looking at the HD 202's

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post #2 of 9
1/30/12 at 8:22pm

Sony XB500's. Lots of bass, but may need some eq tweaks to make them sound good with rock. 

 

And welcome to head-fi. 

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post #3 of 9
1/30/12 at 8:32pm

+1 ^^^. These also come to mind....AKG K518LE,  Koss porta pro (on-ear), and Shure SRH-550DJ.... Good Luck!


Edited by Snag1e - 1/30/12 at 8:34pm
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post #4 of 9
1/30/12 at 8:44pm

I would like to respectfully disagree about the MDR-XB500. Unless you are willing to spend time tweaking the EQ on it (as mentioned), they sound very muddy. Yes it produces a lot of bass, but I would personally find it annoying to have to tinker with the EQ depending on what genre you are listening to.

 

Keep in mind that I am slightly biased towards neutral to slightly brighter headphones, so what do I know. biggrin.gif

 

For what it's worth, 7 or 8 years ago I had a pair of Koss headphones that were circumaural, and I swear they were less than $50. I can't for the life of me remember the model, but they had some bass kick but had enough  clarity in the mids and highs to be a little more balanced than the XB500.  Maybe take a look at some Koss cans and try them out (if you know of a place where you can demo them).

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post #5 of 9
1/30/12 at 9:11pm


 

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Originally Posted by prayer86 View Post

I would like to respectfully disagree about the MDR-XB500. Unless you are willing to spend time tweaking the EQ on it (as mentioned), they sound very muddy. 



You dont have to spent lots of time when Equing..it takes just a few mins. 

 

This review is pretty interesting. 

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post #6 of 9
1/31/12 at 7:48pm
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You dont have to spent lots of time when Equing..it takes just a few mins. 

 

This review is pretty interesting. 


Thanks for the link fabio-fi. I gave it a shot and it definitely breathed some new life into the XB500. So I'll admit I was wrong. biggrin.gif It really does need that extra EQ though.

 

 

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post #7 of 9
1/31/12 at 8:02pm


 

 

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Originally Posted by fabio-fi View Post


 



You dont have to spent lots of time when Equing..it takes just a few mins. 

 

This review is pretty interesting. 

...Now I'm liking these headphones more and more. Thanks a lot. biggrin.gif

 

To the OP, I take back what I said earlier. With some equalization, the XB500 is a great headphone for the cost. Especially if you like bass.

 

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post #8 of 9
1/31/12 at 8:06pm
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LOLZ...thanks guys for all the advice, i was looking at the review of the sony and I saw a link to some panasonics and on amazon they can be had for like $25, but i have got to say...the XB500's look sooooo sweet :D it's gonna be a hard choice. I was also looking at the audio technica M30's are they a good set?

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post #9 of 9
2/2/12 at 6:26pm


 

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Originally Posted by amd-dude View Post

LOLZ...thanks guys for all the advice, i was looking at the review of the sony and I saw a link to some panasonics and on amazon they can be had for like $25, but i have got to say...the XB500's look sooooo sweet :D it's gonna be a hard choice. I was also looking at the audio technica M30's are they a good set?



Personally i dont know much about the M30's. They are not as popular as the M50's. 

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