Best headphones for rock, heavier genres?

For rock and metal the most recommended headphones here will probably Grado's. for your budget you can get sr225i's. which are considered by many the best value for money of the entire grado line.

if you dont intend them for outside use these are perfect. as they are open backs though you will have major sound leaks taking them outside.

if you arent going to use open backs, may i suggest, looking at the vote the headphones all seem bass heavy, ultrasone pro 900 are portable, closed back and huge basshead phones. 

And unlike beats still have midrange and treble. :)

well all beats are closed backs. beats, you can hear, while other people listen to them is because they usually have them up so loud you can hear it through the cheap plastic.

open backs are headphones that generally leak sound fairly heavily, because the driver is exposed.

well.. not exposed totally, most have large vented air chambers. if you cant picture it well, google the Grado rs1i, and the audez'e LCD series. big grilles on the back. you will see it then

closed backs dont have large grilles. so they reduce sound going in and out:

pro's of open backs: better soundstage, generally better for mids/treble.

cons: sound leakage, weaker bass.

pro's of closed backs: can still have relative soundstage, while exhibiting good quality of treble, bass and midrange, more bass.

cons: less soundstage, you wont ever feel like listening to speakers. unlike you sometimes do with high end open backs, less dynamic.

also those shures are excellent for the price point, you will need to amp all the headphones though for better results.

have you looked at the beyerdynamic: DT770/880/1350?

Well before you do anything I would check out the Monoprice 8323....for $23 they sound like no brainer....I plan on grabbing a pair.

Read the review Malveaux did on the MPH-839 where he compares them to the M50 here:

http://www.head-fi.org/products/monoprice-mhp-839/reviews/5568

Also try the Panasonic HTF-600 for around the same price....I have these and they are worthwhile addition to any can collection.

I don't see any need to spend so much money when you don't experience what a good set of budget cans offer first.

If you want closed the HFI 580's should be taken into consideration, I mostly use mine for trance and techno but have used them with alternative and rock and like them very much. I have never tried the M50's but if you are considering them I think you can't go wrong with checking out the 580's or 780's

send me a link as to what you mean.

and there is no denying beats may look better.

but if you listen to beats, then a pair recommended on here widely, you would feel kinda feel ripped off cos they would blow beats out of the water.

780's have less bass than the 580, better treble and i think are also suited for drumming.

The ultrasones are one sided cables.

i dont have a cable side preference (1 or two sided) i dont think it makes a difference.

never tried headbanging with headphones on. that's more a speaker thing for me :)

Yeah, there is a thread or two around here about how the M50's "fell off." Like I said I've never tried them but I see a lot of comparisons between them and the Ultrasone 580/780 so I assume they are somewhat comparable.
 

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Thanks. I have checked out reviews of M50's and haven't been too impressed by what people say. Many say that they prefer another type over M50's, so I don't wana make a wrong purchase.