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Need a good pair of headphones for about $60

post #1 of 6
2/4/12 at 2:30pm
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I just got me a gift card to amazon for about $60 and I'm wanting a decent pair of headphones. I have to strictly stick to that limit as well as Amazon because that's about all I can really afford since I'm a poor college student.

 

I will mostly be using it for a variety of things like gaming, music, and movies. The games I mostly play are FPS and rpg's so i need some that are good for the booms of explosions and such but also some that are good for the beautiful orchestral music rpgs are really know for. The types of music i really listen to are really a variety actually i like rock mostly and a bunch of video game soundtracks. But I will sometimes find myself listening to orchestral and classical type music. My movie library really just consists of mostly anime and alot of action movies.

 

If it helps any as well I do not have any type of amplification other than whats build into my asus xonar dg sound card.

 

I'm not partial to any specific style of headphone really but I would prefer over ear closed headphones but I would be willing to use open or semi open as well. My current headphones are the sennheiser 201

 

Sorry if this is a lot of requirements for a good pair of headphones at this price XD

 

 


Edited by Taiketsue - 2/4/12 at 2:43pm
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post #2 of 6
2/4/12 at 3:56pm

I would recommend the Creative Aurvana Live!, but they are currently $69.99 at Amazon.  They do occasionally drop down to the $55-60 range. 

 

The Samson SR850's fit comfortably in your price range.  They are semi-open.

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post #3 of 6
2/4/12 at 5:08pm

Audio Technica ATH M40 ($49.00). 

 

http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATHM40FS-Precision-Studio-Headphones/dp/B0002D03ZW/ref=sr_1_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1328403582&sr=1-4

 

And you'll need a 1/4" phone plug > 3.5mm mini plug adapter ($1.50 or so).

 

 

 

 

edit: added link


Edited by zazex - 2/4/12 at 5:13pm
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post #4 of 6
2/4/12 at 5:42pm

The AKG K81DJ's are a very nice headphone for $50. They're closed, isolate extremely well, and have great build quality. They are a little dark sounding, but they have a decent soundstage, with good imaging, so they are pretty sweet for gaming.

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post #5 of 6
2/4/12 at 7:15pm
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After searching throughout the forums here I'm having a lot of trouble deciding I have a bunch of trouble deciding on a couple of choices.

 

Superlux 681

Samson SR850

Panasonic htf-600

JVC harx700

 

I would like to know some more suggestions if you do have them though :)

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post #6 of 6
2/4/12 at 8:42pm

x2 for the Creative Aurvana Live

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