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Best over-ear/on-ear headphones under $130?

post #1 of 8
2/11/12 at 10:16pm
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Hi, I already have a pair of Klipsch S4 in-ear earphones and I am interested in getting myself a pair of closed back headphones that sound great and clear with pop, r&b, acoustic, and a bit of dubstep. My music source is the iPhone 4S and Fiio E6 amp. My budget is around $100. 
Also, how are the AKG K518, Marshall Major, Klipsch Image ONE?

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post #2 of 8
2/13/12 at 10:40pm
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bump

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post #3 of 8
2/14/12 at 9:20am

Never tried the Marshall's (though they're not worth it at the current price as far as I know) I will say that the Klipsch Image One's are bassier then the AKG k518's, which are a bit on the bassy side themselves. The K518's are my favorite among the headphones I own (then again my selection is pretty subpar) and they have a reasonable amount of balance along with that punch among the lows; really nice for a variety of genres (hosue -> dubstep, okay maybe that wasn't so wide).

 

I do consider the Image One's a little more V-Shaped, and they are a bit over your budget of $150, and if you want to go there I think the K181's are a better purchase for the money (in terms of value buy, K81's are better). Some others you should consider are the CAL!'s which are $55 on Amazon right now and the Audio Technica ATH-WS55 (which by the way had a pretty cool ad with that dubstep dancer - NONSTOP)

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post #4 of 8
2/16/12 at 5:37pm

Are the AKGs On ear or Over ear

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post #5 of 8
2/16/12 at 7:42pm
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on ear i believe

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post #6 of 8
2/16/12 at 8:14pm

Thanks

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post #7 of 8
2/16/12 at 8:47pm

THe Koss DJ100 also has a reputation for being a very good value at ~$80. Check out ljokerl's portables review thread for more options.

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post #8 of 8
2/17/12 at 12:31am
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I bought the k518le's already LOL
currently burning them in
sounds pretty good so far

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