Portable over/around ear headphone for ~$200?

  Hi, I'm new here on Head-fi and am interested in buying some good headphones for while I'm working. I work in a factory generally dont have to walk far from my station for 2-3 hours at a time. I want something that doesn't require an amp but I may be interested in using one in the future. I listen to a lot of metal, and occasionally dubstep. I love bass, but I dont want it to drown out the rest of the sounds.

  I looked through a lot of the threads and cant seem to find the right headphone for me based on the comparisons I've read. Right now I'm considering the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 Ohm. Some people have said that these are great headphones with great bass that doesn't blend into the mids and have good treble, but I've also read the complete opposite about the bass. 

  Some of the bands I listen to are Emmure, For The Fallen Dreams, All That Remains, The Devil Wears Prada, A Day To Remember...and then Dubstep. 

  Right now I own a pair of Kicker HP541's that I really like. I dont like the build quiality of them though, they feel quite cheap. (All plastic) They have good bass and I think the mids are decent and the treble is also decent. I also have a pair of Astro A40's for gaming along with the Mixamp that comes with them. They sound better than the Kickers do, but they arent what I would call portable. They seem to have a larger sound stage. All the sounds are more separated and I can hear strums from guitars and symbols rather than a hazy, mixed sound from the two. I want even more than that from the next pair of headphones I buy. 

 I've also owned a pair of Bose AE2i, Bose IE, Bose IE2, Astro A30.

I'm ready to spend about $200 on headphones. Can you guys give me some suggestions based on what I listen to? 

Thank you!

Also, I really need a pair of comfortable headphones. I'm going to be wearing them for hours at a time. I have an industrial piercing in my ear and have ear rings so I would think that something with a large ear cup would be better? That was one of the reasons I became interested in the DT770, large, very comfy looking ear cups :)

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Originally Posted by phlashbios 


You might be better with on-ears (supra-aural) than over-ears (circumaural).
Have a look at V-Moda M80 for on-ears, which would fit your other requirements.

I looked into them on the forums here just now. Everyone seemed to think they had a great sound but nobody thought they were comfortable. They most positive thing I read about comfort is that they "could stand wearing them for a half hour, any more than that I hated them." I'm really wanting something that I'm going to be able to wear for a few hours with the least amount of discomfort. I know that I'm kind of asking a lot for the $200 price; comfort, bass, large sound stage, good build quality... but there has to be something like that out there. 

I'm also not a fan of the pleather, plastic (whatever it is) ear pads. 

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Originally Posted by TwinQY 

 

 

 

Sounds like the DT770 Pro. Velour (not the sticky pleather kind) pads, comfort could sell these cans alone, very nice bass, with gobs of quantity while still going deep. Everything you basically want.

Ok, this thread was mainly started to ensure that I was making the right decision going with the DT770. Thanks!

Thank you for all your responses. I just placed my order for a pair of DT770 Pro 80 OHM headphones and a separate order for a SLAPPA hard-shell case. (http://www.slappa.com/HardBody-PRO-Full-Size-Headphone-case?whence=) I hope the headphones fit in this case.