Hi head-fiers, a friend of mine is looking for headphones and went to me (her local headphone geek) and is looking for cans that look good, good for pop and most other genres, under 100 pounds sound amazing (she didn't ask for that but I'd cringe if they weren't) and won't deafen her (she's scared of being deaf. Thanks in advance
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headphones for my friend
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Pros:“Extreme detail, excellent mids, isolating, comfortable”“Excellent detailing, very well rendered mids, surprisingly good sub-bass, responds well to EQ, comfortable headphones, high isolation”
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Pros:“Sound like a charm!!!, very noticeable quality and balance, excellent sound pressure, good quality, zero leaks”“good sound, low price, solid construction”
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11/24/12 at 12:13pm
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11/24/12 at 12:29pm
(I can't believe I just posted a thread asking for headphones where looks are more important than sound to the recipient!) , the good sound is just so that I don't cringe every time she puts them on, see what I mean, also I would feel guilty if they sounded awful because if she asked me to try them passing would be rude, and the facial expression I would elicit would be rude too so it's trying to avoid awkwardness (she isn't on head-fi and she doesn't care enough about headphones so she will never see this thread 
). So looking good has to happen. I will pass these recommendations on to her and see what she thinks because it's her that decides in the end... Oh yeah they have to have amazing isolation so she doesn't think they're too quiet...
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Gear mentioned in this thread:
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Pros:“Extreme detail, excellent mids, isolating, comfortable”“Excellent detailing, very well rendered mids, surprisingly good sub-bass, responds well to EQ, comfortable headphones, high isolation”
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Pros:“Sound like a charm!!!, very noticeable quality and balance, excellent sound pressure, good quality, zero leaks”“good sound, low price, solid construction”
