[darkelixa]

Hi I am currently looking for a durable closed headset preferably with a straight cable and circumaural ears.  I wish to use them for gaming, metal and some techno music.  So far I have found the beyerdynamic dt250 and shure 840 models.  Any suggestions?

 

[cuad]

Maybe you should take some Ultrasone models into consideration, from the Ultrasone Pro 550 to 750 to 900. Closed with bass and sound stage.

 

[darkelixa]

How durable are the ultrasounds?  Ive read that there plastic is not too strong and the ear pads can be a little underpadded.  My last headset was the world of warcraft wirless headset and the left ear cup snapped off in 4 weeks, such a cheap piece of plastic that cost over 200 Australian dollars..  Not happy

 

[cuad]

I dunno I've never used one, but they can't be that bad. I was seriously considering them but I settled for some open headphones that cost less.

 

[darkelixa]

Yeah I would go open but my partner is usually studying in the same room so I need something where the sound does not leak too bad

 

[Alghazanth]

D2000 is exactly what you're looking for, except it isn't very durable for portable use. If strictly used at home though, it'll be fine. I dropped mine quite a few times.

 

[darkelixa]

Ah that sucks, need something that can take a beating of my bigger than normal head.  Seems hard to find denon headphones where I live

 

[darkelixa]

The ultrason dj1 pros look very nice

 

[Arnotts]

Ultrasone headphones are EXTREMELY durable. They're plastic, but they're built like a tank.

 

[darkelixa]

Bought some cheap sennheiser 280 pros from jbhifi misslabeled at 99 instead of 199.  They will do until I have the cash to buy some Ultrasones.  Looking at getting the dj1 for sure if not a higher model

 

[Arnotts]

Everyone at Headphonic loves the DT250 - if you've got the cash I'd recommend checking them out. I'd recommend the Ultrasone Pro 750's from personal experience though; excellent for gaming (awesome detail retrieval and sound stage for positional audio in footsteps) and excellent for music (particularly electronica).
 
I prefer the Pro 750's over AD700's for both gaming and music.