[yepimonfire]

I'm looking for a pair of fairly neutral sounding headphones in this price range with decent bass extension and highs but with no frequency range strongly emphasized. Any recommendations?

 

[cdma2k]

K612 and HD600 are the two most accurate HPs IMO and K612 is available for around $100-$150.

 

[yepimonfire]

Is there any similarity between k612s and k701s? The k701s sounded very accurate when I used to have them.

 

[cdma2k]

K612 has lower bass extension, a little bit but not much less analytical treble and cheaper

 

[milosingh]

701 is far from neutral.

HD 598 is neutral with forward mids. Neutral bass and neutral treble. Mids are forward. Soundstage is excellent for the price. And easy to drive.

 

[TonySunshine]

soundmagic hp100 or hp150
also the brainwavz hm5

 

[FastAndClean]

brainwavz hm5

best price to performance ratio

 

[QS5151]

Soundmagic hp100 without a doubt.

 

[hawk]

Probably the most neutral headphones i've heard are Grado SR125e's.

 

[GREQ]

Sennheiser HD558/HD598 (slightly weak treble)
Philips SHP9500 (slightly emphasized treble and slight bass kick but massive underrated headphone)
 
Very few headphones in this price range come close to true neutrality.