I am doing a report for a college writing course where I have to compare three products, and I am comparing these three models of headphones.  I am also considering buying one, when I save some money.  However, I don't know a whole lot about headphones, so I thought I'd ask you guys.   How do...

yeah, so far it does sound like that audio-technica d40fs is a good choice.  I was leery about the company at first, just cause in general German made things tend to be built better than Japanese made, but maybe that doesn't apply to headphones.  I'll wait until I get a paycheck or two and then...

Thanks for the info, but the more I think about it, I really don't want an on-ear headphone.  I'm at a college campus, I need something to block out noisy roommates and such

Amazon is something I haven't thought of.  I was judging headphones by MSRP, didn't realize how much of a deal I could get there.  With that said, I can consider headphones that are in the ballpark of $100 MSRP, because I can usually get them for $50-$60 on Amazon.   In that case, should I...

yeah, I had already looked at those and wrote them off because of the price.  The ebay deal looks cool but I'm not ready to buy them yet, have to wait for a paycheck.

Most of those cost a little more money than I am interested in spending, I'm trying to avoid going as high as $70.  The only one really in my price range is the Koss PortaPro, and I'm a little leery of it.  I was hoping for an over-ear rather than an on-ear design, and just from the picture it...

I'd like some help picking some headphones within my budget.  I have been doing research on Google, and each time this site has had the best information I have found, so I thought I would ask you directly.   I'm looking for headphones in the $50 USD ballpark.  I can go a little higher...