Man, you really aren't giving us much to work with. For $20 I would toss those Koss cans and trade up to Senn 202s. Then you could get a Behringer UCA202 for around $20 if you scope some eBay deals. Then for another $25-30 and you can find a decent Altoids-tin CMOY and you have a damn good...

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Superlux 661 or Samson SR 850 is definitely your best bang/buck headphone under $50. The only gripe you might have is that they're not really true DJ headphones (you cant swivel the cups and put the phone on your shoulder). Monoprice 8323 is a really good option at $25. Then there's AKG K81DJ >...

I don't have much confidence in the E7 alone as to gain. If you are using it with E9 you are good but by itself it won't let you crank your sound up to 11 so to speak, the power wasn't satisfying even with 32ohm cans or IEMs. Take a look at E7/E9 then the Audinst MX-1 and even Nuforce uDAC2...

Quote:   Yup. Everybody raves about AD-700s but the bass frankly sucks. 50mm drivers on the Samson gives a very nice punch and not too boomy. Samson is the real deal. 

Don't waste your money on crap. If you are going to use it as a desktop listening can and you game you want big soundstage and good imaging for positional accuracy. And you need bass. Would not recommend really recommend anything Koss except Porta Pros, their bass tends to be crap. Look at the...

Sony MDRs are a reliable choice but boring and flat. V-Modas are good. Sennheiser HD 25 are really fun and probably the most balanced portable closed can you can get and at 32 ohm you definitely don't need an amplifier, and you can drive it from laptops, iPods or Sansa Clips. Regardless of which...

the AiAiAis TMA-1 are good for pop/dance. at that price range you could also look at V-Moda M-80s or or Sennheiser HD 25 (my personal favorite). nuforce uDAC2 DAC/AMP for the laptop and E11 is best bang/buck portable amp for your iPhone (with LOD cable). You could also do E7/E9, but E7 portable...

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I would wait and get the HD 25. For portability, comfort, durability, all around balanced and quality sound. You could really use those as a portable (perfect for noisy environs/DJing as well) and general-purpose listening headphone for a long time.

Watching old music videos, I just noticed what Towa Tei was wearing in German Bold Italic.       Who says headphones aren't sexy?    

250ohm DT 770 PROs are $174.95 on Amazon  http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006NL5SM/ref=s9_simh_bw_p23_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-8&pf_rd_r=1W4XDXK12ANYT8VR5CQE&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1346186082&pf_rd_i=172541

HD 25 is the best overall headphone under $200. But unless portability is a factor, it's not superlative by any sense beyond being the most balanced, or the most consistent. It is comfortable, but I've found it somewhat fatiguing during very long sessions. Bass is punchy, tight and controlled...

I can vouch for the HD 25s, they handle rock and metal with aplomb--punchy tight bass and a very balanced and versatile sound signature. I had Grados and they were competent for rock and metal but a bit fatiguing with harsh highs and underwhelming bass. Also flat pads on many models are VERY...

All I see are Beats and Skullcandy.

ATH-M30 -- bought them for DJing, I plug it in and wonder why FM radio is playing house music--congested and grainy RE2 -- my first serious IEM, clarity was light-years ahead of the Apple buds so I thought it was really great at the time but it was way too cold and bright... also the RE2s came...

I've owned E7/E9 and highly recommend it as a DAC/amp. Another DAC/amp to look at is Audinst MX-1. E7 as an amp by itself is quite anemic--it won't give you enough gain to put a grin on your face even with headphones that don't require amplification (HD25) or IEMs. I cannot emphasize enough the...

Greetings fellow headphone lovers!   I'm currently in a jam trying to figure out how whether to jump ship from Sennheiser for my next cans. I recently sold my HD25s, and am looking for something in that vein of sound but with deeper bass and more of it, a bigger soundstage, and better...

Sennheiser HD 25-1 II :: the gold standard, from DJing to portable to monitoring to listening it does it all. and it's indestructible. not quite circumaural but it's very comfortable, especially with the pleather pads. i would highly recommend you try it out. it might be the last set of closed...

Sennheiser HD 25-1 II by Adidas My first $100+ closed cans. Wow. The first time I plugged these babies into my E9 I had a multiple eargasm. The sound is flawless. Balanced, clear, with tight punchy bass, crystal clear mids, and sibilant-free highs. Great soundstaging for a closed can. The PRaT...

This is what I think of Dr. Dre's headphones. He is a brilliant producer though.

I can vouch for the Samson. I have an HD202 and there is no comparison. The Samson sound is much clearer, bass is deeper, soundstage is bigger. HD202 has a more grainy, congested, up-front sound, but with PRaT it's actually kind of fun on some tracks--mainly fast, organic musics (disco, pop...

I wouldn't get closed cans if you're mainly into classical. Open cans usually have a bigger soundstage. I used M30 for DJing a long time ago and all I can remember is that I was thoroughly unimpressed. They were quite harsh and muddy compared to my Grado SR60s. I wouldn't recommend SR60s for...

I currently have HD 202 and I used to use a pair of Lowriders for DJing when I was in high school. Skullcandy had the cool factor and they were really comfortable but they don't take abuse very well. The headband has a plastic hinge on the top and over time it can crack. Obv your budget is...