AKG K430 for $30 with free shipping. Looks like the last time the price dropped this low was December 2010.   Amazon 3rd party: http://www.amazon.com/AKG-430-Foldable-Mini-Headphone/dp/B0028N78BG/ Musician's friend...

I've read several reviews of the Citiscape Downtown, but haven't been able to find any comparing it to the HD428. The Downtown is on a 24 hour sale for $40 here: http://bensoutlet.com/products/citiscape-downtown, bringing it into a similar price point as the refurbished HD428s. They'll be used...

Does anyone know if the headband or earpads would be bothersome for children? I'm considering getting this for a 13-year-old who has a slightly smaller head size than an adult. I can't tell by looking at photos of the headphones if head size is contributing to the pressure/pain that people are...

I've narrowed it down to the Monoprice 8323 ($23 shipped from Monoprice) and Panasonic HTX7 ($30 shipped from Amazon) for his purposes. The Panny definitely fits a smaller head (there are pics with babies wearing them) and is more comfortable, but I think the sound quality and isolation are...

The Creative Aurvana Live ones look great with good reviews about using them with a PC, but are definitely over my budget unfortunately. I'll check out the Panasonic RP-HTX7. They seem like they'd be more comfortable than the Monoprice 8323 and have greater isolation than the Superlux 668B. On...

Thanks, viralcow. I probably can't go overly wrong with any of those options in terms of sound quality. I guess I'm wondering more about the characteristics that matter most to him as a 13 yr old in addition to sound quality... 1) noise isolation, 2) fit given the smaller head, and 3) comfort...

Thanks! I haven't seen the JVC in person... in your opinion, do you think it would be too big for a young teen? I suppose if it adjusts small enough so the pads were actually covering his ears, that would probably be ok, but I'm not sure how he would react to the likely heavier weight and fact...

I am purchasing a Christmas present for a 13 year old boy who needs a new pair of headphones. He uses headphones to listen to music from his laptop for up to 3 hrs while in the family room, generally when others are watching TV (loudly). He has only owned <$15 headphones previously, and has been...