I love when commenters get on their own crusade instead of answering the OP. I am looking for the exact same thing you are - over ear budget cans for working out and public transit. IEMs hurt my ear canal. I was considering the Koss UR20. They are huge but comfortable, isolate well, and sound...

Does anyone have experience with the Koss UR20 for working out or on public transport? I know, they are huge, it seems ridiculous. However, I've tried several IEMs and they all hurt my ear canal. And normal buds or semi-closed/open headphones leak too much sound. My brother had some version of...

Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I think for $20 I'll get them. I'll post a review once I've tried them out. I have small ear canals, which has meant most IEMs hurt, so these tiny things might be a good fit.

Just a price alert: The Koss Pro DJ 200 are now just $70 on Amazon. They were up in the $120 range six months ago.   http://www.amazon.com/Koss-ProDj200-Studio-Headphone-Silver/dp/B007CNC79A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396334898&sr=8-1&keywords=koss+pro+dj+200   I've been using mine for...

Hey callej, any updates on your experience with the akg k323? A friend is offering me a pair. I like that they're small, but Amazon reviews say the sound is very tiny. Mostly will be used for gym/running, like you. I don't want them drowned out by street sounds.

@tdockweiler   I'm not using an amp, my ears fit comfortably inside the pads (just barely), but yes they're not small and I do remember you saying the M50 pads are worth trying. I definitely would not mind getting HD 650 levels of performance out of the Koss. I may invest in either the pads or...

  There was a big debate somewhere in the forums about this, and whether the 200s had the same driver as the 100s, and also the Tony Bennett version, with conflicting information thrown out about what the company actually said. To paraphrase, yes, they're technically supposed to use the same...

The cables of my trusty, 6 year old Grado SR60s were pretty worn out around the Y-splitter section and began to lose signal around six months ago. I played with them as long as I could, eventually setting them aside and, after a long search, settling on my first closed cans - the Koss Pro DJ200...

@imackler Thanks for the link! Really helped.   @cel4145 I don't know how much sound isolation I can get with on-ear headphones without it clamping too tight to hurt.   After looking through the post imackler linked to, I'm thinking about a Sony MDR-V6 or a Koss Pro DJ100. I can pick...

I'm a medical student about to start clinical rotations in a hospital. There's a lot of downtime where I'd like to watch video lectures. I've had Grado SR60 since 2006 and I like them a lot, made a few mods, but they're almost completely open and it can get very noisy in a hospital.  ...