Lunar_Lamp
New Head-Fier
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Hi there
I'm looking to get some new headphones, and this seems like the best place I've found to ask for some advice as to what to get!
Budget: approx £40 - yes I know I am not going to get super-quality for this price, but I'm a student, and do not consider myself enough of an audiophile to spend much more.
Usage: I use my headphones with my iAudio X5 all over the place - on the bus, on the train, wakling around town, and also occasionally hooked up to my laptop. Accordinly they need to be able to put up with a bit of abuse caused by transport all over the place, and obviously be easily portable. The music I mainly listen to is Rock and Indie styled, though I do vary a fair bit - but I'm not sure if this makes a big difference in this pricerange!
Type: I want something that I can listen to on the bus without everyone else having to listen - so I presume closed headphones are the way to go. I don't have any major preference over type, but have had problems with a pair of sony canal-phones previously in that when eating/walking/moving in anyway around they amplified the sounds of the movement highly. I guess I would like something that blocks out external noise a bit, though I'm not looking for active noise cancelling (obviously with this budget).
I have seen the Sennheiser PX200 and these seem to give good bang for the buck, but I don't know if there are other options out there. I'm a bit lost really and would appreciate some guidance.
I'm looking to get some new headphones, and this seems like the best place I've found to ask for some advice as to what to get!
Budget: approx £40 - yes I know I am not going to get super-quality for this price, but I'm a student, and do not consider myself enough of an audiophile to spend much more.
Usage: I use my headphones with my iAudio X5 all over the place - on the bus, on the train, wakling around town, and also occasionally hooked up to my laptop. Accordinly they need to be able to put up with a bit of abuse caused by transport all over the place, and obviously be easily portable. The music I mainly listen to is Rock and Indie styled, though I do vary a fair bit - but I'm not sure if this makes a big difference in this pricerange!
Type: I want something that I can listen to on the bus without everyone else having to listen - so I presume closed headphones are the way to go. I don't have any major preference over type, but have had problems with a pair of sony canal-phones previously in that when eating/walking/moving in anyway around they amplified the sounds of the movement highly. I guess I would like something that blocks out external noise a bit, though I'm not looking for active noise cancelling (obviously with this budget).
I have seen the Sennheiser PX200 and these seem to give good bang for the buck, but I don't know if there are other options out there. I'm a bit lost really and would appreciate some guidance.