[xluben]

What is the best (open) headphone for around $100 (also take the small differences in price into consideration)?

 

[philodox]

You forgot to include the best one in your poll.

AKG K240 Studio

 

[insomniac]

Audio Technica ATH-A500 also probably deserves a spot on the poll

 

[gratefulshrink]

Quote:

Originally Posted by xluben What is the best (open) headphone for around $100 (also take the small differences in price into consideration)?

You also forgot Senn HD280 pro.

But I will second the nomination for AKG 240S as best $100 cans.

 

[meat01]

You guys forgot to read that it said OPEN headphone

 

[philodox]

No I didnt, the K240S is open.

 

[kramer5150]

k240s followed closely by the SR60

Garrett

 

[DaHoboFest]

Quote:

Originally Posted by xluben What is the best (open) headphone for around $100 (also take the small differences in price into consideration)?

open would not include the XD400

 

[arspy87]

Methinks SR80. SR125 is $150 MSRP, so that's a bit high. I do think that the SR125 is better than the SR80 though, in most respects except bass. thos etwo are the only headphones I've heard, though, that are in the poll.

If you wanted to include a relatively open-sounding, not-as-closed-as-other-closed-cans closed can, I'd say that the Beyerdynamic DT231 beats both of 'em, IMO.

 

[Murdoch]

slightly under $100: AKG k240s

slightly over 100: hd555

 

[RoosterDude]

From what I've read, the following cans should also be taken into consideration:

AKG K240S
Beyerdynamic DT440
Audio Technica A500


RoosterDude

 

[D-EJ915]

I love my Eggos a lot and you do have closed phones on the list, so add the A500s since they're sweet. You could actually get a pair of CD580/CD780 and SR60s for about 100 dollars and that'd be a sweet combination.

 

[S_Dedalus]

I've seen refurbished HD580's for 118.99.