[afton]

What do you think is the best bang for your buck headphones?
(for any budget)

 

[Duggeh]

Koss KSC-75 Below $100

After that, it gets all subjective.

 

[lordkelmain]

Wow. They're that good? For closed cans, I'd say the DT770/80 ($180), though I supposed the RP-21 is better for its price ($100).

- lk

 

[ericj]

It could even be argued that the KSC-75 is the below-$50 best-bang.

And yeah, after that, there is much argument. Equation RP-15mc for $50ish, for example. There's a lot of bang to be had between $10 and $300.

 

[mrdeadfolx]

after maybe the KCS75's and JVC Marshmallows (sub-$30) Id say UE Super.fi 5 Pro's. Theyre getting cheaper by the day and still sound awesome to me.

 

[ex0du5]

I think my Denon AH-D550 are fantastic for being somewhat portable, closed cans at around $60....but then they might be discontinued now. They have a bit of a Grado sound to them.

I heard the RP15c are bloody amazing at $50 and the RP21 at $100.

Alot of people would say for an open can that Grado SR60 or Alessandro MS1 are great value too.

 

[Sherwood]

Absolutely, the KSC 75 under $50, and I think the SR60 make a case for 50-75. For under $175, my vote is the Etymotic ER4s. Lots of folks wouldn't trade their ety's for anything under $500, which is the very definition of "bang-for-the-buck".

 

[uraflit]

under $50 open = ksc75
under $50 closed = jvc marshmallow

under $100 open = grado sr-60?
under $100 closed = akg k81dj (if you can overcome comfort issues!)

anything over $100 is not considered bang for the buck (IMO)

 

[robm321]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Duggeh /img/forum/go_quote.gif Koss KSC-75 Below $100 After that, it gets all subjective.

X2 the 75 is hard to beat at around $15 shipped.

 

[zippy2001]

Sennheiser HD580 for a little bit higher end phone.

It does require an amp to make it sound decent, but it really does deliver on bang for the buck.

 

[Shurado]

Quote:

Originally Posted by zippy2001 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sennheiser HD580 for a little bit higher end phone. It does require an amp to make it sound decent, but it really does deliver on bang for the buck.

So you spend $270 on the headphones but to make it sound decent, you need to spend more cash on an amp. How is that delivering the bang for the buck?

 

[mofonyx]

Another vote for Koss KSC75

the next in line I would say Alessandro MS-1 at exactly $99

 

[sonic_rage]

Can't go wrong with a ksc75 paired with a used PA2V2 from the f/s forum for a total of under 50$.

 

[nickchen]

Ah, one more of those get-my counter-up-easy threads.

 

[Shurado]

The Shure headcount thread is worse than this one. It's useless and have more pages to it!