Best headphones under $100?

[hudamanium]

Thanks a bunch on the info. The SRH7500s are too new i guess to see more reviews coming up. It also isnt looking very big on this site. I guess even though the Shures are extremely nice headphones they aren't for me because of amping then. (I'm not quite there in terms of audiophilleness). Kinda just stepping into the slightly more expensive headphone market.
 
In terms of the AD700 is the bass really as bad as people say? Some people say they aren't for music listening but more for movies/gaming. Similar question for the M50s (bass is muddy?). And finally which do you guys prefer? M50s or the AD700s (or the HD555s i think they occasionally sell for 100 on amazon).
 
(and do you know that seller hanson72? what final price did he agree to?)

 

[sennfan1975]

senn HD212pro it's not really full sized but its bassy and sounds good!

 

[Mr Joboto]

The AD700s 'lack bass' compared to a lot of other 'phones - the bass is there, it's tight, but it's not prominent. The thing is, its good for all types of music (depending on who you are, obviously there are a few people here who don't think so) and can do gaming and music too, so its a cheap, good all-rounder headphone, pretty much.

 

[hanson72]

The AD700's bass isnt too bad, thats just the main area that it lacks in, and portability. I also find myself having to turn my AD700s up to about the same volume as my SRH750s. I pretty sure you can power both the 750s and the M50s about the same, the M50's Impedance is 38 Ohms and the 750s is 32 Ohms. So technically the 750s should be easier to drive, but the 750s does have a slightly bigger driver. 750s driver is 50mm and the M50s driver is 45mm.
 
Here is the link to the M50s you can make an offer on: http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Audio-Technica-ATH-M50s-Headphones-ATH-M50-s-M50-/350320803162?cmd=ViewItem&pt=DJ_Gear_Lighting&hash=item5190bf3d5a they are the straight cable version though if that makes a difference to you. I put like $95 or something and said others on ebay are selling them that cheap. This seller also is doing free shipping. Try going around $90 or something, cause i did see another seller selling for $89 but didnt have free shipping.

 

[hudamanium]

I found a good deal on the SRH750s. If they go ampless then I can go with those. Would you recommend getting them then?
 
 
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493098/opinions-on-the-shure-srh750s-does-it-require-an-amp#post_6654380

 

New thread on the Shure 750s.

 

[hudamanium]

Sorry double post.

 

[hanson72]

I would definitely recommend getting them. I love them so far and they definitely run really well unamped too. If these were more around 80 ohms then I could see them needing an amp, but an amp definitely is not required to drive these headphones to sound amazing.

 

[emptypockets]

To throw another option into your consideration: the Grado SR80i's. They're an open design can that fits on your ear. Not the best looking setup out there, but have incredible sound!

 

[swbf2cheater]

I would not touch grado ever again.  There is so much hype on them and they perform terribly in anything but rock, they are immensely uncomfortable and have a stupidly long cord all for the sake of a retro experience.  Grado would have to PAY ME to use their headphones.  I hated the sr-60 - 325i, all of them were just awful and not worth half of what they are priced at. 
 
The best sub 100$ headphones are as follows
 
Sennheiser 485
MX880/580
280/380 Pro
AD-700
JVCHAS700
Shure 750 DJ if you are lucky to get it at 100$
Sony XB700
Used Yuin PK1
ATH-es7
 
that is all, good day sirs

 

[hudamanium]

thanks XD. I think im going with the SRH750s. swb do you know if thye need a amp?

 

[swbf2cheater]

thats actually the third time someone asked me that today alone here on head fi
 
if its being used with a powerful mp3 player like a sansa fuze, then not really no, they perform pretty good.  But amps are always needed to bring out the full potential of any headphone

 

[hudamanium]

Haha. I think i may have been one of the other people. This headphone will be my first actual decent headphones so I'm still very new at looking at things (also they're expensive, well at least for me). My player is a Zune HD. Do you know if this will be ok? I'm kinda assuming that my laptop will be fine. I've played around with Grados M2s and HD555s and my laptop runs them both fine no problem. My zune on the other hand runs around 50-70% volume with the Grados.

 

[mibutenma]

AD 700 has bass. Did people just use for them 10 minutes? I hate this headphone.
 
I'm going to say it was burn in.
But the bass and overall SQ definitely improved with time.With the overall SQ it got much thicker.Out of the box while it sounded really good it was light and fluffy.But after some time it got real nice and I thought much thicker.
Insane value at $89.
With some stuff that I tested out with some A/B and I found the bass far,far superior than the MDR V6 And being open the bass isn't bam right there like it is with closed backs so I think some people are fooled or somewhat deaf.
 
If you want booming,muddy or sub woofer bass then yeah I guess it has no bass.
 
 
 
 
 

 

[Mr Joboto]

Quote:

If you want booming,muddy or sub woofer bass then yeah I guess it has no bass.

+1

 

[Mochan]

 
Quote:

AD 700 has bass. Did people just use for them 10 minutes? I hate this headphone.
 
I'm going to say it was burn in.
But the bass and overall SQ definitely improved with time.With the overall SQ it got much thicker.Out of the box while it sounded really good it was light and fluffy.But after some time it got real nice and I thought much thicker.
Insane value at $89.
With some stuff that I tested out with some A/B and I found the bass far,far superior than the MDR V6 And being open the bass isn't bam right there like it is with closed backs so I think some people are fooled or somewhat deaf.
 
If you want booming,muddy or sub woofer bass then yeah I guess it has no bass.
 

Gotta agree. The AD700 really does become lush and thick after burn in. I think a lot of people have listened to a premature AD700 and haven't really heard what it is really capable of. My friend burned the AD700 in heavily with pink noise before selling it to me. The finished product has ample bass and a lush, thick sound in addition to the very nice soundstage.