[leo5111]

good for use out of a portable and block outside noise somewhat not noise canceling but lower outside sound somewhat... thanks for replys in advance

 

[fatman711]

mdr-v6?

 

[reorx]

akg k81dj or Audio Technica ES-7

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

Closed headphones under $100:

1st choice Beyer Dynamics BT231 - $59
2nd choice Sennheiser HD280 pro - $70

Open headphones, block some sound but not a lot:

1st choice Sennheiser PX100 $40-60
2nd choice iGrado (very close race) $45-50
3rd choice Ultrasone iCans (distant 3rd) - but they break the bank at $130 and are the worst of the 5 listed (still decent)

In-Ear earphones will block more sound than you'd like.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

PS: I wont get to hear the Koss KSC-75 ear clips till next week, but they are $25 at radioshack, and I ordered some for $12 shipped on ebay. People rave about them all the time here.

 

[Joshatdot]

music tastes?

ANywho, my picks in no order: PX100, KSC75, HD280, SR80, K81DJ, RP-21, RP-15

 

[Punky]

Give the SOny MDR-7506s a shot. They sound great (to me anyway) and they're right at the $100 price point. They block some sound.

 

[leo5111]

music tastes?? 80.s&90,s rock EDIT which are best for straight out of a zen vision w?? THANKS

 

[Oyeve]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Punky /img/forum/go_quote.gif Give the SOny MDR-7506s a shot. They sound great (to me anyway) and they're right at the $100 price point. They block some sound.

I would get the original MDR-V6. The 7506 are just newly packaged V6 cans with minor mods and much more $$$. That said, I have owned my MDR-V6 cans since 1986 and they are still kicking. They look like crap because of age so I bought a second set a few years ago. Best sub-100 buck headphones all around. Comfy, take a lot of power and abuse and are well made. A bit bright in the treble but overall the best set of sub-100 buck cans.

 

[leo5111]

what about power requirements will they work good straight out of the zen?

 

[F107plus5]

On the question of MDR-V6 vs 7506, I was looking real close at the V6, but the more I looked, the more I started liking the looks of the dark gray sticker and the gold flashing on the 7506 plug. They just match the rest of my cans a little better!

Thirty bucks is a bit hefty for just a different look, but it has been mentioned that perhaps there is an internal difference because of the slightly different specs quoted by Sony.

...one person suggested a difference in internal shielding and another mentioned a tighter tolerance in driver matching. Whether either of these is true or not is open to interpretation, since as far as I know, Sony ain't saying!

 

[leo5111]

i finaly settled on the beyer DT 231

 

[happyhifibasten]

Yuin PK2, KSC75

 

[kpeezy]

Equation Audio RP-21. I keep recommending these but they're really nice and I can't hold back! Might be too large for portable use unless, like me, you don't care. $99 new but there is a pair on the FS forums that are DYING for a new home and I think they're $85 shipped.

 

[will75]

Start with the KSC-75's.