[Kapli]

Hi,
 
My Bose OE just broke, I've only had them for 2 years so I'm pretty disappointed as I have been very satisfied with these headphones. 
Now I am looking for new ones, I'm looking for some great sound obviously, but most importantly these will only be used while outside and so they need to be portable. That's why I really liked the Bose OE as they could be folded and I could put them in the pockets of my jacket, also I think they had pretty good sound. 
I've been searching a little bit and I've come across Sennheiser HD25-1 II, but they look a bit too big and it doesn't look like they can be folded or anything which would be an annoyance for me. I also found Audio Technica ATH ES55, but not too sure about them.
Any suggestions?
 
Thanks in advance

 

[forensic fox]

The Sennheiser PX100-II is foldable

 

[Kapli]

Judging by the price of the PX100-II I'm thinking the sound isn' that good, and they kind of look like the sound leaks a lot. My budget is around 200-300$

 

[forensic fox]

Have you looked at this list? http://www.head-fi.org/t/433318/shootout-101-portable-headphones-reviewed-skullcandy-mix-master-added-04-06-12

 

[AyeCee]

For great portable cans, The best I have heard is the Sennheiser HD25-1, Simply amazing for ~$250. Although they cant be folded, They are extremely durable. My friend stretched the Headband to ~170 degrees, He would have gone further but I made him stop hahaha. Also almost everything on the headphone is replaceable, you can buy spare pads, drivers, cables, even the cable clamp! (not that I have had to replace anything)
 
As for sound, it's a fairly balanced headphone, great for all types of music, check out http://www.head-fi.org/t/433318/shootout-101-portable-headphones-reviewed-skullcandy-mix-master-added-04-06-12 for a more in-depth review.
 
I have nothing buy love for my HD25's, and would not have done it any other way!
 
Hope this helped

 

[Crossfire23]

V-MODA M-80/V-80, Sennheiser HD25-1 II, or Beryadynamic 1350 are what you want for portable on ear cans.

 

[AyeCee]

 
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V-MODA M-80/V-80, Sennheiser HD25-1 II, or Beryadynamic 1350 are what you want for portable on ear cans.

 
Yer I second that, They are probably the best in the area of portables.

 

[Kapli]

I'm thinking about going for the Beyerdynamic DT1350, what I'm wondering is do I need an amp? My friend has a pair of Beyerdynamic DT770 and when I tried those on, I really felt that they needed an amp. 

 

[Mooses9]

well they are 80ohms, so its possible that you could use a amp with them to drive them better..but they are like 250-600ohm where you would definitly need a amp.

 

[AyeCee]

well they are 80ohms, so its possible that you could use a amp with them to drive them better..but they are like 250-600ohm where you would definitly need a amp.

The hd25s and dt1350s are fairly easy to drive, they would only really benefit from a portable amp if it is high quality so I wouldnt go out and buy an amp for them if it isn't a good one, but then again it would benifit more greatly from a good DAC like the algorithm solo or HPP1.

The only reason I bight an e11 with mine was because I just wanted to experiment with it.

 

[Crossfire23]

 
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I'm thinking about going for the Beyerdynamic DT1350, what I'm wondering is do I need an amp? My friend has a pair of Beyerdynamic DT770 and when I tried those on, I really felt that they needed an amp. 

 
Yeah with those you will need an amp. The V-MODA M-80 / V-80 have an Impedance of 28 ohms so those will be easy to drive without an amp. You may want to keep that into consideration.