[Crayonmuffin]

I've just recently started exploring better sounding equipment for listening to my music. My friend does a lot of his own music mixing and such and he had a pair of headphones(Don't remember what they were) and I absolutely fell in love with how much better full sized headphones sound. I've been using lower end things my whole life and apparently been missing out.
 
Not much of a budget. Probably around $120-175 range. I've been suggested by A LOT of people either the Audio Technica ATH M50s or the Beyerdynamic Custom One Pros. They'll mainly be used for listening to music on my desktop and pretty heavy use from MP3 devices. It mostly comes down to sound quality for me. The Custom One Pros have more features I like(detachable cable and whatnot) but I hear that that M50s sound overall better. Any advice is appreciated! And any other suggestions are welcome

 

[FlyingInABlueDream]

Will you use these at home/mobile? What are you running it off of?

 

[Crayonmuffin]

They'll be used pretty much everywhere I am. And I don't have an amp or anything yet so it'll be just used on my desktop or straight from an ipod or other MP3 player.
 

 

[FlyingInABlueDream]

80-ohms might be okay, but will sound a bit muted. So I wouldn't see the 250 version as an option. Keep in mind these are really big cans, so good at work, mobile not so good. They are in my top three in comfort, so these do sound like what you want sonically and comfort, but be sure they fit your needs in the real world.

 

[viralcow]

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80-ohms might be okay, but will sound a bit muted. So I wouldn't see the 250 version as an option. Keep in mind these are really big cans, so good at work, mobile not so good. They are in my top three in comfort, so these do sound like what you want sonically and comfort, but be sure they fit your needs in the real world.

 
Think you forgot to mention which headphones you're talking about.

 

[Crayonmuffin]

Thanks. I'm just looking for the best sound quality I can get as far as over ear goes for less than 200 dollars.
 

 

[Crayonmuffin]

Would the Shure SRH440s be a good choice for more mobile use with an iPod?
 

 

[blessedangel]

I dont think the Srh 440s are good for mobile use... I tried to use them at school and they were clunky and annoying...they also look HUGE on your head. 

 

[Crayonmuffin]

I've never seen them in person I didn't realize they were that big o.O I'm getting so flustered now that I actually try to look for good headphones to invest in. So many people throwing suggestions at me and I just don't know.

 

[joshkim12]

Id suggest the hd25 you can find them used around that price range and use a 650 cable or cable wrap the stock cable to make it more durable. Ive seen the cable wrap kits on ebay

 

[Crayonmuffin]

I'll look at those as well. I was also thinking possibly the ATH A900x's because I like the design of them. It'd be easier for me to get some faster but I listen to ALL types of music so I'm trying to find something that can play things with great detail but still push out some bass if need be.