[Monkeytofu]

I've recently gotten 200 dollars as a gift to spend on anything and I decided I'd buy a new pair of headphones around 100 dollars (give or take) and narrowed my list down to:

Denon AKD1001K
Seenheiser HD555
Audio Technica ATH- M50
Sony MDR -V6 / 7506
Audiotechnica ES7
AKG K 172 HD
-possibly something else from AKG because I love how they look

I don't have access to anything offline so all I can go by is reviews online and most of the reviews I find don't really go into much detail. I Don't have a powerful amp but I do have lowest of low, a fiio E3 so being able to go unamped is great. My sources are a cowon s9 , a CD (very rarely), and a computer's on board audio when I play games. I'll be mostly be using them with my S9 and listening to music. My music is mostly rap and other bass heavy genres with other songs scattered in different genres including metal, techno, pop.

Any suggestions/input is great.

 

[scytheavatar]

For a AKG option you can consider the K81. The D1001 and ES7 sounds better but for the price I doubt you will complain about the K81.

 

[alphaphoenix]

I second the Denons. I own them, although I listen to other cans most of the time. They can be had for $100 or less brand new and out of your list, bass is really strong with the Denons.

 

[Monkeytofu]

Bump. I'm thinking the Denons now but I'd like a little more input

 

[JIGF]

I'd go for the HD 555, I have a pair myself. They are great for a wide variety of music and sources, from trash mp3s on a lousy players to top audiophile gears with lossless audio recordings. Great for movies too. I own a pair of AudioTechnica AD700 also, which are strong for acoustical and classical music, but personally I prefer the Senns HD 555 overall, more dynamic sound.

 

[Monkeytofu]

Would anyone consider AKG k171s? or do those need an amp?

 

[EugeneK]

if you don't mind a closed phone, the AKG K272 doesn't need an amp to run. I run it straight from my sony NWZ-A729.

 

[vkvedam]

From my experience Denon 1001, can be used on the go and don't really need an amp.

 

[1Time]

FWIR, I think you would prefer the M50 or an Ultrasone.

 

[nullstring]

Another vote for D1001

 

[Almoxil]

For those genres and your Cowon S9, I'd pick an Ultrasone. They go very well together.

 

[haloxt]

I sent an email to ultrasone asking why I'm not getting the 40% promo they have for the month of June for 5 different headphones, will come back with an answer sometime tomorrow. But if the promo is still up, you could consider the HFI-680 for $150 shipped at ultrasone.com because they're doing a promotion for June but it is either over early or there's a bug in their website. I'll try angry customer tactics on them if they say its over early though hehe.