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New Head-Fier
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I know that to the audiophiles here, what I'm looking for may not be considered decent, but since I'm moving from using either stock iPod earbuds or Turtle Beach X1s (Bought for my Xbox), this should be a massive improvement.
My maximum for this is $200, but if I could stay under $150, it would be great.
I listen to mostly (80-90%) heavy metal, but with some jazz as well as some more underground hip hop/rap.
My music is either played from my iPod or from my computer. Right now it is an integrated soundcard, but there's an old Creative Soundblaster Audigy card lying around somewhere in my house, which has got to be an improvement, but I just haven't used it all because there was no point given the headphones I was using. My music files are a pretty big range of formats and bitrates, but once I get something decent, I can start replacing music with higher quality versions.
I've heard mixed reviews about the Sennheiser 280s, although on this forum they don't seem to be well regarded. There are also the ATH-M50s, which I've seen for less than $130 shipped (to Canada) on eBay. I'm open to any suggestions.
My maximum for this is $200, but if I could stay under $150, it would be great.
I listen to mostly (80-90%) heavy metal, but with some jazz as well as some more underground hip hop/rap.
My music is either played from my iPod or from my computer. Right now it is an integrated soundcard, but there's an old Creative Soundblaster Audigy card lying around somewhere in my house, which has got to be an improvement, but I just haven't used it all because there was no point given the headphones I was using. My music files are a pretty big range of formats and bitrates, but once I get something decent, I can start replacing music with higher quality versions.
I've heard mixed reviews about the Sennheiser 280s, although on this forum they don't seem to be well regarded. There are also the ATH-M50s, which I've seen for less than $130 shipped (to Canada) on eBay. I'm open to any suggestions.