My headphones broke, so I need new ones!
I'm looking for something that'll be good with movies and the sort. I will also be using it to listen to music, all kinds, from George Barnett to Skrilly and everything in between. Ska, punk, psychobilly, jazz, dubstep, dixieland, celtic punk, indie. I listen to lots of things. Not electronic though. The only electronic I like is dubstep. However, I'd prefer them to have smooth-ish highs, I don't do well with highs. Not completely damp, but just not harsh. I'll be using them with my computer, iPod Nano, TV and PSP so eq'ing isn't really an option......is it?
One this is I want it to be comfortable as possible. I want to be able to wear them for long periods of time and still have my ears feeling happy.
Headphones I've previously used before are Grado SR60i's (they're the ones that broke), which I really liked except for the earpads, which i hated with a burning passion because they were uncomfortable and stuff kept getting stuck in them, and the harshness of it sometimes. Very nice to listen to, but a few weeks ago I put them on after fixing them (they lasted 5 minutes) and immedietly thought "WHERE'S THE BASS GONE?!" I've also used the Brainwavz Beta v2 (loved it, but a bit harsh high up and they also broke) and Sony EXPL90, which is one of the IEM's I'm using currently.
Suggest any headphones and/or IEM's you think would fit this. Pretty much ANYTHING you think will do it. Open/closed, I don't care.
Howeeevvvvveeeer, the big problem is right now I only have $15-20 max. I understand that there is no headphone that can do this for that amount of money, but I'm begging you guys, please, help me find something comfortable and at least somewhat good sounding. I'm getting tired of my $5 over ear headphones. They're actually not too bad, very nice sounding for the price (I'm assuming they're $5 because of how cheap they feel, really they're prolly like $20-$30.), but they're uncomfortable and my ears get hot, plus they give me a headache after like an hour. So will you guys help me? Pweese?
(One thing I've been interested in is BA IEM's. I know they're quite a bit more then $20, but what do you guys think of them?
I must choose my new headphones soon, I am waiting it for about 2 months, I cant study without good sound on my ears. So, can anyone tell me differences between HD 518, HD 558 and HD 598? What are their characteristics? Bass?, mids?, does they sound well with E11?, Bass?, Bass?... Well, I guess bass wont let me ignore him. But i seek quality, not quantity. Should go deep, and shouldn't put his nose to mids. What is upper side of HD 598 over other two?
Or you can consider the Sennheiser HD 201, which is similarly priced, maybe like five dollars more. If you can stretch your budget 10 dollars more, you can get the amazing Superlux HD681. 
