[Makaveliarts]

I need help looking for a Set of headphones that has all of these features:

Not too bulky
Superior sound (as best as possible for my price range)
Isolated so others can't hear my music, I do not mind if I can hear them
Possibly can fold
Go around ear, comfortable.
Cheaper the better, no more than 50$ But if there a a big diff for a small amount of money let me know

Please help, I did a hour or two of research and was about to buy Sennhieser HD202, or the EH-150's.

I could wait until I have more funds, I just need a OK pair so I do not have to deal with my apple earbuds, and then I was planning to spend around 250$.

Thanks in advance!

 

[tongson]

Try looking for good deals on the Philips SHP8500, 8900, 9000.

 

[willgt09]

I have some HD202's that I've used for about 4 years. They were my first full-sized headphones. It was a world of difference compared the sad years of using terrible earbuds. I really liked the sound of them. Nice bass, and they isolated the sounds fairly well too, but not so much that you couldn't be aware of your surroundings if needed. The only thing is that they don't fold up and have a really long cable, so they were a bit difficult to use as a portable headphone.

I just bought some Audio-Technica ATH-M50's and I really like these. They are bit more expensive, but not totally out of your range depending on where you look. I think I just read on here that you could find them for $80-ish used on eBay. They go for $100-$150 elsewhere I've seen. They are circumaural, fold up, come with a carrying pouch, and have a shorter coiled cable. Plus the sound is really nice. Bass is clear and defined (sounds great with some dance, trance, electronic music). Overall, these 'phones get recommended around Head-Fi quite often.

 

[Makaveliarts]

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Originally Posted by willgt09 /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have some HD202's that I've used for about 4 years. They were my first full-sized headphones. It was a world of difference compared the sad years of using terrible earbuds. I really liked the sound of them. Nice bass, and they isolated the sounds fairly well too, but not so much that you couldn't be aware of your surroundings if needed. The only thing is that they don't fold up and have a really long cable, so they were a bit difficult to use as a portable headphone. I just bought some Audio-Technica ATH-M50's and I really like these. They are bit more expensive, but not totally out of your range depending on where you look. I think I just read on here that you could find them for $80-ish used on eBay. They go for $100-$150 elsewhere I've seen. They are circumaural, fold up, come with a carrying pouch, and have a shorter coiled cable. Plus the sound is really nice. Bass is clear and defined (sounds great with some dance, trance, electronic music). Overall, these 'phones get recommended around Head-Fi quite often.

Would the ATH-M30's be good? In a month or two I am going to upgrade, and than I like how the ATH-M50 sounds in reviews I have read, so I might buy those.


I am currently looking for good deals on the Philips SHP8500, 8900, 9000, to the other poster.

 

[hvu]

The quality of the M50 is excellent and it also very comfortable. Out of my three pair of hp they isolate the best but I am comparing them to open hp. If there is guitarcenter near you, you can check out how comfortable they are.

 

[priest]

I like the HD202. The bass is very strong though, so I think you would need to like strong bass. Plus, not the most comfortable, but not too bad. They are noticeably smaller and cheaper than the ATH-M50, which obviously are also going to sound better to most people, including me. The ATH-M50 are not nearly as portable. For a pair of knockaround, temporary phones, the HD202 seem to fit the bill better. They do need some burn-in before the bass tightens up properly though, so keep that in mind if you end up getting them. I disliked them for the first 10-20 hours.

 

[lucky]

RX700.