[Steve999]

Well, there is a thread

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=230318

on this: Tom's Hardware's 10 headphones for under $100:

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/03/...r_100_dollars/

But Tom's list leaves a little to be desired, IMHO.

That got me to thinking, what would be a good head-fi 10 headphones for under $100? This could be really helpful to newbies, and, well, normal people (who think $100 for a pair of headphones is plenty to spend).

A few entries I think Tom missed:

Grado SR-60
Sony MDR-V6 / MDR-7506
Senn HD280
Senn HD555 ($100 on a good day)

These are all amazing values for under $100, IMHO, and for sound quality and accuracy pretty well smoke anything in Tom's list.

Any further thoughts? This might be a subject on which there is a lot more agreement than disagreement, even between warring factions of head-fi...

 

[configure]

Just slipping under the limit, what say about the MS-1s?

 

[lmilhan]

Alessandro MS-1 should be in there.
JVC Marshmallows are pretty cool.
AKG K81DJs - but comfort is crapola.
KOSS Portapros.
KOSS Sportapros.
V-Moda Vibes.
Yuin PK-2.
UE Super.Fi 3.

 

[Steve999]

Quote:

Originally Posted by configure /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just slipping under the limit, what say about the MS-1s?

Absolutely. No doubt.

 

[Mrvile]

I would take the HD280 off the list. Although I know some people really like it, it's generally not that popular around here and I personally don't think it's worth the money. Unless you absolutely need the isolation (with which it does a great job), there are better headphones for the same price or cheaper.

And what about earphones? V-Moda Vibes?

 

[milkpowder]

Argh... the HD580 almost fit under the umbrella

 

[Steve999]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrvile /img/forum/go_quote.gif I would take the HD280 off the list. Although I know some people really like it, it's generally not that popular around here and I personally don't think it's worth the money. Unless you absolutely need the isolation (with which it does a great job), there are better headphones for the same price or cheaper. And what about earphones? V-Moda Vibes?

I LOVE the sound quality of the HD280s (which is a pretty subjective opinion, after all), but I must confess over the long haul the comfort has been a no-go for me. Also, although the isolation is good, you hear all kinds of breathing and rustling from your own cranium when you wear them. So I can see taking it off the list if we get 10 other strong candidates.

 

[fraseyboy]

Sony MDR-V500DJ: For The Pros

 

[incognitoedleon]

It takes headphone dorks like us to find that list VERY disturbing.

 

[dawalsh]

I think my mod sr60 sounds good and should be on the list.

 

[JSTpt1022]

ksc75 as the underdog contender

And I have to stick a vote in for the HD280. Although I know it's far from being the king of the pile, it doesn't deserve the bad wrap it often gets.

 

[tcpoint]

Quote:

Originally Posted by incognitoedleon /img/forum/go_quote.gif It takes headphone dorks like us to find that list VERY disturbing.

LOL

 

[alpha80]

I'm gonna get flamed for this...

....but one of the better cheap-@ss headphones IMHO...
...way less than $100...

...is the Sony MDR-V250

*ducks, exits room*

 

[The Monkey]

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Originally Posted by JSTpt1022 /img/forum/go_quote.gif ksc75 as the underdog contender

Absolutely, belongs at the top of the list for bang-for-the-buck.

 

[flamerz]

iM716 anybody?