[santiu]

Hey, I'm looking for a present for my friend and was thinking of getting him some headphones. He really likes listening to drumline and marching-band music, so I'm looking for headphones that would work well with that high-impact and deep bass. Need easy to drive cans as they won't have a dedicated amp. Also hoping to keep it under $100.

I was thinking about some SR-60's as I think they'd work well with such live/animated music (although possibly a bit fatiguing), but I don't think they'd have much presence for the bass hits.

thanks for any suggestions

 

[big-fi]

open - HD495

 

[santiu]

Where can I find the HD495?

Right now i'm trying to choose between a pair of SR-60's, K81DJ's, and MDR-V6's. Any suggestions are much appreciated.

 

[StealthR6]

SR60, HD485, AT A500, K81DJ's, these are all good.

 

[Ingo]

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Originally Posted by big-fi /img/forum/go_quote.gif open - HD495

HD-495s are discontinued and when they did make them, they were hard to drive and thin sounding out of portable sources. Maybe you meant the HD-485? Those are described as bass-heavy, very warm, and very smooth. I think those would be very good for listening to that kind of music, but I haven't ever heard them. They sell for $89.95USD on Headroom

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Originally Posted by santiu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Where can I find the HD495? Right now i'm trying to choose between a pair of SR-60's, K81DJ's, and MDR-V6's. Any suggestions are much appreciated.

I would go with the HD-485 over the MDR-V6 and the K81DJ's. The SR-60's slaughter those two for overall music listening, IMO. The SR-60's just don't have the bass depth that might be beneficial for the type of music your friend is going to be listening to.

If you decide that he MUST have a closed headphone, I would then consider the V6 and K81DJ.

 

[StealthR6]

AT ES7, buy.com has them for $99.99 w/ $10 google checkout savings and free shipping.
ES7 > HD485

 

[glac1er]

For that price, I really like the bass on the Equation RP21, very tight and not boomy.

However, if you want a more open and airy sound, you should definitely look into SR80 or HD485 to use without amp. SR80 has very tight and impactful bass especially compared to SR60; however, they can be too bright fro some people..
The HD485 on the other hand, is warm and a little boomy. Some EQing will definitely help.

 

[Dept_of_Alchemy]

Are you kidding? DEFINITELY the PX100. Well, obviously I have very strong feelings about this because for drumline music (and drumline music only) I prefer my PX100 over my HD650. Honest. I can't imagine anything else under $100 that would come even close to the PX100 for drumline. In fact, the only other headphone (and I've heard a few) that does it better is the L3000, which costs, well, $3000.