[BennyBenBen]

 
Hi, I want to buy some headphones from futureshop (i live in canada) and I was wondering if anyone could help me out in buying headphones. My Budget is around $100. If someone could go to the website (http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/category/id/23274.aspx) and tell which headphones are good.I've been looking at the Shure srh440's.

 

I'm looking for the best sound quality I can get for the money. I do want there to be a lot of bass but not over powering bass. I currently own the beats by dre solo, but have heard a lot of bad things about them. I like the bass on them but feel that I could get better heaphones for $100. I mostly Listen to hip hop, house, rock, and electronic.

 

The reason im buying from futureshop is because I dont like buying online. So if someone could please help I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

 

[BennyBenBen]

well to tell u the truth, im 17 and i dont have a credit card and my parents dont let me buy online. believe me, if i could i would get the grado's sr80i's right away.

 

[duheee]

You can use a temporary credit card to buy from any websites that accepts credit cards. You can even attach a name and address to use it on ebay and paypal. You can get these at walgreens, Walmart, or pretty much any place where gift cards are sold. I usually get the American express temporary credit card because it only requires a $5 fee, and you can put up to a $500 balance on it.
 
Here's the website:
 
https://www.americanexpress.com/gift/giftcardslanding.shtml?inav=menu_cards_giftcards
 
Hope that helps

 

[BennyBenBen]

ok thanks
 so i can put money when im in the store right? dont i have to be 18 or something?

 

[christine]

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I currently own the beats by dre solo, but have heard a lot of bad things about them.
 

If you like how the Solo sounds and fits on your head, don't mind what others have to say, hon. 

  We don't have the same ears.
 
SonyStyle Canada has the XB500, which you could audition if you have a store nearby. Retails around $120. (Your FutureShop link only had the XB300, which I didn't like.)

 

[BennyBenBen]

thanks for the advice, i do have a sonystyle store nearby but i havent heard good things about sony

 

[RPGWiZaRD]

It wouldn't hurt to demo them at the store if you're able to as it doesn't cost you anything, so far all people's opinions I've read that have tried the Beats Studios which is even expensier than Solos and tried XB500 thinks XB500 sounds better despite being like 6 times cheaper and they aren't that bad for the price especially if you like bass. XB500 isn't very optimally balanced and starts sounding quite a lot better with a little EQing though in case you wouldn't like the stock sound which is somewhat prone to overemphasized upperbass range that makes the mids sound perhaps slightly muffled so you could either lower the upper bass range a bit or boost mids and they could also use a slight boost to the highs in case you want a more balanced sound.

 

[MrBapti]

It wouldn't hurt to demo them at the store if you're able to as it doesn't cost you anything, so far all people's opinions I've read that have tried the Beats Studios which is even expensier than Solos and tried XB500 thinks XB500 sounds better despite being like 6 times cheaper and they aren't that bad for the price especially if you like bass. XB500 isn't very optimally balanced and starts sounding quite a lot better with a little EQing though in case you wouldn't like the stock sound which is somewhat prone to overemphasized upperbass range that makes the mids sound perhaps slightly muffled so you could either lower the upper bass range a bit or boost mids and they could also use a slight boost to the highs in case you want a more balanced sound.

X2 on the xb500s

 

[Borgbox]

Get the xb500.
 

 

[duheee]

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ok thanks
 so i can put money when im in the store right? dont i have to be 18 or something?

Yep, just give the store what you want to put into the card as cash. No, you don't have to be 18; I believe you have to be over the age of 13 though.
 

 

[Xymordos]

XB500/700 would be perfect. Loads of bass and doesnt distort or cover mids.

 

[christine]

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thanks for the advice, i do have a sonystyle store nearby but i havent heard good things about sony

 
Including the XB500 that I mentioned, there's also the Sony V6 and 7506, both DJ-style looking. These 3 are within your budget range. You should audition them yourself though first and the SonyStyle store would be a starting point.
 
There's a handful of good Sonys, but a boatload of crappy Sonys. Good luck!

 

[powerlifter450]

I'm hearing the FA-011 have the serious bass. Only 138.00 shipped from gd-audio. Can't wait for mine to arrive!

 

[BennyBenBen]

Do u guys think the xb500's would be good with rock and alternative? im going to go to sonystyle soon this week and i hope they have them on display for demo. my other choice is the shure srh440's.

 

[RPGWiZaRD]

Shure SRH440 is A LOT different and is unusually balanced headphone in this price class but it doesn't have any emphasized bass, in fact the it's quite basslean, it's there but it certainly doesn't try to stick out and the deep bass extension is somewhat lacking. It's also has quite a lot more treble presence compared to XB500.
 
I don't know how accurate these frequency diagrams are but if it's anything close then they are pretty far from each other in terms of bass and overall sound balance. lol at 20Hz for example we're talking about 34dB difference between the two... that's huge.
 

 
I listen to almost any genre besides jazz & blues and similar genres on XB500 and I'm very happy with whatever I throw at it but I did make some very precise EQ adjustments using a very good quality EQ so YMMV.