[Orngemaster55]

Hey everyone. Im looking for a great pair of headphones for the price. Im tired of the crap at target and Walmart because they undubobtly break. Im not looking to spend at ton of money but i do have pockets. I was looking at the Sennheiser eH350 and the sennheiser hd 250. I am clueless. Any suggestions?


Thanks for the inputs.

 

[scytheavatar]

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Originally Posted by Orngemaster55 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hey everyone. Im looking for a great pair of headphones for the price. Im tired of the crap at target and Walmart because they undubobtly break. Im not looking to spend at ton of money but i do have pockets. I was looking at the Sennheiser eH350 and the sennheiser hd 250. I am clueless. Any suggestions? Thanks for the inputs.

What do you listen to? Do you need isolation? Generic recommendation would be MS1, AD700, ES7 and D1001.

 

[Orngemaster55]

i listen to rock alternative and techno/electronica. Noise cancel would be nice and i think also isolation. Idk if thats the same. I would also like to use for movies and video games, but not all the time.

 

[Ear Damage]

What's your budget in real numbers? The EH350 is a neutral, flat, and open monitor HP while the HD250 is a discontinued model unless you mean EH250, which is a closed HP with some isolation and emphasis on bass. I'd prefer the HD212 over the EH250.

 

[Orngemaster55]

i can go up to 85 right now. College with no job is a real hastle.

 

[Bonta]

at 85 dollars you might be able to get some Denon D1001 or Equation Audio RP21. I'd recommend the M-Audio Q-40 but those are about ~92 on ebay.

Those are all closed so theyll isolate some sound (keep it out and keep it in) I don't have experience with open headphones in this price range but maybe grado sr60 would be good too. Its a common rec.

 

[Netminder]

AKG K81DJ

 

[ourfpshero]

jvc harx700. goes for 38.00 shipped from buy.com
large headphone- sounds like an audio technica 'a' series headphone for a fraction of the price

 

[bce22]

My recommendation are the grado sr-60s. They are very nice phone for not that much money.

They play alternative very well and aren't totally bass shy.

The only "issue" with these phones are that they are open designed meaning that others close to you will hear what your listening to and if your in a really noise environment it will effect your listening pleasure. If you listen in a noisy environment you need phones that "isolate", if your worried about disturbing others you need phones that have low "sound leakage" and may want to look into a pair of closed headphones. For closed headphones I was able to find a nice par of Audio Technica ATH-ES7 for just over $100 bucks shipped on amazon.com. They are really nice closed phones.

So in conclusion my recommendations are: Grado SR-60 for open design and AT ATH-ES7 for closed design.

Welcome to Head-Fi. May your wallet survive.

 

[Orngemaster55]

thanks all for the help

 

[Benaiir]

Anything AKG.....

 

[TheMarchingMule]

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Originally Posted by Orngemaster55 /img/forum/go_quote.gif i listen to rock alternative and techno/electronica. Noise cancel would be nice and i think also isolation. Idk if thats the same. I would also like to use for movies and video games, but not all the time.

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Originally Posted by Benaiir /img/forum/go_quote.gif Anything AKG.....

That recommendation does not compute with what the OP said he listens to.

 

[Lil' Knight]

I love my MS1 for its versatility. However, it's not isolated enough.

 

[electropop]

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Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule /img/forum/go_quote.gif That recommendation does not compute with what the OP said he listens to.

Hahhah.. true