Know any good Headphones under $20 and at best Buy?

Feb 13, 2005 at 4:04 AM Post #2 of 9
Nuthin', I'm afraid. The only selection of sub-$20 headphones stocked at Best Buy stores are all SPOC (Steaming Piles Of Crap): Low-end Jensens, crappy Kosses (they no longer stock any of the good KSC-series earclips any more) and craptacular Sonys.
 
Feb 13, 2005 at 4:48 AM Post #3 of 9
i think im going with some craptacular Sonys or crappy Kosses, The ones that that go deep in your ear. Actually, I think I just have bad ears, I cant seem to tell the big difference between an old pair of Jensens, the stock headphones, and the KSC 22's. Maybe I should just buy something else with my gift card
 
Feb 13, 2005 at 4:58 AM Post #4 of 9
I remember before purchasing audiophile headphones, the best sub-$30 headphone was for sure the Phillips SBC-500 "Behind-the-neck" headphoness. Handles bass better than most players in the catergoy, but are extra-comfy... lighweight and comfy pads meant I could wear them for hours. I'm sure since than they've come out with an even comfier version.
 
Feb 13, 2005 at 5:08 AM Post #5 of 9
I cant recommend any... IMHO the best cans at BB are the UR40 but theyre ~$40 there.

Garrett
 
Feb 13, 2005 at 5:36 AM Post #6 of 9
maybe some sennheiser buds... if they even carry them...
 
Feb 13, 2005 at 6:21 AM Post #7 of 9
ha. no best buy is a very generic place when it comes to headphones. the section for headphones at my local one is about 3 rows high and 4 feet wide... wow what an amazing selection. camera bags on the other hand, i think they carry every single one ever made.
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. And again i hope that all of you will NEVER EVER give a gift card. gift cards and bottled water are the two most pointless things on earth.
 
Feb 13, 2005 at 6:59 AM Post #8 of 9
The BB near where I live still carry the Koss KSC-70s, if not, try to look for any Koss KTX Pro 1s, as they use the same drivers. I've heard some good things about the Koss UR-20/25s aswell, considering their price. Just stay away from the Sony MDR-V150/V250Vs. I'd include the V300s aswell but their price dropped drastically here (from $70 to $40CDN) making them actually worth the money IMO.

If you want earcanals. You can try out 'The Plug' from Koss, or if they carry them, some Sony EX51s. As for cheap earbuds, the Sony MDR-E818LPs pretty much wipe the competition of whatever other earbuds BB may have under the $20 price range.
 
Feb 15, 2005 at 7:47 AM Post #9 of 9
You may be better served by spending $30. With $30, you can buy the Sony Streetstyle MDR-G74SL, which is the only good sounding headphone in that line. It sounds pretty good for that price range too.

Check the headphones forum. Do a search for 'cheap headphones' or something like that.
 

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