[ColdToast]

Well, my girlfriend's birthday is coming up on the 24th and she's been talking a lot about how she wants some real headphones so I really would like to get her some nice ones and this seemed like the place to come. She listens to a lot of music and plays guitar so it would be nice if it also has the ability to plug into an amp, but that isn't necessary. Really just as long as it works well with the computer and ipods it should be good. Style shouldn't matter to her that much, I would think that the biggest things would be sound quality and comfort for her. I've been hearing good things about the Sennheiser HD 205 (What's the difference between these and the HD 205-II headphones?)

Anyways, I'm open to suggestions and if you could tell me what some good sites for discounts are that would be great! Thanks

 

[cifani090]

Get some used, in the box sennheiser hd650 or something like that. Than you could always buy here an amp for christmas or anniversary.

 

[ColdToast]

Well, all the hd650's are a few hundred dollars and I can't really afford that. I should have said it in the first port too, but in the title it says around $50. I could probably go up to around $70 if the headphones are really really worth it

 

[Soaa-]

Sennheiser HD 428. Versatile, great midrange, and very detailed. Since they're fully circumaural, expect a great deal of comfort too. They're great cans for the price.

 

[HipHopParrot]

get her a pair or skull candies, you should be able to pick up a pair of new hesh well within your budget and have a few styles to choose from

 

[HipHopParrot]

or a pair of second hand beats solo in white which look good on a bird

 

[HipHopParrot]

$50 on your girls birthday pressie a bit tight aint it lol

 

[zmd]

Seconding the HD428. Very good headphones for the price.

 

[ColdToast]

Well she was looking in to the skull candies and found that for most people they end up breaking in under 2 months. Plus it seems as if those are more for the style which isn't what she wants. Style, is just an added bonus but what she really wants is sound quality.
 
Soaa-, the HD428's look really nice and I think they might be the ones. What I was wondering though is how good used headphones from Amazon usually are. They're like 25 dollars and she really hates when people spend a lot of money on her. I mean, I'm willing to get them new, just I don't want her to be upset if I do

 

[Soaa-]

Sorry, I don't have experience with used products from Amazon...
 
Avoid Skullcandy by all means though. They're just shiny turds that sound horrible and they break really fast.

 

[ljokerl]

Skullcandy hesh are probably the worst headphones I've ever heard above the $20 mark, and I've been through dozens if not hundreds. Beats solo are better but vastly overpriced still. Avoid both like the plague.
 
If you don't need high noise isolation or extreme portability, I would recommend the Creative Aurvana Live. Incredible headphones for the current ~$60 price (newegg link). There's also the Beyer DT235 which should cost less (amazon, etc) but aren't quite as nice to look at, though  they come in both black and white. I think the CAL!s are a little more conventional (read: fun) in sound signature and the DT235s are a bit more 'audiophile'/refined. 

 

[Dwrek21]

If you are looking into hd205's check out these, they are refurb but the price seems to be a steal.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/501662/sennheiser-hd205-8-5-48-s-h-amazon

 

[mustardhamsters]

Audio-Technica ES7?

 

[ColdToast]

Well, I was pretty much completely sure that I wouldn't get her skullcandy because there are so many bad things I've heard about them. This just reassures me about that. I was pretty set on the sennheiser HD 428 headphones because they seem great and affordable but I guess I'll have to look up all the other ones listed on here. Thanks a bunch!

 

[Arkaium]

Grado SR60i?