[LeonWho]

I'm looking for a pair of portable and isolating headphones for daily use.

[size=small]Criteria:[/size]

1. Portable enough to carry around.
2. As isolating as a typical low to mid isolating IEM.
3. Sturdy enough to withstand heavy college textbooks.
   1. Doesn't need to be a tank though.
4. Have good-great sound quality.
   1. Doesn't need to have lots of details, since I'll be using these for commuting.
   2. I love the sound signature of my Alessandro MS1i and especially my Audio-Technica ES7.
   3. I listen mostly to genres based off rock and pop (ie. punk pop, pop rock, alt. rock, dream pop, punk rock, rock, pop, etc.)
5. Has to be under $120. Possibly $130 MAX

Thanks everyone!
Leon

 

[boomana]

Sounds like you're looking for Sennheiser HD25-1.

 

[kunalraiker]

He definitely is.

 

[LeonWho]

I knew someone would mention the HD25-1.

Is the sound signature what I'm looking for?

 

[boomana]

I'm not sure where the best prices are these days. Maybe someone else can help out with that.

 

[LeonWho]

I'm completely open to buying used. I'd actually prefer it, since I'll probably trade off my ES7 + $.

Used prices look to be around $100 to $130. So... in my budget.

 

[GreatDane]

I love my HD25. At just over $100 they were an amazing deal for me...they do very little wrong for my taste.