GREQ
Headphoneus Supremus
The UE6000 can be a tad bassy at times, but over all has a very good sound for a closed headphone. It's also right on your budget.
Alright, thanks for all of your suggestions. I'm going to see if I can find a nearby store that I can try out some headphones, hopefully some of the ones that you guys have suggested. Let me know if you have any more suggestions, I'll probably ask about amps again once I've made a choice.
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I currently have the Studio Beats
I feel unsatisfied.
youv been given plenty of good suggestions, but as you seem to live somewhere where auditioning the headphones is possible, i thought id throw 2 more suggestions into the mix. i cant vouch for either of them, having never heard them, but what made me think of them is that they both have changeable bass settings, which from your op, i thought you may be interested in...
beyerdynamic custom one pro
akg k267
good luck
p.s
you brought back memories mentioning agalloch, i used to LOVE them...
I got the ue6000 and u don't really need an amp dude just raise the mids a little and lower the treble a hair and voila, I only listen to metal the real heavy **** like carnifex and stuff so I know these will work. Just make sure to burn them in for at least 50 hoursWell, I don't have that many options for trying out headphones. I went to my local Best Buy today and the only ones I tried were the UE6000s, there weren't many other options that weren't Monsters/Beats/Bose. They sounded good but I feel I'd need an amp for those ones. Thanks for the recs, I'll look into them.
And ha, yeah, Agalloch is pretty awesome. My roommate and I just discovered them a few months ago.
@Mani ATH 87 - Ha, yeah that's what I get for being 16/17 and ignorant at the time of my last expensive headphone purchase.
I heard they're pretty nice through an amp tho even at low volume levels+1 on the UE6000. I really like them at the 199 price point. They are bass-heavy with ANC on, but still bass-emphasised in passive mode (where they sound best, IMO). For your preferred genres of metal and all sorts of rock, the UE6000 should rock...
They are closed, so outside noise will be blocked out somewhat, and they don't leak a lot (like the Studios) so they'd do for walking to school, as well as at home or in quiet places like the library. Finally, the UE6000 really don't need an amp, unless you want to listen at really high volumes - they're designed to be used straight out of an iPhone, as evident by the supplied 3-button remote cable. An amp would mess that up to say the least.
I'd be willing to get an amp if I got the UE6000 pair, since their about $200. I'm going to go back to Best Buy to try them out again. Unfortunately, those are really the only pair I have access to, unless I decide to drive into Denver and find stores that have the ones I want to try, if any. There were a couple of pairs at the Radio Shack in the mall the other day, but the two I tried were both broken haha. I thought they just sounded terrible before I realized they were messed up.
@markm1: So, as a result of not having many testing options, I most likely won't go with the 225i for now. I'd like to consider them, but the fact that I probably won't be able to sample them combined with the division between people who like/love them and people who hate them kind of has me dropping the idea for now. But I appreciate the input, I'll still probably check out more reviews of those just in case.