[myztikal47]

Hey guys, I'm looking to buy some closed headphones mainly for listening to music and pretty much the only music I listen to is trance. Currently I have a pair of Sennheiser HD-202's which I've had for 7years if not more, although they aren't bad headphones I can't use them for extended periods because the cups rest on my ear and after I'd say about 2hours or so my ears really start to hurt.
 
I was thinking about getting the HD 650's but I really want something closed to prevent too much noise from getting in or out. The only headphones I've really looked at are the AKG K272's but I'm not sure how they would do for the type of music I listen to. Budget wise I'd really like to keep it between $200-300 and not require an AMP, I'd like to plug them straight into the laptop, I'm not an audiophile so I'm sure upgrading from the 202's will sounds amazing to me even without an AMP. Thank in advance!

 

[xXFallenAngelXx]

How about some shure srh440/840s?

 

[myztikal47]

I looked at some info on the forums about those shures but it seems like they aren't that good for their price....any others?

 

[dkimxd]

check out the ath m50s i hear they're great, and people seem to be getting them for about 100 dollars, though i don't know from where haha.  

 

[revolink24]

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check out the ath m50s i hear they're great, and people seem to be getting them for about 100 dollars, though i don't know from where haha.  

It's really not that hard to find where.
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UVGI6O/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000ULAP4U&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=05YK528QSEWNV7MVVKE6
 
Of course, that's the coiled cable version.

 

[myztikal47]

Thanks guys, M50's look good, seems like a lot of people like them for their price. Also I'm thinking I could up my budget to like $300 since I figure if these cheap Senn 202's lasted me 7years, hopefully any new pair I buy will last me that long, if not longer so I don't really have an issue of investing a bit more money. BUT if there is nothing out there with too much of an improvement of soundquality/price ratio vs the M50s then I'll just stick to them. Like I mentioned, I'm no audiophile so a minor improvement in sound quality wouldn't really be worth $200 more for me. Thanks again for the help everyone!
 
 
P.S. I just realized my join date was in 2005 and this is my first thread/posts ever lol.

 

[xXFallenAngelXx]

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Thanks guys, M50's look good, seems like a lot of people like them for their price. Also I'm thinking I could up my budget to like $300 since I figure if these cheap Senn 202's lasted me 7years, hopefully any new pair I buy will last me that long, if not longer so I don't really have an issue of investing a bit more money. BUT if there is nothing out there with too much of an improvement of soundquality/price ratio vs the M50s then I'll just stick to them. Like I mentioned, I'm no audiophile so a minor improvement in sound quality wouldn't really be worth $200 more for me. Thanks again for the help everyone!
 
 
P.S. I just realized my join date was in 2005 and this is my first thread/posts ever lol.

In that case, I think you should be satisfied with the m50s..im not an expert on amps but someone else might suggest an afforfable one for you just to get a little more of a boost. Also if you listen through your laptop/computer it might have a bad soundcard so a DAC or soundcard would fix that problem. GL
 

 

[onecolorist]

Check out the AIAIAI TMA-1.  If you only listen to trance, these should be right up your alley. They are around $200

 

[myztikal47]

Thanks for all the advice guys, I went ahead and ordered the M50s today .

 

[xXFallenAngelXx]

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Thanks for all the advice guys, I went ahead and ordered the M50s today .

Congratz on your purchase
 

 

[myztikal47]

Thank you and thank you and everyone else for their help!!
 
 
BTW the headphones are pretty damn sweet. They are better in all categories compared to my HD202's, but I did some testing and the HD202's aren't that bad, they definitely lack the bass that the M50's have but in the treble department they are somewhat close to the M50's in terms of clarity. Either way, I love the M50's and now I think I'm gonna make myself go deaf because I can't help but turn the volume up high when using them at home, it seems they have almost no distortion no matter what the value is set to. Noise isolation is good, definitely better than the HD202's in terms of sound-leakage but I still wish they had less sound-leakage so that if I wanted to use them at school no one would be able to hear me.
 
Anyways, thanks again everyone!

 

[xXFallenAngelXx]

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Thank you and thank you and everyone else for their help!!
 
 
BTW the headphones are pretty damn sweet. They are better in all categories compared to my HD202's, but I did some testing and the HD202's aren't that bad, they definitely lack the bass that the M50's have but in the treble department they are somewhat close to the M50's in terms of clarity. Either way, I love the M50's and now I think I'm gonna make myself go deaf because I can't help but turn the volume up high when using them at home, it seems they have almost no distortion no matter what the value is set to. Noise isolation is good, definitely better than the HD202's in terms of sound-leakage but I still wish they had less sound-leakage so that if I wanted to use them at school no one would be able to hear me.
 
Anyways, thanks again everyone!

Glad you're enjoying them but do me careful..you want to be able to enjoy music for a long time.
 

 

[euphoracle]

More people need to try/buy a pair of M-Audio Q40s for electronic music.  They're cheap and stunningly superb.

 

[myztikal47]

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More people need to try/buy a pair of M-Audio Q40s for electronic music.  They're cheap and stunningly superb.

Seems that they cost more than the M50's, but are they worth the extra $50 or so?

 

[euphoracle]

I would not trade them for anything at this point.  I guess the price difference isn't the same here in canada (where everything is hideously expensive :] )