[ejwebur]

Okay, so right away I'm just going to say that I know little to nothing about headphones, or anything audio related for that matter, so please excuse me if I make an complete ass out of myself haha..
 
So yesterday my boyfriend finally broke his crossfades and he's pretty torn up about it, so I want to surprise him with some new headphones for Xmas. I'm really not sure where to start looking however, so I'd really appreciate any recommendations for ugrades from his old V-moda's. 
 
I'm not really sure if he has any preferences related to design, other than they should be over the ear. I'm not quite sure of his preferences of sound quality either. I know he doesn't like too much bass, and the music he generally listens to (rap/ hip-hop) should have more clarity than just bass... Also, I'm not sure what the driver size was for the crossfades, but I'd like to buy some with a larger driver, since he usually complains about small drivers. My price range is $90-$270 and any recommendations would be highly appreciated!  

 

[MalVeauX]

Heya,
 
Very weird. Reference quality for rap/hip-hop, and a budget that is a factor of 9's. Just out of curiosity, Indian?
 
Anyways, look to:

AKG K550
AKG K271 MKII
SoundMAGIC HP100
Shure SRH840
Sony MDR1R
AudioTechnica A900X
 
Very best,

 

[ejwebur]

Haha, surprisingly enough he's mexican. 
 
Yay, thank you very much for the recommendations! The AudioTechnicas look pretty promising, as he's owned a few pairs of them before, and seems fond of the brand. The AKGs look great as well.