[angelus55]

i need a portable headphone pair as the 2 pairs i have now i cant bring out and about  with me. one pair is a turtle beach x11 (i think thats the model) that i use on the computer and xbox, i cant bring these with me any were i go as it requires a usb power source to work, and the other pair i have is a really good set ( i forget which brand and model they are as i dont have them at my house at the moment) but again i cant bring it with me as its a full size model and the cable is really long.
 
below are the links to the portable headphones im considering.
 
sennheiser px 200- II
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/on-ear-headphones-stereo-headphones_502817
 
bose ae2
http://www.bose.com/controller?url=/shop_online/headphones/audio_headphones/around_ear_headphones/index.jsp
 
koss portapro
http://www.koss.com/koss/kossweb.nsf/p?openform&pc^pt^PortaPro
 
and now for ear buds
 
klipsch image s4
http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/klipsch-image-s4-earphones/4505-7877_7-33577358.html
 
monster turbine in ear
http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/monster-turbine-in-ear/4505-7877_7-33490631.html
 
and my budget is around 130, and ill be using them to listen to music with my phone ( tmobile mytouch 3g), and my psp. ill also be using the on my nintendo ds and psp to play games with.
 
also regarding the ear buds i listed, i tried these before (http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/meelectronics-m9-sound-isolating/4505-7877_7-34047574.html)
and i didnt like them as they went in my ear completely and it made me dizzy when i moved my head and felt like i was under water. so if the above earbuds are like that then i wont like them or any others like the one i tried before, as i have sensitive ears.
 
so please help me if you can!
 
 

 

[angelus55]

anyone?
 
if you dont want to read all of that, then im just looking the best portable headphones for around 130$

 

[odiofile]

i say go for s4....and don't forget to burn in...^_^

 

[Austin Morrow]

Any chance you could tell me what your preferred sound signature is?

 

[angelus55]

sure but first can you tell me what a sound signature is please?

 

[Austin Morrow]

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sure but first can you tell me what a sound signature is please?

Sound signature is your preferred sound. Do you like bass, mids, or highs the most? What is your most important aspect?

 

[Randall DZM]

basically what you like to hear:

There are IEMs better for bass songs, neutral ones, balanced, bright, etc



 

 

[angelus55]

Quote:

Sound signature is your preferred sound. Do you like bass, mids, or highs the most? What is your most important aspect?

 
ahh ok, well since i listen to different kinds of metal (kamelot, iron maiden and killswitch engage are a few examples) and i also listen to some dance/electronic/trance (daft punk, above and beyond and deadmau5) and some classical like bach and stuff and i like drum and bass like pendulum
 
so based on that then i guess i would need a mixture of bass and highs
 
also i was reading this just now http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/433318/shootout-80-portable-headphones-reviewed-beyerdynamic-dtx-300-p-koss-ksc35-added-05-06
 
and i noticed the ath-m50 is overall the second best and i just found site were it has it for 108$ which is in my price range. heres the site  http://www.kingspecssd.com/product_info.php?products_id=357
 

 

[Randall DZM]

The ATH-M50 is a great headphone! As far as IEMs go maybe give the RE-Zero a shot. It's $99 and can be gotten here:

http://www.head-direct.com/product_detail.php?p=89

 

[angelus55]

thank you very much, so far im leaning more towards the ath-m50 after reading more about it, but if i decide on iems then ill i keep in mind the re-zeros.
 
also one more question, i dont know how this community feels about bose, but my family and there friends and mine seem to think that bose is the be all end all of anything sound related. so my question is just between the ath-m50 and the bose ae2 which is better? after reading around this website and google search results the ath-m50 is mentioned alot more then the bose ae2, so what could this mean?

 

[shanep91]

Go for the M50, bose is fine just overpriced for what you get

 

[Randall DZM]

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Go for the M50, bose is fine just overpriced for what you get

+1 for this. Many people around here dislike Bose because for the sound you get for the price there are better sounding hp's overall in the same price range.