[munnich]

hi guys i will really appreciate for advice. i had JVC ha s400 which is broken now and i need a new headphone.
upon reading headfi i found that jvc ha s500 is a good headphone. 
do you guys think s500 or ath ws55 will be an upgrade over jvc s400?i dont want to buy another jvc ha s400.
 
i dont want KOSS or GRADO headphone either.
please recommend any other company like sony,panasonic,beyerdynamic,sennheiser or any other company.
i am looking for only on ear headphones. thanks alot... budget only $70

 

[cel4145]

These Onkyo headphones on sale are a great bargain at $55 shipped: http://www.woot.com/plus/onkyo-on-ear-control-talk-headphones?

This review covers the models without the iPhone cable (so same sound): http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/delightful-onkyo-es-fc300-and-es-hf300

 

[Roderick]

If you are in US look for deals on martin logan mikros90. If in uk or scandinavia exibel mhx10. If youre in none of the mentioned I dunno...maybe that superlux on ear model hd562 or what was it. One that looks like sennheiser on ears. 

 

[LaPierre]

I've had the HAS500, they're quite good. Can't imagine it gets much better under 100$

 

[PurpleAngel]

  hi guys i will really appreciate for advice. i had JVC ha s400 which is broken now and i need a new headphone.
upon reading headfi i found that jvc ha s500 is a good headphone. 
do you guys think s500 or ath ws55 will be an upgrade over jvc s400?i don't want to buy another jvc ha s400.
 
i dont want KOSS or GRADO headphone either.
please recommend any other company like sony,panasonic,beyerdynamic,sennheiser or any other company.
i am looking for only on ear headphones. thanks alot... budget only $70

 
Gemini HSR-1000, $45, Amazon or eBay.

 

[BobMonkhouse]

These Onkyo headphones on sale are a great bargain at $55 shipped: http://www.woot.com/plus/onkyo-on-ear-control-talk-headphones?
...

If you can buy an Onkyo ES-CTI300 for $50, the OP HAS to do it at a heart beat. I know I love mine better than Senn HD25-1I and better than Momentum over-ears 1G.

 

[smy1]

Hsr 1000 is good

 

[cel4145]

If you can buy an Onkyo ES-CTI300 for $50, the OP HAS to do it at a heart beat. I know I love mine better than Senn HD25-1I and better than Momentum over-ears 1G.

+1

I think it easily competes with other on ear headphones in the ~ $150 range, and much better than the JVC S400 or S500, to my ears.

 

[LaPierre]

I've heard the Gemini's, they're not as good as the HAS500.

 

[KHatfull]

  i dont want KOSS or GRADO headphone either.

 
I'm curious why you have an aversion to either of those brands?

 

[munnich]

i have portapro, ksc75, dj100, had grado sr60 and they are too open. they sound good but construction quality is what i dont like on these sets

 

[KHatfull]

Fair enough, I was just curious

  i have portapro, ksc75, dj100, had grado sr60 and they are too open. they sound good but construction quality is what i dont like on these sets

 
Fair enough, I was just curious and wondered if it was how they sounded or build.  Apparently the latter.  Good luck!

 

[munnich]

thanks

 

[LaPierre]

I don't know many on-ear models, but a personal favorite of mine is the M-Audio Q40 which is 80$ on Amazon right now.

 

[mtliu]

If you haven't decided yet. The Sennheiser Amperior is being blown out now for under $100. Smartphone compatible, and is now one of my #1 choices (I have 2 depending on the situation). Awesome deal for under $100!