[LeoPanthera]

My favourite headphones in terms of sound are the Koss PortaPros, I like the strong bass and crisp highs.
 
I'd like to buy a pair of full-size (circumaural), that sound the same, or similar, preferably open rather than closed.
 
Can anyone recommend some? My budget is around UK£100/US$150.
 
Thanks!

Circumaural

 

[Mr Joboto]

I'd go Alessandro MS-1 but they aren't circumaural

 

[desktophifi]

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I'd go Alessandro MS-1 but they aren't circumaural

Are they bassy enough?
 
I would recommend the Audio Technica ES7's. You can buy them used at $80. 

 

[Azathoth]

Compared to the PortaPro, the MS1 will be "lacking" bass-wise...

 

[Very Legal]

Hey welcome to head-fi and sorry about your wallet

Maybe you can buy a open headphone with blown drivers and transplant a set of portapro drivers into it. if DIY isent your strong side maybe you can go for this
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/500087/fs-beyerdynamic-dt531-with-portapro-drivers

 

[maruzen]

if you add a bit more you can get the beyerdynamic dt990 600 ohms. crisp highs with stronger bass 

 
you get the dynamics of an open headphone plus good bass quality that would probably satisfy your needs...

 

[TheWuss]

hmmmm...
maybe i'm the only one that hears it this way, but to my ears the portapros are dark sounding.
and this i like about them.
 
so, you might want to look for full-size cans that have strong bass and rolled off highs.  not crisp highs.
 
a budget hd650 is what you're looking for...

 

[TheMiddleSky]

Shure 750DJ sure, it's close though.

 

[tdockweiler]

Since this is an older thread and i'm sure the poster has found his headphone already I'll suggest the Koss Pro DJ 100.
It has the same sound signature, but maybe a bit less bass, but it is closed. It doesn't sound like a closed headphone though for some reason.
 
EDIT: Has less bass and the same slightly rolled off highs. The highs feel similar to the HD-600. Not like the HD-650 though I think. The mid-range is probably a bit better then the Porta Pro, especially with vocals. I think this DJ pro is more like a studio monitor, but still fun to listen to. I find them to have a good amount of bass, but some may disagree. A tad less then the SRH-840 maybe,
 
Basically the Porta Pro has a sound signature I prefer. Many of the headphones in my signature you may like, especially the HD-600.

 

[Very Legal]

A month old tread is not old imo.