So, need some new headphones - limit $100

[blackstar967]

Hey guys, first post!
I've been reading around, and I couldn't wait to register.

I'm a first-year college student, over at the University of California, Berkeley, and, I'm a newly-converted headphone fanatic!

Right now, I primarily listen to music out of my laptop or my 3g Iphone, so I'm looking for a pair of good headphones that will work well without the need for an amp...
I have the standard (****ty) iphone headphones, as well as a GREAT pair of Koss PortaPro's (which really showed me what I was missing in my music!)

Now, I do a lot of traveling and have a good appreciation for music, so I was looking into either the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7's (for the ANC), or the Grado SR-60's (for pure awesomeness!). If the Grado's were decent at stopping noise from entering into my ears, I would get them in an instant, but as such, I want a good pair of cans that will be good for travel (i.e Airplanes, the BART, buses, etc) as well as for a decent appreciation of true music.

Any help?

 

[WittyzTH]

SR60 is not good for travel since it's open design. IMO, ANC7 would be the choice.

or you can find used ES7 on the FS forum. It's such a good can too.

 

[Uncle Erik]

I sure like Grado/Alessandro headphones under $100, but you might also want to consider the Sony MDR-V6. I had a pair for years and loved them. That was before I found this place, but am thinking of getting another pair for travel. They fold up, come with a storage bag and sound very good for the money.

 

[blackstar967]

I was looking into the Sony MDR-V6's - seem quite excellent. Are they good at blocking out sound (obviously not to the extent of the ANC7's, but still)?

The ES7's seem to be out of my budget, but I will keep them in mind for a upgrade in the future. The thing is, they're not designed to block out sound at all really, meaning that if I was interested in headphones that didn't block out sound, I would get the Grado's in a heartbeat - and save some $$ doing it as well!! (Counter-intuitive to the site, I know

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So it's between the Sony V6's and the ATH-ANC7's...