[rafaelcor]

Hello,

I want to buy headphones under 100 and I would like to know if exists some headphones under 100 with a solid construction, solid joints, removable cable and removable pads with a neutral sound signature, mainly for listening classical.

Thanks,

Rafael Cordano

 

[serman005]

An HD558 might work if you are open to an open headphone. It ticks several of your boxes.

 

[tansand]

AKG 240 Studio? I disliked mine for a while because I replaced the original cable with a shorter aftermarket one. Sounds good with the original long cable.

 

[rafaelcor]

AKG 240 Studio? I disliked mine for a while because I replaced the original cable with a shorter aftermarket one. Sounds good with the original long cable.

And works well without amp? I will mainly use them with an iphone and my laptop

 

[tansand]

I think so. It's 55 ohms. The sound quality of your sources is going to be more important than their ability to drive a headphone, imo.

 

[rafaelcor]

I think so. It's 55 ohms. The sound quality of your sources is going to be more important than their ability to drive a headphone, imo.

I tend to listen loseless audio formats and 320kbps mp3s or better

 

[tansand]

Sure, I meant the sound quality of your devices. K240 Studio is detailed and a little bright, with a decent soundstage, and excellent midrange, and it can be used without an amp in my opinion. It's also comparatively inexpensive. They're not headphones you'll want to crank up and rock out with, the detail gets a bit much if you do that. They're studio headphones, where people want to hear details, but don't want to have to damage their hearing to do so, because it's critical to their avocation. They sound good at moderate volume in a quiet place. I have big ears, so I've slid a 11 15/16" length of 5/16 OD clear vinyl tubing under the cushion to get them a little off my ears. It cost 40 cents a foot. That's all I've done to them and they sound good to me. I'll keep the stock cord on though.

 

[armink]

You should take a look at the ATH-m40x's, they're highly regarded on this site for their value.
They also check all your boxes (very solid construction, removable cables and pads, flat, and are 99$ on Amazon.)

Definitely looks into these, along with the some of the other options.

 

[rafaelcor]

I will try the headphone all of you recommend and then I tell you my opinion. And what about Polk Buckle, pioneer se-ms5t and pioneer dj-hdx5?

 

[tansand]

I've been experimenting with covering the round vents on the backs of the cups with electrical tape. Adds bass, actually. Taping up every other vent (4 of 8) seems flat to me, no effect I can tell as yet on imaging.

 

[tansand]

So I did this mod. I didn't unsolder anything. I just unscrewed a side at a time, and carefully pulled the gold cylinder to ease the wires through the hole and not pull on them. I covered the arc shaped hole with a piece of electrical tape slid in from the side. Everything the guy says is true, very satisfying sounding headphone now. Tonally similar, but much smoother, better imaging too. (I took the tape off the vent holes on the back of the cups I had put on earlier.) Be sure to fit the two pegs into the two holes underneath when you put the gold cylinder back down.You should keep the pads and foam on throughout this procedure, there are more detailed instructions in the linked thread. Rock on .

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/k-240-monitor-to-df-modification.416858/page-3#post-9443827