Just curious what you all think as some of the best VALUE purchases out there.
I love my more expensive headphones, and wouldn't want to leave their side, however I must admit there are some amazing bargains for those who don't have much money.
I'd say for headphones, the CAL! (Creative Aurvana Live) has to be up there. For the price, it is simply fantastic! Comfortable, enjoyable smooth sound, with a great bass response. The price to performance ratio is mismatched IMO and they should cost more for the SQ. Highly recommended!
For IEM's, obviously the VE Monks. I have the Monk plus, and it is just unbelievable the SQ for 5 dollars. I don't even know how they build it for $5, but I was just sitting at work the other day with these in my ears and a huge grin on my face. If you have $5, you can have great sound quality. Ditch the fast food meal one night and buy one of these instead. As a head-fier, who has tried many very expensive headphones, it is simply silly how good these sound for $5 that I find the whole concept of their existence to be amusing. Everyone should have a pair of these things for the amusement of what $5 can buy.
I also want to nominate the Yamaha EPH-100. Such a fun, punchy earphone with a great 3-d sound-stage. One of my favorite IEM's for bass heavy, electronic music and it's cheap, too.
I'll also mention neither needs a separate amp at all, which makes them even cheaper to consider.
Anyone want to add to the list with your recommendation? What's your biggest bang(s) for the buck?!
This is not to say the more expensive headphones are not worth it (some very much are) but rather, that you don't need to have lots of money to enjoy great audio.
I love my more expensive headphones, and wouldn't want to leave their side, however I must admit there are some amazing bargains for those who don't have much money.
I'd say for headphones, the CAL! (Creative Aurvana Live) has to be up there. For the price, it is simply fantastic! Comfortable, enjoyable smooth sound, with a great bass response. The price to performance ratio is mismatched IMO and they should cost more for the SQ. Highly recommended!
For IEM's, obviously the VE Monks. I have the Monk plus, and it is just unbelievable the SQ for 5 dollars. I don't even know how they build it for $5, but I was just sitting at work the other day with these in my ears and a huge grin on my face. If you have $5, you can have great sound quality. Ditch the fast food meal one night and buy one of these instead. As a head-fier, who has tried many very expensive headphones, it is simply silly how good these sound for $5 that I find the whole concept of their existence to be amusing. Everyone should have a pair of these things for the amusement of what $5 can buy.
I also want to nominate the Yamaha EPH-100. Such a fun, punchy earphone with a great 3-d sound-stage. One of my favorite IEM's for bass heavy, electronic music and it's cheap, too.
I'll also mention neither needs a separate amp at all, which makes them even cheaper to consider.
Anyone want to add to the list with your recommendation? What's your biggest bang(s) for the buck?!
This is not to say the more expensive headphones are not worth it (some very much are) but rather, that you don't need to have lots of money to enjoy great audio.
