[firestorm6500]

Hey guys, i'm a newbie to the forums and figured id start off by asking your guys opinion about my upcoming headphones purchase. Dont flame me but I was considering skullcandy hesh or skullcrusher headphones but then after realizing that the entire headphone community craps on them, I decided to research a bit more.
 
My Criteria / Usages
 
1) For work (music during work, must have great bass)
2) For gaming (I use ventrilo and would prefer a set with a mic that is either not obvious or can be attached/detached or an in-line mic)
3) For mobile phone (i have an iPhone and would LOVE to find a set that I can use with it as well)
4) I prefer over the ear headphones because I find them to be the most comfortable
5) Must be less than $100 (prefer a price range between $50-$75)
 
I know this criteria is a bit picky but I figured if I can find a set like this then this would be the place to go to find out where to find them. Thanks for the help in advance!

 

[Soaa-]

Don't worry about having considered Skullcandy. I did too, before, when I didn't know better.
 
At your price range, and for your criteria, I think you'll have better luck with IEMs. Besides that, I don't think there any headphones that have a mic that's compatible with both the computer and a mobile phone.

 

[Aizura]

Check out the Creative Aurvana Live. It's a rebadged Denon D1001 and it sounds exactly the same (which is way better then any Skullcandy) It doesn't have a mic though.

 

[Mr Joboto]

Yeah, no decent headphones will generally have a mic and iPhone controls. IEMs are your best bet there. Other than that look into the M50s or ES7.

 

[Abovetheair]

Check into Audio Technica M50's or E7's. Both I loved, but sadly neither had a mic

 

[SolidVictory]

For your iPhone try the MEElectronics M11P or the upcoming M6P (on preorder, should release soon). These are two excellent IEMs for your iPhone. If you want to spend even less, I suggest buying the M9P which should sound similar to the M11P. All of these IEMs have a mic compatible with your iPhone.

 

[MohawkUS]

Don't worry about considering skullcandy, I  ordered some

, the bass overpowers and destroys everything and I had so many problems with the return department sending them back and not giving a refund, my dad now wears them at work. I like my Grado SR-80i headphones that I got afterward a lot more. I'm not sure I could recommend them for bass, I wouldn't use them for a phone and they are on ear, so don't buy Grado for what you want, possibly a Denon. For IEMs I have heard good things about Monster Turbine's and Shure seems to also be a good brand.

 

[SolidVictory]

The one reason I would not recommend Shures at that price range is because they all seem to have a tremendous lack of bass under the E4C/SCL4 model from what I've personally experienced (because there is no armature specifically for bass under the SE420 model--they are all single balanced armature based, other than the SE115 which uses a dynamic driver). Other than that, if you can afford the SE530 (which are going much cheaper used now-a-days) then that would be a great option.

 

[tdogzthmn]

look at the affordable sennheisers like the px-100 which are nice.

 

[Technicolour]

For now I would forget the idea of a built in mike. Consider it a bonus if you do find a good pair but I would look into a desk or a clip-on mike.

 

[definitionz]

Or you might want to check out the sennheisers px-200 ii. They're going for $89.95 on amazon