[AmanGeorge]

Hey guys,
 
I know everyone hates "what would you buy" threads, but I hoped this one would be sufficiently different to warrant asking...
 
My office is having a raffle to raise money for charity. Basically, people in the office will donate goods and services which will get bundled into packages for folks to bid on.
 
I'm excited and want to donate a pair of headphones - it's an opportunity to give to charity with the fringe benefit of introducing somebody to good sound. My question is - what do you guys think I should donate in terms of full-size vs. IEM? I'm leaning towards IEMs, but I know some folks don't find them all that comfortable and thought full-size might be a little safer (I donated a pair of Grado 225s for the same raffle last year).
 
Of course, specific suggestions on what headphones to actually donate are welcome. Given that the person who gets it will probably not usually have awesome headphones, I was leaning towards the criteria being: 1) Not bass-light, 2) Easy to drive straight from iPod or laptop jack, 3) somewhere in the $75-150 range
 
-Full size (Shure SRH440, ATH M50, SRH750DJ)
-IEM (Monster Turbine, Klipsch Image S4i)
 
Look forward to your thoughts

 

[glc]

So, as a charitable gesture you're going to get someone hooked on this forum.

 

[juanharu4913]

I'd say iem too, seems like more people use those.
U'd probaly wana go name wise too so id say the turbines. 

 

[dcpoor]

just pointing out "big names" will bring in more/higher bids. so monster and klipsch would have that advantage over the shures or audio technicas.

 

[Uncle Erik]

How about a Grado SR-60i? Everyone seems to like them and those not "in the know" tend to be floored by what they hear for the first time.

 

[matthewh133]

The ATH-M50 or SRH440 would be a safe bet. Either one would be great, but I feel people may like the M50 more because of the aesthetics. I'd probably go with that.

 

[juanharu4913]

I think the 440/840's are down right sexy.

 

[matthewh133]

They don't do anything for my aesthetically TBH. The M50s are superior in that regard. I haven't heard the SRH though, but I have heard the M50.