[QuestionMeister]

Price: $200
 
Music: mainly rock, a lot of indie and some other genres too.
 
some of my top played artists are: queens of the stone age, the national, dinosaur jr, the brian jonestown massacre, mobb deep, the kills, yeah yeah yeahs, cunninglynguists, the verve etc.
 
Usage: Walking to and in college classes out of my iphone 4 or at home out of my hp folio 13
 
Additional preferences: Closed ear
 
 
 
I would be really really (really) grateful for any help, please do it for the karma if you cant find any other reason, thanks.

 

[nylan8301]

For the budget, genres, and demands of student life, I would look at the Sennheiser HD 25-1 II. They are closed back, on-ear portable headphones that should be easily driven from your iPhone and laptop. They aren't extremely bassy headphones, but they typically have enough bass to fit rock music just fine.

 

[Tyll Hertsens]

Vmoda m-80

 

[Trunks159]

Ath ws99.

 

[JamesM]

first i agree with tyll.
 
also, another option would be noontec zoro HD, which comes from a China manufacturer and is going only for fifty something.
 
by comparison, m80 has an outstanding sub bass, while zoro offers a decent midrange.
by and large, m80's build quality is far more better.

 

[AHorseNamedJeff]

If you're willing to go open, get Grados. best sound for rock, in mine and many others opinions. Easy to drive also..