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[Mike]

Anyone have recommendations for good headphones? Am tempted to upgrade from in-ear ones a bit.

[Christian U]

The Koss Porta Pro are pretty much unbeatable in their price range.



http://www.amazon.co...42008489&sr=8-1

[Ulf Imwiehe]

Marshall, the world's leading producer of guitar amplifiers, have branched out into headphones. They're fantastic!

[Mikha'il Tegler]

Marshall, the world's leading producer of guitar amplifiers, have branched out into headphones. They're fantastic!

am very tempted to buy these. such a reasonable price too.

[Ulf Imwiehe]

am very tempted to buy these. such a reasonable price too.

As with anything Marshall, totally worth it.

[njerry]

Beats By Dre has an awesome line of headphones that were designed with input from Dr. Dre and veteran rock producer Jimmy Iovine. The sound is incredible; unfortunately, so is the price.

[Lucian Von Dooom]

Beats by Dre are actually pretty crappy headphones. They're extremely over-priced and really only good for hip hop or bass-heavy music. If you look on the forums for Head-Fi, everyone will tell you that they sound horrible. They're a marketing gimmick for Monster Cables and certainly not made for the audiophile community.

“In terms of sound performance, they are among the worst you can buy,” says Tyll Hertsens, editor in chief of InnerFidelity.com, a site for audiophiles. “They are absolutely, extraordinarily bad.”

[steveuk]

Beats by Dre are actually pretty crappy headphones. They're extremely over-priced and really only good for hip hop or bass-heavy music. If you look on the forums for Head-Fi, everyone will tell you that they sound horrible. They're a marketing gimmick for Monster Cables and certainly not made for the audiophile community.

Good website.

I use Sony MDR-7506's, which are bog-standard studio/location recording headphones. They do a perfectly good job, and can be picked up for £80 easily and less if you shop around or try Ebay, which is where I got mine.

[Lucian Von Dooom]

Good website.

I use Sony MDR-7506's, which are bog-standard studio/location recording headphones. They do a perfectly good job, and can be picked up for £80 easily and less if you shop around or try Ebay, which is where I got mine.

Those look good. I need to get me an over-the-ear pair of headphones. I'm currently using a pair of Shure earphones, which are great. I can't remember which model off the top of my head but I'll check when I get home. Shure makes some really good earphones.

[Lucian Von Dooom]

Bizarre but my headphones don't have a model number on them. This is what they look like though:


They were originally $300 but I only paid $200. Ridiculously pricey but I used to be pretty irresponsible with my money. They are excellent headphones though. Shure makes quality stuff.

[stephanie familiar]

holy shite, i don't think i could part with $300 or even $200 for a pair of ear buds. i really despise mine though. those plastic things that cover the speakers always fall off, and i literally cannot put them into my bag or pocket without them finding a way to get themselves in a big knot that takes me five minutes to undo.

[Miqque Loveland]

I got some at Big Lots for five bucks.

They work.

[Christian U]

holy shite, i don't think i could part with $300 or even $200 for a pair of ear buds. i really despise mine though. those plastic things that cover the speakers always fall off, and i literally cannot put them into my bag or pocket without them finding a way to get themselves in a big knot that takes me five minutes to undo.

Like I said, the Koss Porta Pro are very decent heaphones that only cost 30$. They've been the standard for cheap headphones for decades now.

[David Meadows]

They were originally $300 but I only paid $200. Ridiculously pricey but I used to be pretty irresponsible with my money. They are excellent headphones though. Shure makes quality stuff.

Holy moley

I use £6.99 earphones, and I'm sure the sound quality is crappy compared to yours. The thing is, the only place I use them is on a bus, or walking outside, where there is so much ambient noise that I wouldn't notice an improvement in quality. I'm not sure I could justify that amount of money unless I was only going to use them in a perfectly soundproofed room -- and then of course I would want speakers instead. And if you're listening to mp3s (which I guess most people with earphones are) then no amount of money is ever going to make them sound perfect.

[stephanie familiar]

Like I said, the Koss Porta Pro are very decent heaphones that only cost 30$. They've been the standard for cheap headphones for decades now.

but they're ugly and huge.

[Steve Sensible]

They're hidden under Christian's hair.

[Mikha'il Tegler]

As with anything Marshall, totally worth it.

I was tempted, until I read the reviews. which were mixed. I've bought 3 pairs of these:

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MEElectronics M6-BK

Mostly because I wear them when I exercise and because I sweat buckets, I need something somewhat waterproof and these are the best I've ever had. not the best sound, but fair enough. Especially considering I don't short them out like i did most others.

[Lucian Von Dooom]

Holy moley

I use £6.99 earphones, and I'm sure the sound quality is crappy compared to yours. The thing is, the only place I use them is on a bus, or walking outside, where there is so much ambient noise that I wouldn't notice an improvement in quality. I'm not sure I could justify that amount of money unless I was only going to use them in a perfectly soundproofed room -- and then of course I would want speakers instead. And if you're listening to mp3s (which I guess most people with earphones are) then no amount of money is ever going to make them sound perfect.

Well the point of the Shure earphones is that they cancel out outside noise. It's probably why they're so expensive. They really do sounds incredible. The saddest part though is that I barely use them.

[stephanie familiar]

Well the point of the Shure earphones is that they cancel out outside noise. It's probably why they're so expensive. They really do sounds incredible. The saddest part though is that I barely use them.

i'll cheer you up and forward my address.

[Christian U]

but they're ugly and huge.

I actually kinda like the way they look.