Best sub $100 headphones? (listening to music, techno, ambient, bass, hip-hop)

thegoldlaw · 12-04-2008, 06:45 PM

I know right, pair of $100 headphones that piss me off.. seems like a good deal.

debaserr · 12-04-2008, 10:11 PM

maybe you should do some neck strengthening excercises.

thegoldlaw · 12-05-2008, 02:46 PM

Or I get a lighter and bassier pair of headphones that don't need an equalizer to use.

Blue · 12-25-2008, 10:19 PM

I'm very glad I found this thread. I got some money for Christmas, and was hoping to buy a good pair of headphones finally, and everyone seems so enamored with the Sennheiser 280s that I htink that's what I'm going to get. Hopefully tomorrow in fact. They should be a hell of an upgrade over my $15 earbuds.

thegoldlaw · 12-26-2008, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue

I'm very glad I found this thread. I got some money for Christmas, and was hoping to buy a good pair of headphones finally, and everyone seems so enamored with the Sennheiser 280s that I htink that's what I'm going to get. Hopefully tomorrow in fact. They should be a hell of an upgrade over my $15 earbuds.

i had them man.. and really disliked them.. absoolutely NO BASS.. if you are looking for bass you're going to be in for a surprize. Also the size of them is a bit overwhelming.

I returned them and now trying the 212's. They are extremely light and have a very good bass responce. I think they are a really good pair for almost anything. On a couple of the songs i listen too you can hear a bit distortion, but i think that is because I have mine equalized for bass 100%.

My friend just got a pair of Senn 555's and wont shut up about how great they are. So those 2 pairs if you have the chance to try out I would, this assuming you want some amount of bass. If bass is not an issue then 280's will do exactly what you want. The sound quality is unreal, but lacking bass.

Dr_Rez · 12-26-2008, 08:21 PM

Just got a pair of Sony Noise Reduction Studio Headphones for only 50 bucks. Sound great, except the fact the bass could be stronger. But for 50 you cant go wrong.

thegoldlaw · 12-27-2008, 09:42 AM

The 212's are also $50 and they dont say noise cancellation but for the most part they seem to do a great job @ it.

Blue · 12-30-2008, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by thegoldlaw

i had them man.. and really disliked them.. absoolutely NO BASS.. if you are looking for bass you're going to be in for a surprize. Also the size of them is a bit overwhelming.

I returned them and now trying the 212's. They are extremely light and have a very good bass responce. I think they are a really good pair for almost anything. On a couple of the songs i listen too you can hear a bit distortion, but i think that is because I have mine equalized for bass 100%.

My friend just got a pair of Senn 555's and wont shut up about how great they are. So those 2 pairs if you have the chance to try out I would, this assuming you want some amount of bass. If bass is not an issue then 280's will do exactly what you want. The sound quality is unreal, but lacking bass.

Ok cool I'm going to keep that in mind. I'm heading to a store that has all three that you mentioned in stock, as well some Bose I wanted to try out. I was originally thinking I'd get a pair of around the ear Bose, but the headband on the normal one looks really weak, thin and plastic. My friend has the noise cancelling ones, and they're great, but I don't think I can justify $400 headphones. I'll be back with something today though. I actually don't think the bass will bea big problem for me. Obviously I need some, but I won't be listening to hip-hop, or other bass orientated music. I'll have to just try them out and see.

thegoldlaw · 12-30-2008, 09:23 AM

My friend had the bose and I wasn't a big fan of them. Maybe I expected too much for the money but I was greatly dissapointed. I have an HP laptop that has 2x headphone jacks in the front. I plugged both headphones in and listened with my cheap $15 sony and his $150 bose ones. I noticed an ever so slight distortion on the sony when I played classical music and jazz but when I played any techno,rap or rock they sounded almost identical.

If you go to these stores I would bring an ipod, any mp3 player or a phone that plays sound and listen to how they sound that way. There are some headphones that need ample power to get the ful sound and without this amount of power they sound underwhelming.

Blue · 12-30-2008, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by thegoldlaw

My friend had the bose and I wasn't a big fan of them. Maybe I expected too much for the money but I was greatly dissapointed. I have an HP laptop that has 2x headphone jacks in the front. I plugged both headphones in and listened with my cheap $15 sony and his $150 bose ones. I noticed an ever so slight distortion on the sony when I played classical music and jazz but when I played any techno,rap or rock they sounded almost identical.

If you go to these stores I would bring an ipod, any mp3 player or a phone that plays sound and listen to how they sound that way. There are some headphones that need ample power to get the ful sound and without this amount of power they sound underwhelming.

Dually noted. I'll definitely have my ipod on me. Thanks for the heads up.

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12-04-2008, 06:45 PM	#31 (permalink)
thegoldlaw Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maine, US Posts: 205	I know right, pair of $100 headphones that piss me off.. seems like a good deal.

12-05-2008, 02:46 PM	#33 (permalink)
thegoldlaw Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maine, US Posts: 205	Or I get a lighter and bassier pair of headphones that don't need an equalizer to use.

12-25-2008, 10:19 PM	#34 (permalink)
Blue Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 287	I'm very glad I found this thread. I got some money for Christmas, and was hoping to buy a good pair of headphones finally, and everyone seems so enamored with the Sennheiser 280s that I htink that's what I'm going to get. Hopefully tomorrow in fact. They should be a hell of an upgrade over my $15 earbuds.

12-27-2008, 09:42 AM	#37 (permalink)
thegoldlaw Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maine, US Posts: 205	The 212's are also $50 and they dont say noise cancellation but for the most part they seem to do a great job @ it.

12-30-2008, 09:23 AM	#39 (permalink)
thegoldlaw Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maine, US Posts: 205	My friend had the bose and I wasn't a big fan of them. Maybe I expected too much for the money but I was greatly dissapointed. I have an HP laptop that has 2x headphone jacks in the front. I plugged both headphones in and listened with my cheap $15 sony and his $150 bose ones. I noticed an ever so slight distortion on the sony when I played classical music and jazz but when I played any techno,rap or rock they sounded almost identical. If you go to these stores I would bring an ipod, any mp3 player or a phone that plays sound and listen to how they sound that way. There are some headphones that need ample power to get the ful sound and without this amount of power they sound underwhelming.