Headphones

[k_rock923]

I'm sure this has been asked before, but I'd like some headpone buying advice. I listen to mostly rock, some soundtracks from musicals. I'd like decent bass, but not booming and not so much that the bass starts to drown out everything else. I think I'd prefer closed studio style headphones, only because the behind the ear type hurt my ear after a while. I'm looking for them to max 40-50 dollars and I realize that isn't going to get me pristine quality. Thanks, Matt.

[squakMix]

This might help:

http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=137433&highlight=headphones

[gaekwad2]

Originally posted by k_rock923
I think I'd prefer closed studio style headphones, only because the behind the ear type hurt my ear after a while.
This looks like a misunderstanding.
Closed or open refers to the design of the speakers, closed ones have a sealed air volume at the back.
Both open and closed headphones can sit on the ear or "around the ear".

[k_rock923]

Perhaps it is a misunderstanding. I thought that closed meant the ones that look like half of a sphere on your ear. I just don't want those ones that rest on the ear via a little piece of plastic between the ear and head.

[Phyltre]

Those would be canal phones, I think.

[squakMix]

These fucking ROCK.

Trust me.

Some of the best "closed" (goes over your ear) headphones you can get at this price.

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=26-159-203&depa=0

Some of the best rated headphones on newegg.

[k_rock923]

Anybody have experience with these? Sennheiser HD270 Control Studio Monitoring Headphones

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00006I5R9.01-A1NDBS7YGOPBD6._PE50_SCMZZZZZZZ_.jpg

Amazon Link (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00006I5R9/qid=1101953365/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i4_xgl23/103-0236182-4045428?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846)

[Cognition]

I have HD 280 Pros (next model or so up), which I use for everything including actual studio monitoring. Any reasonable Sennheisers are great, sound reproduction is very accurate, and if they're selling for 50% off, I'd say go for it.
They don't have as much bass as some cheaper headphones I've had, but they have realistic bass - it's pretty even frequency response across the board and really good sound separation.
They also have another series of open headphones more for hi-fi use you could look at. Open as in open at the back, still going right over your ears. Those are closed (at the back), whcih is why they're Studio Monitoring - because there's not much sound spill so it's good for recording.

[squakMix]

I'm getting these for christmas
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=26-106-328&depa=0

[k_rock923]

Sweeet, squak. Those look awesome.

[Cognition]

Yeah, read most post above, I have those. They rock. You can hear all the errors in every song, music will never sound the same. :p That's a really good price too, mine cost a bit more than that - I only got them since I started my uni audio course, they'd usually be outside my budget.

[Vie]

Pro Luxe - OA-850
Simply the best headphones I've ever used.