Headphones for Home

[EhJayKim]

Well I picked out some small portable headphones,

(KOSS KSC75)

But now I need some headphones that I can just leave at home. Any reccomendations? 60 or 70 tops? I'd use them for gaming, some classical music, and some rock. The sound quality in the Classical Music and Clarity in Gaming are most important to me. Thanks.

-A

 

[towert7]

The sound quality in the Classical Music and Clarity in Gaming are most important to me.

Just how important? The reason I say this is because the will affect which headphones people recommend.

Did you say you were looking at spending 70$us tops?

As with most audio, its better to just splurge right off the bat and enjoy the music for years to come, instead of constantly spending more money trying to upgrade because you were never happy to begin with.

As others will say, the best thing to do is see if there are local places where you can correctly listen to the headphones. Sometimes they may even have good specials. Other then that, reviews can sometimes help.

If you want some really nice sounding headphones for the price, I would check out the HD590's. Mine don't have a problem being driven by computers. They sound nice, they feel nice, and so far they have lasted me a while... although I had to replace the cord once already.
Some other ones that impressed me a few years back were the Beyerdynamic headphones (much better feeling then the comparable AKG's or sony's).

Also in the sub 200$ range are the Sennheiser HD580's. Honestly, when you think of the audio quality you get out of them, 200$ does'nt seem expensive relativly. The cheapest set of speakers that matched the sound quality of the HD590's are some 850$(pair) B&W603's

For sub 100$ range, some people may recommend something like the Sennheiser HD280 Pro, but to me the diffrence between the 280's and the 590's for 100$ is worth the upgrade.

~Hope this helps

 

[Stinn]

I've used my HD555's alot for gaming and music listening and I'm always happy with how they sound. I could have probably been happy for years to come too except I got upgraditis and bought some new cans.
For $60-70 you could look at some grado sr60s. The sound stage isn't huge so they may not be the best for gaming. I've never heard grados but some people say they can be a little harsh on thehigh end. Grados are also more geared towards rock, or at least most people recommend them for rock as opposed to classical.
A common recommendation in that range is the HD497s but I have heard some really good reviews of the EH350s. The 350s are just above your price range but you can get them for $80 at headroom

 

[SJetski71]

I've used my HD555's alot for gaming and music listening and I'm always happy with how they sound. I could have probably been happy for years to come too except I got upgraditis and bought some new cans.
For $60-70 you could look at some grado sr60s. The sound stage isn't huge so they may not be the best for gaming. I've never heard grados but some people say they can be a little harsh on thehigh end. Grados are also more geared towards rock, or at least most people recommend them for rock as opposed to classical.
A common recommendation in that range is the HD497s but I have heard some really good reviews of the EH350s. The 350s are just above your price range but you can get them for $80 at headroom

Though Headroom may be the better merchant, ebuyer has the eh350's for about $58 shipped

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/home

Edit: err, ebuyer links suck, do a search there for " EH350 " and they come right up

 

[Stinn]

well there you have it. They are now BELOW your price range
EDIT: For whatever reason your link to ebuyer had me on the UK site where they don't seem to have the phones. I only noticed this after searching a hundred different ways and finally saw the prices in pounds.

 

[SJetski71]

^^^

lol, link edited over to their home page, a search for the EH350 should work from there.

Only 4 left in stock btw.