Audiophiles, i need your opinion.

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ꅔꉻꐪ꒩ᵀᴸ Mar 25, 2012

Just entering the world of over ear headphones, bought my first decent pair yesterday, and i need an opinion.
I bought a pair of Skull Candy Hesh headphones. They're decent quality for what i listen to (generally loud music) and i've since looked up some reviews for their durability and such. All the reviews seemed to agree skullcrushers/ going with a different brand was the right choice. I'd like to know if i'm missing out on something here, and i'd also like your personal opinion on the best over ear headphones for under 100$ if possible.

Also: Are the ear cups on the skullcrushers any bigger? The heshs are a bit uncomfortable, because they don't fully fit over my ears... Thanks for any help, because i'm truly confused at the moment as to who knows what they're talking about and who doesn't...
ᏚᴡᴀᴍᴘᎠᴏɴᴋᴇʏ Mar 25, 2012

Grado - Even their cheapest will sound better than that Chinese crap.
Σχϲιѕιøη Mar 25, 2012

Grab a pair of in-ear Beats
ꅔꉻꐪ꒩ᵀᴸ Mar 25, 2012

ՏωɑɱpƊṏɲƙɛγ 🍴💩💀 wrote:
Grado - Even their cheapest will sound better than that Chinese crap.

Thanks, i'll check them out.
Tweek Mar 25, 2012

I'm not sure if the Bose over ear headphones fit your price range, but I can say that they have the best quality I have ever heard from any headphone.
М།ИᎠФVཇЯМДᎢᎢཇЯ Mar 25, 2012

✯ཥ༑ངਸཧཧབ✯ wrote:
Grab a pair of in-ear Beats

Amen ear bud beats for exactly 100$ skull candies are cheap I blew out my speakers in the first week
💉СУГЦЅDAVIГЦЅ💉 Mar 25, 2012

I have Bose, I agree with Tweek, they are excellent. I use them with my guitar amp as well as with iPod, etc. Expensive but worth it.
ꅔꉻꐪ꒩ᵀᴸ Mar 25, 2012

Oh my god, right as i'm about to say that i think i'll stick with my hesh's for awhile, BOOM, right side's out.
Unbelievable.
Gonna return them tomorrow. I'll write down any suggestions and see what i can find. Thanks for the help :)
ᏚᴡᴀᴍᴘᎠᴏɴᴋᴇʏ Mar 25, 2012

⌖🔥Çħίκεɴ🔥⌖ wrote:
ՏωɑɱpƊṏɲƙɛγ 🍴💩💀 wrote:
Grado - Even their cheapest will sound better than that Chinese crap.

Thanks, i'll check them out.
You won't find them at big box stores. But if you have a high end audio store close by, take a listen for yourself on a pair that's broken it. These get better sound with age. Still hand made in the USA, deliver an awesome balanced sound.
ནཝཇངᎯངᎿཔᎦ༽༨རསཁྭ Mar 25, 2012

I have a pair of skullcrushers. They do have big ear cups and it takes it's own battery powered subwoofer (😱 bass heaven in my ears). It's good quality but sounds like without the subwoofer on. They're also collapsible for easy transportation.
⚔♛ᏦįℵᏳᎯℜϮℌųℜ♛⚔ Mar 25, 2012

The bass booster skull candies are the best headphone I've ever listened to. They're $50
❌❌🇪🇸℘ɑøℒø🇪🇸❌❌ Mar 25, 2012

Bose is good.
ʝɑʗƙƊṏɲƙɛγ Mar 25, 2012

Klipsch headphones are 10x better than beats.
ҡıƞǥpıƞ Mar 25, 2012

I prefer skullcandy in-ear earbuds. Get FMJs or the FIXs. If you really want over the ear that's better than the heshs then you might want to spend more like $150 on aviators or carbons.
I've given skullcandy probably over $500 bucks (not just headphones) and I don't regret a penny of it.
ꅔꉻꐪ꒩ᵀᴸ Mar 25, 2012

ՏωɑɱpƊṏɲƙɛγ 🍴💩💀 wrote:
⌖🔥Çħίκεɴ🔥⌖ wrote:
ՏωɑɱpƊṏɲƙɛγ 🍴💩💀 wrote:
Grado - Even their cheapest will sound better than that Chinese crap.

Thanks, i'll check them out.
You won't find them at big box stores. But if you have a high end audio store close by, take a listen for yourself on a pair that's broken it. These get better sound with age. Still hand made in the USA, deliver an awesome balanced sound.
I have a high end audio store 20 mins west of me, i'll check them out tomorrow.
I'm reading that they're mainly made for listening to classic music, is that right?
DООM Mar 25, 2012

Sony zx300, end thread.
Whitey138 Mar 25, 2012

Do you want everything to sound like the recording or do you want it to be enhanced by the headphones? I'm an audio engineer and HATE when headphones alter the sound. Sennheiser HD280 headphones are the best headphones for around $100. They make it sound exactly like how the recording does. They have the HD380 for about twice the price that are supposed to be amazing and super flat sounding (which is what you want in my line of work).
lowclarinetman Mar 25, 2012

Akg 240 studio headphones.
I think any pro audio studio quality headphones will beat non pro audio headphone(except Bose) good luck ask Havoc since he owns a studio ... And I just record myself for pseudo professional stuff... Demos and fun but mostly hobby
〓 MR71VWBUS 〓 Mar 25, 2012

I use altec Lansing in ear Bluetooth headset. $40 on eBay $80 at AT&T stores. They are loud and comfortable. No wires to get caught up in....
★COVΛH★ Mar 25, 2012

Utrasone
Grado
Sennheiser
AKG
Femme Fatale Mar 25, 2012

IMHO for over the ear it has to be Sennheisers - 598s have a good around sound. And deffiniteley NOT Beats, they have to be some of the worst balanced headphones I have ever listened to. Or perhaps klipsch for earbuds. S4s are good budgets or go for S5s if money allows. ⚠just my opinion and many would disagree I'm sure⚠
ᏚᴡᴀᴍᴘᎠᴏɴᴋᴇʏ Mar 25, 2012

⌖🔥Çħίκεɴ🔥⌖ wrote:
ՏωɑɱpƊṏɲƙɛγ 🍴💩💀 wrote:
⌖🔥Çħίκεɴ🔥⌖ wrote:
ՏωɑɱpƊṏɲƙɛγ 🍴💩💀 wrote:
Grado - Even their cheapest will sound better than that Chinese crap.

Thanks, i'll check them out.
You won't find them at big box stores. But if you have a high end audio store close by, take a listen for yourself on a pair that's broken it. These get better sound with age. Still hand made in the USA, deliver an awesome balanced sound.
I have a high end audio store 20 mins west of me, i'll check them out tomorrow.
I'm reading that they're mainly made for listening to classic music, is that right?
I listen to everything from Country to Metal.
Σχϲιѕιøη Mar 25, 2012

⌖🔥H@VOC🔥⌖ wrote:
Utrasone
Grado
Sennheiser
AKG

Sennheiser's are the best you can possibly buy...but he said for under $100. Lol
⇚❹☠❶☠❺⇛ Mar 25, 2012

⌖🔥H@VOC🔥⌖ wrote:
Utrasone
Grado
Sennheiser
AKG

I use AKG's, and these are all good recommendations. I also use Monoprice's earbuds, which sound like $60 headphones (but are an unbelievable $8...Google reviews).

Bose, Skull Candy, Beats, etc. all sound ok for casual listening, but they all color the sound and lack balance. They're consumer headphones. The brands Hav listed above are more what an actual audiophile would choose.
ꅔꉻꐪ꒩ᵀᴸ Mar 26, 2012

✯ཥ༑ངਸཧཧབ✯ wrote:
⌖🔥H@VOC🔥⌖ wrote:
Utrasone
Grado
Sennheiser
AKG

Sennheiser's are the best you can possibly buy...but he said for under $100. Lol
Not raking in the big money quite yet, so i have a budget.. Plus i'm saving for a car and for a new laptop ( old one fried...) so i really have a smaller budget than what i'd hope for. Hmm, are the Grado sr60's good? Any flaws?
ⱣλБŁΩ Mar 26, 2012

💰🌹ℤཇЯФ €ℌДИСཇ🌹💰 wrote:
✯ཥ༑ངਸཧཧབ✯ wrote:
Grab a pair of in-ear Beats

Amen ear bud beats for exactly 100$ skull candies are cheap I blew out my speakers in the first week
Ive had my skullcandies for over two years now and they still work perfectly. It's either that you bought really cheap ones or you have the volume too high....
ᏟᏞᏫNᎬ Mar 26, 2012

Sorry, but a mild hijacking, I have skullcandy over ear headphones, and the sound doesn't work unless I tilt the headphone wire right near the part where it plugs into my iPhone just the right way. Did I mess up the wire or something? Note: I did wind the wire up across the headphones while not using them then tucked the plug in between the actual part where the sound comes out. Thanks.
ʝɑʗƙƊṏɲƙɛγ Mar 26, 2012

⌖🔥H@VOC🔥⌖ wrote:
Utrasone
Grado
Sennheiser
Klipsch
AKG
The Nomad Mar 26, 2012

Skull candy aviators