Headphone Recommendation Below £200

[qwertyqwerttt]

I currently am using sennheiser hd 215 headphones, they have served me well over the years but they are starting to show their age and i am looking for an upgrade. The headset needs to comfortable with a remove headphone jack with good accurate sound, mainly to be used for playing games and occasional music.

[Mo5]

I'm going to be boring - M40X (or M50X)

[Philosobyte]

open or closed? 

[Chugle]

Buy an XBOX one, use the headset that comes with it. You can throw out the XBOX One after that. 

[Philosobyte]

Open-back headphones: AKG K702 are some of the most neutral headphones in existence. 

closed-back headphones: Beyerdynamic DT770 are pleasant, comfortable, and reasonably neutral, although the high end is not as clear as the Sony MDR-7506, for example. Bass is better, though. 

 

Sennheiser HD600 aren't as neutral as the AKG K702, but they're some of the more comfortable headphones around. 

edit: realized HD600s are out of your budget. 

[qwertyqwerttt]

I was ideally looking for closed headphones, but if the open have more benefits then i am open to suggestions. 

[Thorium19]

I was ideally looking for closed headphones, but if the open have more benefits then i am open to suggestions. 

 

Closed back is good for isolation, so if there is unwanted noise nearby such as building work or a busy street, or if you want to wear them in public, plus they generally have better bass than open headphones.

Open back allows for a greater soundstage, meaning positional audio is greater, a benefit for gaming, however you will be able to hear things happening around you far more and other people will be able to hear what you are listening to far easier as well. Which can be annoying.

Basically, if you're going to wear them outside of your house then get closed back, if you're just wearing them indoors and you won't disturb parents, siblings, room mates, partners, children, pets etc. then get open back.

For open back with detachable cables, the AKG K702 and Sennheiser HD 558/598 are a good choice.

For closed back with a detachable cable the Audio Technica ATH-M50X (M40X for near identical sound but a lot cheaper) and beyerdynamic custom one pros are also a good choice.

 

I'm sure others can give other recommendations, but these are the ones I know of.

[qwertyqwerttt]

 well they will be only used indoors, so open back seem to be a good choice thank you.

[KaminKevCrew]

I'm going to be boring - M40X (or M50X)

It's not that you're being boring, it's that you're overlooking the many, many better options in that price range.

[Thorium19]

 well they will be only used indoors, so open back seem to be a good choice thank you.

I'm actually in a rather similar position at the minute, I'm just about to order some open back headphones in the next few days, but for just over £100. The Beyerdynamic DT990s are another pair of headphone I'll suggest if you don't mind a non removable cable.