Budget friendly headphones

[buyit1986]

I'm looking for over ear or on ear headphones with good sound quality and decent bass something arround 50 to 100 dollars is my price range I will be using them with either my smartphone or laptop/tablet 

[kelvinhall05]

We need more info. Want wireless? If so, Bluetooth or a USB dongle or whatever? Open-back or closed-back?

 

 

Go a store and try some out, or order a bunch and return the ones you don't like.

[dizmo]

Just now, kelvinhall05 said:

We need more info. Want wireless? If so, Bluetooth or a USB dongle or whatever? Open-back or closed-back?

 

 

Go a store and try some out, or order a bunch and return the ones you don't like.

That is...absolutely horrible advice. Great way to add a significant amount of unnecessary waste to the environment.

[kelvinhall05]

2 minutes ago, dizmo said:

That is...absolutely horrible advice. Great way to add a significant amount of unnecessary waste to the environment.

I mean considering all OP would (hopefully) be doing is just opening the boxes and, if he doesn't like the headphones, putting them back in with all the original packaging, I'm not sure what's so wasteful here. Can't Amazon or whoever still sell them as open box?

[dizmo]

41 minutes ago, kelvinhall05 said:

I mean considering all OP would (hopefully) be doing is just opening the boxes and, if he doesn't like the headphones, putting them back in with all the original packaging, I'm not sure what's so wasteful here. Can't Amazon or whoever still sell them as open box?

They're still used. Depending on where he buys them from, they'll simply be discarded for possible sanitary reasons.

If it's a small shop, they might be able to mark it as open box and resell them, at a loss. Some stores simply refuse to do this as they can claim it and they don't lose out on a higher priced sale. Stores, especially Amazon, often just discard. They don't have the time to make sure everything's there, that they work as they should, and they're clean.

[rice guru]

Creative aurvana live! 1 and takstar pro 82 might be up your alley

[buyit1986]

8 hours ago, kelvinhall05 said:

We need more info. Want wireless? If so, Bluetooth or a USB dongle or whatever? Open-back or closed-back?

 

 

Go a store and try some out, or order a bunch and return the ones you don't like.

I was thinking like standard 3.5mm or bluetooth I've had issues with bluetooth since I dont use then every day and the battery goes bad open back is fine 

[kokakolia]

@buyit1986 The AKG Y55 doesn’t get enough attention. But I’m pretty sure everyone will just say “get the M40x”. 

[CTR640]

On-ear headphones are horrible, i would stay away and only get over-ear. On-ear will cause ear fatigue, they put pressure on your ears and you can hear your heart-rates.

[ShearMe]

Koss KSC75. Very cheap and very good, but no noise isolation if that is necessary. 

[kokakolia]

7 hours ago, CTR640 said:

On-ear headphones are horrible, i would stay away and only get over-ear. On-ear will cause ear fatigue, they put pressure on your ears and you can hear your heart-rates.

TBH, over-ear headphones are never truly “over-ear”. They kinda pinch the ears, one way or another. I personally find the Skullcandy Grind or Grados to be more comfortable than most “over ear” headphones. Because they exert even pressure on the ears. 

1 hour ago, ShearMe said:

Koss KSC75. Very cheap and very good, but no noise isolation if that is necessary. 

The wire on these things is so fragile that mine lasted 2 months until the headphone jack gave up. With that in mind, these are some of the most expensive headphones I ever owned. Ditto with the Porta Pro. 

[rice guru]

21 hours ago, buyit1986 said:

I'm looking for over ear or on ear headphones with good sound quality and decent bass something arround 50 to 100 dollars is my price range I will be using them with either my smartphone or laptop/tablet 

Creative aurvana live!, Or blon b8. Are my pick for this price range