Headphones for Under 200 USD

[TheGhzGuy]

Hello all!

I have a friend who wants to buy some headphones for 200 dollars (Won a gift card at a raffle) He prefers open back, for gaming and the sound stage. He wants over ear, not on ear. Any help or suggestions are great! Thanks!

 

EDIT: Should have probably said this before, but my friend prefers more of a flat sound curve. He's not a big fan of bass heavy headphones.

[SuicideAnomaly]

Have him join the forum...

[TheGhzGuy]

5 minutes ago, SuicideAnomaly said:

Have him join the forum...

He said he worries about getting a virus here.

[Guest]

The are amazing but open back: http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-M50x-Professional-Monitor-Headphones/dp/B00HVLUR86

 

These are great and he will have some money to spare BUT they come in August: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-hifiman-he-350

 

These are a great option all around: http://www.amazon.com/Technica-ATH-AD900X-Open-Back-Audiophile-Headphones/dp/B009S331VU/ref=sr_1_57?ie=UTF8&qid=1462237230&sr=8-57&keywords=audio+technica

 

DON'T buy reference headphones!!!! They sound bad because they are meant for audio editing not media consumption. 

[TheGhzGuy]

1 minute ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

The are amazing but open back: http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-M50x-Professional-Monitor-Headphones/dp/B00HVLUR86

 

These are great and he will have some money to spare BUT they come in August: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-hifiman-he-350

 

These are a great option all around: http://www.amazon.com/Technica-ATH-AD900X-Open-Back-Audiophile-Headphones/dp/B009S331VU/ref=sr_1_57?ie=UTF8&qid=1462237230&sr=8-57&keywords=audio+technica

 

DON'T buy reference headphones!!!! They sound bad because they are meant for audio editing not media consumption. 

The Audio-Technica ones look the best out of all of them. Thank you for the suggestion!

[spwath]

51 minutes ago, TheGhzGuy said:

The Audio-Technica ones look the best out of all of them. Thank you for the suggestion!

No, the are the worst out of all of them.

 

Where are you buying from?

[Dackzy]

4 hours ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

The are amazing but open back: http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-M50x-Professional-Monitor-Headphones/dp/B00HVLUR86

 

These are great and he will have some money to spare BUT they come in August: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-hifiman-he-350

 

These are a great option all around: http://www.amazon.com/Technica-ATH-AD900X-Open-Back-Audiophile-Headphones/dp/B009S331VU/ref=sr_1_57?ie=UTF8&qid=1462237230&sr=8-57&keywords=audio+technica

 

DON'T buy reference headphones!!!! They sound bad because they are meant for audio editing not media consumption. 

what the m50x is far from open I think you need to learn a bit more about headphones. Okay "reference" soundbad.. You do realize that reference is a very loose term. No reference headphones model sound the same you can just look at the shitty m50x they are called reference headphones, but so is the k612/712 and they sound nothing like the m50x. Sound is very opinionated so you are wrong by saying reference headphones sounds bad. I can see that you like the m50x, but they are "reference" headphones, so you kinda just shot yourself in the foot. Have you maybe thought that different headphone models can sound very different.

[SSL]

Knowing nothing about your friend's preferences for sound, the HD 558 or HD 598 SE would be a good place to start.

 

7 hours ago, Bobby_Joe_90 said:

DON'T buy reference headphones!!!! They sound bad because they are meant for audio editing not media consumption. 

 

Bullshit.

[TheGhzGuy]

14 hours ago, spwath said:

No, the are the worst out of all of them.

 

Where are you buying from?

My friend can buy them from pretty much anywhere. (It's a VISA giftcard.)

[TheGhzGuy]

7 hours ago, SSL said:

Knowing nothing about your friend's preferences for sound, the HD 558 or HD 598 SE would be a good place to start.

 

 

Bullshit.

That would make sense. (I should have mentioned that before, my bad! He prefers more of a flat sound curve. He tried Beats once and found hem awful. Same issue with my Jabbra Revo's, which are less bassy)

 

 

(BTW, that response of "Bullshit" was hilarious)