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Russel Johnson
By Russel Johnson
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I made thread a few weeks ago asking for a pair of headphones for gaming in the $20-30 range. I went ahead and spent $40 on the Audio Technica M30s.

The headphones sound great and they offer clear sound unlike my old Turtle Beach x12's.

The only problem with the m30's I had which lead me to returning them is the pressure on my ears. The cushions arn't thick enough to keep my ears from touching the inside.

I need something that has more cushion, has sound as good as the m30's and good build quality since I had bad experiences with my turtle beach x12's breaking.

 

I order on Amazon because of their easy return policy.

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Sony MDR

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The Panasonic headphones look good, but I feel like I can shed a bit more money for better headphones. They look too cheap to actually be good.

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The Panasonic headphones look good, but I feel like I can shed a bit more money for better headphones. They look too cheap to actually be good.

They're somewhat well known for sounding good, but I think you'd be disappointed by the build quality. Hence the superlux recommendation. :)

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They're somewhat well known for sounding good, but I think you'd be disappointed by the build quality. Hence the superlux recommendation. :)

The reason I'm staying away from the Superlux is because I play a lot of FPS games and those are supposed to have ear piercing highs.

 

How about something in the $50 price range?

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The reason I'm staying away from the Superlux is because I play a lot of FPS games and those are supposed to have ear piercing highs.

 

How about something in the $50 price range?

The "ear-piercing highs" are supposedly fixed in the EVO version. I never used the original 681s so I cannot compare them but I have no problems with highs on my EVOs.

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The reason I'm staying away from the Superlux is because I play a lot of FPS games and those are supposed to have ear piercing highs.

 

How about something in the $50 price range?

 

The Pioneer SE-A1000 is $55...

PC Build in LTT Gallery - JBL J88 - Fostex T50RP (Modded) - Pioneer SE-A1000 vs audio-technica ATH-AD500X - Skullcandy Aviator  
audio-technica ATH-T400 - CHC Silverado and Laredo - Clip-On Headphone Roundup - Sony LinkBuds

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Yup, EVOs, are as name implies evolutionary step, only better. Both sound and design. And same price! :=) awesome deal.

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Yes, I'm now interested in the Evo's. Part of the reason why I break my headphones is the wire and either my chair caughting up in them, or someone tripping over them, I like how the cable pulls out.

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Well for solid build go monoprice 108323 then

 
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Well for solid build go monoprice 108323 then

 

 

I just ordered the Evo's I can stop the order but what should i go with? The monoprice of the Evo's both look good to me. What would be best for gaming.

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I just ordered the Evo's I can stop the order but what should i go with? The monoprice of the Evo's both look good to me. What would be best for gaming.

for gaming, evos

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for gaming, evos

Well thanks everyone, I got the white ones. They'll look great with my 600T white edition :D Tired of Black.

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Have you looked into different ear pads for the M30's?

I don't think they're removable.

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I don't think they're removable.

All earpads are removable, but I don't think new pads will help make M30's comfortable.

PC Build in LTT Gallery - JBL J88 - Fostex T50RP (Modded) - Pioneer SE-A1000 vs audio-technica ATH-AD500X - Skullcandy Aviator  
audio-technica ATH-T400 - CHC Silverado and Laredo - Clip-On Headphone Roundup - Sony LinkBuds

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Either way, I returned them to amazon and already ordered the Evo's

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Well i had the EVOs for a few days now and I love them, I can wear them for 12 hours without any kind of pain. The demi open back design also helps a lot with gaming, makes the sound feel a lot more natural, I've only had the chance to use closed back headphones and I gotta say open back is the way to go.

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