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Alright guys, I'm going to start off by saying what I want in headphones, and ones I'm currently considering. If you have any feedback on what I should get please tell me!

 

First things first, I listen to pretty much everything. I am a basshead, however I want the heavy bass kicks to be felt and heard with a good punch without drowning out the mid and treble's. I want to get some over ear headphones that I can listen to for hours without having any discomfort. My price range is top'd out at $150 and what I am currently looking at are as follows:

 

Audio-Technica ATH-M50

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Sony Pulse Elite

I will be using them mostly sitting at a desk at work or doing homework in starbucks on my macbook so I want something REALLY flashy(Complete sarcasam, I hate hipsters as much as Eric Cartman hates hippies.) In all honesty though I will be doing homework and using them at work so noise cancellation is a must. Also, I don't have an exact preferance on the looks.

 

Thanks before-hand guys!

 

 

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Alright with all of this in mind. I feel that the Audio Techna's are a well rounded product. Can someone give me a final opinion between the ATH-WS77 and the ATH-M50?

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Shure 440 with 840 pads or DT770 if you can find them in your price range. The M50 is not as good in noise isolation since it is practically an on ear headphone because of the small cups. 

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Logitech UE6000s are really nice--I ended up opting for them rather than ATH-m50s, and they have noise cancellation, although its not amazing... But they sound great, and they can be had for $90

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Shure 440 with 840 pads or DT770 if you can find them in your price range. 

 

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http://headphones.com.au/psingle?productID=477

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http://headphones.com.au/psingle?productID=826

 

something portable might be nice, the m50's may be a bit big for out of home use imo.

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Spend $50 more and get a pair of Bose QC15's. I have a pair. Over two years with them, they have held up, kept their noise cancellation, and are still very comfortable with superb audio quality.

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Bose QC15's..... with superb audio quality.

You've clearly never tried a decent pair of headphones. 

 

The only thing bose has going for them is noise cancellation, the audio quality otherwise is all sub-par. 

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You've clearly never tried a decent pair of headphones. 

 

The only thing bose has going for them is noise cancellation, the audio quality otherwise is all sub-par. 

These are decent...they beat a lot of other headphones. They are pretty good for the price I paid. I do sometimes sit and wish I had a pair of Bowers and Wilkins P7's.

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What about your COP in the classifides?

Oh yeah that too lol :)

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Alright with all of this in mind. I feel that the Audio Techna's are a well rounded product. Can someone give me a final opinion between the ATH-WS77 and the ATH-M50?

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Alright with all of this in mind. I feel that the Audio Techna's are a well rounded product. Can someone give me a final opinion between the ATH-WS77 and the ATH-M50?

 

You just got a bunch of opinions. Time to pick your poison.

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Already suggested, the ol NannerBeans has a pair in the classifieds. ;)

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lol COP costs $300 in Australia, they can be pretty good if you can get it for $150US

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i have the senn's hd380 pro, they have a very controlled bass for the price, stomping the ath-m50 ( i have it too)
but if you want a little kick in high pitch noise (female voice), try the beyerdynamic dt770

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Get planars. T50RP is sub $150, or save more to get better planars, such as the HE400. They're well worth it....

 

Stock T50RP's sound like garbage.

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