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My cousins birthday is Friday and he seems to listen to a lot of music through these cheap skull candy headphones. What are the best headphones for under $100usd, strictly listening to music. Thanks

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audio technica ath-m50

 

They're $115 on amazon last I checked. They've been rated some of the best headphones by lifehacker, gizmodo, and endgadget at separate times throughout 2012-now.

 

Worth it to spend $15 extra to get something so highly rated.

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audio technica ath-m50

 

They're $115 on amazon last I checked. They've been rated some of the best headphones by lifehacker, gizmodo, and endgadget at separate times throughout 2012-now.

 

Worth it to spend $15 extra to get something so highly rated.

 

Oh my fuck.

 

OP, consider Sennheieser HD 518. Maybe Shure 440 for that closed headphone experience. Sennheiser 439 wouldn't be bad if you like a bit more bass.

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audio technica ath-m50

 

They're $115 on amazon last I checked. They've been rated some of the best headphones by lifehacker, gizmodo, and endgadget at separate times throughout 2012-now.

 

Worth it to spend $15 extra to get something so highly rated.

Yea, I've been looking at reviews for those for the last hour lol

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Oh my fuck.

 

OP, consider Sennheieser HD 518. Maybe Shure 440 for that closed headphone experience. Sennheiser 439 wouldn't be bad if you like a bit more bass.

He listens to a lot of dubstep, I don't know if he really cares about bass. But I don't really want to ask either lol

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He listens to a lot of dubstep, I don't know if he really cares about bass. But I don't really want to ask either lol

 

Well, yeah, the genre is generally good to know. Forgot to mention the ATH M40x, it's what people should be recommending and buying now over the M50. It's basically the same phone but for cheaper and with a removable cable.

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SMS Audio Street by 50 Star Wars headphones are great.

Lol dude

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SMS Audio Street by 50 Star Wars headphones are great.

You sold me at star wars  

 

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To bad its a shit joke that he is pulling, because he is a troll that thinks he is the funniest thing ever. 

They are a legitimately ass headphone. 

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To bad its a shit joke that he is pulling, because he is a troll that thinks he is the funniest thing ever. 

They are a legitimately ass headphone. 

It worse than ass... 

Ot: ath-m40x is a good choice.

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It worse than ass... 

Ot: ath-m40x is a good choice.

Utterly anus. 

SRH440's too. 

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LOL 100 DOLLAR GIFT CARD WITH IT? so 99 bucks. that's still really bad

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I'll sum up what people are saying: M40x, Shr440, Hd518.

Don't forget SMS Audio Street by 50 Star Wars...

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Don't forget SMS Audio Street by 50 Star Wars...

 

go shitpost in off topic or something please.

 

 

 

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Does he want them for portable use? Or just home?

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Does he want them for portable use? Or just home?

I would say both, he goes out bicycling a lot

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Well thanks everyone I think I will get him the audio technica ath-m40x

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Don't forget SMS Audio Street by 50 Star Wars...

Thinking of getting those myself.  :)

They have a nice four star rating on Amazon!

 

Well thanks everyone I think I will get him the audio technica ath-m40x

 

Hope he's happy with them, I'm thinking of getting a headphone for a friend too.

 

go shitpost in off topic or something please.

ur mean!

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I would say both, he goes out bicycling a lot

I don't really recommend over ears for biking especially because you need to hear cars around you. I used to bike with 1 iem in but I wouldn't really recommend that either haha. Sony MDR 7506 is another option for under $100. 

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What about the Sennheiser HD280s? I see good reviews for those and they're in the same price range.

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What about the Sennheiser HD280s? I see good reviews for those and they're in the same price range.

 

They aren't the most comfortable thing in the world, but they sound good enough.

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M40x are pretty comfortable. 

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