Really comfortable headphones for around 100$

[Grx]

Hey there, I'm looking to buy some pretty cheap headphones that I'd wear a lot. I'd like them to be over ear and open back, but I don't really care about sound quality. (I know, come at me xD)

 

I currently have a pair of Sennheiser HD 518 and I love them, but since the connector is stupidly long cause of the adapter (6.3 to 3.5mm) it has already broken 2 audio jacks, and don't have enough cash to get the 558's with the replaceable cable, so I was looking for some cheaper alternatives.

 

So, what do you guys recommend?

[revl8er]

The 558s are going for around $92 on Amazon right now.  

[Grx]

1 minute ago, revl8er said:

The 558s are going for around $92 on Amazon right now.  

Really? They're quite expensive in romania...

[revl8er]

Ah, ok that explains it then.  Not sure on the difference in price between the US and Romania.  You could try the Hyper x clouds, but the sound quality might be a bit lower than the 518s.  

[Grx]

3 minutes ago, revl8er said:

Ah, ok that explains it then.  Not sure on the difference in price between the US and Romania.  You could try the Hyper x clouds, but the sound quality might be a bit lower than the 518s.  

They're about 200$ (800 ron) here.

Are the HyperX's open back? From the pictures and a quick F3 search of a review they don't seem to be...

[Railgun]

I have the HyperX Cloud II's and they are on the high end of the comfort scale for $100 headphones

[Ordinarily_Greater]

3 hours ago, Grx said:

Hey there, I'm looking to buy some pretty cheap headphones that I'd wear a lot. I'd like them to be over ear and open back, but I don't really care about sound quality. (I know, come at me xD)

 

I currently have a pair of Sennheiser HD 518 and I love them, but since the connector is stupidly long cause of the adapter (6.3 to 3.5mm) it has already broken 2 audio jacks, and don't have enough cash to get the 558's with the replaceable cable, so I was looking for some cheaper alternatives.

 

So, what do you guys recommend?

Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger

[elira]

4 hours ago, Grx said:

Hey there, I'm looking to buy some pretty cheap headphones that I'd wear a lot. I'd like them to be over ear and open back, but I don't really care about sound quality. (I know, come at me xD)

 

I currently have a pair of Sennheiser HD 518 and I love them, but since the connector is stupidly long cause of the adapter (6.3 to 3.5mm) it has already broken 2 audio jacks, and don't have enough cash to get the 558's with the replaceable cable, so I was looking for some cheaper alternatives.

 

So, what do you guys recommend?

If the only problem is the connector, you can mod the cable and put a 3.5mm one or buy an adaptor like the cardas one. 

 

 

[spwath]

 doesn't the 518 have  replaceable cable?

[Grx]

17 hours ago, Railgun said:

I have the HyperX Cloud II's and they are on the high end of the comfort scale for $100 headphones

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13 hours ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Kingston HyperX Cloud Stinger

I'd prefer an open-back pair of headphones... I don't really like how closed-back headphones isolate the sound and the closed-back headphones I had in the past became uncomfortable if I wore them for long at a time, tough I haven't tested any other headphones...

11 hours ago, spwath said:

 doesn't the 518 have  replaceable cable?

Unfortunately not, that's only for 558's and up.

13 hours ago, elira said:

If the only problem is the connector, you can mod the cable and put a 3.5mm one or buy an adaptor like the cardas one. 

 

 

Will try, thanks!