What are some good headphones?

[Spartan923]

My current pair are kinda falling apart more and more and ive been thinking about getting some new ones
prefer over the ear cups whatever i dont know what to call them

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[Dragonslayer182]

How are you going to use the headphones?

[Spartan923]

casual use i guess, music, games
quality is nice too
-- stuff i just saw that i can actually order the parts that are falling apart
well uh thanks tho

[synthesispandabot]

ear cups

[Bacon Pancakes]

hnnnggg
im paranoid to put my headphones on now :c

[Brickmaster]

Sennheiser HD 429's are the headphones I have.

[SiliconCactus]

http://www.head-fi.org/a/headphone-buying-guide

[takato14]

AKG Q701

best thing you can get anywhere near the price these days

if you want in-ears, get an Etymotic ER-4PT (its more expensive though)

[Heitmeyer²]

V-Moda Crossfade LP

[takato14]

V-Moda Crossfade LP

Absolutely not. Overpriced basshead trash with semi-decent build quality at best.

[Heitmeyer²]

Absolutely not. Overpriced basshead trash with semi-decent build quality at best.

Well I'm not a headphone addict, but these cans seem pretty good for me.

[Dragonslayer182]

Absolutely not. Overpriced basshead trash with semi-decent build quality at best.

I thought crossfades were supposed to be extremely durable?

OT: Sony MDR-v6's, and a modmic

[takato14]

I thought crossfades were supposed to be extremely durable?

OT: Sony MDR-v6's, and a modmic

Durable =/= good build quality

OT:
the V6 is a good choice in the <$100 range, but only if you get the right pair of earpads to tame the treble resonations

also I think it's been discontinued so you'll have to order the studio version, the MDR-7506, instead

IME Beyerdynamic EDT-231V pads work the best but they kind of fit weird

Beyerdynamic EDT-250V pads are supposed to fit better and provide a similar sound, but I haven't tested this so take that with a grain of salt

[SiliconCactus]

AKG Q701

worth noting that these can benefit very much from even a budget amp as they're quite hard to power

[takato14]

worth noting that these can benefit very much from even a budget amp as they're quite hard to power

They're not a difficult load at all actually, but they will reveal source issues so getting a well-designed source would cause significant improvement.

An HT-Omega Claro Halo is a good match if you don't want a desk ornament.

An Objective2/ODAC combo will make them loving sing.

A Matrix M-Stage would work well too.