Good headphones?

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I need a pair of really good headphones.
It has to be excellent sound quality, and I also have some issues of hard things touching my ears.
So it's pretty challenging.

Anyone knows a pair that meet these criteria?

EDIT: Oh, and no fancy stuff, just plain stereo.
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I love good sound quality, but sometimes voices from HQ-music freaks me out!

you should seek a Hifi shop that lets you try headphones before you buy them. i can recommend the denon AHD series. i own a pair of AHD 501 and i love them. they are so comfortable and sound great. the more expensive AHD 1001 has gotten superb reviews and fits more firmly on your head than 501, which tends to fall off. i easily modified my pair though to give them higher friction against the skull.

Either AKG K-240M's or Sennheiser HD380's. The Sennheisers are probably more comfortable than the 240's, though. At the same time I have a set of 240's and they are comfortable a lot of the times, but they can get uncomfortable when using them for several hours at a time. --Both of these are pretty much industry standard monitoring headphones for studio and music production, so they are very accurate, and don't color the sound.

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I like my Sony MDR-7506 cans.
I even carry them to school in their little vinyl bag.
I was using earbuds for a long time, and still do in my weight lifting class with my shuffle, but when I want to shut out the world and concentrate on studies, or just listen to my music.. it's the Sony's!

I originally got them when I was just getting started with home music recording.
The foam pads are replaceable, they are built really well, and the cord is plenty long... maybe too long for some folks, but then I pretty much wear pants/shorts/skirts with baggy pockets that can easily hold my iPod and some of the cord.

Grado Sr-80's best value around and true audiophile quality

Skull Candy Hesh

picked up these the other day, the bass is phenominal ^.^

Audio-technica Quiet-Point Noise cancelling headphones. Quality sound even without the cancelling. Very comfy soft cans the fit over the ears and easily adjustable.

Thank you for all the responses!
I will see if I can manage to get to a hi-fi store, even though I don't like it. But hey, that's life.
I think I'll first try the Sennheiser HD380's.. sounds very nice

Everyone is welcome to keep comming with ideas...

xander im sorry but plz leave this thread immediately, lol dont get skullcandy, ever or bose for that matter

www.head-fi.org to get lost in the world of headphones,

if you want something trendy, try the audio technica ES7's



but the best value around are the Grado Sr-60's, Ive got my sr-80 cans on right now, both of these are known for being good with rock/metal ( overall bright sound)
if you got some cash the beyerdynamic dt770 pro version are great overall cans with some great bass, good for rap/hiphop + movies

the sony md75 or md6 's are also good value, if you only wanna spend 10$ on some supercheap good sound phones check out the koss sportclips, if you can findem their the best kept secret in the world of headphones, also if you can find a sub 40$ pair of koss portapro's another pair of cheapo phones with great sound at that pricepoint.

also, for the super trendy

Audio technica SQ5's




Check out the guide @

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/headph ... de-271258/

Lol... It's good with some humor in this forum too..

Anyway, as I tried to explain, I am not looking for anything trendy, actually I would prefer if it was just neutral.
But the soundquality has to be good, and MOST important is according to my sensory issues...

Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see anyone speak about open and closed headphones.

The comment about the Grado's made me think of it.

You should consider where you are going to be using your headphones.

If you get one of the open design (does Grado make any closed designs?), your sound will 'spill' out for other people to hear if you turn them up much or if you sit close to other people.

I see that libraries are posting signs up about this now.

Just a thought.....

wsmac has a legit point, the grado's are open but portable, the dt770's are closed but not portable. all of the headphones ive suggested so far are all very good in the SQ arena ( compared to headphones bought at any brick&mortar store, not other audiophile quality cans per se)

how about this, I kinda enjoy talking headphones so answer these questions and Ill throw a couple suggestions your way.

how much you looking to spend? What kind of music do you mainly listen to or want your headphones to compliment best? do they have to be 100% portable, are you comfortable with wearing semi portable cans, or does it not matter at all and you want the best sounding full sized cans at your pricepoint regardless of portability. is sound isolation/sound leakage alright or are you going to be using these regularly in places like a library where no sound can leak at all ( sound isolation/closed headphones reverberate within the headphones generally reducing SQ)

would you be willing to add 50$ to your budget for a stepup in quality?

that bout covers it, have fun.

PHILLIPS SHS390
they're pretty unique, they're about $40 australian and they wrap around the back of your head as opposed to the top like most ones do.
the sound qualitys crystal clear even at loud volumes and with extra bass i've had no worries with distortion.
they're also padded fairly heavily on the edges which makes them ideal with the no noise spillage thing.

I was looking to spend about 140$, but I'm always willing to offer more if needed.
Well... I listen to all kind of music , but if they were going to be specific it would be Pop/Soft Rock.
They have no need to be portable what-so-ever, since I'm not much out with my equipment.
As long as the sound is not as "leaking" as it is from my Stereo-system it's okay with me
When I'm listening to music i will be in my room. And I don't feel the same need for privacy here.
Also, when I am out I'm not hearing anything private. (That sounded wrong somehow, anyway you know what I mean, Documentarys etc.)

It would also be perfect if anyone knew a clip microphone I could attach, just for use with Skype and Teamspeak.

As I said, I'm always willing to offer more.
The only difference between open and closed is sound leaking, right?
It's not like with subwoofers is it?

Gosh, I'm a HiFi freak that doesn't even know this

Open and closed headphones differs on several points. Open doesn't protect against noise, while closed in many cases does isolate noise, so if you're going to use them on public transport or in a car i strongly recommend closed. And, as someone else said, closed doesn't leak your music. But closed headphones, particularly those of poor quality, often has a certain kind of sound. Kind of dark, honky, sound, which you probably don't want. But with a budget of $140, I'm sure there are many great closed as well as open headphones.

Try before you buy so you know you're not going to end up disappointed. I once again recommend Denon AH-D501 (or 1001 or higer). They are closed, isolate noise, doesn't leak much, but somehow, even though closed, has a surprisingly clear and nonhonky and noncolored sound. And I find them extremely comfortable and pretty light-weight. And that modification i was talking about is mostly for wearing 501s when travelling. And it was really easy. And it didn't void my warranty (IANAL).

EDIT: If you live in Denmark, I think the Denons are sold at Hifiklubben.