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Kind of a broad thing to ask, but I need a pair of headphones to replace computer speakers. If they can handle music and gaming then I'll be happy, especially if there is a decent amount of bass response. I know sub $100 would be difficult, but its definitely got to be sub $200.
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Audio Technica ATH-M50
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Dollar Tree has some great ones!
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As long as you don't need a huge soundstage, I'm a big fan of the Grado sr80 for that price range.
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I have Sennheiser, they rock.
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Audio Technica ATH-M50
I second these. I just got a pair (After various Sennhesiers and even a pair of Beats, which was a horrible mistake) and I absolutely love them. Amazing sound for the price.
Edit: They are one of the highest rated items on Amazon as well.
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The people on TV sho do seem to enjoy these: Look how happy they are in the pics.
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did you say broads?
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Audio Technica ATH-M50
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ATH-M50 it is then. Guess I should start putting some money away towards 'em.
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Remember that good headphones alone won't get you good sound, you have to also consider the source. Buy a sound card if you don't have one and look for high quality audio files. I got the Xonar DG for $30, even a $30 sound card is better than integrated sound.
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you have to burn in good headphones, btw. you can get software to do it for you. i did it to my sennheiser ear plugs and it changed them so much it was insane. they went from like ugh why did i spend the money on these to omg these are amazing! 
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I looked these Audio Technica ATH-M50 up and do like what I see, they are on my list to get one day.
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you have to burn in good headphones, btw. you can get software to do it for you. i did it to my sennheiser ear plugs and it changed them so much it was insane. they went from like ugh why did i spend the money on these to omg these are amazing!
Any recommendations on software? Never heard of this process.
Edit: Also, ikkoikki, I'd have to buy either a USB sound processor or find a decent pci-express card for my laptop.
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You don't need special software to burn in headphones, they burn in naturally through use. Typically it takes 100 hours. Just listen to them normally and they will burn in through gradual use.
oh you have a laptop. Ok, n/m. Just get high quality audio files then.
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Can't really go wrong with Sennheiser anything pretty much. I bought some earbuds from them a few days ago
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well you either burn it in with music you regularly listen to or you use a program that flips between the various frequencies that do it the best for every music. i used a program to do it and just buried them under crap so i wasn't listening to it the whole time.
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Sure, you can do it that way, I just don't think it's necessary. Plus it's a bit of a hassle.
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I like my Bose noise-cancelling headphones.
They're awesome.
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Sure, you can do it that way, I just don't think it's necessary. Plus it's a bit of a hassle.
lol what? i press start and put a sweat shirt over my phones. SUCH A HASSLE!  makes my isht sound a billion times better in like 4 days instead of it taking months.
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Some people say "burn in" doesn't even exist, others debate what the best way to burn in headphones is. It's a bit of a controversial subject especially since what sounds good is a subjective thing.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-20061153-47.html
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that's nice. it made mine sound different. *shrug*
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Sony or Sennheiser, imo.
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Headphones just came today. They're great. Honestly, I can't compare them side-by-side, but I think these sound better than the $330 Sennheiser MM-550s I had previously purchased
Any of use a headphone amplifier? Is it necessary?
An amp is most certainly not necessary for these. Glad you like them though. I have been convincing all my friends to sell their overpriced Beats and to get a pair of these.
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Trying to convince people that the Beats actually suck is a losing battle in my experience.
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Trying to convince people that the Beats actually suck is a losing battle in my experience.
Not with college kids. When you can convince them that they can have superior sound quality for a fraction of the price it tends to get their attention.
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Then they just go "but the Beats are cool man! Dr. Dre dude! It's a fashion statement that says I'm cool".
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Then they just go "but the Beats are cool man! Dr. Dre dude! It's a fashion statement that says I'm cool".
I have literally never once in my life heard those words muttered.
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You must hang around much smarter people than me.
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ikkoikki posted:
Then they just go "but the Beats are cool man! Dr. Dre dude! It's a fashion statement that says I'm cool".
I have literally never once in my life heard those words muttered.
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-Kiande- posted:
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Then they just go "but the Beats are cool man! Dr. Dre dude! It's a fashion statement that says I'm cool".
I have literally never once in my life heard those words muttered.
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The only person who cries out Dr. Dre's name is Eminem on every song he records.
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The only person who cries out Dr. Dre's name is Eminem on every song he records.
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V-Moda crossfade M-80 or wait for another sale on the Denon D2000
you might want to look at head-fi.org
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the_great_intex posted:
Can't really go wrong with Sennheiser anything pretty much. I bought some earbuds from them a few days ago
The high end Sennheisers, anyway. They're all best in the industry. But the low, value models (which they just started making) are kind of crappy, even for the value price.
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Mike_the_Red_MT posted:
The high end Sennheisers, anyway. They're all best in the industry.
Id take a high end Ortho or electrostatic over sennheisers dynamic flagship.
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