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ielerol:
Currently I have two pairs of headphones, those sony behind-the-head things they sell in Best Buys and Walmarts everywhere, and ipod earbuds. I'm looking to upgrade, but I don't have a lot of extra cash right now and I have no frame of reference or "educated ear" to keep me from cringing at relatively cheap stuff.

I already know I'm willing to trade sound quality for isolation to shut out the dubious musical choices of the boys living across from me and the giggling girls I am currently trying not to hate.

I have been recommended Sennheiser HD 280, but $70 is a lot of ramen and off-brand cereal. Looking at Headroom has led me to believe that the HD 201 and HD 205 would both be acceptable. I guess my question is, does anyone know if the extra money for the 205 is worth it?

Or are there any other recommendations for headphones less than $50? Aside from comfort and isolation, I'll be using these primarily with my laptop, so low impedance is important too.

Rilian:
might I suggest the Head-Fi forums for headphone recommendations.

Although I'm not sure what they have in your price range, I personally find In Ear Monitors far, far better at isolating, as well as having spectacular sound compared to full sized headphones, you can find quite a few at Headroom, so you really might want take look in that direction

thelightguy:
If you're looking for true headphones, Sony makes a few good ones in the $50 range...  Look for the ones that actually cup over the ear.

--Nick

Inlander:
I just recently went from earphones (i.e.: buds in the ear) to headphones (big things covering the ear) and I'm loving every minute of it.  Ditch the buds, go the whole hog.  I can't make any brand recommendations; however, and keeping in mind that I have no idea how expensive you're willing to go, I would strongly advise against getting super-duper top-of-the-line incredibly expensive headphones: very little music is recorded to such a perfectionist degree that it can withstand such high levels of scrutiny.  You'll start hearing all the little scrapes and bumps and background noises that were going on in the studio and all the imperfections in the notes, especially if you listen to older music.

Luke C:
Sennheisers are a good bet because even their cheapest headphones are pretty good.

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