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greenMonkey:

--- Quote from: flag of fire ---Those triport headphones are awesome... I keep meaning to buy a pair, but then, with my iPod, it's useless as everything's already so compressed.  Damn 128kbps AAC... I wish FLAC was supported (and had a better compression ratio)

--Nick
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Compression is an issue, yes.  I rip my CD's to 320kbps VBR Mp3's, and that seems to help, but it also takes a lot more space.

Nuance:
I've got a pair of Grados 125s, which I'm absolutely in love with.  Their clarity is absurd, but they're an open design, so its not going to isolate that well.

At the $50 dollar range I've found the Sony in-ear buds (the deep in ear ones, like ear plugs) to be absolutely solid, but you have to be careful because they've got a set for $45 bucks that sound like crap and a set for $50 bucks that sound about an order of magnitude better.  Sadly, its hard as hell to tell them apart.

Hmmmm...apparently I'm not helpful at all.

greenMonkey:
I have a deep hatred of earbuds.  They hurt my ears and most of the pairs I've listened too (which, I admit, is really only basic iPod and sony earbuds, along with my friend's $30 pair) can't rival the sound quality of equivalent costing over the ear headphones.

Splunkle:

--- Quote from: Mikendher ---BE WARY OF SENNHEISERS! They are very good at isolation, but not the best for accurate sound. If you want the closest to a flat and accurate response across the board, I suggest either the:

AKG K240 M (which are just under 100$)

or

SONY MDR-V150 (which are about 30$)

both have accurate sound, the AKGs are better but more pricy.

The Audio-technica ATH-M40fs are also decent at about $100, but not as good as the AKGs.
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Allow me to qualify your post:  Be wary of the Sennheiser DJ range, which is the HD2xx IIRC.  They boost the bass, which DJ's NEED.  But if you are an audiophile, you may not love.  I have a pair of 202's, and I quite like them - even with the bass boost.  Its not really that big a deal, and most people like a bit more bass in music.  But the reality is that no headphone beneath $200 australian (about US$150) will give a highly accurate frequency response.  You won't care unless you are an audiophile though.

Mr reccomendation is borrow some friends headphones and listen to variety of tracks you know really well from different genres.  Then get the headphones you liked best.

Spartan Pho3nix:
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It's generally agreed that the HD280s have terrible bass response. I generally have to boost it up a few decibels to level it out. HD280s are flat throughout mids, but drop for highs and lows.

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