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Originally Posted by Ark2
Anyone have any recommendations? I'm looking to spend up to a couple hundred dollars, don't really care what they look like but want great sound and durability. Any suggestions?
My apologies if a thread like this already exists. I searched the word "headphones" and came across a thread bashing NIN which got me so mad that I had to stop searching.
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I've owned a pair of Grado 60s and 80s and they're both quite good in my opinion. I didn't hear much difference between the two, so I would recommend the 60s to save a few bucks.
If you really want to improve the sound quality, and if you plan to use these headphones off your desktop / laptop, then I would recommend an amp / dac like:
http://www.nuforce.com/hp/products/iconudac2/
This will make a much more tangible impact on sound quality than the incremental differences between different brands. Obviously if you just plan to use the headphones with your ipod alone, then the amp / dac isn't very useful.
I've also heard the Beats headphones as my brother recently brought over a pair. They do noise cancel but they also quite noticeably increase the gain in the bass at the expense of the higher frequencies. It was very noticeable for me. If you prefer a more neutral headphone, I would not recommend the Beats.
