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Former sound engineer here. The best large diaphragm in your price range is the Sony MDR-7506. It's a stunning headphone for the price. Almost every professi
by drewcrawford 16y ago
Former sound engineer here.
The best large diaphragm in your price range is the Sony MDR-7506. It's a stunning headphone for the price. Almost every professional recording studio I know has a couple from that product line on hand.
As others have pointed out, there are a couple of good earbuds in your price range, but this runs against your preference. Earbud sound depends a great deal on fit, and it's harder (==$$$$) to get good bass reproduction on something that small than it is to get it on an overear pair.
- pie 16y agoI came here to say this too. Other headphones have come and gone, but I always have a pair of MDR-7506 around. They are incredibly sturdy and well designed, and while they may shape the sound slightly, are very detailed (including decent bass) even at low volumes.
- karanbhangui 16y agoAgreed. I was living in California for the past 4 months and picked up these for $99 bucks on Amazon. Came the next day. My friend bought some expensive $300+ noise canceling Bose ones. I think placebo effect made them sound marginally better than my already awesome headphones. After about a month, i listened to his again and there was distortion or some lack of clarity in the sound. To this day, my Sony MDR-7506 Professionals have served me very very well. Crisp, true sound.
- karanbhangui 16y agohttp://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR7506-Professional-Diaphragm-Headphone/dp/B000AJIF4E http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDR7506-Professional-Diaphragm-He... Seems to be even cheaper now, sitting at around 80 bucks.
- deutronium 16y agoForgive my ignorance, but is it necessary to use an amp with these or is an mp3 player itself able to drive them?