Recommend some good headphones please


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Ok, my Sony v150's are shot to hell and I'm going to kill myself if I have to deal with the crap they give me much longer. Anyways, I need new headphones and haven't been able to find any one set I could settle on. I have a few requirements that really make things tougher. I don't want ear buds, but I want closed ear in the same fashion of the v150's. Also, I need at least decent sound and nothing over like $60. I was looking at Seinheiser, but they're sets tend to be open eared and I don't want that. Any ideas?

I use the Sony MDR-D66's with my iRiver, they complement each other extremely well and are extremely comfortable. ( Plus the colours nearly match. ) Though they're a bit more than what you'd be looking to spend, there's always the option of the D22's which are closer to your price range. Either way, check out audiocubes and give em a look, they're definitely worth the purchase if you choose to do so. :D

Radio Shack has their Pro355A Titanium headphones on sale for $20 (half-price). I have an older version of these.

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?cata...%5Fid=33%2D1222

They also have larger set on sale for $40.

http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?cata...%5Fid=33%2D1182

You can get the Sony MDR-V300 for less than $50.

http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP....2fStudioMonitor

See, the reason I like the sony's is because of the small size even though they are closed ear. The 300's look awesome but the chord is 10ft long and that's just too much to walk around the streets with.

The Sein's look awesome but they are ginormous.

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id get the sony ear-budded. I bought jap versions, and they're the best earphones ive ever used. the name for it is "nude-ex" weird right? :D

The EX70's aren't that spectacular.

Anyways, I'm still recommending you consider the D22 Eggos, they're cheaper than the D66's, but they sound excellent and are just as comfortable. :happy:

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gah, you people are not reading. I have decided on the 212's from sein, but am not sure exactly what size they are. I jus tneed a picture of them next to someone's hand or cellphone or iriver or something, preferably a hand. The only other pair I would consider is the d22 eggo's but the cord is only 1.5 feet long and I don't want to use the remote on my iriver, so they are out of the question.

gah, you people are not reading. I have decided on the 212's from sein, but am not sure exactly what size they are. I jus tneed a picture of them next to someone's hand or cellphone or iriver or something, preferably a hand. The only other pair I would consider is the d22 eggo's but the cord is only 1.5 feet long and I don't want to use the remote on my iriver, so they are out of the question.

i was readin but stop at the half ;)

really i dont have the pic sry, i still have my ol mdr-g52 :wacko:

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gah, you people are not reading. I have decided on the 212's from sein, but am not sure exactly what size they are. I jus tneed a picture of them next to someone's hand or cellphone or iriver or something, preferably a hand. The only other pair I would consider is the d22 eggo's but the cord is only 1.5 feet long and I don't want to use the remote on my iriver, so they are out of the question.

Fair enough, just thought I'd give em a second recommendation.

Though the cord isn't 1.5 Feet long, it's 1.5 feet, without the extension, it comes with a secondary cord that extends it to around 4 feet, mainly meant for people who do have devices with remotes to have a choice of lengths.

They're exactly the same size, the only difference is that the drivers are smaller, and the headband is plastic instead of the metal/wire headband that the D66's have. ( The pictures I posted were of my D66's, but I've used both sets. )

They both fold up the same though.

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