Best Headphones for around $40?

[Coastaltuba]

I was looking at the Razer Orcas, but if there are better ones out there, I would like to get my money's worth. I would prefer they were black, blue, red, or green, as those colors are used in my desktop pc.

Anybody that can help me?

 

[soundguruman]

There are no good headphones for $40. But you can get Sennheiser for about $80-100. The best headphones cover the entire ear, like a cup, and headphones that press foam pads against the ear lobe should be avoided.

 

[Coastaltuba]

Well, my budget only allows $45. And since I'm using on board sound, using sennheiser will only make me cry at how badly the audio sounds. With $45, I can get a good pair of headphones for on board audio, and when I upgrade my sound card next semester, i will do the same for headphones.

 

[gameranew22]

If you don't mind the look, I enjoyed these a lot before they got stolen from me after I fell asleep on a train in the Ukraine (they must be good then, right?)

http://www.amazon.com/Koss-PortaPro-Headphones-with-Case/dp/B00001P4ZH/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310781033&sr=8-1

 

[Coastaltuba]

I had those for awhile, but the cord was too short, and it constantly got snagged in my hair (long hair on a boy? IMPOSSIBLE!!! lol). I liked the sound, it was great, but I need something that is cushioned pretty much all around.

 

[gameranew22]

Hmm, what about these? Pretty short chord too I think, but longer than the Koss one and over-the ear cushioned. I've tried them out and i think the cushioning and sound were pretty great for the price.

 

[Coastaltuba]

Was there supposed to be a link?

 

[gameranew22]

o! oops, sorry. Here http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=retro+panasonic&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13818997124187542251&sa=X&ei=VPogToHJKoK0sAOY8uFW&ved=0CEYQ8wIwAg

 

[gameranew22]

godammit... http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-RP-HTX7-W1-Monitor-Headphones-White/dp/B001AUGV98

 

[Coastaltuba]

lol...those actually look pretty good, the color isn't what I would like, but that isn't what matters anyway. I think I'm going to choose between these and the orcas.

 

[jacobboe89]

I was looking at the Razer Orcas, but if there are better ones out there, I would like to get my money's worth. I would prefer they were black, blue, red, or green, as those colors are used in my desktop pc.

Anybody that can help me?

there is a $20 pair of sony headphones that can be picked up at walmart, they are the larger over ear style but they are descent for $20 , maybe just as important as the headphones is what is driving them , i have seen a dedicated headphone amplifier in a crutchfield catalog , but i have never experienced one , i will say that yamaha stereo receivers have very high powered headphone output , i checked with a volt meter and got some close to 20-30 volts which would explain the tingle i was feeling as well as my hunch that nothing else had ever driven my headphones quite like this

 

[Coastaltuba]

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