I am looking for headphones under 100. I have been suggested by one of my friend sennheiser urbanite should I go for these cans?
ok, so i guess the simplest way to break it down is that a headphone having your preferred sound signature is going to be the most important thing and is largely subjective. People could easily prefer a $100 pair of headphones to a $1,000 pair of headphones if the sound signature of the $100 headphones is what they prefer. Ideally you should go to a store with a range of brands and listen to a bunch of headphones, even ones well above your price range and then when you find one you really like the sound signature of, you can either buy it if its the right price, or look it up online, find out how audiophiles describe that headponeâs sound signature and then find a cheaper pair that has a similarly described sound signature. If you canât go to a store and find headphones you like, you might decide on a favorite genre of music, and then buy headphones that are described as good for that genre or at least find out what audiophiles say is good for that genre and find headphones with that described sound signature.
A lot of people really like sennheiser headphoneâs, but my Sennheiser 598s were the biggest disappointment of my audiophile life.
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@anon4458306, those are great but without knowing what the cans are supposed to be used for and even more important what the preferred sound signature is, they could be totally wrong for @Alston.
What is the best car? ⌠Depends, right? Same thing.
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Venture Electronics Monks. Best $5 you could spend :^)
But I second the SHP9500. Yes, sound signature is subjective but build quality isnât. Besides, you can always us an EQ.
Koss portapros are an oft-recommended budget option
The build isnât as great as others in that price range and no, you canât change headphones that lack low end into bass cans. You will only make them sound worse.
Pfft! Are you kidding me? With enough sound dampening materials and bass boost you can make a pair of Gradoâs sound like Beats 
But letâs just make a list of $100 headphones and describe their sound signature. From warm/dark sounding headphones(like the SHP9500) to bright headphones like Gradoâs S80eâs.
Yeah, worse, like I said. 
And the SHP9500 are anything but dark or warm.
And no, I wonât be recommending anything as long as I donât here a bit more from OP.
Because it really does not make any sense.
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chances are the OP is just backlinking to something they wrote or want to promote, you see it a lot in forums on the growth trajectory of L1T
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Youâre right, take a look at the profile.
UghâŚ
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If you want open back, or the best sound quality for the dollar, I have to agree with the Philips SHP9500. For home though where I donât mind having open back headphones, I use HD 558âs. To me, I would pick the Philips SHP9500âs over them as they sound basically the same to me, are just as comfortable, but are half the price!
If you want closed back/something to block outside noise, there are actually 2 REALLY good choices:
For the best sound/$, check out the Monoprice 8323 Hi-Fi DJ headphones. They are SUPER cheap ($16), built surprisingly well, removable cable, and have a very balanced sound that is easy to drive. I actually use these at work in the machine shop because they are so cheap that I donât mind what happens to them, yet are âgood enoughâ to satisfy my taste for all day wearing. Not the most comfortable pair, but they work.
If you want something like the Monoprice 8323, are OK with a super long coiled cable, and want something that is built like a tank with super balanced sound (like for music production), than the Sennheiser HD 280 Proâs come in at almost exactly $100, and are much more comfortable (for me at least) than the Monoprice cans. I would normally pick these over the Monoprice ones any day of the week, but at work I am in an oily/messy environment walking around, so the replaceable cable/cheap price of the Monoprice won out, and they are âgood enoughâ on comfort and overall quality that I seriously canât complain!
The current Sennheiser 4.** series are complete garbage. Sound quality is barely there, and they are just CHEAP in every way. There are so many good options out there though, so it is hard to recommend even just a few.
Shit, I think youâre rightâŚsigh. THIS IS WHY WE CANâT HAVE NICE THINGS!
ayyyyy
@alston, if youâre going to link to your own stuff, donât do it under false pretenses.
Just ask for critiques of your article, or ask what people here think of your recommendations.
SEO level: godlike. 
Mods, please, delete (donât just lock) the thread. And ban the motherfucker.
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I think thatâs a bit harsh. I link to my own writing occasionally, but only when itâs relevant to the discussion or educational for someone asking a question, or if it saves me writing a long, drawn out explanation all over again.
Others promote their youtube channels, books, and music (@wolfleben, @HEXcellerate, @Cavemanthe0ne, etc) without it being a problem.
I think the key is disclosure. This person was being dishonest to hit a little bit more CPM.
Exactly. And btw, this kind of âdishonestyâ is actually illegal in some countries, which is why youâve suddenly started seeing all those âfull disclosure: Iâm affiliated withâŚâ, âI was paid toâŚâ and âfull disclosure: Iâve got it for freeâŚâ prefaces in youtube videos a couple years ago.
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SHP9500 is great for the ~$60 and cheaper range. Highs are a bit grainy and it is a bit bass light when compared to much more expensive cans, but they are great picks at that price range.
Not sure if you need open or closed cans though. Other alternatives would be the HD 558, ATH-M40X, and Status Audio CB-1.
Iâm aware that itâs illegal, but itâs also entirely unenforceable. Itâs really up to the online community to decide where they want to draw the line.
Personally Iâm a fan of a less restrictive approach, as places like reddit largely use their anti-self promotion rules as leverage to entrench a certain platform or opinion instead of its âintendedâ use as anti-spam policy.
Point being: self promotion should be OK, as long as you arenât doing it on the sly.