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Koss PortaPro headset. Always wanted one as a kid, saw them again and bought them.
I love the porta pros. If they break you can replace the drivers with the koss ksc75, they're cheaper and sound slightly better imo and they clip right on to the porta pro headband.
Also, I highly recommend replacing the stock ear pads with yaxi pads, they're super comfortable and definitely worth an extra $12 if you wear them a lot.
Ty for the driver recommendation. Kid destroyed their pair almost instantly. Still dunno how.
Yes, the pads were totally worth importing from Japan through Austria to Germany, and only a bit over $12 then!
For me it's the Superlux HD681. Audiophile-quality sound for $25.
The deep bass, neutral mids, and near-perfect imaging and sound staging makes them ideal for games, movies, and music. It has an excellent pinna-related transfer function, so everything sounds like it's coming from in front of you and all around, rather than inside your head. Like being surrounded by speakers. In games you can pinpoint sounds with millimeter precision. And since they're so cheap, they don't have to be babied; when they break you just buy another pair and go about your day.
No joke, I've bought and returned $500 planar magnetic headphones that weren't as good as these. The only issue with them is that the highs can be a bit siblant, leading to harshness, but that can easily be EQed out or permanently fixed with a mod.
Seriously, just go buy a pair. I mean everyone reading this, even if you're not an enthusiast. They're so cheap, it's all but impossible to regret it.
Where are you finding these for $25? Cheapest I'm seeing is $40 (though still pretty cheap tbf)
And yeah even at $40 they're still a good deal. They have about a $10 build quality, though. However the $500+ sound quality more than makes up for it.
By the way, I forgot to mention that you should also get the velour ear pads mentioned in the modding guide I linked to earlier. The stock ones are too thin and as such they can cause ear pain. The velour also helps with bass response.
I'm embarrassed to admit this, but Amazon. They love to randomly jack the price up but it often drops back down to $25. You can set up a price watch on CamelCamelCamel.
The ones with the thin metal band that your hair always get caught in?
I remember the sound being worth the pain. Good looking too.
Yup, got not so much hair left now :-). Added some Xaxi pads for them, really worth the hassle getting.
TY for the recommendation!