Which are the better headphones?

I'm getting a iPod touch for Christmas and I'm looking for headphones that could I could use on road trips or airplanes. I narrowed the choices down to these two:

http://beatsbydre.com/products/Products.aspx?pid=B3808

or

http://www.bose.ca/controller?url=/shop_online/headphones/noise_cancelling_headphones/quietcomfort_15/index.jsp

I work at Best Buy so I get a good discount on the headphones. On the Dr Dre headphones I'd be getting them for about $210 and the Bose ones I'd be getting for about $250. Any input is appreciated.

You shouldn't waste your money on either of those. Bose and Beats are both terribly overpriced and overrated.krazykillaz

I agree.

Get the Sennheiser HD 202's. They are absolutely amazing. Barely any sound comes in, and no noise leakage either. Amazing headphones, especially for the price. Great company too.

Don't think about Beats or Bose. Waaay to expensive for the little you get.

Neither of them are really that good. The Beats probably sound better, but they're just too overpriced to justify them

For portable headphones check out Shure SE530s( just ordered them), Audio Technica ES7( currently have them), UE Triple Fi 10 Pro( I think these are 100 bucks on Amazon)

Neither of them are really that good. The Beats probably sound better, but they're just too overpriced to justify them

For portable headphones check out Shure SE530s( just ordered them), Audio Technica ES7( currently have them), UE Triple Fi 10 Pro( I think these are 100 bucks on Amazon)

DivergeUnify

If you want to spend that much on headphones, get these instead.

Neither of them are really that good. The Beats probably sound better, but they're just too overpriced to justify them

For portable headphones check out Shure SE530s( just ordered them), Audio Technica ES7( currently have them), UE Triple Fi 10 Pro( I think these are 100 bucks on Amazon)

DivergeUnify

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Neither of them are really that good. The Beats probably sound better, but they're just too overpriced to justify them

For portable headphones check out Shure SE530s( just ordered them), Audio Technica ES7( currently have them), UE Triple Fi 10 Pro( I think these are 100 bucks on Amazon)

Da_lil_PimP

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Neither of them are really that good. The Beats probably sound better, but they're just too overpriced to justify them

For portable headphones check out Shure SE530s( just ordered them), Audio Technica ES7( currently have them), UE Triple Fi 10 Pro( I think these are 100 bucks on Amazon)

chAzN93

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Neither of them are really that good. The Beats probably sound better, but they're just too overpriced to justify them

For portable headphones check out Shure SE530s( just ordered them), Audio Technica ES7( currently have them), UE Triple Fi 10 Pro( I think these are 100 bucks on Amazon)

DivergeUnify

beatsbydre are so overpriced. and nowhere near as good for the price. and NEVER GET BOSE. gimme a sec, ill get the epic post from whatcd.

for the price of the dre dre's you could get sennheiser 650's.. which are pretty much the best you can get before getting close to 1 thowsand dollars.

I'm rather cheap but I want good headphones. ($0-25)

iem
JVC HA-FX 33/34 "Marshmallow"
JVC HA-FX 66 "Air Cushion"
JVC HA-FX 55
These ones are about $25

ear-clip
Koss KSC-75
This one can usually be found for between $5 and $20

earbud
JVC gumy Usually around $10
Yuin PK3 Usually around $50



I'm not that cheap, I just want something value ($50-100)

iem
Denon C351
Creative EP630
Sennheiser CX300
Westone 1 (about $100 for these ones)
j-jays
Etymotic ER6i
Shure SE115
Denon C551


Full-Size
iGrado
Grado SR60 One HELL of a good deal.
Grado SR80
Alessandro MS1
Denon D1000/D1001
Ranges from $50-100, ascending in price

Earbuds
Yuin PK2 Usually around $80

I have some money to spend on headphones and I want something great ($100-200)

iem
Westone 1
D-Jays
Etymotic ER4p
Shure SE210
Denon C700/750/751
Ultimate Ears Super.Fi 5 pro
All these are closer to $150, give or take a bit

Full Size
Audiotechnica AD700
Grado SR125
Grado SR225Beyerdynamic DT770
Shure SRH 840

I have more than $200 to spend.

iem
UE Triple Fi 10
Shure SE420
Shure SE530
Westone 2
Westone 3
Sennheiser IE8
Livewires
FreQ Shows
These range from about $250 to $350 (Triple.Fi, SE530, Westone 3, IE8 are generally considered four of the best universals you can purchase)

Full Size
Grado SR325is (Do note, these are very love/hate; Extremely agressive compared to regular grados. Try them before you buy them, for sure)
Alessandro MS2/MS2i
Audiotechnica AD900
Sennheiser HD600
Sennheiser HD650
AKG K701
Denon D2000
These are all between $200 and $300 .

I have so much money, if I don't spend as much as I can I will not be happy. I also like to make people jealous.

iem
Westone ES3X
UE 10pro
UE 11pro
These range from $600 (ES3X) to well over $1000 (UE11)

full size
Denon D5000
Denon D7000
Sennheiser HD800
Sony SA5000
Grado RS2
Grado RS1
Alessandro MS Pro
Grado PS1000
Grado GS1000
Audiotechnica W5000
Audiotechnica AD2000
Stax Omega II

Things not to buy at all
Bose anything: You're paying for the brand, not for the product. They would be fantastic - If they were about $100 cheaper, for their headphones. Much better headphones exist at much lower prices.

Skullcandy: Think of taking the cheapest crap you can find, putting on an ugly skull logo, painting it in tacky colors that would appeal to children

If you want to spend that much on headphones, get these instead.

Luminouslight

No. For the love of all that is good and holy, no.

For that money I'd recommend a pair of Sleek Audio SA6's, probably the best for-the-money IEMs on the market (especially if you don't have an amp). That said, you would probably be better going with something cheaper like the Sleek Audio SA1's (IEMs, ~$80), Koss Portapros (on-ear, ~$50) or Grado SR-60's (over-ear, ~$70).

I love the idea that buying expensive head phones will make poorly compressed MP3s magically sound good.savebattery

because after god knows how many blind tests on head-fi its pretty much been concluded that you cant hear the difference past v0 , arguably even v2.tormentor313

I can ABX lossless and V2 very, very easily. I never encode any lower than V0. The general consensus is that it's certainly possible to discern a difference between V0 and lossless..but you need some really nice sound equipment or just amazing ears.

Not that I even use MP3. I encode to (aoTuV) Vorbis -q8 for my D2+ (everything on my computer, I keep as lossless.)

Oh, and I own the ATH-ES7s, which DivergeUnify mentioned above. Excellent headphones for the price. (~$100.) Highly recommended.