Any recommendations for good headphones?

Hi. Im loonking for some good headphones between £70-£100. Not in ear headphones, the ones that go around your ear (dont know proper name for them :P )

I know that bose and sennheiser are supposed to be good.

I want something though that can be wireless and work with an mp3 player.

I mostly want these for playing music though if you know of any that are also good for gaming then say.

Thanks.

You're really limited by not going to in-ear headphones, but I can vouch for sennheiser, don't go for Bose as they're mainly overpriced for average sound quality. You might also look at m-audio monitor headphones. I personally use Apple-in-ear headphones which are excellent quality (please, other repliers refrain from apple hatred).

-Betta

An excellent choice for your budget would be the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 Ohm. They are some of the most comfortable cans I have come across and sound fantastic for music. Unfortunately they are not wireless but I have not heard a reasonably priced wireless set that even comes close to them in terms of sound quality. They are driven (just about) well by most mp3 players but depending on your volume preference you may want to amplify them. Personally I use these 'phones with an iPod nano 4G and a Fiio E5 amplifier (about £10) which goes some way to increasing volume without affecting sound quality all that much; certainly offset by the increase in volume and considering the exceedingly low price. In your search for over the ear headphones "circumaural" is the word of choice.

You're really limited by not going to in-ear headphones, but I can vouch for sennheiser, don't go for Bose as they're mainly overpriced for average sound quality. You might also look at m-audio monitor headphones. I personally use Apple-in-ear headphones which are excellent quality (please, other repliers refrain from apple hatred).

-Betta

Thebettafish

I already have some sennheiser inner ear headphones, they were about £30 and are pretty good. I just wanted something that would be better for bass, and I would have thought ones that arnt inner ear would be better as they can have larger speakers.

An excellent choice for your budget would be the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 Ohm. They are some of the most comfortable cans I have come across and sound fantastic for music. Unfortunately they are not wireless but I have not heard a reasonably priced wireless set that even comes close to them in terms of sound quality. They are driven (just about) well by most mp3 players but depending on your volume preference you may want to amplify them. Personally I use these 'phones with an iPod nano 4G and a Fiio E5 amplifier (about £10) which goes some way to increasing volume without affecting sound quality all that much; certainly offset by the increase in volume and considering the exceedingly low price. In your search for over the ear headphones "circumaural" is the word of choice.

tautitan123

They aren't wireless but I have the Sennheiser HD-280Pro's. They cost about £70.00 a couple of years ago. Incredible sound, almost subwoofer-good bass but not overwhelming that it degrades the sound. Mids are highs are awesome, all round excellent headphones and confortable to wear once they've adjusted to your head shape.

I have the Audio Technica ES7. They're pretty good and work well with mp3 players. Quite a step up from my standard zune headphonesDivergeUnify

With in-ear headphones, it's totally dependent upon the isolation they offer you. Since low frequency noises are generally much longer waves, headphones rely on acoustics to achieve good bass reproduction. If your ear isn't completely sealed from outside noise and air, the acoustics don't work, which is why most earphones (like the ones that come with iPods) don't sound that great in lower frequencies. If you put a pair of earmuffs or something around your ears with those on, you'd be surprised at how much the audio quality improves. Most higher quality in-ear headphones have a rubber or mesh cap that seals off your ear though.

-Betta