^ bose products are overpriced crap, marketed specifically at people who don't know any better, like the sunday magazines that come with newspapers, so old folks with disposable income buy them, or in airports where morons with more money than sense buy them in airport stores

i suppose if you are going to be lazy and buy stuff without spending 2 minutes on google first, then you reap what you sow. bose are very litigous though. you should see some of the things people post about bose on a forum i mod, which we have to delete even though we agree with them

btw the panasonics look nice but have heavy bass (as you point out), harsh treble and weak midrange. in fact many people looking for bassy headphones and getting them, find that they didn't realise what they were getting. loads of bass drowing out the rest of the music and they can't turn it up like they want

if you want a good pair of headphones and don't care about looks, then grado do some excellent ones

http://www.gradolabs.com/frameset_main.htm

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leecappella said:

I have gone through so many headphones. The three pair I have, I like:

Panasonic RP-HTX7

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I like these when I'm in the mood for not so loud listening pleasure because the bass can be overwhelming on my ears, so I listen to music at a low volume on these. I bought these only because of their color, but they turned out to be an okay pair of phones. I'm not usually into wrap around your head headphones, so that these made my list is complimentary to this pair. Out of the three types of headphones I own and like, these are #3.

Nike Vapor Earbuds

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These have been my favorite earbuds ever! All of the other earbuds made that just stick in your ear never seem to want to stay in my ear. I'm constantly trying to keep them in my ear, I can't enjoy the music because my focus is on keeping them in place. LOL. I have never really liked earbuds anyway because I don't like how they feel inside my ears, but these have won my heart. Earbuds that have something that hang from your ear instead of just go into your ear are the choice for me. And these are some of the best sounding earbuds I've bought. Definitely recommend these. Out of the three earphones I own, I would consider these #2 overall. These, however, are my choice to wear when out in public.

Koss KSC75

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These are the phones I use more than any other I have. Koss has been the brand that I seem to buy more so than any other brand. Interestingly, I consider these too big to wear in public as compared to earbuds, but the traditional looking headphones like the Panasonic brand I mentioned here are worn by many others out in public. I usually pick up my earbuds for public use, however, these are my favorite pair of phones, so in public I go on many occasions. LOL. I like them because I like the sound and no wrap around headband is a plus for me. Compared to the earbuds I have, these sound better to me. I often wear them when out shopping, while in my bed with my eyes closed before I head to bed officially, when doing thing around the home, etc. These are my #1 choice in headphones as of now. They meet all my requirements: Not too big (as compared to traditional wrap around your head phones), they have a sound that I am satisfied with, and the fact that they are not wrap around your head headphones. The price is not too bad either. But no matter what type of earphones I buy, I can usually find them online cheaper than in a walk in store.

I have spent at least over $100 on a pair of headphones before. Bose is a pair that comes to mind. That pair of Bose did not last me very long at all. Surprisingly, they had a very short life span. And, yes, I take care of my stuff! The left or the right phone would go in and out and it stopped working properly. High price doesn't always mean the best choice. I have spend $25 on a pair of earbuds before because the packaging sold me on the sound, but they didn't sound as good as a $6.99 pair of earbuds I purchased at a TJ Maxx. Sometimes, the cheaper pair sounds better. It's all a matter of personal choice, but these are my choices...at the moment:)

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well thats the whole thing, if im spending 100 dollars or something close or over that price, the artist better be coming to my house and playing shit for me. And what you say about the earbuds are totally true, i had this 40 dollar pair of sony hearbuds i think it was the brand i was getting better sound out of a 10 dollar pair of skull candy headphones that someone told me that they were much better.

But thats really it, the beats ear bud phones are interesting but im hearing alot of bad things overall about them, and that there no better than anything else thats much cheaper, which i say that most of the type you are paying for brand and look of things and not really quality

I'm in love with my Nu Force 7s - but they're earbuds.

Only earphones I've ever had that last longer than a couple of months. And sound is great for the price - $50 with mic, less without

http://www.amazon.com/NuForce-NE-7M-Earphones-iPhone-Compatible/dp/B001BL8BO4

$50 maximo i495 solid small easy

$100 shure e2 or whatever

$175 ultimate ears pro eb5 solid bass slightly less treble

Regarding quality burn your av song at 128,224,320 and lossless ans see if u can hear the diff.. If u cant then buy whatever..

Bose is like patron solid average product great mrkting campaign

Skull Candy headphones are quite good for what they cost. Plus, they look cool without paying silly amounts of money. You can also find them on sale regularly.

I think a point that's being missed here is that a majority of people never buy headphones that cost hundreds of dollars. Back to the original topic, if the average person who has always spent $10-100 on headphones tries a pair of Beats the difference in sound range and quality will be drastic. And I challenge anybody to try them and say that the sound quality is bad. They're quite good through the low, mid and high ranges. At low and high volume levels. I'm not professing them to be the best, or even worth their price (although I'm not sure I agree with others being worth the same price if these aren't - look at the specs and tell me the difference), but they do sound great. Far better than what I'm guessing a lot of people think of as a good headphone sound.

Cerebus said:

Skull Candy headphones are quite good for what they cost. Plus, they look cool without paying silly amounts of money. You can also find them on sale regularly.

I think a point that's being missed here is that a majority of people never buy headphones that cost hundreds of dollars. Back to the original topic, if the average person who has always spent $10-100 on headphones tries a pair of Beats the difference in sound range and quality will be drastic. And I challenge anybody to try them and say that the sound quality is bad. They're quite good through the low, mid and high ranges. At low and high volume levels. I'm not professing them to be the best, or even worth their price (although I'm not sure I agree with others being worth the same price if these aren't - look at the specs and tell me the difference), but they do sound great. Far better than what I'm guessing a lot of people think of as a good headphone sound.

skull candy is shit. most of the money goes towards the promotion and style instead of the sound quality

aalloca said:

$50 maximo i495 solid small easy $100 shure e2 or whatever $175 ultimate ears pro eb5 solid bass slightly less treble Regarding quality burn your av song at 128,224,320 and lossless ans see if u can hear the diff.. If u cant then buy whatever.. Bose is like patron solid average product great mrkting campaign

shure stopped making the ec2's a while back, the SE115's are the equivilent replacement model

you might want to checking the sennheiser cx880s instead though if you are looking for an in ear at the same price

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lastdecember said:

Yeah this kind of thing makes me laugh because i read the box of the Dre. ones and he is talking like people today care about sound loss? are u kidding me, there is nothing coming out now that i want to hear fully why would i want to throw down 130 on headphones? are u kidding me, 130 for the large ones 70 for ear bud type ones, are u on this planet? i laugh at this because there are 3 things you shouldnt spend big money on, Headphones, Sunglasses and a watch.

and software

unique said:

Cerebus said:

Skull Candy headphones are quite good for what they cost. Plus, they look cool without paying silly amounts of money. You can also find them on sale regularly.

I think a point that's being missed here is that a majority of people never buy headphones that cost hundreds of dollars. Back to the original topic, if the average person who has always spent $10-100 on headphones tries a pair of Beats the difference in sound range and quality will be drastic. And I challenge anybody to try them and say that the sound quality is bad. They're quite good through the low, mid and high ranges. At low and high volume levels. I'm not professing them to be the best, or even worth their price (although I'm not sure I agree with others being worth the same price if these aren't - look at the specs and tell me the difference), but they do sound great. Far better than what I'm guessing a lot of people think of as a good headphone sound.

skull candy is shit. most of the money goes towards the promotion and style instead of the sound quality

You keep saying that. Skull Candy headphones are not expensive to begin with. For what they cost I've never heard a complaint about sound quality. And my neice sure as hell liked her pink, white and silver over ears more than some manly looking black ones. Sometimes style matters.

It doesn't matter what your source is, better speakers just make music sound better because they reproduce it better from the treble to the bass to the mids. Headphones are just speakers that fit close on your ears.

I got these:

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Cerebus said:

unique said:

skull candy is shit. most of the money goes towards the promotion and style instead of the sound quality

You keep saying that. Skull Candy headphones are not expensive to begin with. For what they cost I've never heard a complaint about sound quality. And my neice sure as hell liked her pink, white and silver over ears more than some manly looking black ones. Sometimes style matters.

some people don't know any better. how many higher end pairs of headphones has she heard using the same equipment to make an impartial decision?

whilst skull candy aren't expensive, if you take the same money you can always get a better sounding pair, and as most skull candy headphones are ugly, it's not hard to get a better looking pair either. if your taste is up your arse and hear hearing is fucked, you might plump for SC's

ufoclub said:

It doesn't matter what your source is, better speakers just make music sound better because they reproduce it better from the treble to the bass to the mids. Headphones are just speakers that fit close on your ears.

I got these:

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these are a good budget alternative to the hd650's. plastic instead of titanium housing. much better than the dre beats