As you are probably well aware, Christmas is round the corner, and I was thinking of getting myself some headphones, since I can't really walk around in public with my giant turtle beaches, and earphones really aren't cutting it.

They'd only be used for listening to music, and would need to be fairly durable.

I was thinking of these, but I'm sure someone will know of better :)

Thanks everyone! :D (Giveaway coming soon, what cheap game do you guys want?)

More details:
Budget: up to £75 (€90)

EDIT:
Thanks for the many amazing suggestions and various inputs from you all, plenty of new bookmarks ;) Despite all the great headphones mentioned, I think I'll stick with the original ones I found, simply from a portability/price/availability point of view.

As for the giveaway, I'll be inviting everyone who made a useful contribution to a group, and doing a group giveaway there :)

Thank you all again!

EDIT 2:
Invites sent

TL;DR: Read it

10 years ago*

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I've been using Sennheiser HD 555's for quite a while now. I've always been a fan of using a desk mic and then just headphones. They're pretty comfortable, great sound quality (obviously better when running some form of 24-bit sound card), and pretty durable. Even the cord for the plug has been run over by my chair a couple times and not a scratch on it. I'd highly suggest them if you have the money to drop on them.

10 years ago
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It's a brand I love, and it's great that they're foldable :D Will definitely have a look at them, though they're not very easy to find on Amazon (from a quick couple of searches)

10 years ago
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Yeah, I did some searches on it too, looks like they stopped the HD 555 line. I looked on their site, the HD 558's pretty much look about the same as what the HD 555's are.

10 years ago
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I love this one, I'll definetly buy it when I get the opportunity (about 2-3 friends own it, and they are excellent).

10 years ago
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I personally wouldn't go for the colour if I was looking for a headset, I like my technology black or grey, definitely not lurid ;)

10 years ago
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the color is one of the things I like most from it :P (I wouldnt use it outside though, but I rarely listen to music anyway :D)

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I have been on the same topic the past days too and I got to the decision Audio-Technica ATH-M50 would be the best sounding but a bit bulky and not proper for going outside, and V-MODA Crossfade LP the best looking (in my opinion) great sounding headphones that have a decent price and several benefits - detachable cable, metal construction and can be equipped for gaming as well. I mostly listen to metal/rock and that's the only thing I have against V-MODAs so far, considering people mostly recommend them for rap, techno and electronic music. Also cool reviewer here you can check out - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEjwyYOFwZg

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Thanks for that, nice summary and the video was damn good too :)

10 years ago
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i like the Soul's the best.

10 years ago
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Sennheiser-something. You can't go wrong with Sennheiser.

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I definitely agree with that :D

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Closed 10 years ago by ArmadX.