if you can avoid headphones always do so, they will fry your ears

Stay away from Beats, they are overpriced POS. Look into Ultrasone, you can get them with a regular headphone jack or balanced or there is always the trusty Sennheiser.

As for speakers, I got some Wharfedale's and I love them. Really great sound quality

If you really want to go over the top, look at some Meridian speakers You might have to sell a kidney though.

I found you a deal on a pair of Ultrasone Pro 900 (unbalanced) for US$370 instead of $600. It is on Amazon.com and it is the last pair. At that price, you really can't find anything better.

Specs
6 — 42000 Hz @ 40 Ohm
THD must be below 0.05%

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Originally posted by Big Boss What's the word on Beats by Dre? Are they really that good?

no..

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If you are looking for over ear I suggest: Shure SRH840




This helps me focus on work and eliminates anyone trying to talk to me. These are fairly big though, but does the job exceptionally well if you really enjoy listening to your music.

If you are looking for just earbuds or similar for an mp3 player or something more portable then go for:




Up until last December when I got the Shure's and Senneheiser's in June, I was looking for almost a year for a good pair in both types. I haven't looked back at either. Ironically enough, the Shure are more than half the price of the higher end Beats by Dre. What idiots who think the sound quality of the BBD are 'studio' calibre.

I take the subway about 4 times a week and I laugh at every goofball that wears them. What a waste of your parents money! But what a great ad campaign!

Audio-Technica ATH m50's are deadly. I've also heard good things about the Shure's, however, my research lead me to the ATH's for the best price/performance (picked them up for 90 USD on amazon).

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I swear by Bose. I had a pair for a year then lost them. I am extremely picky. When I was replacing them I tried 3 or 4 different highend brands such as Sennhieser and Sony. I ended up returning them and going back to Bose.

I swear by my Shure's. I highly recommend the previous Shure's posted in this thread

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Originally posted by Dior Homme If you are looking for over ear I suggest: Shure SRH840 [IMG] If you are looking for just earbuds or similar for an mp3 player or something more portable then go for:

Can I ask where you picked these up, and for how much?? I work right by Bay-Bloor Radio and they have them listed for $120
(but I know how pricey Bay Bloor can be) - Thx

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I've had my Etymotic 6i for a while and have no complaints - it looks like they're discontinued with the replacement being the hf5 model.

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