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Ask Slashdot: Best Headphones, Earbuds, Earphones?

Posted by Soulskill on from the boombox-and-duct-tape-no-longer-cut-it dept.

alexbgreat writes "What do you think is the best set of head-mounted loudspeakers for the money, with a cost of less than $50? Here are some featuresthat would be stupendous to have (in descending order of importance): noise isolation (not cancellation), flat/near flat response (I need to be able to hear bass, but I don't need my eardrums blown out), long-term comfort (earbuds usually hurt for me), and durability. Over-ear is preferred to anything on- or in-ear. Boom mics are permissible, as I may well use it as a broadcast intercom headset." If you have experience using headphones from different price ranges, feel free to share that as well.

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  1. Re:They cost about $79 by Ralph+Spoilsport · · Score: 5, Funny

    oh, and 10 shitloads = 1 fuckton, just so's ya know.

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  2. Go to AVS forum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    or Head-Fi. They aren't audiophile dumbasses but also they aren't the broke neckbeard losers that inhabit slashdot listening to their $5 Jensen headphones.

    1. Re:Go to AVS forum by Iskender · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually we use much more expensive headphones so that we can have noise-cancellation for the rustling of the beard. Do not under-estimate us.

  3. Re:HeadRoom by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't even know what the hell we're talking about, but I know all three of you guys are wrong. Except the second guy, who makes all kinds of sense.

  4. Re:They cost about $79 by thegarbz · · Score: 4, Funny

    You don't need to state that. Of course it's a metric fuckton, everyone knows an imperial small fuckton = 6.235 imperial large shitloads.