On Ear headphones up to £100

[jesusbuiltmycar]

Can anyone recommend some "on ear" headphones - up to £100.

I was thinking about either Sennheiser HD280 or Beats By Dre HD Solo.

Any advice greatly appreciated.

[StuntmanMike]

Bose AE1, or 2 , cant remember which they cost 120 and have a lovely sound, the build qaulity is second to none, worth the extra 20 quid.

[TonyRPH]

You don't say what you will be driving them with, but some of the more expensive models can require a headphone amp if you're wanting to drive them from a phone / mp3 player.

The AKG K450 will happily work straight from a phone / mp3 player and as an added bonus are on special offer at the moment at £39.99 (reduced from £100).

I have a pair myself, and they do sound good (but of course that is purely subjective).

[Alpinestars]

Grado SR80i. Quite a lean sound but detailed, rhythmic and involving. I found the DR Beats heavy and slow sounding.

[jesusbuiltmycar]

TonyRPH said:

You don't say what you will be driving them with, but some of the more expensive models can require a headphone amp if you're wanting to drive them from a phone / mp3 player.

The AKG K450 will happily work straight from a phone / mp3 player and as an added bonus are on special offer at the moment at £39.99 (reduced from £100).

I have a pair myself, and they do sound good (but of course that is purely subjective).

They are highly recommended by What-HiFi - just ordered a pair. Thanks for the recommendation!

[Neil G60]

I bought the AKG 451s not long ago and I never knew my iPhone could sound that good. I've always been a Sennheiser ear bud user but these on-ear AKGs are amazing

[Tidybeard]

I've just bought some Harman Kardon CL headphones for £70 (normally about £160) and they are wonderful. I'm really impressed. Was using AKG480s previously and these are a clear step up both in build and sound.

I got mine from Costco of all places but Richer Sounds have them for not much more cash here if you're not a Costco member (and if not, why not :-)) : http://www.richersounds.com/product/all-headphones...

Can't recommend them highly enough.