Headphones - £75ish budget

[MikeF86]

Looking to get the wife a half decent pair, on/over ear headphones. Is it possioble for £75? Very occasional use hence not wanting to spend £200 +!! Any recommendations?

[DoctorX]

I've got some of these, sound great and under budget. Bought because they were highly rated in most of the HiFi mags.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/AKG-High-Performance-Head...

[GravelBen]

I just got a pair of Onkyo ES-FC300 and they're impressing me - build quality, comfort and sound quality all very nice. They advertise them as an on-ear but they're big enough to be an over-ear for me.

Would definitely recommend if they're within your budget, I paid a good bit less than that but it was a very good deal and I don't know how they're priced where you are.

[Simes205]

http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/99aff...

Slightly over budget but worth it.

[Voldemort]

Try some on. Buy on comfort, not sound.

[grumbledoak]

At least two Sennheisers available for half that:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-Closed-Back-St...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-Closed-Dynamic...

Try amazon.co.uk, Headphones, a £75 limit, and 4+ stars. You don't have to spend hundreds.

[GravelBen]

Simes205 said:

http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/99aff...

Slightly over budget but worth it.

Reviews I've seen suggest the M40X actually sounds better as well as being cheaper.

[benz0]

Is sound leaking in and out a problem? If not then i recommend grado sr60s. Had mine ten years now and whilst they're a bit battered they still sound glorius.

[T1berious]

+1 Grado.

Unless you're anywhere in public using them or the office in which case the tutting and general scowling in your direction will become tiresome!

[selym]

T1berious said:

+1 Grado.

Unless you're anywhere in public using them or the office in which case the tutting and general scowling in your direction will become tiresome!

Especially if you are listening to straight up gangsta rap! +2 for the Grado, they really opened my eyes to open-backed headphones.

[PedroB]

Depends on what you want to use them for really. If you are using them out and about or in an office where you don't want sound bleeding out go for something closed backed. Amazon have Sennheiser HD280 on special offer reduced to £80 at the moment.

Also consider comfort. Go and try a few pairs on. I'm a bit of a Sennheiser fanboy, but Grado are decent and Klipsch are worth an outside look too.

[ReaderScars]

BeyerDynamic DT250's - very comfortable for long periods, do have a bit of a flattering sound which maybe won't be an issue unless your missus is mixing audio.

However, slightly over budget. Thought they were in the £85 range but a quick price check seems to put them in excess of £100.

Whatever you decide, make sure you don't end up with some counterfeit goods! Check your seller carefully.

[chris285]

I had some AKG Y50 based on what hi fi reviews and found them decent, but i seem to be a bit ham fisted and have broken 2 pairs of on the ears now so not sure if it is build quality or me on the AKG's

[InductionRoar]

Voldemort said:

Try some on. Buy on comfort, not sound.

That strikes me as odd advice.

The two aren't mutually exclusive and sound is surely the most important feature of headphones?

[ReallyReallyGood]

chris285 said:

I had some AKG Y50 based on what hi fi reviews and found them decent, but i seem to be a bit ham fisted and have broken 2 pairs of on the ears now so not sure if it is build quality or me on the AKG's

I got the bluetooth version of these, thought the build quality to be very nice, sound quality not so much.

[GravelBen]

InductionRoar said:

Voldemort said:

Try some on. Buy on comfort, not sound.

That strikes me as odd advice.

The two aren't mutually exclusive and sound is surely the most important feature of headphones?

I think both are important but sound more so - uncomfortable and I wouldn't use them much, bad sound and I wouldn't use them at all.

But trying some of the options out (instead of relying on reviews and forum opinions) is still a good idea, as sound preference and comfort are both subjective things that will depend on the individual.

[benz0]

ReallyReallyGood said:

I got the bluetooth version of these, thought the build quality to be very nice, sound quality not so much.

Same - its like listening with cloths over my ears compared to my grados

[TwigtheWonderkid]

GravelBen said:

Simes205 said:

http://www.audio-technica.com/cms/headphones/99aff...

Slightly over budget but worth it.

Reviews I've seen suggest the M40X actually sounds better as well as being cheaper.

Any product by Audio Technica will be far superior to anything else at the same price point. Be it headphones, turntables, mikes etc.