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1 | Headphone Name | Price | Open / Closed | Style | Bass | Treble | Removable Cable | Active Noise Canceling | Amp Required? (More than 1.1V to 110dB) | Driver Style | Pads | Folds Up? | Notes | Head-Fi Link | |||||||||
2 | Koss KSC75 | $15 | Open | On-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | No | Dynamic | Cushion | Parts Express headband fits. Commonly modded. | Link | ||||||||||||
3 | Koss Sportapro | $20 | Semi-Open | On-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Cushion | Yes | KSC35 driver. Parts Express headband fits. | Link | |||||||||||
4 | Monoprice 8323 | $23 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | Link | |||||||||||
5 | Incipio F38 Forte | $25 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Rebrand of FA-004/Brainwavz HM3. | Link | ||||||||||||
6 | JVC HA-S400B | $25 | Closed | On-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Commonly modded. | Link | ||||||||||||
7 | Sennheiser HD202 | $25 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Recessed | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Link | |||||||||||||
8 | Sennheiser HD201 | $25 | Closed | Over-ear | Recessed | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Link | 3 | ||||||||||||
9 | Tascam TH-02 | $30 | Closed | On-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | Same as TEAC CT-H02. | ||||||||||||
10 | Panasonic RP-HTF600-S | $30 | Semi-Open | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Link | |||||||||||||
11 | Superlux HD681 | $30 | Semi-Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Link | |||||||||||||
12 | Sony MA300 | $30 | Open | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Velour | ||||||||||||||
13 | JVC HARX700 | $35 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Commonly modded. | Link | ||||||||||||
14 | Koss Portapro | $35 | Semi-Open | On-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Cushion | KSC35 driver. | Link | ||||||||||||
15 | Philips Citiscape Downtown | $40 | Closed | On-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Link | |||||||||||||
16 | Skullcandy Hesh 2 | $40 | Closed | Over-ear | Emphasized | Recessed | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Link | |||||||||||||
17 | Superlux HD-668B | $40 | Semi-Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Link | ||||||||||||
18 | Superlux HD681 Evo | $40 | Closed | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather / Velour | Link | ||||||||||||
19 | Koss Pro DJ 100 | $50 | Closed | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | Link | ||||||||||||
20 | AKG K518 | $60 | Closed | On-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | Link | ||||||||||||
21 | Creative Aurvana Live! | $65 | Semi-Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Rebrand of the Denon D1001. | Link | ||||||||||||
22 | Philips Citiscape Uptown | $66 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Link | |||||||||||||
23 | Jaycar Pro Monitors | $70 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Rebrand of Fischer Audio FA-003 and Brainwavz HM5. Velour pads with other models. | Link | |||||||||||
24 | Sony XB500 | $70 | Closed | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Discontinued. | Link | ||||||||||||
25 | Sony MDR-V6 | $75 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | Same as MDR-7506. | Link | |||||||||||
26 | Grado SR60i | $79 | Open | On-ear | Recessed | Emphasized | No | Dynamic | Cushion | Commonly modded. | Link | ||||||||||||
27 | NVX XPT100 | $79 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Rebrand of the Fischer Audio FA-003 and Brainwavz HM5. Comes with angled pads and a different headband. | ||||||||||||
28 | Sennheiser HD439 | $80 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Recessed | Yes | No | Dynamic | Velour | Link | ||||||||||||
29 | Fostex T20RP | $80 | Semi-Open | Over-ear | Recessed | Recessed | Yes | Yes | Planar Magnetic | Pleather | Same driver as T50RP, minor enclosure differences. | Link | |||||||||||
30 | Shure SRH440 | $90 | Closed | Over-ear | Recessed | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | Link | ||||||||||||
31 | Skullcandy Aviators | $95 | Closed | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | Two models exist -- one is cheaper and does not have a removable cable. | Link | ||||||||||
32 | Grado SR80i | $99 | Open | On-ear | Recessed | Emphasized | No | Dynamic | Cushion | Commonly modded. | Link | ||||||||||||
33 | KRK KNS 6400 | $99 | Closed | Over-ear | Recessed | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Link | ||||||||||||
34 | Logitech UE6000 | $100 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Recessed | Yes | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | |||||||||||
35 | Audio-Technica ATH-AD700 | $100 | Open | Over-ear | Recessed | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Velour | Discontinued. Replaced by AD700X. | Link | ||||||||||||
36 | Fostex T50RP | $100 | Closed | Over-ear | Recessed | Recessed | Yes | Yes | Planar Magnetic | Pleather | Commonly modded. | Link | |||||||||||
37 | Sennheiser HD280 | $100 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | Very high isolation. | Link | ||||||||||
38 | Sennheiser HD449 | $100 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Recessed | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Link | ||||||||||||
39 | Sennheiser HD518 | $105 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Velour | Can be modded, but not modded into HD558/HD598. | ||||||||||||
40 | V-MODA LP | $110 | Closed | On-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | ||||||||||||
41 | Audio-Technica ATH-M50 | $120 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | |||||||||||||
42 | Denon AH-D1100 | $120 | Closed | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | ||||||||||||||
43 | M-Audio Stereophile Q40 | $140 | Closed | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | ||||||||||||
44 | Sennheiser HD380 | $145 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | Very high isolation. | |||||||||||
45 | KRK KNS 8400 | $149 | Closed | Over-ear | Recessed | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | |||||||||||||
46 | Sennheiser HD558 | $150 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Velour | Can be modded into HD598. | ||||||||||||
47 | V-MODA M-80 | $150 | Closed | On-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | ||||||||||||
48 | Beyerdynamic DT990-250 | $160 | Open | Over-ear | Emphasized | Emphasized | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | ||||||||||||||
49 | Ultrasone HFI-780 | $165 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | |||||||||||||
50 | Beyerdynamic DT660 | $169 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Velour | Yes | |||||||||||||
51 | Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X | $150 | Open | Over-ear | Recessed | Emphasized | No | Dynamic | Velour | ||||||||||||||
52 | Audio-Technica ATH-Pro700 MK2 | $170 | Closed | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | |||||||||||||
53 | Beyerdynamic DT770-250 | $170 | Closed | Over-ear | Emphasized | Emphasized | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | ||||||||||||||
54 | AKG K240 MKII | $179 | Semi-Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Recessed | Yes | Yes | Dynamic | Pleather | |||||||||||||
55 | Shure SRH840 | $199 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | ||||||||||||
56 | Hifiman HE-300 | $200 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | |||||||||||||
57 | Sennheiser HD 25-1 II | $200 | Closed | On-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | ||||||||||||||
58 | Audio-Technica ATH-A900X | $210 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | No | Dynamic | Velour | ||||||||||||||
59 | Audio-Technica ATH-AD900X | $210 | Open | Over-ear | Recessed | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Velour | ||||||||||||||
60 | Beyerdynamic DT1350 | $210 | Closed | On-ear | Neutral | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | ||||||||||||||
61 | Sennheiser HD598 | $215 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Velour | |||||||||||||
62 | AKG Q701 | $230 | Open | Over-ear | Recessed | Neutral | Yes | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | |||||||||||||
63 | Beyerdynamic DT880-250 | $230 | Semi-Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | ||||||||||||||
64 | Audio-Technica ATH-AD900 | $240 | Open | Over-ear | Recessed | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Velour | ||||||||||||||
65 | AKG K267 | $242 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Has an adjustable bass port to change from neutral to emphasized bass. Potential durability issues. | |||||||||||||
66 | AKG K701 | $265 | Open | Over-ear | Recessed | Neutral | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | ||||||||||||||
67 | AKG K702 | $265 | Open | Over-ear | Recessed | Neutral | Yes | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | |||||||||||||
68 | AKG K550 | $280 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | ||||||||||||||
69 | Grado SR325i | $295 | Open | On-ear | Recessed | Emphasized | No | Dynamic | Cushion | ||||||||||||||
70 | NAD VISO HP50 | $299 | Closed | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | |||||||||||||
71 | MrSpeakers MadDogs | $299 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | Yes | Planar Magnetic | Leather | Pre-modded T50RP. | ||||||||||||
72 | Philips Fidelio X1 | $299 | Open | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Velour | |||||||||||||
73 | Shure SRH940 | $299 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Velour | Yes | ||||||||||||
74 | V-MODA Crossfade M-100 | $299 | Closed | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Yes | ||||||||||||
75 | Bose QC15 | $300 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | |||||||||||||
76 | Denon AH-D2000 | $300 | Semi-Open | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Discontinued. | |||||||||||||
77 | Sennheiser Momentum | $300 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Recessed | Yes | No | Dynamic | Leather | |||||||||||||
78 | Hifiman HE-400 | $399 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | Yes | Planar Magnetic | Pleather | |||||||||||||
79 | PSB M4U 2 | $399 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | No | Dynamic | Pleather | |||||||||||||
80 | Sennheiser HD600 | $399 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | Same driver as Sennheiser HD580, different grills. | ||||||||||||
81 | Shure SRH1440 | $399 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | Yes | No | Dynamic | Velour | |||||||||||||
82 | Beyerdynamic T70p | $430 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Velour | ||||||||||||||
83 | Paradox T50RP | $495 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | Yes | Planar Magnetic | Leather | Pre-modded T50RP. | ||||||||||||
84 | AKG K712 | $499 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | Yes | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | |||||||||||||
85 | Sennheiser HD650 | $499 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | |||||||||||||
86 | Ultrasone Pro900 | $520 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | Yes | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | Yes | ||||||||||||
87 | MrSpeakers Alpha Dogs | $599 | Closed | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | Yes | Planar Magnetic | Leather | |||||||||||||
88 | Denon AH-D5000 | $600 | Semi-Open | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | Discontinued. | |||||||||||||
89 | Audio-Technica ATH-AD2000 | $620 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | No | Dynamic | Velour | ||||||||||||||
90 | Grado PS500 | $650 | Open | On-ear | Emphasized | Emphasized | No | Dynamic | Cushion | ||||||||||||||
91 | Hifiman HE-500 | $699 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | Yes | Planar Magnetic | Leather / Velour | |||||||||||||
92 | Shure SRH1840 | $699 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | Yes | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | |||||||||||||
93 | Koss ESP950 | $750 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | Amp Provided | Electrostatic | Pleather | |||||||||||||
94 | Audeze LCD2 | $995 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | Yes | Planar Magnetic | Leather | |||||||||||||
95 | Fostex TH600 | $999 | Closed | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | ||||||||||||||
96 | Sennheiser HD700 | $1,000 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | Yes | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | |||||||||||||
97 | Hifiman HE-6 | $1,299 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Neutral | Yes | Yes | Planar Magnetic | Leather / Velour | |||||||||||||
98 | Beyerdynamic Tesla T1 | $1,400 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | Yes | Dynamic | Velour | ||||||||||||||
99 | Fostex TH900 | $1,499 | Closed | Over-ear | Emphasized | Neutral | No | Dynamic | Pleather | ||||||||||||||
100 | Sennheiser HD800 | $1,500 | Open | Over-ear | Neutral | Emphasized | Yes | Yes | Dynamic | Velour |