I have an AKG K 240 MkII, it has a quite balanced sound with some well defined bass. (Thank you dear wife)
ATH-M50x user here. Pretty nice general sound, accurate bass response. They're not going to take your breath away if you're a true audiophile, but they're a solid set of cans. Comfortable. Strongly recommended for the price range. (Also, thank you dear wife.)
ATH-M70x
Flattest fucking headphones I've ever used
i've been living off of Panasonic HJE-350 earbuds for hmmm basically the last 14 years. i've gone/lost through about 6 or 7 of these but having tried other brands/models, really hard to go with anything else. really clear response, maybe a little bump on the lows / highs, but nothing hits quite like these. and they're only $50-70.
Presonus HD7
really cheap and I just like them for the flat enough response
I recently picked up Grado open-backs in all their retro chunkiness. The cord and plug are heavy and I worry that it will tend to bend up weaker jacks, otherwise they do what I need very well.
They replace a pair of Sony things I think were bought in a Walmart and had a bad dip at 4k.
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I use these Superlux HD668B. Their a little low on base response because their semi open headphones, but because their semi open headphones they give a cleaner sound to the mids and highs in my opinion. Their really really good quality for the price.
hey thanks for the posts everyone, you've given me some more phones to look at
so how are you amping your cans, if you do?
I just have a cheap Alesis io2 interface for computer, and a behringer mixer for anything hardware.
An Edirol/Roland interface I've had since 2007 or so. It has cheesy effects built in which I sometimes use to treble boost the guitars.
Focusrite scarlett 2i4 as interface, looking to upgrade sometime in the very incredibly/but-not-so distant future. but for now it serves me just right.
I have the focusrite scarlett 2i2 as an interface and it works great for what i need.
I currently use a SMSL MINI5. Its a 50Wx2 and its really nice, but it can get really hot at times.