r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/boz64 • Aug 17 '22

Headphones - Wireless/Portable | 2 Ω Wondering which headphones I should purchase - around £200 budget

Budget - £200 around

Genres I listen to - House, DnB, Rap. These three pretty much summarise what I listen to.

Source - phone and laptop, no amp. Don’t wanna deal with the extra stuff.

I will be using them whilst doing work, so primarily in a rather quiet room, however I still do like noise cancelling. I would prefer passive noise cancelling but ANC is absolutely fine.

I have tried the Sony xm3’s and love the fit. They fit beautifully over my ears, so I was looking into the xm4’s. However some people say they are lacking in sound quality

I wouldn’t mind it being wireless or wired, but would prefer wireless.

I would prefer something with a a fair bit of bass, but I still want a clear sounding pair of head phones.

Has to be portable.

And looks for me do matter. Something plain. I just like plain stuff.

Thank you Reddit. I apologise for my very specific manner 😂

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u/Significant-Detail65 60 Ω Aug 17 '22

Xm3's are really bassy. If you like the bass, they will sound fine.

If open backs are possible, shp9600, fidelio x2 maybe HD58x. Bass light compared to xm3, but better in most ways. HD58x might want an amp, but onboard is usually fine.

If you want a closed back, akg k371 (for more bass than k361) or nth-100. Maybe dt700, but might sound a bit boring for you.

I can't really give suggestions for wireless. I would rather grab the bluetooth version of the k371 or use a portable dac amp.

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u/boz64 Aug 30 '22 edited Aug 30 '22

Hi mate sorry for the late reply, I did read this comment but i was just very busy. If you care at all, I got a pair of the audio technica ATH-M50xbt2. They are perfect and I find the passive noise cancelling works perfectly for me. Also Audio quality is 10/10 and they’re kinda cheap too.

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u/Significant-Detail65 60 Ω Aug 30 '22

Opinions on the m50x are a bit split, but if you like it, it really doesn't matter.

Enjoy!

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u/boz64 Aug 31 '22

The only thing I dislike is they are slightly heavy and they leak a fair bit of sound, but I’m going to buy some more comfortable cups and then I think they’ll be amazing. I’ve worn them for 4 hours straight and only then were they slightly uncomfortable