been using a pair of Sennheiser 202’s for about 10 years now - actually on my third pair - and looking to change it up a little.
I like their freq. response and detail for the price: am not crazy about the build quality and fit though.
Any recommendations for a relatively sturdy pair (i.e. travels well in a backpack) under $50 US? Mostly for production monitoring and commute Soundcloud listening.
save your $ for now and just get the senny hd25II’s. Well worth the price tag. Super durable, small, sound amazing, they even manage to block most of the horrible screeching noises that Bart makes in the tube. Plus they modular, so if anything breaks you dont need to cop a full new pair of cans.
I was just coming here to suggest the Sennheiser HD 202’s but it sounds like you have been down that road. I just got them and I am liking them so far. Cheap pair of headphones that I can just throw in my bag.
Yeah, sound wise they’re outstanding. It’s just that being shoved in a backpack every day seems to wear out the connect points after a couple years or so. Be gentle with em, they’ll probably last you longer than mine.
i have some 16$ sony headphones i use…theyre not bass boosted like most headphones and they sound good but they leave impressions in my mini afro and if i wear them for weeks on end i develop bald spots.
Actually Sony makes decent headphones. I have a pair of MDR 7506’s that I got in the late '90’s and they were my main DJ headphones and saw a lot of studio work as well. They have traveled with me on hundreds of gigs and have traveled with me to other countries and they are still going. That is saying something.
My friend gifted me with some ear cushion replacements which were needed and I like those better than the originals.