headphones under 50 bucks?

[SonicIce]

i need a good pair of headphones for under 50 bucks. they dont need to be portable. is it better to have noise cancelling? i head sennheiser was a good brand. i found this deal in the hot deals forums:
http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4014078
should i buy this or are there phones that sound just as good for around the same price?

 

[Abix]

$27.99 shipped from the egg

 

[laurenlex]

SENNHEISER HD212 PRO Stereo Headphone -RETAIL I have these and like them a lot, although I must admit I have never had "good" headphones before. Just some cheap sony in the ear models.

These phones are biased to the low end of the audio spectrum. I like the bass guitar, and these let me hear a lot of low end. They are comfortable.

edit: they are 49 plus shipping.

 

[ayman]

i've had the audio 90's for about a year now and they've been great for me.

 

[SonicIce]

HD 497 or HD 212?

 

[Rip the Jacker]

I also recommend the HD212 Pro.

 

[yhelothar]

hd497 is better by far unless you are a basshead and want closed cans

 

[0roo0roo]

open if you use at home. closed if you need isolation and no sound leakage in public. noise cancelation only works with lower freq noise..rest has to be muffled out by the sealed headphones...only for planes and such

 

[ZimZum]

Originally posted by: virtualgames0
hd497 is better by far unless you are a basshead and want closed cans

Yep 497s are far superior. All things being equal, open headphones will almost always sound better than closed ones.

 

[SonicIce]

what exactly does "open" mean? they both look like they cover your ear. isn't it always important to eliminate outside noise? im only going to be listening to them in my room so its not THAT big of a deal. so the 497's sound better? i guess im going with those. there is always trhe 280 pros but they're a little out of my price range at 100 bucks.

 

[Cerb]

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