 | AKG K 701 WHITE HEADPHONES
Buy new: $261.00 / Used from: $219.99 I own a set of these. Phenomenal Sound! Best soundstage I've ever heard. Plus, they are meticulously handcrafted in Austria.
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 | Sennheiser HD800 Premier Headphone
Buy new: $1,399.95 Currently, the cream of the crop. I haven't heard these yet, but reviews are spectacular! Look no further for the ultimate sound(if you can afford it).
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 | Sennheiser HD650 Audiophile Open Dynamic Stereo Headphone
Buy new: $353.00 / Used from: $305.00 More laid back than the AKG K701s, refined and silky, at the slightest expense of top end detail. Excellent still.
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 | Sennheiser IE 8 Premium Audiophile Noise Isolating Headphone
Buy new: $349.99 Require 200+ hours of burn-in before they sound their best, but oh, what a great sound for an IEM!
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 | Sennheiser PX 100 Collapsible Headphones
Buy new: $38.83 / Used from: $37.00 Great sound for the money!
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 | Audeo Perfect Fit Earphones - Black
A newcomer from the top Swiss hearing aid company, Phonak. I bought a pair for myself after auditioning them. Superb clarity and detail with plenty of top-end sparkle have made these the bang-for-your-buck winners of the past year! You have to spend a lot more (see the Senn. IE 8 above) to get noticeably better sound!
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 | AKG Acoustics K-27i Folding Closed-back Headphones with Ambient Noise Attenuation and With In Line Volume Control
Buy new: $26.50 Great sounding closed ear headphones that work fantastically straight from an iPod. Good seal blocks out a lot of noise. More bass than the Senn. PX 100 above, so these are suited to people who listen to Rock/Rap/Dance/Techno
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 | Shure SE530 Sound Isolating Earphones
Buy new: $264.50 / Used from: $219.99 Among the top competitors for IEMs. Triple drivers provide outstanding detail and an enhanced soundstage. Silky smooth midrange and decent bass round out a great overall pair of headphones.
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 | Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro Earphones Gun Metal Blue
Buy new: $389.99 Competes with the Senn. IE 8 and the Shure SE 530 for the top spot in earphone world. I cannot comment much, since I haven't heard these, but reviews put them just under those two I mentioned above.
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 | Grado Prestige Series SR-60i Padded Headphones
Buy new: $79.00 / Used from: $76.00 If you call yourself a budding audiophile and don't have a lot of money to move up from those awful white iPod earbuds, this should be your purchase. Sure, they look retro, but their sound will give you goosebumps if they are your first real set of headphones.
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