Recommendations for headphones around £30

choccymoose

Hi as title suggests, I am looking for recommendations for some headphones for around the £30 mark.

I have rather eclectic music tastes, not so much hip hop and bass stuff though ! Usually listen to music on I pad or galaxy s2 through power amp .

I had a pair of sienheisser (sp) in ear which I though were pretty good, but one bud has stopped working, I ordered a replacement pair but they don't seem as good as my last ones.

Any suggestions I don't mind in ear or over ear just looking for opinions. I realize the money is not going to get me top of the range but I need to budget so want to get best I can for the money.

Sorry if this is in the wrong place but I guess it's kind of techie isn't it?

Cheers guys

[Deleted User]

I just bought these recently and I'm very happy with them http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004UDTM1Q

They scored very well in review http://www.whathifi.com/review/panasonic-rp-htx7 and even won a prize... http://www.whathifi.com/awards/2011/headphones/panasonic-rp-htx7 'Best portable on-ear headphones up to £50'

Lifeforms

What kind are you looking for?
In ear like round buds (Apple earplug style), in ear moulded (usually comes with 2 extra sets of small rubber round moulds)
Cover/Over the ear; full coverage, or semi coverage (big vs small)
Portability? (fold-able if cover the ear)
Sound reducing, don't care if others can share your music when out?

Go online instead, and you can find quite a lot of headphones/in earphones in that price range. (unlike sometimes double the price in store; argos, currys, comet etc)

I'm currently using skullcandy ones which i find pretty good. Lowriders for the over the ear/cover the ear, and also for fold-ability/portability (£14.99 @ play). and Ink'd for in ear (around same price, dunno where from). Both are pretty good. Depending on your colour with the lowriders makes the prices vary!

choccymoose

Hi, definitely sound reducing as use them in the office when I want to shut the rest do the world out and concentrate, I have tried the hard in ear ones like apple, and they seem really uncomfortable, my previous ones were moulded, but I am open to over ear too.
I was looking at the skull candy low rider and HESH on amazon, then at the sennhiesser hd 203 which have pretty good reviews but an unbelievably long cable ! Looking at the Panasonic ones suggested by Ringo at the moment. But confusing myself !

Will of course buy off line, that's partly why I am asking for opinions as I don't have time to go into a store and try them out but need to order pretty soon as I need my music.

[Deleted User]

Well, the Panasonic's aren't really for bassy music.. .but i've got Radiohead 'The bends' on at the moment and they're just perfect for this

The cord is quite thick and pretty tangle-proof. The headphones are styled pretty uniquely and frankly I like that in a world of stupid 'Beats' headphones. They are very comfy also and easy to adjust.

Very good headphones, i'm happy with them. My only concern would be wearing them in an office where there's the likelihood of 'audio leakage'. However this applies to nearly any headphones except very expensive inner-ear buds

timberflake

SoundMAGIC E10's are about £30 and are fantastic value for money.

googler

I've been using Sennheiser since the 1970s, and they would always get my recommendation.

You say the replacement Sennheisers weren't as good as the previous - did you get exactly the same model?

choccymoose

Googler, yes they were the same model, but thinking about it, I am using them on a different gadget, so I guess that could make a difference. Thanks for suggestions guys, will have a mooch through the reviews for what has been recommended at least I have a narrowed down choice now.

Dreamnine

timberflake wrote: »

SoundMAGIC E10's are about £30 and are fantastic value for money.

Yes, they are probably the best you can get at that price.