Hello, I am looking for a quality and durable headphone with high audio quality on a budget around $200, I want it to last long and be comfortable when I wear it for hours, I primarily listen to music and audio-books and do some casual gaming like story games and Minecraft, I don’t usually carry headphones around but portability would be nice, preferably it’s not from a niche brand since the availability of brands is low in my country does anyone have any recommendations?

  • Zwiebel@feddit.orgEnglish
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    18 days ago

    Durability whise I can recommend Beyerdynamics, they should have some good (wired) options at your budget like the DT 770.

    I think you really have to consider whether you want wireless or not, because wired will give you much better sounding options

    • MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      18 days ago

      I have the DT 770 Pro X and love them. Not only extremely durable, but super comfy after hours of wearing them. The company sells some replacement parts, and they work with a third-party company in America to do more complicated repairs.

      That being said, the 770 and 990 aren’t very portable at all, so that’s something to consider. I use a pair of Shure IEMs when I’m away from home. The OEM hard carrying case for the 770 does have a caribiner clip, so you could get around space constraints by clipping it to a backpack or travel bag.

    • artiman@piefed.socialOPEnglish
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      17 days ago

      Thank you for the recommendation, the DT990 pro seems great, what is the difference between the 80 ohms and 250 ohms the 80 ohms version isn’t available where i live

      • osbo9991@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        16 days ago

        The 250 ohm version probably needs a decent headphone amplifier to be loud enough, the 80 ohm version will work with any headphone jack you plug it into.

        I have a pair of DT770 pros 80 ohm and they work with anything that has a headphone jack.

        • artiman@piefed.socialOPEnglish
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          16 days ago

          Thank you for the help, How expensive will a good headphone amplifier be, do you know a good one?

          • osbo9991@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            16 days ago

            I haven’t needed to search for an amp myself since this is my only “good” pair of headphones, and they sound fine right out of my PC.

            I looked into it, and I found this video from crinacle (well known audiophile in the headphone world) that discusses options that are in the ~$30 USD range that would definitely be loud enough. Namely, the JCALLY JM20 Max. In the video he does warn that this dac/amp could be too loud for some headphones, so maybe you could try the JCALLY JM6 Pro instead (~$15 USD). I would highly recommend watching his video to weigh your options.