Best sealed over the ear headphones w/ detachable cable <$150

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Super.fi 5 pro

 

Those aren't over the ear headphones.


OP: I'd highly, highly recommend you get the Sennheiser HD25-1 II. It has superb isolation, amazing build quality, and really good sound quality.

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Leon

 

I had a pair of M-Audio Studiophile Q40 , over the ear , very bassy and have a detachable cable they are 64 ohm

 

Just curious, why do you want a headphone with a detachable cable? So that if headphone cable dies its not a complete headphone replacement? Or just for traveling and storing purposes? Or ability to replace with a better cable for sound purposes?

I personally have the Senn HD 25 1-II and those are great for the price in build and sound. But the cable takes some work to take out if you plan to do that for storing purposes.

I also own the Beyerdynamic DT250 (250 ohm version) which has a much easier detachabole cable and much more comfortable (and sound better in IMO). You can buy the 80 ohm version for $170 shipped at B&H photo if you are willing to stretch your budget a little. I haven't checked ebay but maybe they can be had cheaper there.

The Senn HD25 have multiple versions. The are all not the same with some sounding very mediocre. Be sure to get the HD 25 1-II version if you go that route.

One thing to note is that the Senn HD 25 rest on your ears while the Beyerdynamic is fully circumaural and incloses your ears. The Senn HD 25 are quite a bit smaller and skinny though and are more transportable because of that (if you do not plan on disconnecting the cord everytime). It is this reason they are my goto phones when I am on the move and not using in-ear headphones.

 

My friend who makes beats uses the Sennheiser HD 380 PRO. I listened to these off my echo indigo sound card and the clarity was amazing. Eveery detail of the low bass could be heard. They have a frequency response range of 8hz to 27khz which exceeds human hearing which is 20hz-20khz. I haven't used many headphones so I can;t compare but the sound I heard from them totally satisfied me in every way and I am a huge audiophile. To give you an idea of how crazy I am about audio I spent 3200 on my car and i spent about 4500 on my car stereo. These headphones can reproduce the spectrum of sound just as good as my 4500 dollar car stereo just not as loud.

 

8hz to 27khz is a paper spec, and any audiophile would know to instantly disregard such figures. Realistically, you'll begin to see spikes and roll-offs at the ends of the spectrum along with overall degradation in sound quality.

The HD380 has a poor microphonic cable, and the overall sound quality is nothing to write home about.

The Sennheiser HD25-1 is nice, though the Shure SRH440 and SRH840 are both great contenders as well. VERY good sound quality for closed headphones, well built, and fairly balanced presentation.

 

A little over your budget, but probably one of the best closed heaphones Denon AHD2000, another more in line of you budget, that i like a lot are Audio Technica ATH-A700.

 

People are seeming to forget he asked for a full sized closed headphone with detachable cable.

Assuming of course he did not mean over the ear cable IEMs. Most non-audiophile people mean over the ear as full size headphones that cover the ears.

For $150, detachable cable IEMs that can go over the ears, there would only be a Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10 pro when it is onsale.

 

Well thats your opinion. I listened to music on the 380's and it sounded great to me. I'm not rly that much of a headphone listener tho. i prefer to feel the bass in my chest when i listen to music. Thats why i have 2 jl audio 13.5 w7's each with a 1500 watt rms fosgate amp powering them. Sit in my backseat and you can feel the bass choking your throat

 

I would go for the Shure SRH840, if you want detachable cables.

 

Ditto.

Apart from looking monumentally stupid on the head and a earcup-cable arrangement that threatens to be somewhat finger-damage-attracting, it's one of the best closed studio monitors out there. These days my only use for a closed around-ear is as a winter ear-warmer, and I dismissed the SRH840 completely due to the on-head looks - but in terms of general utility, sonics, isolation and comfort, it is a superb phone. It is also far better value than an in-ear monitor - sound quality is better than any IEM you'll be able to find at this price, while providing almost comparable isolation as many silicone tips.

Sorry there isn't anything from Apple, as I know that it will obviously be the best for you