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100% agree. I have repaired so many pairs of headphones from a fixed cable getting ‘ganked’.
I bought my Wife a set of the Bose quiet comfort noise canceling headphones. She travels overseas fairly often with work. She says “I don’t know what I’d do without them”. They really are amazing inside a noisy airliner. The music and movie sound comes forward, and all the racket and jet noise moves to the distant background. She finds them extremely comfortable wearing them for long periods of time as well.
Hi new user here. I have the Brainwavz HM5 (better built version of XPT100) and have owned them for a few months. If anyone has any questions about them or wants impressions I would be glad to answer 
I wasn't aware that the HM5 is built better than the XPT100...
That isn't mentioned here:
Tatasal.
“” I had few headphones displayed at that time, actually we were not into it really, and sorry to say this in this thread, headphones are considered an ‘unnatural’ way to listen to sound and specifically, Hi-Fi music!“”.
YES. Proper speakers ARE the best. No arguments. My KEF Columns were magnificent.
Pure not clinical.
BUT. When you sitting in lounge with wife and 2-3 kids .
The last thing they want to listen to is Tubular Bells. ANY Mahler or Sibelius, even Stravinsky.
Or Gillespie on half notes. Satch etc.
They are an “acceptable” alternative to “nothing, or else”.
Yeah, I totally agree with you as an “alternative to nothing”, for where I live now, there is no more room for a proper placement of speakers.
If anybody is looking for a ‘value for money’ budget headphone, I would suggest a pair of these:
Bluedio is one of the up and coming Chinese audio companies and are theses are widely available in various online stores.
I was curious as to the quality, and bought a pair last week on eBay for about $US 28 (Cheaper than Banggood or Amazon).
For the price, the sound, comfort and build are excellent.
I mainly use them to watch movies or tv shows at home so I don’t disturb other people in the house.
They are also good to listen to music on the move, especially if you have expensive headphones that you don’t want to risk taking out with you.
They are bluetooth, but not noise cancelling. They even include FM radio, and a slot for micro SD card from which you can play music.
There are more expensive Bluedio models which have noise cancelling.
I’m not suggesting to you audiophiles that these are as good as your expensive brand name headphones, but as a back-up they are not bad at all,
Ehh, one of my friends actually bought it when I told him about Banggood, and he showed them to me.
Let’s just say if you like bass a lot, you will like them a lot.
If you like details, don’t go for them.
Please don’t be shy about recommendations, I value BLF members opinions far more than those I can find on the web .
Although I really enjoy my BossHiFi B8's, I went on head-fi.org and asked if there was anything better for me for under $65.
And there is!
There's the ISK MDH9000 and its clones.
Some of the clones are under $50.
They include:
ISK MDH9000
Stellar Labs HC-5985
Marantz MPH-2
Freeboss MDH9000
LyxPro HAS-30
Neewer NW-9000
So for Black Friday or Cyber Monday, I'm going to order a pair.
There is one major problem with them...
EDIT:
There's also another clone, but it's earpads suck, and right now they're expensive, so I'm going to avoid it:
Akai Professional Project 50X
I think this year I've spent more on headphones than on flashlights and pocketknives combined! 
I actually wanna try the ISK MDH9000. What was the best deal you’ve found on them?
Funny you should ask.
The best ISK MDH9000 clone is the Marantz MPH-2, and it also happens to be the cheapest right now (in the U.S.)
It's $40 plus tax at musiciansfriend.com:
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/pro-audio/marantz-mph-2-professional-studio-headphones
The sale ends on November 18th.
I ordered one yesterday.
The Marantz MPH-2 is also the same price on eBay right now.
I received my Marantz MPH-2 today.
It sounds great out of the box, but I'll burn them in for 100 hours anyways.
They're also quite comfy.
I think I've found the perfect headphones for me.
I bought a Neoteck earmuff amplifier and was soaking up the… BossHiFi? Whatever ones you recommended, brown woodgrain ones.
Pretty nice, lots of oomf. Just for s&g, cranked up The Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”. Damn, the surrounds were even vibrating against my cheeks, giving me a nice facial massage. 
Aquatica’s “Deep And Wild” actually caused the critter to cut back for a few seconds. Guess when it hits a certain threshold and/or peak value, it folds back to prevent damage. Listening to Rammstein’s live version of “Links-2-3-4”, I wanted to get up and go invade Poland or something. I also now want a flamethrowing guitar… 
The earmuffs were holding up pretty well, too. Definitely got some exercise with the cranked-up bass.
Anyhoo, they don’t seem too efficient, certainly not when using a laptop or cellphone to supply the audio, so the amp is a must-have. And unlike the Bose QC15s (really nice clean sound, I have to admit!), the amp doesn’t cut back abruptly when it hits too high a peak value. It’ll go to 11, just not 12.
Just hope I don’t end up like Pete Townshend…
The BossHiFi B8's are very nice.
If you want more bass and better comfort, and you can overlook the potential durability issue, the Marantz MPH-2's are better and cheaper.
I wish I would have found them first. 
Marantz MPH-2
$32 on eBay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Marantz-MPH-2-Professional-Studio-Headphones/263805791465
$29.99 with free shipping, thanks I ordered one!
There was a mini price war between two eBay sellers.
You got the lowest price of the day (that I saw.) 
It's back up to $39 now.
Thanks. Got one at this price as well.