Thank you everyone for the responses!
If isolation isn't an issue I'd recommend grado sr60s, they may not look pretty but damn they're fine
Ah, I think I will need require a certain amount of isolation but it's nothing too crucial. However, what is important though is that I don't have too much noise leaking. I'll definitely do some more research into these. Thank you!
I would say get the M-50 over any SoL product, though I may be a little biased but the SoLs I heard were not that good imo.
Yeah, this was the answer I was expecting to get. I can fully understand why anyone would recommend the M50's. I'm leaning heavily towards these but not too sure just yet. The reviews on the Sol's seem to be divided about 80/20 (70 being good to excellent) so I'm still tempted
The biggest plus for these over the M50 is the cheaper price.
How important is isolation?
If it's very important...hmmm, I know the Philips CitiScape Uptown's a safe bet for a very isolating headphone with decent sound quality, if you don't mind a soundstage with no depth and a volume slider notorious for imbalance. They should be around $65 or less, well under your budget. If you can't find 'em that cheap, I can help with that...
If isolation isn't important, then I'll just say Sony MDR-MA900 and be done with it. Treble's a bit diluted, but you can EQ it back into line; that's about the only flaw I can really think of for the price point. They're selling on eBay for about $155 shipped, so they'd run into the very limits of your budget.
Isolation is only important to a certain point. Sound leak would be the biggest factor, as I would want minimal amount of sound leaking.
Thank you for the 2 recommendations! I will be sure to do more research on these 2 tonight!
Grados have small sound stage.
Thank you for the tip! If I do end up disregarding sound stage, I'll probably just go with the M50's.
Well, how about a pair of slightly used (and sadly boxless), ATH-A900x for $120 shipped?
I will be sure to do some research on these tonight! From the pictures though, they seem rather large so I'm not too sure but that's a pretty good price you're offering. Also, are these the open or closed ones? If I become interested, I'll be sure to let you know! Thank you.