Most of my favorite headphones can benefit tremendously from dedicated headphone amplifiers. And the ones I've listed below-if you're not familiar with this class of headphones-will likely spoil you forever. These headphones have a way of challenging you to bring the best out of them, and that can get very expensive, very quickly. It's headphones like these that make Head-Fi's unofficial slogan "Welcome to Head-Fi. Sorry about your wallet."
Great sound doesn't have to make a dent in your wallet.
You can spend $8,000 on a pair of fancy audio gear, but that doesn't mean you're getting the most value out of your investment.
From professional music producers to the most casual gamers, we found great headphones to suit all types of lifestyles.
For audiophiles on a budget, these are our ranking of the best headphones that'll cost you less than a single Benjamin.
Whether you work at home and do a lot of video conferencing, or you love multiplayer games and want to hear your teammates as well as the background music and the ambient sounds, you need a good headset that can provide great audio and deliver your voice clearly to the people on the other end of the line. Thankfully, you have a ton of great options that don't sacrifice one for the other. Here's a look at five of the best headsets, based on your nominations.
If audiophiles are part of the one percent, they'd probably be inclined buy this $8,000 stainless steel headphones from Final Audio Design.
This gigantic Muramasa VIII is the first over-the-ear music accessory by the Japanese company, and delivers full range driver in each soft-padded ear.
The headphones also weigh 1.8 pounds, almost as heavy as the average safety helmets. With the amount of steel used to produce the Muramasa VIII, you should hope it's also bulletproof.
Look around you in any public place, how many people are wearing headphones? Whether it’s the latest in noise-cancelling in-ear technology or oversized celebrity-endorsed ultra-modern monsters, we just can’t get enough.
