Budget Over-Ear Headphones with Limited Sound Leakage

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Hi Guys,

Doing a bit of Christmas shopping and I want to get some Over-Ear headphones for around £60, although the budget is flexible. Ideally they must be well built, sound decent for general usage, Tv, Films, Games and Music (although the recipient isn't an audiophile) and have limited audio leakage due to paper thin walls etc.

Any suggestions? I'm out of touch where budget headphones are concerned, so not sure what is the go-to budget pair these days.

Thanks,

Mark
 
Rokkat Kave 5.1

Pro's

"Real surround sound" unlike nearly all other headsets in a similar price range.

Comfortable.

Minimal Leakage.

Amazing value for money at under £60.

Cons

Aren't really any for the price.
 
Speed said:
They seem to get rave reviews on everything but the build quality, in particular the wiring. Hmm...
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Creative Aurvana live are good.

Another recommendation would be the JVC HARX900's. These are semi open and good all rounders like the Aurvana.
 
whiteshadow said:
Rokkat Kave 5.1

Pro's

"Real surround sound" unlike nearly all other headsets in a similar price range.

Comfortable.

Minimal Leakage.

Amazing value for money at under £60.

Cons

Aren't really any for the price.
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Thanks, not really looking for a headset or surround features.


melmac said:
Creative Aurvana live are good.

Another recommendation would be the JVC HARX900's. These are semi open and good all rounders like the Aurvana.
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Well the reviews seemed good on sound quality but I've ended up going for the Sennheisers which arrived today. The Creatives looked good, but the issues with build quality and the single year warranty coupled with my past experiences with Creatives awful customer care put me off. Might of been the wrong decision but there we go.

Sennheisers have a 2 year warranty, which is a bonus and frankly what ever they are will be an improvement over the current cheap in-ear type ones. Should they not be up to scratch though I'll take a look at the JVCs.
 
Well no worries :-) The Senns are probably a good choice, they won't be as good as the Creative Aurvana Live headphones but they should be fine.

Just be warned that they might not sound that good right out of the box, give them a few days to warm up.
 
Goldring ns1000 still a solid choice at this price imo the build quality isn't that great an issue because the band is metal underneath a simple bit of tape holds them together fine should they ever crack.

You wont get better isolation or sound for the money.
 
Sony MDR-V6 (same as 7506) are well worth an audition. Should find them for about £60.

Then again, they won't flatter average/poor quality sources. Very rewarding when plugged into something half decent.
 
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