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However, even in the face of all of that high-end equipment, we still have a passion for finding great tech items that anyone can afford,
and the best cheap headphones are a great place to start
bargain-hunting prowess to great use and found a great deal of cheap headphones that you can buy without thinking twice about it.By their
very nature, the headphones you prefer will ultimately boil down to your own personal taste
However, seeing as the headphone market is extremely saturated, it is genuinely hard to figure out what the best headphones for your tastes
exhaustively testing a huge amount of cheap headphones from all over the internet in every style under the sun
best cheap headphonesBest cheap earbuds: RHA S500These simply have no right to sound this goodGreat clarity/precisionGood FitNo cable
And, in this hotly popular and competitive category, the RHA S500 reigns supreme.For its cheap price, the RHA S500 frankly has no right to
We found it to have the best clarity and precision of any in-ear headphone we tested, along with a comfortable fit that doubled as a passive
the RHA S500 stands well above the rest.This product is only available in the US and UK at the time of this writing
workout buddy, check out the Anker SoundBuds NB10Really good bass responseSweat-proofGood fitChunky designWe knew going into this that Anker
would end up on this list somewhere
Since bursting onto the scene a few years ago, Anker has destroyed the competition, offering good-sounding in-ear headphones (and battery
spectacular bass response
to hang up the towel.Best cheap on-ear headphones: Skullcandy GrindFor movers and shakers, these are the best on-ears for the priceHefty
bass responseBuilt-in microphoneNo volume controlsIt was love at first listen with the Skullcandy Grind
These bass-heavy headphones bring a built-in microphone to the mix and offer amazing sound quality at a bargain basement price.They do
headphones: Creative Sound Blaster JamLightweight wireless headphones that are the perfect office companionsLightweightGreat sound qualityNo
passive noise-cancellationA bit on the fragile sideAs great as wired headphones can be, being constantly tethered to your phone, MP3 Player
or PC can be downright irritating
If you find yourself ready to tear the cord out of the jack once and for all, you need a pair of wireless cans.For those looking to cut the
cord on the cheap, the Creative Sound Blaster JAM is the way to go
It's lightweight, sounds great and is dirt cheap
What makes it on-ear headphones Well, the foam earpads sit directly on top of your ears instead of encompassing them entirely, something
they let in ambient noise like no one's business
This is totally fine for the dull roar of an office (and might even be helpful if someone needs to grab your attention real quick) but, for
commuters or anyone who can't stand to hear the outside world while listening to their tunes, you're best served looking at one of the
HeadphonesAlthough they're a bit fragile for on-the-go use, the 8323s are awesome at homeFlat EQGreat clarityLimited dynamic rangePlastic
Barring the exception of noise-cancelling and planar magnetic cans, they are the top dogs of the audio world
Really good over-ears should be the most comfortable, most versatile headphones in your audio arsenal
They should be just as adept with Hi-Def audio sources of 16-bit/44.1KHz as they are streaming from Spotify, and they should do so without
as do the Sennheiser HD201 and Audio-Technica ATH-M20X) but, of them all, the Monoprice 8323 Hi-FI DJ Style Headphones are the cream of the
US and UK at the time of this writing
HeadphonesWant to seal the noise out without draining your bank account Try theseInsanely cheap noise-cancellingHip designDistorted
useful for certain purposes and not so much for others
What we mean here is that typically, noise-cancelling headphones trade overall audio fidelity for the ability to cancel out incoming sound
quality (cough, Sony MDR-1000X) while others accept the trade-off for what it is
The CB3 Hush are most definitely in the latter camp
external noise and should serve you well either in a busy office or on your daily commute
noise-canceller, the CB3 Hush will do nicely.This product is only available in the US at the time of this writing
HeadphonesPlanar magnetic for half the cost of the competitionSound quality is outrageously goodInsanely immersiveSturdy buildNone reallyIf
the big pulsating cone of sound
for much greater sound uniformity
Dynamic drivers produce spherical sound waves that are unnatural for the ear while planar magnetic produce a planar wave, which sounds more
natural and give the headphones their name
detail-rich and well-balanced
We can live with our music sounding a bit warm with an emphasis on the mids and highs, but we still like to be able to feel the bass
that testing headphones will be, at least on some level, subjective, and our taste in tonal balance might not match yours (neither will the
size of our head or the shape of our ears)
