Headphones that don't suck / are durable.

[Marco Polo]

Looking to spend ~120 bucks on a pair of headphones with good bass that won't break from normal (ab)use. Metal-frame construction preferred since metal is stronger. What do you guys use and what kind of punishment has it survived?

The 40-dollar ones I bought at wal-mart are made from some polystyrene or similar cheap plastic that broke immediately. Shame, they didn't sound too bad.

 

[starlight]

I have some Grado's and love them

 

[Grix]

By good bass, do you mean actual good bass or just strong bass?

Either way, Beyerdynamic DT770 are very robust, and all parts are replaceable so they should last extremely long.

 

[rhd]

Why headphones and not earbuds?

Are you going for look, or sound quality?

If you're going for sound quality, I've loved both Shures and Etymotics.

 

[crazyspaz]

Audio technica ath-m50's. 100$, cant beat the price or sound quality, and great customer support. If you get them though, get the coiled cable- the straight cable is like 8 feet long.

 

[Marco Polo]

Earbuds are very uncomfortable and won't stay in my ears. That's a shame since they look like they'd be hard to break, although I'm sure the manufacturers have figured out some way to make it easier. Thanks for the replies so far

 

[Trevor]

I've had a pair of (plastic) Sennheiser HD 202's for like six years now... they've gotten beaten to hell and back and have performed admirably.

They were like $30 or something... and sound fantastic.

Trevor