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So guys, i need a suggestion of a really durable headphone, because so none of them resisted more than 1 year.

 

The thing is: i'm not carefull. The headphone will fall, repeteadly. My chair will crush the cable in almost daily basis. I will trip over it ocassionally and there is not anyone can do about it. So a need a headphone that can take it.

 

Another point: it needs to be closed, so no porta pro, pls, they suck. I use headphone aalmost all day, so it needs to be confortable and block outside sound, and the open or semi opnes one just wont do it. I need something that warps all my  ears(and they are pretty big).

 

Another point: affordable. I don't live in US, so i will import, most probably, and since the Dollar is pretty strong these days,a  100$ headphone is alreadly making  a gigantic hole on my pocket, but is manageable.

 

Sound quality is not a priority, neither a mic, so this helps on bring the price down. I just want something that i can be sure that will endure the fact that i'm reckless =



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Looks like none will survive you. You should just be more careful.



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Consumer oriented headphones are what they are. Durability isn't a factor, sound quality is aswell as the absolutely ridiculous Hz. What I would recommend instead is taking care of your headphones. Get Earbuds. Most medium to high range models come with a pouch for storage.. Especially seeing as your on a budget... Also let me just say. Your demand shouldn't lie with the product but in your own effort for not breaking it.



Thanks A_C_E. Another recomendations?



"Hardware design isn’t about making the most powerful thing you can.
Today most hardware design is left to other companies, but when you make hardware without taking into account the needs of the eventual software developers, you end up with bloated hardware full of pointless excess. From the outset one must consider design from both a hardware and software perspective."

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Well, this is well outside your range, but the Audio Technica ATH-M50x series ~$170, appears to be quite sturdy. Had an issue with my last pair (Pioneer HDJ-1500) where the coiled cord that came with the headphones wasn't long enough/flexible enough and gradually over time screwed the connection up in the headset. These ones however are built with at least a modicum of wear in mind. The jack itself slides into the headset and locks in place (past the plastic park of the jack), so the pressure isn't focused at the metal end, it's on the hardened composite plug. And it comes w/ a coiled cord, and a straight cord so I have the coiled one in my backpack, and the straight one always plugged into my PC.

The ATH M50, are $139, and those have nearly the exact same reviews albeit the 'x' model scores a tad higher. My suggestion is looking at Audio Technica's other models, and see if the connection to the headset is the same throughout their headphone lines. It's a sturdy design and will withstand long-term gentle pressure as well as some more sudden accidents.

That having been said, there is some merit in being a tad more cautious with your stuff. Headphones aren't a big deal when you consider the possibility of tearing a jack off the motherboard of your computer (or one of the front daughter boards). So far you've been lucky, and the damage has been, relatively cheap to replace, motherboard problems on the other hand could be more expensive.

PS. The ATH-M50's are actually wired.  You can't remove the plug from the headset like you can with the 'x' series.  But, you wouldn't likely have an issue on the headset end, if you yanked on it a couple times.  The possible issues w/ the jack on the mobo however, would still remain.

Another thing, it sounds like you're sitting over a hardened floor?  You could always buy a carpet to put underneath your computer chair so anything that falls won't hit the surface that hard.



i also wear my headphone all day and i use these:

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-MDRV6-Studio-Monitor-Headphones/dp/B00001WRSJ/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1438274955&sr=8-15&keywords=sony+headphones

nice long cord and it self coils which is nice. i used to trip on the cord of my last pair but i don't seem to with this one. really comfortable imo,.. nice soft pads big enough to entire encompass my ears and a tension that is snug but not head crushing. i travel a lot and always bring these with me,.. i'm not sure i'm as rough as you are but they have done well with the amount of abuse i've given them. sound quality is really good for the price.

anyways i like them and i went though a lot of models i hated before landing on this one.



I have my Sennheiser PC 360 since 2010, but it's rather expensive and for people that care about sound quality.

My old Sennheiser headset from the early 2000s is still working and it was only around 40€, but it didn't sound that good. I'm not sure if budget Sennheiser headsets are still durable because the build quality tends to get worse over years.



episteme said:
I have my Sennheiser PC 360 since 2010, but it's rather expensive and for people that care about sound quality.

My old Sennheiser headset from the early 2000s is still working and it was only around 40€, but it didn't sound that good. I'm not sure if budget Sennheiser headsets are still durable because the build quality tends to get worse over years.

My current semibroken headphone is a sennheiser. Was so dissapointed in seeing him broking before my prior headphone,a  philipis, and the sennheiser was 2 times more expensive :(



"Hardware design isn’t about making the most powerful thing you can.
Today most hardware design is left to other companies, but when you make hardware without taking into account the needs of the eventual software developers, you end up with bloated hardware full of pointless excess. From the outset one must consider design from both a hardware and software perspective."

Gunpei Yoko

mornelithe said:

Well, this is well outside your range, but the Audio Technica ATH-M50x series ~$170, appears to be quite sturdy. Had an issue with my last pair (Pioneer HDJ-1500) where the coiled cord that came with the headphones wasn't long enough/flexible enough and gradually over time screwed the connection up in the headset. These ones however are built with at least a modicum of wear in mind. The jack itself slides into the headset and locks in place (past the plastic park of the jack), so the pressure isn't focused at the metal end, it's on the hardened composite plug. And it comes w/ a coiled cord, and a straight cord so I have the coiled one in my backpack, and the straight one always plugged into my PC.

The ATH M50, are $139, and those have nearly the exact same reviews albeit the 'x' model scores a tad higher. My suggestion is looking at Audio Technica's other models, and see if the connection to the headset is the same throughout their headphone lines. It's a sturdy design and will withstand long-term gentle pressure as well as some more sudden accidents.

That having been said, there is some merit in being a tad more cautious with your stuff. Headphones aren't a big deal when you consider the possibility of tearing a jack off the motherboard of your computer (or one of the front daughter boards). So far you've been lucky, and the damage has been, relatively cheap to replace, motherboard problems on the other hand could be more expensive.

PS. The ATH-M50's are actually wired.  You can't remove the plug from the headset like you can with the 'x' series.  But, you wouldn't likely have an issue on the headset end, if you yanked on it a couple times.  The possible issues w/ the jack on the mobo however, would still remain.

Another thing, it sounds like you're sitting over a hardened floor?  You could always buy a carpet to put underneath your computer chair so anything that falls won't hit the surface that hard.

I can vouch for these headphones, ATH-M50x are the ones I am using now. They are awesome and definitely have more bang for your buck, especially if you like less noise escape and great bass.