Where to find a good pair of over ear headphones under $100?

Sub $100 over ear closed back headphones?

• 1) please only answer if you read the whole thing, I tried my best to explain my background and what I'm looking for 2) To audiophiles particularly those headphone experience: I'm looking to put some more quality into my daily audio intake. I currently use a pair of Skullcandy ink'd buds and have done so for the past 3 yrs, and I understand this is probably making many in the community cringe, but for the the price and convenience (they're available at my campus store) it's all I could manage, and I appreciate their bass and noise isolation. However, recently my 4th pair broke, just as the last 3 did, where the connection broke at the jack's stress relief area (ironic no?), and I have finally decided to invest in a quality pair of headphones. Two of my friends have Monster Beats by Dre over ear headphones and I have used them on several occasions, I enjoyed their clarity and punchy bass as well the comfortable cups. But I found with extended listening that the bass was a getting a little painful for my ears and also they leaked a bit a of noise, which I'm not used to with the in-ear skullcandys (on several occasions I was asked to turn my music down in quiet areas, aka library) and also I don't like the need for batteries and don't care for the noise canceling technology. So what I'm looking for ideally is a pair of headphones that have clarity across all ranges, with the bass mainly being clear but not overwhelming. I understand what I ask for is vague by many standards but all I ask are for recommendations on some over ear headphones, a pair that 1 has good build quality and should last daily use 2 mainly has clear sound, not too worried about volume 3 not leak too much noise, as many suggestions as you have experience with and links if possible for purchasing :) also if there are recommendations for some quality in ear headphones meeting the same criteria, links to them would be appreciated as well, and many thanks for reading and answering :) ps I listen to mainly techno/electronica, and also classical and piano pieces

• Answer:

  Here's some headphones I would recommend all have good quality sound and are considered good buys in there class...The number one headphone for sound quality is the Grado Prestige 60i at one time this was a real bargain at $59 but due to demand and popularity it has gone up in price...the 80i is also a good phone basicly its a tweaked 60i at a more expensive price...next would be the Denon AH P372 or the Denon Ah D501 still a bargain at $39 if you can find them, Denon will come out with new models and change the model number completely so also look for newer models in the Denon line for good deals....and of course Sennheiser the Mercedes of quality headphones not inexpensive but the best....take a look at the HD 25 or the RS 160 or the HD 280 you almost can't go wrong buying a sennhesier headphone the only thing you have to look out for is the comfort of the fit and style but this is true with any headphone...also I really like there ear buds, I got a pair of CX 200 for $17 dollars but they will vary in price a lot from $50 to $15...this is also true of the CX 400 which is even a better ear bud...but changes in price from $20 to $70 dollars depending on availability and demand...