Audio-Technica - ATH-M20x

If you are on a budget (like me 🥲), Audio Technica's ATH-M20X might suit you as it has for me. For the monitor, I had used Presonus Eris 3.5 and it wasn't that bad for the price. If you need a speaker that you can carry with you, Headrush's FRFR108 or FRFR Go might be an option as well.

idk I use non gaming audiotechnicas and they are nice.

plus you get 3 year warranty

I use Sennheiser HD 25's. They are build great, very durable, and you can take them apart/replace parts if they do break (DJ gear takes a beating once you are not playing at home any more). The HD 25s are closed back.... open back means there is mesh or a porious material on the back of the bucket instead of a solid piece of (usually) plastic. idk any DJs who use open back... The HD 25s They have smaller buckets compared to a lot of other headphones designed for DJing. The isolation happens while they are sitting on top of the ear, which makes moving them on and off really easy and quick. They are very comfy and have decent sound. They hold to your head really well without having to adjust the headband, which I have found myself doing when using other headphones. I recommend getting the coiled cable and not the straight like I did. I have gotten caught on a fader once of twice when leaning over to fix something behind the mixer. Not the biggest deal, the coil makes that less likely to happen. Also gives you some feedback when you have stretched away from the mixer "just a bit to far" which the straight doesn't. Personally I would say there are other headphones out there with better sound quality, but honestly, we are splitting hairs after a certain point imo. I often DJ with ear plugs in anyway to protect my lugs, so any difference gets lost at that point. I also like them aesthetically compared to a lot of other "staple" headphones. For instance, I think the Audio Technica ATH range makes people look a bit like the guitarist from Linkin Park lol with that said, the Audio Technica ATH-M20x is probably the best budget DJ headphones, so if thats what you can afford go for it. Anyway, I hope that helps! Good headphones are literally the most important piece of DJ gear imo. If you can't hear your tracks properly, you are fucked. Everything else (aside from a play/pause, basic transport controls, up faders, and a basic EQ) is absolute window dressing and should be easily discarded without impacting your performance to much. But headphones.... fuck me. I was actually asked to play at an afterhours the other week and said "I don't have my headphones" and they went "no one does". I laughed so hard... I can't play without buckets. Major give away that the dudes playing were using a pre-prepared set, sync on, just pressing play kinda vibe.

If anc isn't your priority go for wired, ath M20X is really good especially considering your sound quality requirements, if you want bluetooth/ANC go for Jlabs Jbuds lux anc they've got you covered on everything, also for Soundcore or jlabs in both case you'll get boosted bass , if you prefer clear vocals and neutral style more and that's your absolute priority go for audio technica, about thr comfort both of them are comfortable enough to wear for long hours, also if you can see check fiio x jade jt1 in wired, they cross your budget a little(5.5k) but as far as I've heard they are worth the money

ATH m20x are decent

I have a $40 pair of Audio Technica ATH-M20x (no mic, no noise cancelling) over the ear headphones that are going strong after ten years of daily use for broadcast radio & television. They have a 6ft cord that causes me to trip and yank them down off my desk unintentionally at least 1-3 times a week. I’ve left them in my car in the summer and winter… I even loan them out to new hires. All that abuse and still no loss in function, sound quality or anything except some cracking in the faux leather cushy headband bit. They don’t look super dorky, oversized or gimmicky, and never have trouble connecting to Bluetooth because they don’t have that capability in the first place.

I have an Audio Technica ATH-M20. Personally, I think most headphones out there by Beats and Bose are shit for how much they are. My head phones were $80 and sound like $300 headphones. The battery life is insane, I charge it once every two weeks and I use them at least 4-5 days of the week. They don’t feel tight and heavy on my head. I also don’t feel like I have to baby these and not be scared of dropping or sweating on them. I have an older model, I think the newer models are called M50, but the M20s are probably cheaper now. Make sure they are the Bluetooth version and not the “studio monitor” version as those are wired.

You specify open back but you are coming from closed back. Under USD $100 the only good open back headphones I know of are the Philips SHP9500 and SHP9600. On ebay with name your price they might sell for as little as USD $40 and should still be abundant at $60. They have good bass, but to get them to hit as hard as you seem to desire, you'd have to use EQ to further boost the bass: [https://equalizerapo.com/](https://equalizerapo.com/) Closed back, under $100 the Audio-Technica ATH-M20x used to be a great bargain and was often open box priced at $25 on [Adorama.com](http://Adorama.com) Now I see them at $60 to $70 and think they'd still be a great value if they could be found at $40 or less. Instead of purchasing them at $60, for $130 on ebay, the FiiO FT1 are a far greater value, and absolutely deliver the punch you seek. Spend the $30 more and stick with a closed back, use EQ with the Philips, or budget $300 and get the Sennheiser HD 490 Pro open backs, used or open box. They're not as punchy as the FiiO FT1, but they do have great low bass extension and everything else a great pair of open backs can provide. I've never listened to Superlux. They make a hybrid semi open back HD 681 headphone that's supposed to be nice. It's also pretty cheap, maybe $40. Because it's only partially open it might have a bit more low frequency impact than the Philips. I'd still pick either of the Philips over Superlux, with or even without available bass boost for movies. You'd like their open soundstage for how that transports you into the scene and you'd get used to the bass level and swear you never missed a beat. Open backs are my favortite and I'm glad you specified that type. The HD 490 Pro are my favorite movie headphones but out of your range. The FiiO FT1 are my second favorite and for low rumble, nothing else I own can beat them, so you should add $30 and get the FT1, for now, and then if you spot the Philips at a great price, add them and use them as trainers for the day you do want headphones like the HD 490 Pro. The FT1 are also the most efficient headphones in this bunch, so if you don't have a headphone amp, they have the best shot of making your earphone jack still seem awesome.

So wirelessly you're in for either Sony WH-CH520 which are cheap and okay, Sony WH-CH720N which have noise cancelling or JBL Tune 710BT which are also nice and are also foldable, 50 hours of battery, though they're on the bassy side. If you'd like wired then you can get Audio-Technica ATH-M20x or AKG K72 which would be the ones I would personally recommend. For 100 euro you can have both WH-CH520 and the ATH-M20x added to your cart, and the total should be 97 euro.

Not a Stock M20X, maybe pad swapped M20X