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Portable Headphone Review List

ljokerl’s headphone review list features dozens of portable and semi-portable headphones.

Color coding:
Red = denotes discontinued models (select “Show discontinued products” checkbox on left to display)

i column (denotes headset functionality)
blank = no headset functionality
1 = mic + single button remote
3 = mic + 3 button remote with Apple iOS volume control
v= mic + analog volume control (compatible with all devices)

Manufacturer Model Type i Build Isolation Comfort Sound Average Price
Xiaomi Mi Headphones On + over-ear 1 9.50 7.00 8.50 7.50 8.00 95
HiFiMan HE-560
Denon DN-HP1000 Over-ear 8.50 7.00 8.00 7.75 7.80 159
Alpha Design Labs ADL H118 Over-ear 9.50 8.50 8.50 8.75 8.70 269
Koss KSC75 On-ear 6.00 2.00 8.00 6.25 5.80 15
Parts-Express Mini Headphones On-ear 2.00 2.00 4.00 0.00 1.60 2
Panasonic RP-HX50 €œSlimz€ On-ear 5.50 4.50 9.00 4.50 5.60 20
Philips SBC HS430 On-ear 5.00 3.00 4.00 2.00 3.20 15
Philips SHL9500 On-ear 5.50 5.00 5.50 4.75 5.10 20
Kanen KM-95 On-ear 5.50 2.00 7.00 3.50 4.30 5
Kanen KM-880 On-ear 5.50 5.50 5.00 3.50 4.60 20
Panasonic RP-DJ120 On-ear 4.00 5.00 8.50 3.50 4.90 20
Coby CV-185 On-ear 5.50 5.50 7.50 5.50 5.90 10
Altec Lansing UHP304 On-ear 6.50 4.50 6.50 4.00 5.10 20
Aiwa Shellz On-ear 6.00 4.50 5.50 6.25 5.70 15
Philips SHL1600 On-ear 5.00 3.50 5.00 3.75 4.20 16
Coby CV163 On-ear 4.50 5.00 7.00 2.25 4.20 9
Sentry HO268 On-ear 5.00 4.00 7.00 3.50 4.60 10
Sennheiser PX100 On-ear 7.00 3.00 10.00 6.75 6.70 35
Audio-Technica ATH-ON3 €œONTO€ On-ear 4.00 5.50 3.50 4.25 4.30 35
Soundmagic P10 On-ear 5.00 5.00 7.50 4.75 5.40 27
Yuin G2A On-ear 7.00 4.00 8.00 7.00 6.60 49
Grado iGrado On-ear 5.50 2.00 5.00 7.00 5.30 49
JVC HA-M750 €œBlack Series€ Over-ear 7.50 8.00 7.50 6.50 7.20 36
iFrogz EarPollution Nerve Pipe On-ear 4.00 4.50 9.00 3.50 4.90 22
Philips SBC HP430 On-ear 4.00 4.50 7.50 5.75 5.50 40
JVC HA-S700 Over-ear 7.00 8.50 8.50 5.50 7.00 60
Denon AH-P372 On-ear 6.00 6.00 8.00 6.25 6.50 84
Panasonic RP-HTX7 Over-ear 7.00 8.00 7.50 6.00 7.00 41
Sony MDR-Q68LW On-ear 5.00 3.50 9.00 5.50 5.70 26
Equation Audio EP3070 Over-ear 7.50 8.00 8.00 5.75 6.90 30
Equation Audio RP-15MC Over-ear 7.00 7.50 5.50 6.50 6.60 100
Audio-Technica ATH-EM7 GM On-ear 7.00 4.00 8.00 6.50 6.40 80
Maxell DHP-II Over-ear 6.00 6.00 9.00 6.75 6.90 40
Earsquake PIXI On-ear 6.00 5.50 4.50 4.50 5.00 23
iFrogz ThrowBax Over-ear 6.50 6.50 7.50 4.50 6.00 27
Subjekt X! HD-AK1000 Over-ear 5.50 6.50 9.50 4.50 6.10 18
Soundmagic P20 On-ear 5.50 4.50 6.50 5.25 5.40 37
MEE audio HT-21 On-ear 6.50 5.00 9.00 6.50 6.70 18
Arctic Sound P281 On-ear 5.00 6.00 7.00 3.75 5.10 27
dB Logic Logic HP-100 On-ear 6.50 7.50 7.50 6.00 6.70 30
Audio-Technica ATH-FC700 On-ear 6.50 6.00 8.00 5.75 6.50 70
Sennheiser PX90 On-ear 6.50 3.50 9.50 6.50 6.50 40
Koss KSC35 On-ear 5.50 2.00 7.50 6.75 5.70 45
Prodipe Pro 800 Over-ear 7.50 7.50 8.00 7.00 7.40 45
Koss UR55 Studio Pulse Over-ear 7.50 5.00 7.50 6.75 6.70 25
Sony MDR-770LP On-ear 7.50 3.50 8.00 4.75 5.70 21
Coloud Colors On-ear 1 6.00 7.00 5.00 4.25 5.30 40
Pioneer SE-MJ71 On-ear 5.00 6.00 7.50 4.25 5.40 43
Sony PIIQ MDR-PQ2 Giiq On-ear 6.50 5.50 8.00 5.75 6.30 30
Astrotec AS-100HD On-ear 7.00 5.00 8.50 6.25 6.60 24
Astrotec AS-200HD On-ear 7.00 6.50 8.50 6.00 6.80 24
Koss KSC75 (modded) On-ear 6.00 2.50 8.00 6.75 6.10 55
AKG K81DJ (K518DJ / K518LE) On-ear 8.50 9.00 6.00 6.75 7.40 50
Ultrasone Zino On-ear 6.50 4.00 7.50 6.25 6.10 65
Sennheiser PX200-II / PX200-IIi On-ear 3 7.00 6.50 7.50 7.00 7.10 70
Audio-Technica ATH-ES7 On-ear 7.50 6.00 5.50 7.00 6.80 99
Grado SR60i On-ear 8.00 2.00 8.50 7.50 6.70 79
Philips SHP5400 / SHP5401 On-ear 6.50 4.00 7.50 7.00 6.40 55
Beyerdynamic DT235 Over-ear 8.00 6.00 8.00 7.00 7.20 50
Sennheiser HD238 / HD238i On-ear 3 6.50 3.50 9.50 6.75 6.60 70
Sennheiser HD228 On-ear 6.00 5.00 9.50 6.50 6.70 60
Sony MDR-XB500 Over-ear 7.50 6.50 9.00 6.25 7.10 60
Alessandro MS1 Over-ear 8.00 2.00 8.50 8.00 6.90 99
Numark PHX Pro Over-ear 8.00 7.50 8.00 7.75 7.80 66
Ultrasone HFI-450 / RH10MS Over-ear 8.50 8.00 8.50 7.50 8.00 100
Koss Pro DJ100 Over-ear 8.50 7.00 8.00 7.75 7.80 50
Denon DN-HP700 Over-ear 8.50 7.00 8.00 8.50 8.10 119
AKG K430 On-ear 7.00 6.50 8.00 7.00 7.10 75
Sony MDR-XB700 Over-ear 8.00 7.00 9.00 7.25 7.70 80
Sony MDR-V6 Over-ear 9.50 8.00 8.00 7.75 8.20 110
Audio Technica ATH-SQ5 Over-ear 6.50 7.00 9.00 7.00 7.30 70
Pioneer SE-MJ5 On-ear 7.00 6.50 7.00 7.00 6.90 80
Ultrasone HFI-15G On-ear 7.00 3.00 9.50 6.75 6.60 90
Sennheiser PX100-II On-ear 7.00 3.00 10.00 6.75 6.70 60
Beyerdynamic DTX 300 p On-ear 7.00 6.00 7.50 6.75 6.80 59
Superlux HD668B Over-ear 7.50 6.50 8.00 8.25 7.70 60
Fischer Audio FA-004 Over-ear 8.00 6.50 7.00 7.50 7.30 68
Soundmagic P30 On-ear 7.00 7.50 8.50 6.75 7.30 75
Sennheiser HD428 Over-ear 6.50 7.00 9.00 7.50 7.50 50
Urbanears Plattan On-ear 1 7.00 7.00 5.50 5.75 6.20 39
Marshall Major On-ear 8.00 6.50 6.50 6.75 6.90 70
Philips O’Neill SHO9560 Over-ear 9.00 8.00 9.00 6.25 7.70 50
Fischer Audio Oldskool ’70 On-ear 8.00 4.00 8.50 7.00 6.90 68
Rock-It Sounds R-Shield Over-ear 8.50 10.00 7.00 7.00 7.90 50
M-Audio Studiophile Q40 Over-ear 9.00 7.00 6.00 8.00 7.60 100
AKG K181DJ On-ear 9.00 9.00 6.50 8.00 8.10 130
Sennheiser HD25-1 II On-ear 10.00 9.50 8.00 9.00 9.10 200
Phiaton MS400 On-ear 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 170
Audio-Technica ATH-ESW9A On-ear 8.00 7.50 8.00 8.50 8.10 219
TDK WR700 On-ear 7.00 6.50 8.00 6.00 6.70 130
V-Moda Crossfade LP Over-ear 9.00 8.50 8.50 6.25 7.70 130
Bowers & Wilkins P5 On-ear 3 8.50 9.50 9.50 8.00 8.70 290
Sony MDR-ZX700 Over-ear 8.50 8.50 8.50 8.00 8.30 119
Monster Beats by Dr Dre Studio Over-ear 3 7.50 9.00 8.50 6.75 7.70 200
Bose Triport (AE1) Over-ear 6.50 7.00 9.50 7.00 7.40 160
Audio-Technica ATH-ES10 On-ear 8.50 8.00 9.00 9.25 8.80 412
Denon AH-D1100 Over-ear 9.00 8.50 9.00 8.25 8.60 110
V-Moda Crossfade M-80 / V-80 On-ear 3 10.00 7.50 7.50 9.00 8.60 199
Fischer Audio Oldskool rpm 33 1/3 On-ear 6.50 5.50 9.50 8.50 7.70 200
Skullcandy Mix Master Over-ear 3 8.00 7.00 7.50 8.00 7.70 200
Klipsch Image One On-ear 3 7.00 7.00 7.50 7.00 7.10 131
Bowers & Wilkins P3 On-ear 3 8.50 7.50 9.50 7.50 8.10 199
Monster DNA Pro Over-ear 3 9.00 8.00 7.50 8.25 8.20 250
Creative Aurvana Live! 2 Over-ear v 8.00 6.00 9.50 8.25 8.00 115
Rock-It Sounds R-DJ Over-ear 8.00 8.00 8.50 7.25 7.80 76
Munitio PRO40 Over-ear 3 10.00 8.00 8.50 7.75 8.40 245
Beats by Dr Dre Solo On-ear 3 7.00 8.50 8.00 6.50 7.30 150
Audio-Technica ATH-M50 Over-ear 9.00 8.00 9.00 8.75 8.70 105
Panasonic RP-HTF600-S Over-ear 7.00 5.00 9.00 7.75 7.30 32
Audio-Technica ATH-M30 Over-ear 8.00 6.50 8.00 6.50 7.10 45
Koss PortaPro On-ear 3 7.00 3.00 9.00 6.75 6.50 50
JVC HA-S150 Flats On-ear 6.00 5.00 6.00 5.50 5.40 20
Beyerdynamic DT1350 On-ear 10.00 10.00 7.50 9.25 9.20 200
Manufacturer Model Type i Build Isolation Comfort Sound Average Price

104 Responses

  1. I am looking for a pair of over ear Bluetooth headphones $150 max.
    Comfort is a big on for me what do you recommend?

  2. Were you ever able to try out the zik again. The original zik can now be found under 100, and two more iterations came out since, aptly named 2.0 and 3.0.

    Im considering getting the originals since I spent about 2hours of each day on a train and could use a nice pair of anc headphones, but not sure if the zik are worth it. Ur options are always spot on do was hoping u gave them another chance recently

  3. Odd, because I found them to have too much treble!

    I’m still looking for the perfect KSC75 replacement and I haven’t found one.

  4. I have this unit and the sound is globally warm, pretty good bass but I think they lack presence in treble. They’re extremely comfy and easy to listen to.
    I got them for 15 euros last year and for this price it’s a great headphone in terms of audio quality and construction.
    I compare them to other more expensive headphones : the only issue for me was the resolution in treble : here you can hear the difference betwenn these models and more pricier ones. But for outdoor use instead of critical listening, they’re just perfect for me.

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