Headphones

[Bunny]

I think this is the right forum. If not, feel free to move it to where ever it fits best.

My old pair of headphones recently broke so I'm in the market for another pair. I want to get something decent that will last more than a year (my previous ones lasted for about a year and a half). As it stands, I'm deciding between two different pairs:

audio-technica ATH-AD700 and Sennheiser HD280. Both of them have received fairly decent reviews but are also slightly more expensive than I'd like to spend (although I would spend this much if I had to).

So, questions:

1. Does anyone have experience with either of the headphones I am looking at? Can you talk a little bit about them so I can get a decent opinion on how good/bad they are?
2. Does anyone have a different suggestion of a pair of headphones to buy?

Here is a list of what I am looking for:

• Good durability. I treat my headphones pretty well but I'd still like them to have a "natural life" of at least a year.
• No more than $100. I'm flexible about this but would like to keep it under $100 if at all possible.
• Noise-cancelling is a plus but not a necessity.
• Over-the-ear. I do not like earbuds unless I am listening to my mp3 player and even then, I don't mind picking up a fairly cheap pair for that. These will be used while at my computer.
• Good flexability. While they would mostly be used for listening to music or watching a movie/televsion show, having a good set of gaming headphones would be a plus.
• Warranties are a good thing for headphones because sometimes things go wrong. I'd like to stick to companies that have decent warranties available.
• Not made by Skullcandy. smurf those guys.

I'm not a complete audiophile, hence the thread, but I know a little bit about what to look for and what to avoid. Any help is appreciated but I'm also looking elsewhere if nobody here can provide some.

[Shiny]

I bought Sennheiser headphones from Amazon for cheap, and one pair lasted for about 10 months, but probably because I dropped the repeatedly. They're good head phones, but the HD-201 and HD-205 are not noise canceling. I own both of those and they fit over the head. The HD-205 can hurt a bit -- especially if you wear glasses. The HD-201 is more of a comfortable fit. The best headphones I've used were the Sony MDR7506 Professional Large Diaphragm Headphone. They're a pretty decent price on Amazon. If they break, worse case scenario is that you can buy a warranty for cheap if you get something from Amazon.

[Pheesh]

A friend recently bought a pair of Sennheiser headphones (that look awfully similar to the ones you linked) and I put them on and had a listen. They had a nice even mix to them, not overly bass or treble heavy. They were also plenty loud enough, although I didn't use them while drumming so I don't know how great the noise canceling on them was. They sat on my head fairly comfortably as well, although the pair I have really presses up against your head, which means I can basically shake my head and they won't come off, I don't think the same could be said for the Sennheisers.

They were good on the whole though.