[Mathematics]

I'm new here and I was really considering the CAL! as my first good pair of headphones (currently using Skullcandy).
The CAL! seems to have everything I'm looking for, they are (according to my research, I have no experience )
-100$ or less
-Closed+Circumaural
-Warm sound signature, while remaining clear throughout the mids and highs
-Comfortable
-Great Soundstage
-Easy on the eyes
 
However I was wondering a few things like
-How well they work unamped of my hp dv6 laptop
-How durable they are
-And finally, how well they compare to the Citiscape Uptown and M50s (I listen to mainly rap and hip hop)
 
Any other suggestions would be great!

 

[Mathematics]

I tried the recommendations section, but nobody responded, which is why I started a thread...
Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[ThinkAwesome]

Maybe post in the recommendation thread again. Stuff just gets lost in that thread. 
 
The CAL's are probably your best bet though. 

 

[Mathematics]

Thanks mate, I'll try again
If I find anything out from there I'll post it here for anybody with the same question

 

[Mathematics]

Bump!
Can't seem to get any suggestions on the reccomendations thread, other than the mdr v6 which, although heavily recommended, doesn't fit my specified sound signature. 
 
To all the audiophiles here, any suggestions for a newbie?

 

[Dillan]

With your music taste, with those genres.. I think you'd really like the AKG K 240 MK II's.

You can find them here:

http://www.amazon.com/AKG-240-Stereo-Studio-Headphones/dp/B0016MNBAM/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1367455536&sr=1-12&keywords=akg

They are not fully closed, they are semi-open. So you may not want that. I would feel better recommending a pair of In-ear monitors for that budget though.

There are a few others headphones out there you may like, that's just one that comes to mind right now.

 

[Mathematics]

I'll definitely look in to those AKGs, they look like great value for the price!
Only reason I rather go closed is because of the supposedly more 'immersive' experience.
 
I already have a great pair of IEMS, and need these over ears for when I'm on my laptop.
Thanks for the response!

 

[Mathematics]

If anybody is reading this thread, I've come to a conclusion for my first pair of entry level headphones. I considered the Creative Aurvana Live, ATH M50s, and Koss TBSE1 and have finally chosen the Philips Uptowns. They seem to have superior comfort and build quality to any of the other models, have better isolation than the others and have a very balanced sound signature on the warm side. I was looking forward to the sound of the Aurvana Live but they seemed breakable, and the ATH M50 didn't seem worth the price difference considering I prefer stronger mids than highs. Hope these Uptowns will be everything I expect and more! I'll come back with my 'under-qualified' 'average consumer' opinion.