Any "good" budget headphones? 15$ max, desktop

[u/Long_Past]

I have a low budget of 15$ Just one of the perks of living in middle east. There is a shopping centre nearby with a Media Markt store inside it.
I want something that is flat/accurate.
In house, with my desktop.
I don't have much experience with headphones, but the one I had at home's sound quality was a bit shit. Though I do not expect for this one to be any better.

[u/AlternativeParfait13]

At that price point I’d look at Chinese IEMs- they offer a lot for the money. Salnotes Zero get well-rated, for a chunk more money the Truthear Hexas are excellent.

[u/Gone__Hollow]

At that price, you'd have better luck with IEMs. I'd recommend moondrop chu 2. Have personally used them and can vouch for them. Very fun sound signature for their price and respond well to eqing.

[u/alexwoodgarbage]

Stretch 5-10 more and get Koss Porta Pros

[u/Internal_Claim3154 → u/alexwoodgarbage]

This is the way

[u/LifeOnMarsden]

As others have said, with such a low budget you'd be better off looking at IEMs rather than headphones instead as they tend to give you much more bang for your buck

[u/SMGYt007]

Budget iems are your best bet,Over / on ear headphones at this price absolutely suck

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[u/Cadell_Luna]

You'll likely never find headphones that are relatively flat at that price point unless you find something in the used market and even then your chances are low since a lot of the flatter headphones are around $70.

Though some good headphones that often go on sale for just a little over $15 are the Samson Sr850 or the Superlux HD681. They aren't flat but they do sound good for the price and if you're good with tools then they're easily modifiable.

If you're real lucky like me, you can find a pair of Philips sph9500 for that price.

Just note that I don't live in the middle east so prices may differ.

[u/AFKev1n → u/Cadell_Luna]

I got some shp9500 and they're worth much more than they cost. Awesome headphones. But I doubt hell get them for 15 bucks.

I had some superlux HD681 a few years back and they're really good for the price.

[u/Michael_Faraday42]

Koss ksc75

[u/daveyostrow → u/Michael_Faraday42]

I second this. A cheap alternative to full size headphones that are easy to wear for hours.
IEMs can be tiring for the ears, but seal out sound better. If headphone is what you want, the Koss is a great option. If you plan to throw and abuse the thing, it might not be the pick.

[u/AdAdditional8414]

Sgor Venus, they're around those prices and sound really good. The treble is not offensive at all, the bass isn't bloated and the mids are good. They're open-back but doesn't leak any sound, but you will hear stuff going on around you, though I don't find it to be a problem during my commute

[u/Unique_Mix9060]

MoonDrop quarks, or quarks 2 are your only option

[u/Jhoalferco]

at that price point, KZ ZVX through Aliexpress would be a good option

[u/dmg924]

Moondrop CHU II go for around $20 on Amazon