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Monoprice Modern Retro Over Ear Headphones

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Monoprice has Monoprice Modern Retro Over Ear Headphones (16150) for $15.41. Shipping is free.

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About this item:
  • Ultra‑Comfortable: The soft, split‑leather earpads help prevent fatigue and the large size will fit comfortably around almost any set of ears. The headphones provide just enough isolation for you to easily slip away from the world and enjoy the world as your music makes it.
  • Well Balanced: The 50mm drivers are 25% larger than most headphone drivers, which helps them produce a solid 15Hz ~ 25kHz frequency response, with deep and rich bass, clean and sparkly highs, and expressive vocals.
  • Great Sound: Life is too short for audio products that don't sound great! We believe that the whole point of listening to music is to hear it as the artist intended. Our engineers and audio experts have spent countless hours listening to and comparing various headphones until we were satisfied we had found models that fit our demanding standards.

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  • These headphones are rated 4.6 out of 5 stars by 280 Monoprice customers.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Monoprice has Monoprice Modern Retro Over Ear Headphones (16150) for $15.41. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunter SehoneyDP for finding this deal.

About this item:
  • Ultra‑Comfortable: The soft, split‑leather earpads help prevent fatigue and the large size will fit comfortably around almost any set of ears. The headphones provide just enough isolation for you to easily slip away from the world and enjoy the world as your music makes it.
  • Well Balanced: The 50mm drivers are 25% larger than most headphone drivers, which helps them produce a solid 15Hz ~ 25kHz frequency response, with deep and rich bass, clean and sparkly highs, and expressive vocals.
  • Great Sound: Life is too short for audio products that don't sound great! We believe that the whole point of listening to music is to hear it as the artist intended. Our engineers and audio experts have spent countless hours listening to and comparing various headphones until we were satisfied we had found models that fit our demanding standards.

Editor's Notes

Written by SlickDealio | Staff
  • These headphones are rated 4.6 out of 5 stars by 280 Monoprice customers.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the WIKI and additional forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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kasbarsbeard
Sound is good, has a fun V-shaped signature, very good sub-bass. The pads are indeed garbage, the main mod everyone does is swap them with brainwavz xl pads(currently on sale). I've tried the pleather and sheepskin leather, the pleather has the better sound and fit. The cable is really long so the other mod if you choose is to replace the cable with a 3.5mm plug. I'd recommend an amp to power them otherwise you'll feel max volume isn't very loud.
GreySwing658
Sound quality is good but the pads are really cheap and uncomfortable.

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Sound quality is good but the pads are really cheap and uncomfortable.
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Quote from GreySwing658 :
Sound quality is good but the pads are really cheap and uncomfortable.
These have pretty decent sound and are pretty good if you want to learn how to mod headphones... don't expect greatness though.
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Sound is good, has a fun V-shaped signature, very good sub-bass. The pads are indeed garbage, the main mod everyone does is swap them with brainwavz xl pads(currently on sale). I've tried the pleather and sheepskin leather, the pleather has the better sound and fit. The cable is really long so the other mod if you choose is to replace the cable with a 3.5mm plug. I'd recommend an amp to power them otherwise you'll feel max volume isn't very loud.
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Quote from kasbarsbeard :
Sound is good, has a fun V-shaped signature, very good sub-bass. The pads are indeed garbage, the main mod everyone does is swap them with brainwavz xl pads(currently on sale). I've tried the pleather and sheepskin leather, the pleather has the better sound and fit. The cable is really long so the other mod if you choose is to replace the cable with a 3.5mm plug. I'd recommend an amp to power them otherwise you'll feel max volume isn't very loud.
Did this like 2 or 3 years back (after a deal here).
Been enjoying them quite a bit.
I mostly listen to electronic and hip hop so it has a decent punch.
The ear mods are super comfy.
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LivelyManatee460
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Quote from GreySwing658 :
Sound quality is good but the pads are really cheap and uncomfortable.
But hey its $15 so why not~
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Slimeyface
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Quote from LivelyManatee460 :
But hey its $15 so why not~

They just told you why not.
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They have these pretty frequently on sale, better imo.

https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/765991
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Love the retros, my cable started falling apart and didn't order a new pair.
Gotta get brainwavz pads, sheepskin is very highly recommended
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slimpyman
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Quote from GreySwing658 :
Sound quality is good but the pads are really cheap and uncomfortable.
I enjoy these things. Much better than any on the ear ones. And nice rich sound. You can't find anything better for 15 bucks
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Quote from GreySwing658 :
They have these pretty frequently on sale, better imo.

https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/765991

According to price trackers - these haven't been on sale since late 2022. Lowest price since then, $57 a year ago.
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OkFinePorcupine
Mar 3, 2024
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If you like the style and want studio quality, the look of these were heavily inspired by the AKG 271.
Enjoyed for over 15 years and highly recommend.
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vaxick
Mar 3, 2024
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Fun headphones with a huge, spacious sound. Swapped the pads on mine and replaced the headphone cable with a jack as the cable that comes with them is crazy long.
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j0sh
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I bought these headphones from New Egg in 2019 for $25 ("on sale") and they only recently stopped working (no more sound out of one ear). I also bought the XL Brainwave pads at the same time, and they've also just recently started falling apart (but they're still really super comfy). I use these for my PC, which is for watching videos and playing games. For the $50 total I paid, they were great for a few years.

Last week, I bought a pair of m50x's to replace these since I thought "hey, might as well try a real pair of headphones now"...but they're super uncomfortable (I know the pads are replacable, but the top band is also uncomfy).. Is this the universe's sign to just buy another pair of these cheap headphones and the comfy pads again??
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JKimRX
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Quote from j0sh :
I bought these headphones from New Egg in 2019 for $25 ("on sale") and they only recently stopped working (no more sound out of one ear). I also bought the XL Brainwave pads at the same time, and they've also just recently started falling apart (but they're still really super comfy). I use these for my PC, which is for watching videos and playing games. For the $50 total I paid, they were great for a few years.

Last week, I bought a pair of m50x's to replace these since I thought "hey, might as well try a real pair of headphones now"...but they're super uncomfortable (I know the pads are replacable, but the top band is also uncomfy).. Is this the universe's sign to just buy another pair of these cheap headphones and the comfy pads again??
I own these. Similar to your experience, they've been a solid work horse for me. Even for an "over the ear" design, these are very spacious. The top band is very wide and flat, which makes for a comfortable experience wearing for long periods of time (I found that the narrow the band, the quicker I develop a sore spot on the top of my head).

I hadn't thought to replace the ear pads though, and upon quick glance the pads seem to be nearly twice the price of the actual headset? (Product link would be appreciated!)

My set is still in good shape but for $15 and free shipping, I picked up another set to keep in reserve. I haven't come across another product that delivers this well at this price point.

IMO, pickup another set !

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Quote from JKimRX :
I own these. Similar to your experience, they've been a solid work horse for me. Even for an "over the ear" design, these are very spacious. The top band is very wide and flat, which makes for a comfortable experience wearing for long periods of time (I found that the narrow the band, the quicker I develop a sore spot on the top of my head).

I hadn't thought to replace the ear pads though, and upon quick glance the pads seem to be nearly twice the price of the actual headset? (Product link would be appreciated!)

My set is still in good shape but for $15 and free shipping, I picked up another set to keep in reserve. I haven't come across another product that delivers this well at this price point.

IMO, pickup another set !
https://www.brainwavzaudio.com/se...20Size%20*

On sale, even with the $6.50 shipping better price than purchasing from Amazon. Oh, also there is a 5% discount code you can use - NEWSLETTER5%OFF
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