Go go go Audio-Technica M-50. Better spend a little more to not regret later. M-50 can do little wrong in that price range. Lagipun, it's foldable!

For music + games, with around RM200-300, I think DT231 pro fares well.

It's simple. It's an all rounder, is accurate sounding, and has a helluva wide soundstage!

Can consider Denon AH-D1100. 50mm driver cups do not touch your ears, but completely cover your ears. Superb bass, great for movies, and also a point: Portability.

AKG K702 requires good amp. Why not try AKG K550? It's closed, but try it before saying "but it's closed"... Hehe.
DT880 shines in vocals, but the sound isn't as open as 990. There's a Head-fi post explaining about the difference between the DT770/880/990 too.

HD650? Be sure to have a good amp! Tried HD600? You may end up paying less because some people prefer 600 over 650.

I'm a detail hunter...therefore I go for Tesla drivers. And so I stick to T70 (for now ).

T70? Not the best phones out there. But I feel satisfied...or try to be satisfied

Not encouraged by most websites due to the high price vs return ratio. D5000 can be more musical and fun at times.
But me? I want to "see" the music. lol.

If you wanna "see" music, go get T1!
Flagship from Germany~ Feel like driving Mercedes!

Then go for STAX!

Soundcard is there, just maybe not "good" enough. Or else there won't be sound coming out

For that price, I'd most probably go for Beyerdynamic DT231pro. But that's headphone and not iem. If you can somehow spare for a little bit more budget, go for Shure SE215. It's one of the bang for the buck IEM. Good for what? Good for rock!

Haha. Happy Head-fi!

Try look for Yamaha EPH-100.
May be tasty~ Or Final Audio Design Adagio 3.

Consider upgrading sound file quality, eg. mp3->FLAC (or any lossless). Or else it'd be pretty frustrating when you heard distortions due to poor recording or file compression.

And for all around genre, you can go for Shure's SRH840/940 and Audio Technica's M-50 or AD series (AD700 for example) for comfort.
That's what I've heard of, and I'll recommend.

Cheers~

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Added on July 16, 2012, 8:14 pmIt'd be sweet if you can bargain an Audio Technica M-50 for versatility. M-50, in my ears, are quite all-around for many kinds of songs. That's for headphones.

US=United States?
But, if you're going back to US, why not go back then buy from Amazon? There are a lot of good deals online which offer significantly lower priced headphones/earphones/iem you can get here in Malaysia. If you're considering purchase here in Malaysia and go back to US, go for Shure as they're priced quite lower here over Asian compared to their birthplace-US. Besides, SE215 (IEM) has detachable cables too, and are good at bass.

This post has been edited by phillip88: Jul 16 2012, 08:14 PM

FLAC file can covert to mp3, not from. Just like you can cut a big piece of paper to make it smaller, but u cannot expand the small paper to become bigger.

Download the entire album? Well, FWIW, CD is the best. If you're dl-ing from iTunes or other legal sites, then it's no use to download the whole album. Butta, AFAIK, when downloading the original released album, it MAY be better than downloading the Mix ones, like TOP10 charts, etc. It's because the TOP10 or similar ones MAY NOT be recorded from the original source. So, in this way, dl-ing the original album is better, but...well, if you don't mind your hard disk space tho...

Shure's price? It's made in China... LOL.

Anyway, feel free to ask more question so that you know what's going on.

Cheers~