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DJ headphones up to €200: 11 devices
This overview shows the 11 DJ headphones in our register whose price bracket sits entirely below €200. We keep brackets, not daily prices — what a device costs today is at the retailer, and a range is more honest than a number that is wrong tomorrow.
Pioneer DJ
up to €100HDJ-CUE1
Closed-back DJ headphones for cueing — the affordable way in.
- Closed back, blocks out the room
- Swivelling ear cup for one-ear listening
- Plastic, less robust than the club standard
Sony
up to €100MDR-7506
The studio standard since the nineties: light, foldable, closed back, available everywhere.
- Cheap and unchanged for decades
- Foldable, light
- Fixed coiled cable
Numark
up to €100HF175
A closed entry-class DJ headphone — the cups swivel for one-ear cueing.
- Swivelling cups for cueing
- Folds up for transport
- Less durable than an HD 25
Reloop
up to €100RHP-5
A light entry-class DJ headphone — folds down small.
- Very light on the head
- Folds for the bag
- Thinner pads than the classics
Sennheiser
€100 to €200HD 25
The club standard for decades: light, loud, closed back, every part replaceable.
- Very robust, every part available as a spare
- High isolation, loud enough for the stage
- Tight fit — not everyone likes that for hours
Audio-Technica
€100 to €200ATH-M50x
Closed-back studio headphones, popular with DJs for their sound.
- Very good sound
- Comfortable over longer periods
- Bigger and heavier than the HD 25
Pioneer DJ
€100 to €200HDJ-X5
The entry point to the HDJ-X range: closed back, swivelling cups, robust enough for the booth.
- Swivelling cups for one-ear monitoring
- Closed back, good isolation
- Sound and build one step below the X7
Pioneer DJ
€100 to €200HDJ-X7
The workhorse of the HDJ-X range: louder, fuller and sturdier than the X5, with swivelling cups and spare parts.
- Handles high levels, loud without distorting
- Swivelling cups, foldable
- Heavier than the HD 25
beyerdynamic
€100 to €200DT 770 PRO
The closed-back studio classic from Heilbronn: comfortable for hours, neutral, with velour pads.
- Very comfortable, even after hours
- Neutral sound, good for production
- Cups don't swivel — one-ear monitoring is awkward
Pioneer DJ
€100 to €200HDJ-CUE1BT
The HDJ-CUE1 with Bluetooth — wired for DJing, wireless for listening.
- The DJ cable is included
- Usable wirelessly on the move
- Always wired for DJing — wireless has too much latency
Audio-Technica
€100 to €200ATH-M40x
The smaller sibling of the M50x — same construction, flatter tuning.
- Swivelling cups for cueing
- Detachable cable
- Less bass than typical DJ models
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The thresholds here are the upper bounds of our price brackets, not round numbers we picked. That is why there is “up to €200” and no page for odd amounts: we would be claiming a precision our data does not have. Above €600 the top bracket is open-ended and appears in no budget overview.