# General purchase advice: Ask your questions/for advice here! **URL:** \ **Category:** I need advice!\ **Created:** [May 18, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/general-purchase-advice-ask-your-questions-for-advice-here/6620 "2020-05-18T17:21:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5467
**Author:** ![AudioTool](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/audiotool/32/14289_2.png) [@AudioTool](https://forum.headphones.com/u/AudioTool)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/general-purchase-advice-ask-your-questions-for-advice-here/6620/5467 "2023-01-21T17:22:59Z")
Results of the shootout here: > [@2022 Headphones under $200 Shootout](https://forum.headphones.com/t/2022-headphones-under-200-shootout/20270): > > This past Christmas was a rare event in that me, my parents, and my siblings and their families would all be together for a few days. Long story short I decided to purchase a selection of headphones between $100 and $200 that could be powered from a mobile phone, and allowed everyone to select whatever pair they liked the most as their gift from me. The contenders were: Sennheiser HD560S Sennheiser HD599 AKG K701 AKG K371 Grado SR125x Beyerdynamic DT880 (32 ohm) Hifiman HE400se Philips Fideli… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.headphones.com/t/general-purchase-advice-ask-your-questions-for-advice-here/6620)._