Originally Posted by alphaproject
Ok, here's my deal. I currently own 2 pairs of cans.
The Senn 280 Pros, and the Sony 7506.
The big deal about my situation, is that the Senns are much larger and more confortable even though I'd say the Sony's have better bass response.
However, I cannot wear the Sony's cup size for long before pain sets in my ears. I am going to sell them back on ebay ASAP before they lose any value. The Senns are getting beaten up and I may pick up another pair instead, but I was wondering if anyone has a tad better suggestion but the cup size has to fit like the 280's. I need big cups, close/semi closed that fit more OVER the ears so my poor ears do not get sore. I had the Audio Technica m40fs and they also made my ears sore, but not as fast as the Sony's do. Any suggestions. I can get the 280's really cheap right now....around $67 with shipping, and I'd be willing to go up as much as $120 or so for something that is a notch above if it exists because I do some home recording. The Senn 280's might just be "MY" headphone of overall choice because they are good, but they construction started cracking after a few years although they still work perfectly.
The plastic around the control arms cracked.
Someone was mentioning the HD-555....are they as comfortable as the 280 pros? How do they compare?
Or the Beyerdynamic DT770 - how about those. I'd get some used if I had to if they are really THAT good.
Thanks.....
If you want closed full sized headphones, I suggest taking a look at Audio-Technica ATH-AX00 line of headphones. I have the ATH-A900LTD, and they are very nice sounding and very comfortable too. The A500's and A700's are apparently not too different to the A900's and fit your bill (IIRC around about $100 to $150). Can't say anything about the Beyer's as I haven't heard them before.
You could always save up a bit more for the Denon D2000's
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