[beg2differ]

Originally Posted by Meloncoly

Hey Beg2differ, if you can hold out spending money, you should. There are many choices out there, and it's best to research them all. I'm not saying the HD25-1 isn't good, otherwise I wouldn't have bought them, but there are other phones out there that might be interesting to try. You can give the M-Audio Q40(?) a try or the Ultrasone HFI-780. Or the Beyerdynamic DT770/80, Equation Audio Rp21s, and many more. There are so much to choose from, hone your decision down more. Find out exactly what you like in music, and drill at it. It took me a lot of headphone buying before I finally settled down to the dark bassy signature that I liked. I jumped from Sonys, ATs, Grados, Alessandros, Beyers, Etymotics, Shures, Westones, and just a whole bunch before I found out. I wish I would have sat down and really concentrated on what I really wanted, and I would have saved so much money, but at least the journey was fun :3

Edit: If you're lucky, and Provantage has it in stock, aim for a Denon D2000. The bass on that thing is good. It would be my next purchase, but I'm aiming for a Audio Technica ATH-ESW9, which I personally like better :3

Thanks for the advice.
However, I did check out the Ultrasone HFI-780's but they're a lil bit too big for practical/portable use. They're twice as heavy as either the HD25's or the Bose OE's. I've also heard the beyerdynamic DT770 would be a good choice, but I've found them to be a little bit too big for portable use as well. :/

Thanks for your concern and I can only hope that I will be fully satisfied with the HD25's when i get them. lol