Not sure if this is the best section for this, but I've spent many hours searching for a store somewhere in Phoenix AZ where I can actually try out some headphones like Beyerdynamic DT770, Audio Technica A700/900, etc and the likes. I would think in a city like this it wouldn't be so hard to find such a shop, but all I could find were hundreds of car audio places and "audio consultants." Couple guitar shops, none of which seemed to have anything to do with headphones.

Being on a fairly low budget and not having experience with halfway decent headphones before, I'd love to get a feel for the different sounds and which I'd prefer. Surely someone must know somewhere that I can look?

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Anything?

Nowhere to do this.

I did some research, as I visited AZ last month and was looking for an AV store that stocked Grados, nothing in Scottsdale either. None had any and only ever ordered them in, and carried virtually no stock of anything else.

I live in Phoenix as well, best I've found is Frys Electronics and Best Buy

Well that's a real bummer. In that case, is there anyone that would be willing to let me audition their set? Any of the headphones from the original post, or even Beyer DT880s/990s, Shure SRH840s, Audio-Technica M50s, or Audio-Technica ESW9As? I'd be happy to do the driving if the distance is reasonable.

I just don't have the money at the moment to buy some cans and decide I really don't like them...and I can already tell I'll be dropping a lot more dough in this area in the future.

I'm going to bump this because I live in Phoenix as well and this is very frustrating. At least I know there are a couple of us now. Please let me know if you have found one.

Yep Phoenix sucks. Best place is Guitar Center and that's not saying much. I did get my DT 880 Pros there but that's about the best they stock. I was in Portland a few weeks ago and made a special trip to 32 ohm audio, awesome store! Made the situation here all the more depressing. On a whim I picked up a pair of Denon AH-D1001 as portables while I was there.