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I concur with the above.  Would only add that the last time I was in J&R the "wall" was a complete bust.  Terrible amp, terrible source, and most of the headphones were broken in some visible way (e.g. missing ear pads, etc).  I asked if I could try some different headphones and the guy looked at me like I was from the moon.  The best listening environment by far is to find a high end stereo shop who carries some headphones (and AT may be a challenge to find).  There are plenty of places to try high end Grados and Senns though.  Good luck.

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Originally Posted by mikenyc 

I concur with the above.  Would only add that the last time I was in J&R the "wall" was a complete bust.  Terrible amp, terrible source, and most of the headphones were broken in some visible way (e.g. missing ear pads, etc).  I asked if I could try some different headphones and the guy looked at me like I was from the moon.  The best listening environment by far is to find a high end stereo shop who carries some headphones (and AT may be a challenge to find).  There are plenty of places to try high end Grados and Senns though.  Good luck.

You don't demo headphones that are on the wall. They have a separate amp on the counter specifically for demos.

They used to be on the wall on the second floor. Now they're in a display case on the first.