[Geir]

As the title says, I am looking for some woodies when it comes to headphones, as the aesthetics are pleasing to my eye

Problem is, which one should one go for?
They should be transportable, as they will spend some time between my office and my home.
Office listening will be trough my nano wiht lod and boa as amp.
At home, music through my pc and boa as dac/amp.
Music styles vary a lot, but rock/rap/pop are my main interests, even though some classical will be enjoyed to. I like bass, but I am not a "bass-head", just want it to be there.
Any suggestions?

 

[Caution]

*edit* Forget this comment

 

[penger]

Uh... Audio-Technica ATH-ESW9 are $310 on audiocubes or might be cheaper on pricejapan? Or... I guess ATH-EW9's for around $200? Those are the only two off the top of my head that even fit your price range.

 

[zumaro]

It seems that you want these Audio Technica ATH-ESW9s

 

[zumaro]

Hmm - great minds I guess.
As a not inconsiderable bonus they also happen to be the best sounding portables on the market currently.

 

[Caution]

Quote:

Originally Posted by penger /img/forum/go_quote.gif Uh... Audio-Technica ATH-ESW9 are $310 on audiocubes or might be cheaper on pricejapan? Or... I guess ATH-EW9's for around $200? Those are the only two off the top of my head that even fit your price range.

Oh yes how could I forget the ESW9's my bad, I haven't heard anything good about the EW9's though :x

 

[Geir]

Yeah, I have been thinking about the esw9's as well, but have been a little put off by comments like mostly string/classical music.

 

[XXII]

You don't have much choice if you want a portable woody. The ESW9 is a great choice but another alternative is a woodied Grado from Head Coverage

http://headcoverage.com/Wood Cups/Wood Cups.html

 

[argentum]

ESW9 price from PriceJapan to USA/Canada is 272 USD . PriceJapan.com

 

[Geir]

So, as for my wants, there is just to prepare my cc for pricejapan or esw9 at ebay?

 

[RedSky0]

Wood? I know a few high class hookers, I'll set you up no problem

But yeah, was gonna say Audio-Technica ATH-ESW9s too.

 

[zumaro]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geir /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah, I have been thinking about the esw9's as well, but have been a little put off by comments like mostly string/classical music.

I think they are better on rock than on classical, but they are pretty good general purpose headphones - I thought they would be ideal for your quoted listening tastes.

 

[Geir]

Well, unless someone with d5000/w5000 is willing to part with their 'phones for usd300 I guess I will place an order this evening. For the moment, with 30degrees in the shade, it is too warm to hunt down my credit card (hidden by my wife after I joined head-fi).

 

[penger]

You can try aftermarket woodied Grados, but for the money spent on the wood cups, you might be able to go from a SR-225 modified to a stock SR-325i.

 

[Geir]

Then I received an e-mail from PriceJapan that the esw9 will be shipped today, and they even provided me with a tracking number

Now, for the wait and the anticipation of my new toy