Quote:   The buyer pays up front, usually through PayPal since PayPal offers insurance against the swindlers you're worried about (at cost however).  Really, the way online sales work, the buyer puts the money up front, the only person really at risk of being swindled is the buyer, more...

You might have better luck in the "Headphone Amps" forum, or "Portable Headphone Amps" forum if that's more what you're looking for.   Generally, it's helpful if you can provide as much information as possible.  You didn't even mention your budget range which will just have everyone wasting...

What is "laid back" referring to? Because, "more laid back but with more punch" confuses me, sounds like a contradiction of terms.  ;-)  

Quote: Haha, that's good to know.  I was sure there would be sound leakage, but I had no idea it was that much.  Hifimans were the only other headphones I was going to consider trying out, but I mostly listen at work.  While most my coworkers have their own headphones on, I don't really...

So, not to derail this Beats by Dre thread...  ;-)   but anyone else have impressions on the Dog Pads? Everyone should have received them by now, right? I know all of the people who've ordered MD's recently has them with the Dog Pads already installed, but interested to hear a some rough...

I really love this recent push towards classically-stylish, leather-clad, sleek headphones.  An unexpected result of Beats fandom, "club them with style."  Beats will still dominate with it's core market of course, but put a set of headphones like these next to them and Beats looks like a...

Quote:   If you're coming from primarily Denons, it's certainly a drastic shift from such a pronounced V curve to a really flat headphone.  I was a little apprehensive about getting the MD's because I know I prefer a bit of a V-curve, but Denons were overkill to the point that I couldn't...

Quote:   I gave a more in depth first impression between these two headphones a few weeks ago, in this thread.  I had D2000's for over a year and just recently picked up the Mad Dogs, it took a little while to get used to a less exaggerated sound, but I absolutely love my Mad Dogs now.  ...

Wow, glad I saw jazzerdave mention that there was a Dallas meet in the Mad Dog thread.  This is happening right across route 75 from my apartment, I don't think I have an excuse *not* to visit.  I'm still pretty new to the Hi Fi world, certainly haven't been to an event like this before.  I...

Quote: From what I've heard the HE-300 has a VERY different sound than the 400, it's not just a downgraded model, 400 is Planar Magnetic and the 300 is a Dynamic headphone.  I've never heard much praise for the 300.   The Mad Dog on the other hand, again this is just second-hand, but...

I was going to recommend the Dennon 2k's for insane, head rumbling sub bass, but you said Beats were too expensive and D2k's run the same price new, though it's pretty easy to find a used pair for $200.  I think the Dennons definitely need an amp to get that bass going.   Maybe look into the...

I'm unsure at this point if the MadDog's are still breaking in, or if my ears have just retrained themselves from listening to the Dennons for so long, but I'm really digging these now.  There was a fairly long period where I was unimpressed with what I was hearing, but now I'm loving it.  I...

If you're planning on using these while being mobile I would definitely not recommend the D5000's.  The cans are pretty massive, sit pretty loose on the head and the cord is something around 20 feet long and very stiff.  They aren't really designed for on the go.  I used the D2000's at work for...

Quote: I would imagine so.  My ZO2 drives it which tops out at 250 ohms.  I had to switch to High Gain mode and I'm pretty close to topping out on volume.  It definitely takes a bit more than I'm used to to drive, but it's not unreasonable.

Really anxious to hear some impressions on these pads when people get them.  The bass is the only thing that's making me a bit hesitant on the Mad Dogs, a bit more oomph and they might be perfect.  Unfortunately by the time the pads come out, I think my trial listening period will be over so...