Like others have said, replace is different from be the same as. Headphones can replace speakers, but they will never be the same as speakers. Personally I would never replace my speakers, the main reason (as I suspect many people also feel) being bass. With headphones, bass only goes to your...

The AD900s are fantastic for the ranking you gave, with the only exception of perhaps the fatiguing one. If you want to have good female vocals and transients, your going to have a bit more fatigue then with more rolled off highs. I wouldn't say the AD900s highs are overly presented, but their...

Well, if you're looking at it in a purely price/performance ratio, then no, the ad900s don't perform 75% better (the price difference approx). But hardly any upgrades will directly increase in performance as a ratio of their price. That being said, I think that the 100$ price difference between...

<< fellow gamer here. As someone who plays CS (or any FPS in general), locating sound is pretty key - so your going to be looking for a large sound stage. Nearly all of the time open headphones will > closed in that department. However, if your playing in LAN situations, you might need closed...

As a longtime CS'er, I can give some pretty good insight here. In terms of gaming - it depends what your looking for. If your just looking for a "fun" sounding headphone for games that don't require you to hear exactly where the sound is - then you'll want something with some bass. However, if...

Thanks for that. Yeah, I'm not exactly sure how burned in the 770s I tried were but they were the store's demos - so I would think that they have at least some burn in done. In terms of the source - I dunno, I found that other phones from the same ipod were less harsh. So, unless the difference...

Well, I would say two things. First, I am very sensitive to high frequencies - so what I consider fatiguing is probably pretty tame to many. Second, seeing as the ad900s seem to endlessly sound better as I crank up the volume - I tend to listen probably a notch or two too loud. So, I really...

So, is there any consensus view on what the warmest sounding closed headphone is?

AD900s have been my primary can for about 2 years now. Of your criteria, I think the only one that is potentially problematic is the warmness. They are not simbilant, but they are not warm - at least not without some EQ changes. I find that these cans react very well to EQ changes and you can...

I have the AD900s, but I've never tried the D2000s. Like some others here have said, the 900s have an incredible sound stage. Personally, I think the people who say the mids are recessed on these cans are pretty nuts - as I find the mids (especially upper mids) to be the highlight of these. If...

Ok, so I just went to Guitar center and tried out 3 different pairs. All of them were tried directly out of my IPod. Firstly was the ones I have been thinking about, the DT 770s. The isolation was good, about what I expected. They were pretty comfy, although being closed their is obviously a...

Hrmm well I should be trying the dt 770s personally shortly - but if they are as you say - I prob will want something else. I'm looking for a warm, "in your face", strong bass, closed headphone. - Does such a headphone exist?

Well, considering I have heard neither of them and have no place to hear the pro's - its kinda hard to make that decision without having someone who has heard them tell me what their like. (I am going to guitar center to hear the 770s if I can) Mostly, in terms of sound sig, I'm looking for a...

I was under the impression the dt's blocked out outside noise quite well. (although wind noise is probably a low frequency that goes through) How much sound would u say it blocks out? (Can you hear conversations ect?)

Anyone have any experience with the ultrasones in relation to the dt770's?