Thanks for the information, I don't need a deeply analytical headphone for my purposes and like the idea of a more 'fun' headphone so I'm going to stick with the X2.

Thanks for the advice, but at this point I'm not terribly interested in buying used headphones. Based on some reviews I am readying I think I am going to grab the Philips Fidelio X2 tomorrow.

Anyone have any suggestions?

I have a pair of Sennheiser HD 380 Pro's (closed) that I have enjoyed over the past 3 years, one of the reasons I got them was they were closed and provided a bit of isolation from background noises. Now that my living situation has changed I'm looking to buy open headphones to experience the...

Hi, I've been considering getting a DAC lately and I have been wondering about a couple of things.   How much improvement would I notice going from my on-board soundcard to a DAC? About how much should I spend on a DAC?   Right now my soundcard is on-board and on a business laptop no...

Thanks for the feedback everyone, I think I like the decision to sacrifice a small amount of sound quality for more comfort, especially since i will be wearing these an extended period of time.   I didn't really think of the implications of it being closed versus open, while I like the...

So after much debating on what headphone I wanted I went ahead and picked up the Sennheiser HD 380 Pro. I know I had posted in the recommendation thread awhile ago and today I went to guitar center. I tried on both the Shure SRH840 (which is what I was mainly interested in) and the Sennheiser...

Sorry for taking a while to post this, been busy..   Any rate if anyone had any interest in what headphones I decided to go with my decision is to wait a bit longer. I am busy now and can't really get to the store to test out a pair of headphones. I am still primarily looking at the Shure...

Quote: The problem with Amazon is it doesn't sell directly through Amazon (only fulfilled through Amazon), and the retailer that Amazon sells through is not an authentic Shure retailer, meaning no 2 year manufacturer warranty. Quote: That's what I figured.     Thanks for the...

Quote: Ok, thanks. In my current situation I felt like closed would be better (college dorm, when I am at home I am also sitting right next to someone as well), would an open set of headphones be a big enough leap that I should consider them more? When I was looking for headphones closed...

Quote: What do you mean 'one foot in the bucket'? Sorry, I'm not familiar with that expression. Are you saying I should consider open headphones or that I should consider spending more?

Question about the Shure SRH 840 before I take the plunge: How are they for gaming? I read here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/519068/noob-here-question-about-shure-srh840   And it doesn't seem like they would be terribly good, but I'm looking for some more opinions.   Also when I have been...

Quote: No, he accidentally sent the wrong link.   Right link if you are interested: http://www.shure.com/americas/where-to-buy/in-store

Quote: Thanks, looks like Guitar Center is having a deal of $30 off any purchase $199 or more, which is perfect for me. So I suppose I shall order it online from them in the next few days.

What is a recommended retailer of the Shure SRH840? Amazon has them ,but it is sold through someone else and apparnetly they are not an 'authorized retailer' of Shure headphones, which makes it so you don't get the 2 year manufactorer warranty. Anyone have any recommended places to pick them up...

Quote:   Ok, I'll probably end up doing the Shure 880 then, thanks.   When I said upper tier I was referring to anything as above my current $30 headphones as 'upper tier', which I realize is not technically correct.

Quote:   I'm not terribly concerned with portability, in that would you recommend the Shure or KNS?   Additionally I figured I would explain my line of thinking involving look for a neutral sound: I figure that if I buy neutral headphones I can just use an EQ on my computer, whereas...

Hi, I had made another thread because I hadn't seen this thread [sorry] I'm still relatively new, I figured if there was a thread like this it would have been stickied, at any rate:   Hi, I've been visiting these forums a lot these past few days, and figured now was as good a time as any to...

Hi, I've been visiting these forums a lot these past few days, and figured now was as good a time as any to make a post about this. Sorry if this is in the wrong section, but it seemed like it was the right one.   At any rate I am looking for headphones with an approximate budget of ~$150...