So I am looking for an MP3 player and I have 3 restrictions with no flexibility:   1. No microphone. 2. No wi-fi. 3. No camera.   It must meet all 3 criteria, and preferably be a decent piece of hardware otherwise.  Any advice would be helpful.

Bumping this thread for a question.  I have used and loved the AD700 for about 6 years now, and when I tried to make the transition to the AD900, I found I couldn't because they didn't have angled drivers, which in turn caused significant discomfort for my ears because they rubbed up against the...

Quote: We got it, you don't like the AD700.  On the other hand, I have purchased the AD900, HD595, AKG K701, K601, Beyerdynamic DT990 and DT770 and every single one has gone back in favor of the AD700.  Just saying, they might not be the manifestation of evil on planet earth.    ...

The noise level in a portable setup is going to depend more on the environment than anything internal.  When I was in college, we used to hook up an antenna to an oscilloscope just to look at the EM noise in the electronics lab with all kinds of circuitry stuff going on.  We'd see 3-5V p-p waves...

The cheap one is the Pro model.  What this means is that it's built with a higher clamping force.  This can have dramatic effects on both the comfort and sound as it pushes the drivers closer to your ears and can feel like a vice on your head.    Also, judging from the picture, that is the...

Quote: This was probably their open box deal, and it is currently out of stock (or at least it's not showing up on their website anymore).  New, they are $250 at Electronics Expo.

Quote: The website shows that they are on backorder right now (and has for a few days), but that doesn't sound right if you ordered them Sunday and got them today.  I've been looking to order them myself, but I've been waiting thanks to that backordered status.  Gonna call them tomorrow.

Quote: The AD900s are not in the same league as the AD700s in terms of comfort.  It's hilarious to me how the littlest things can make the most massive differences.  In this case, there are two primary differences: the AD900s clamp slightly more tightly and, more importantly, have flat...

I had a similar problem with the sound in my HD555s for a long time.  It turned out that the right driver had become dislodged from its plastic housing and was leaning back against the outside grille of the cup.  It was really easy to fix and since they were past the warranty period, much...

Quote:   I was hoping for a replacement to the DT line rather than something falling between it and the uber high-end.

Quote:   That is disappointing.  I was hoping for something around the $200-300 range from the Tesla line.

Looks interesting.  I enjoy the AKG sound signature, but I don't enjoy the AKG comfort with the self-adjusting headbands.  They just don't work for me, but they finally realized that putting some PADDING on the thing might be a good decision.

My HD555s had left-right imbalanced sound for the longest time.  Eventually, I just retired them and bought some AD700s.  However, I recently opened them up to do the foam mod (just out of boredom) and I found that the right driver had actually fallen out of its plastic casing and was leaning...

Quote: The D7000 is a $1000 pair of headphones.

My favorite thing about the Q701s is that its the second revision of the K701 and after years of people complaining about the garbage headband with the annoying bumps, they STILL have the **** bumps in the headband.   What kind of crack are they smoking?  Even if you are one of the few who...

Quote: Be very careful here.  The AD700s are very comfortable.  The AD900s suffer from a very stupid design where the drivers are flat instead of angled while using the same earpads as the AD700s.  The result is that your ears will almost certainly touch the driver grilles on the AD900s...

Quote: Wood and technology just don't mix for me.  They make me think of the early days of TVs and stereos when everything was terrible and looked terrible.  It's a 1970s retro look, and that is certainly not a good retro look.

Quote:   If you are having this problem with the DT880s, do NOT buy these.  I had the problem with you're talking about with the AD900s, while there was a good quarter of an inch between the cartilage of my ear and the drivers in the 880s.   I seem to recall the earcups being quite...

Quote:   Absolutely a great suggestion.  You can get virtually anything from Amazon and return it within 30 days, no questions asked.  They'll even pay the return shipping AND refund the original shipping cost (assuming it wasn't free).  I feel a little shady when I do it, but hey, it's...

The AD700.  And I am EXTRAORDINARILY particular about this.  People talk about headphones disappearing on their heads that I found absolutely unbearable to wear for more than an hour, to give you some perspective on my standards for comfort.   The DT770s Pros were far too tightly clamping. ...

Quote: They tend to be on the bright side.  It's not supposed to be as bad on the 880s as on the 990s, but the 990s have insane highs, treble and sibilance.  They often sound like the noise tin foil makes when you crush it in your hands.  The 880s are supposed to be their more balanced and...

Closed headphones make me feel like I have a fishbowl on my head.  My ears heat up, pressure builds up under the earcups, and it's just a generally unpleasant experience.  Open cans feel more natural, particularly if you're using them for an application where you talk (like gaming for...

That's a fairly normal price for them.  They're aight, but for my $100, nothing beats the AD700.

They felt the tops of their heads after wearing them for an extended period of time and found large indentations in the soft tissue of their skulls.  They then realized that AKG was smoking crack up their asses when they designed the headband with those hard little bumps in it.

I found the DT770s to be too tightly clamping for my own comfort, but that could be a good thing as far as portability when compared to the ATH-AD series. They have extremely soft clamping forces, and I could easily see them slipping around on your head if you were moving around with them a lot...