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Thanks for the suggestions guys. I will be buying the ES7's for home use and I am leaning towards the icans for my second pair if there a no more suggestions. Not really into wood and not looking for ear buds. Thanks again.

Hello, I am looking for a low profile aesthetically pleasing headphones. I have a bald head so I dont want my headphones to stick out too much. I was thinking of the Audio Technica ES7 but I dont think they have a low profile on your head. Looking for headohones in the same price range. It would...

I heard alot of good things about the ESW9's and ESW10's but Im not too fond the wood.

so ive decided to buy the ATH-ES7's

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Quote: Originally Posted by Jaska Maybe we could start by steering clear of any of the full-sized AKGs. Something from Grado might be a worthy candidate, but it's hard to say based on the sole criterion of baldness. There's one member here, whose name I unfortunately can't remember...

I have a bald head so i am looking for headphones that dont stick out and are low profile and comfortable for the commute.

What is the most aesthetically pleasing headphones?????: Go! Go! Go!

thanks for responses. im interested more in headphones though.

Im looking for some good isolution headphones for my commute to work. My budget is $100. Im a bald guy so I am loking for headphones that are aesthetically pleasing and don't stick out of your head. Thanks i listen mostly to rap/hip hop

Quote: Originally Posted by uraflit $2000 headphone rig for movies and hip hop? hmmmmmmmm... are you sure you need to spend that much? just asking =P i'd get a Corda Opera with DAC + Darth Beyers Im looking for the best possible setup. I have a $2000 budget but it doesn't have...

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suggestions?

Quote: Originally Posted by BigEat Are you interested in building this more for music or as a good experience for your video watching. I like many feel that the source is a critical, but often overlooked piece of the landscape if music is the focus. i will be using it for both...

Quote: Originally Posted by tom hankins So you need, DAC > Amp > phones? i guess

Quote: Originally Posted by riceboy Please let us know if you would like closed or open cans. Where does most of your music reside (computer, LPs, CDs) so we could recommend a DAC? Cheers I am leaning more toward open headphones but I wouldn't mind closed ones. I will be...

I have $2000 to spend. I will be using it for mainly movies and music(hiphop). I am new to the headphone community so please post links if you can. Thanks

Quote: Originally Posted by krmathis With a $600 budget for both headphones and amplifier I would buy the Stax SRS-2050A system (SR-202 and SRM-252A). It can be yours for less than $500 from PriceJapan. Then spend the last $100 on a nice IC, or save it for later updates. can you...

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I am going to use this for movies too so wouldn't the sound cards extra features be better? something like this http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=10219

so a good dac would be better than a good sound card?

Quote: Originally Posted by Currawong For getting started, you could probably manage with just a good DAC, as many have headphone amps, at least basic ones, built in. Just to give an example of what I'm using at the moment, the ZERO DAC is exceptionally cheap and can be upgraded to...

Hello, Im new to the headphone community and I need some help. I am a total noob to headphones and I have found this forum recently and hopefully I will be a long time member of this forum. I am building a new computer rig and I need new headphones to listen to movies and music. I originally...