I have a pair of Hippo-10s that I am looking to trade for something for a bass-head. I would like a pair of Sony MDR-XB500, but will consider anything you got. They are in excellent shape. I can post pics if interested. For some reason I can't post in the for sale/trade forum

Is this thing too dated to even consider? I found one for $100. I'm mostly interested in something with a lot of storage and excellent audio quality.

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Why are most of the recommendations are for closed phones? How about Denon AH-D1001? They seem to be highly rated.

There are a ton of HD238 on ebay for $50. Are they likely fakes?

Quote: Originally Posted by shake In my experience, the HD280 does better with female voices than my M50S. They're both very nice cans in their own way. It's like pepsi (HD280) and coke (M50), pepsi is cheaper so it tastes better . And BTW, ">$100" looks like you're looking to spend...

I have a Sony NWZ-A728 and am looking for some decent headphones. I am currently using a pair of Koss PortaPros. I mainly listen to Downtempo on my headphones. I have a thing for beautiful female voices (Bjork, Beth Orton, etc). Initially I thought that the ATH-AD700 would be my best bet. I...