Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I haven't had any open headphones before, so I couldn't say which I would prefer. I am planning on making my purchase this holiday season, as a gift for myself ;)

The budget is in the title: around $300. If it's a little over (say, 20$ or so), i wouldn't complain.

Thanks for the recommendations! The Grado headset looks quite promising. I'll be looking to compare them and the ATH set.

I've recently been able to finally start spending on audio equipment (computer-based setup), and so have been looking to upgrade my setup. A set of KRK rokit 5's were handed off to me by a friend, and I thought it was a good enough reason to invest in a nice sound card, so I've bought myself a...

Hi, I'm Jeff. I'm a music addict as probably most of the people in this forum are, and am always interested in learning more about the electronics involved. So see you in the forums!