The XB1000 is the better headphone. The ATH M50 is a far better value. The XB1000 is also large and unwieldy. Also consider the Ultrasone HFI-580, and XB500 if you are on a budget.

I'm sorry I don't spend my time dressing up my forum profile. Can't wait to add an avatar with me and my duck face. I also apologize that I'm not impressed by your idol. Tyler Durden, if you ever read this, I disagree. The XB700 was the better phone, and there wasn't really much ambiguity...

OMG! It's so cheap! WHERE DO I SEND THE MONEY DOUGEE???

Seriously? Look, it is 100% absolutely stupid to mess around with a site like this. Can you get your money back? Perhaps. But why waste your time with what is clearly an illegitimate web site. Even if they sent you a product, there is no way a retailer can sustain the price levels they offer...

Yeah, that's a good point. Grado should be moving forward. I still don't understand why so many people use the Sony MDR V6, it's old as hell, I would think there would be better monitoring headphone available in the 21st century, the age of technology.

You want the Ultrasone Pro 900. Lock it up

I don't think it matters as much as people on Head-Fi make it out to be. It's sometimes a lot of money for a negligible change in sound, isolation, and comfort.

I've seen that review before I even purchased those two headphones. And I don't think one subjective review means anything. There are countless other people who will attest to the superiority of the XB700 to the XB500. I would hope that he burned in the headphones before listening. Treble was...

They're aware of Head-Fi?

What!!!! GIVE ME MY 10 DOLLARSSS!!!!!

No..I'm talking about the Sennheiser HD 650. It's a step above either Shure offering. Edit: Why on earth would you get a closed headphone for jazz?

I don't know much about those graphs, but I'm going to call 100% BS on that. I had the XB500 and XB700 simultaneously and I spent A LOT of time with them. The XB700 had SIGNIFICANTLY better sound quality in all aspects. The XB500 had boomy, overpowering bass, less sound stage, and lacked the...

I'm pretty sure the headphone you are looking for is the HD 650. Jazz is not bass-reliant and is mid-heavy. The 650 is ideal for that.

Can someone explain to me why one would get the Fiio E10 over the Fiio D5 when the Fiio D5 is only 20 bucks? What does the Fiio E10 do better if anything?

XB1000 is a waste of money, I've tried it, it's way too big, even if it was the best headphone in the world it wouldn't matter. But it isn't even that great and certainly not worth the price tag. XB500 I disliked, I loved the XB700 in comparison, but XB500 is dirt cheap.