Quote: Originally Posted by BIG POPPA If your ears hurt turn it down! But here's the thing-- I've listening to these things for hours upon hours today. When I take them off, I can hear perfectly fine, it doesn't sound like I'm underwater, and my ears aren't ringing in the least...

Quote: Originally Posted by Acrog If you have a db meter: find a shoe box and cut two holes in the sides cut third hole for the db meter mic set headphones to the level you are using them at, then place them on the box and see how load the scale reads. If you don't have a db...

I just got new headphones and I've been blasting them all day because they're so awesome But if I keep doing that, I'm going to go deaf. However, I just don't enjoy music as much when it's low, because I can't hear all the different tonal characteristics Is there some test I can do to...

Today I bought some Audio-Technica ATH-PRO5MS. It was either that or a pair of Sony MDR7505's. The Audio Technicas were $92 and the Sonys were $106. I couldn't tell a difference in sound quality, so I went by fit-- the ATH's felt better than the Sonys. What do you guys think of what I did?

Quote: Originally Posted by mookowz13 I see you mentioned Soundsaround...I'm assuming you're in calgary then? Axe Music has a great selection of headphones for Calgary...some are overpriced but they probably have the best I've seen in Calgary outside of the downtown audiophile shops...

Quote: Originally Posted by adanac061 Definitely look in music stores pa department , there has to be at least a long and mcquade near by. But like I asked the other guy-- should I stay away from monitoring headphones if I'm going to be listening to mostly mp3s? Because...

However, I also have one question: Would Studio/Musician headphones be bad for listening to mp3s on my computer? Because I've heard they're bad for this purpose because they don't "colour" the sound. So should I steer clear of studio monitor headphones?

Quote: Originally Posted by mookowz13 I'm know as being a Canadian myself that theres not alot of good prices in Canada on headphones and I'll tell you right now almost all of those look fairly overpriced and you can get much better in that price range. If isolation isn't an issue...

Quote: Originally Posted by Infernologic Are those the only options at the store(s) you went to? If any of the stores have it, I would definitely recommend the Audio-Technica M50s I went to Soundsaround, Best Buy, and Futureshop (a Canadian equivalent to Best Buy) I don't...

I'm getting a pair of headphones tomorrow since my Sennheiser HD570s broke a few months ago and I've been living on earbuds ever since. I went to the stores today and I looked at many headphones. As of now I'm considering one of these 4 headphones. I'm hoping you guys can give me some good...