Sorry everyone looks like I can't make it after all :-[ if there is another one in October or this winter I would love to make it.

I hope to make the meet up, but I probably won't be able to get there until 2 is.

I just picked up the mdr-1a yesterday at a great price so please keep in mind I probably only have about 4-6 hours of total time on them. I find do the bass to be stronger the m50x's and the headphones to overall to have a bit more clarity. I haven't noticed any "shimmery" treble that some...

I just find the 598s seem much clearer and more detailed than my M50x's. I still enjoy my m50x's and use them at work where open headphones wouldn't be appropriate and they are better than my current IEMs. At home where it is pretty quiet most of the time though i reach for the 598s first...

I got my 598's about two weeks ago and love them, incredibly comfy and I am starting to understand what people say when they talk about soundstage.   Listening to the interstellar soundtrack is a huge improvement vs. my M50x's or my previous inexpensive headphones.  I had heard these were pretty...

I a interested in attending though it will depend on what time the meet up is at. I am pretty new to quality headphones so it would be nice learning experience for me.

Thanks for the link I was not familiar with the wall of fame.

How big of a step up are the MSR7's vs my ATH-M50X's?   I got the M50's because it seemed like every top 5 closed headphone list raved about them and I didn't realize my local store had the MSR7's until later as they have recently put a focus on stocking a bigger variety of headphones. 

So figured I would get my first post out of the way in the right forum.      I'm new to quality headphones and all of the research and differences there are between headphones. I used to think speakers were generally supposed to be very neutral and quality was more a difference of clarity vs...