I just got the a900's, and I like them better than most of my other headphones. ...of course, I just got them, so it's probably partly new toy euphoria. But one interesting thing to do with them is equalize them - turn on the equalizer and bump up the mids, like this -...

At least here in Minnesota, Guitar Center lets you try on headphones. They carry closed and semi-closed headphones, but not open ones. I know they carry the Senn 280's. I haven't had a problem finding places that carry Grado's that let me try them, but I don't anywhere specific to New Jersey.

Quote: Originally Posted by Asr So I got my Bithead in yesterday. Let me repeat that. YESTERDAY! ZOMG! I ordered it Monday and got it in the NEXT DAY with FedEx Express Saver! I mean holy crap how did HeadRoom do that?! I know I'm just 2 states down from HeadRoom but that's just insane...

Quote: Originally Posted by Aflac ...Grados definitely have the most impact of any headphone I've ever tried... See the bolded text for the reason. :-) The only headphone I own which has some noticable impact is the AKG k81dj's...anyways, my point that I don't find that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jimothy I find this hard to swallow. Do Beyers and Sennheisers lack body? Do Grados and Koss lack impact? But I do agree that Bose headphones sound similar to a mediocre car stereo or mini system. This is all just my personal opinion, but I feel...

Actually...I tried the quiet comfort 2's again the other day and it got me thinking. My problem with a lot of the headphones that are recommended here is that they often produce detailed music which lacks body and impact. That's something I *always* get from speakers - and I mean the crappy...

Between the fact that open headphones have crappy sound when in a noise environment, and the fact that they often really annoy other people, I vastly prefer closed headphones for public use. I was trying to work in a coffee shop a while back, and a guy sat next to me with open headphones and...

I don't like being all contradictory, but I know that when I tried it, the same pair of headphones sounded noticably crappier when I used them on a plan versus using them in my apartment. They sounded pretty good at home and around town, but they sounded very undetailed and crappy when used with...

Honestly, the one person I know who actually does studio work says everyone uses the Sony MDR-7506 headphones for studio work. They're also the one pair of headphones from Sony that people from this forum tend to like (well, unlike the 600 and 700 dj's).

Quote: Originally Posted by JMCIII Ah, you won't regret it. I'm willing to bet that once you get it, and once you begin to hear what it can do, you're gonna kick yourself for not getting it sooner. It rocks. Keep us informed. Just to provide another point of view, I really...

Quote: Originally Posted by donunus Yes, I just bought them and returned them right away.... K240s. Too power hungry even though the M was supposed to be even more power hungry. I think the sensitivity of the k240s is around 90db which makes it about half the volume of a grado at the...

Quote: Originally Posted by donunus same impedance but different sensitivities. even the pa2v2 is insufficient for the k240s I'm suprised to hear that as I can't say I've ever heard anyone say that before. Are you sure you're thinking of the 240s? I know the 240m and 271s both...

Quote: Originally Posted by RH Customs I totally forgot about the power issue. I will look at the others you mentioned. As for price I'm looking to spend around $150. RH Um...isn't the Senn 555's 50ohm rating basically the same as the AKG 240s's 55ohm rating?

Although this may not pertain to you, in another thread a while back someone was asking about using the Bithead's dac with the Micro Amp. A headroom guy said there wasn't a whole lot of improvement in doing it that way, as the bithead amp wasn't incredibly better than the micro amp. He said...

Quote: Originally Posted by warpdriver He does own a Total Bithead. Paul is definitely an exceptional case Yes, I own a TotalBithead and a number of times I've found I actually prefer the soundcard sound to the bithead w/dac sound. I know it sounds weird, but that's what's...