Sorry this is a little late; they sounded terrible, I ended up giving them to my sister.

Yeah I have Deadguy, I also saw the avatar and just decided not to mention it because of that. Anyone else heard rumblings of a Rorschach reunion? I think I remember Converge's Jacob Bannon saying something about it, but it was a while ago and I haven't heard anything since.

Dug through my library and found some more gems: Only Living Witness (early) Neurosis Engineer (who are more on the sludge side of things) Gaza Punch (like Ceremony with a female vocalist) Rorschach And then there's the staples (Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Refused) and my guilty pleasures...

Well in that case Echo and the Bunnymen, Killing Joke, The Fall and Joy Division.

I haven't been listening to much lately, but I really like: Ceremony Trap Them Converge Cult Ritual Sabertooth Zombie Gridlink/Discordance Axis Cursed Terrorizer I'm sure you've probably heard a lot of those already... Capitalist Casualties is pretty great and most of the grind I know...

I would recommend you stick with pad mods, as they are (relatively) cheap and reversible. What is the "dollop" mod? I'm afraid I haven't heard of that one.

Having Grados (alessandros) myself and having similar musical tastes as you (Axe to Fall!!!) I can pretty much guarantee that you'll get some weird looks listening to Converge on the SR-80i's. They're definitely a lot looser than the HD-25; I find that they fall off occasionally when I'm walking...

One final post: I auditioned the D5000 at a local audio store (more for comfort than for anything else) and to my unrefined ear they looked and felt fantastic. The only Denon phones I've had extensive ears-on time with is the C551, can anyone compare the sound signature of the C551 to that of...

I'm looking to buy a VibeVaults for my ipod classic (link) and I noticed that the 160GB cases were not only listed separately, but also significantly cheaper (~$15 vs $40). Would it be possible to buy the 160GB case and use it on my 120GB iPod?

You can also use the silica gel packets that typically come with shoes to dry them out... That is their purpose, after all.

Thanks, all my doubts have been quelled. I like my metal heavy and a lot of that really shines through on the low end in my experience so you guys have really quelled any doubts that I had. Thanks a lot! now to play the waiting game until these babies to go on sale again... And as much as I...

Well, it's not like my MS-1s are going anywhere, so I think that the D2000 are a good choice for a new all-around headphone, and I can always go back if I'm missing anything in metal or rock. Can anyone comment on the D2000 performance with doom metal specifically? I know they're bassy, but the...

bump. Forgot to mention in my first post, in addition to music I would hopefully like to use these for gaming and movies too, so soundstage is pretty important (and my Alessandros are definitely lacking here.)

Alright thanks guys I've had some bad luck with electronics lately (broken ipod, broken receiver, chipped monitor screen, broken mouse) so when my wonderful MS-1's started falling apart it was almost too much and I freaked. Glad to know the fix is as simple as that.

I've been using Alessandro MS-1s for about a year now, and while I like them quite a bit I'm looking for a decent closed step up. I've found that my taste in music has changed some in the last year, and I think it's safe to say that I'm a certified basshead, which is why I'm attracted to the...