go down to somewhere you can audition headphones and have a good listen! some people like it neutral others like it warm... you have to trust your own judgement and go listen for yourself.. cos after all you will be listening to it.. not others

I think Denon D1001 fits the bill... and their bass is quite good so you can watch band of brothers and play halo or other FPS and get a high with it

i think we do have it for cheaper in Asia...

Haha my frens do say im crazy.. but when i invite them to my house to try out my audio stuff... they somehow start to get a lil poisoned.... and they will understand HAHA

i think grados don suit hard rock/pop.. they dont have that much bass and worst for you these are open cans

well the sigs of these phones should change after like 100 hours or so from the initial "new metallic" sound.. but any longer than that i am sceptic... but they sure sound good!

HAha they are based in singapore and i ever dealt with the guy face to face before (cos i myself live in singapore) for some pads for my headphones (forgot which but should be the W5000) Hassle free and very nice seller shouldnt be a problem.. their prices are quite reasonable though not the...

If you are unable to find or commission an amp in your place and listen to many vocal tracks i suggest you should get the MS2... Buying an amp from overseas and getting is shipped will cost you insane amounts of money.. unless you get those portable amps with DAC in it.. but i personally feel...

Congrats on your purchase of these wonderful cans! You should be looking at the MarkL mod and Woodie Cups from MarkL as well as recabling next!

i think the A700 should fit your bill... i used to own them and they were quite decent for the price

X2 on the ultrasone =)

or you could spend abit more and get the Audio Technica w1000

yeah... and anyway es7s and A700 is in a different class? portable vs full size

i don think pirates would make fake esw9s. cos it would be too much of a hassle for them they would target more popular and cheap to make stuff... like how sennheiser cx300 cx500 fakes are being sold worldwide and many people are snapping them up...

i own both... but i gotta tell you... ESW9... this baby's a real looker with great sound sadly noise isolation isnt as good as ie8... but if you don mind it (like me) ESW9 for you