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How about the V Moda M80? I've been reading that is is similar to the esw9. Does anyone have an opinion on this? My experience with the esw9 was at Magnolia for just a few minutes, and they were my favorite from what was there to demo. I like the durability rating of the v Moda, but how about...

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No problem jrwong, I believe you meant well. I will consider your advice. Love the name HeroicPenguin! Thank you for the link. Since I'm in no big rush I'll keep an eye out, I may get lucky and catch it for less than 200, but I can live with 217. In the meantime I will try and check out all the...

Thank you but I think that saying the m50 is junk and that I am wrong does you a disservice. It weakens what you are trying to say. I heard the esw9 for a few minutes and absolutely loved what I heard. I would say I liked them better than the m50s, but I wouldn't say the m50s are junk, because...

Would you say the esw9 colors the sound (in a good way), where the m50s are more neutral or accurate?

Bump?.. What's the best price you've seen these at? They are on amzn for 217 right now, does it get much cheaper than that? I'm in no big rush so if they tend to get much less than that, I'm willing to wait. Also, is there a way to be sure about the authenticity of these? Is there a large...

Thank you. How do you feel they (esw9) will hold up in regards to stability. I'm looking for good instrument separation, that let the guitar tones really shine. A lot of the music I'm talking about is instrumental, though the ability to be versatile is somewhat important. I've read that the esw9...

Hi, I listen to all types of music but I'm researching a set of headphones that excel in the midrange, while maintaining a good balanced and neutral character. I have been using some m50s, which sound great, but they don't excel in the types of music that are guitar centered (Joe Satriani, Eric...

I went with the ath m-50s. Hope he likes them. If not I'll use them and try again. Thank you everyone.

Thank you, I think we're almost there. I just found out about the jaycar pro monitors, which are supposed to be like the hm5, and half the price. I could get him 2 pairs instead, and let him have at 'em. Has anyone had any experience with these and is Jaycar.us a trusted site to buy from? Do...

Here are a few others I have found in this obsessed quest: BRAINWAVZ HM5, ATH M50, Sennheiser 558. what do you think? I hope to pull the trigger on something today. I am personally still interested in the a900 also, but i am still working on pops. Will his iPhone and portable DVD player be able...

Wow, Thank you everybody. I looked into your suggestions. The Philips from what I read don't have replaceable ear foam, and pops seems to eat though those, not sure how. The v modas are interesting. Very durable but I need to do more research on those. The audio technica a900x seem very nice...

Hello, I am trying to find a good pair of earphones for my dad that sound good, are comfortable and durable. He has gone through 2 sets of noise canceling Bose and liked them but I'd like to find a higher bang for the buck set that he can use for listening to music on his iPhone (mostly...