I started digging into the amp issue, which I was worried about, and it seemed less present (by head-fiers' accounts) in the newer 55 ohm k240s. Most people described them as more relaxing soundwise and more comfortable to wear than the grados, and this made the balance tilt. The sr60s were...

Sound like some of the 80bucks I better invested. External construction quality below expectation. Sound quality well above.    So far I listened to some Aphex Twin and Billy Cobham :)   grazie a tutti!

I ultimately went by price between sr603 k240 558... and i got the k240studio (55ohm) for $72+taxes delivered.   they arrive today. looking forward to trying them.   thank you everyone for the help!

any idea of the difference between original and mk2? thnx

thank you! I asked because you mentioned studio. I am now leaning towards the k240, also because they seem to be among the most comfortable by most reports.

Thank you. I need to correct my post. I actually meant that I was ok with the bass in the Etymotic.

thank you. i am reading that the k240 need a proper amp (and i would be playing them out of a laptop many times -sometimes even out of an iphone). what is your experience there?

Hi there! I come here again for advice. I will try to be as specific as possible.   I am looking to buy some open headphones, because after some reading it is my understanding that if I have no problem of sound isolation that is where i can get the best quality/price. Correct me if I am wrong...

Quote: Originally Posted by Kawai_man Hi maybe you came acros my thread I made a while back where i was in the same situation as you. I was mostly recomended the ath-ad700. Here is what I have tried with my my Kawai CN3 so far Ath-ad700, ath-m50, sennheiser HD555, Alesandro MS1...

Thanks! I never played piano myself so I don't really know... I know the bass from the built in speaker was not satisfactory, hoepfully the headphones should be enough to beat that by some. I wonder if the Kawai has enough of an amplifier to make the bass satisfactory. If it does not cut...

I am a major noob. I was looking to buy some headphones for my gf to practice on her kawai es3 (only concert piano setting - or grand piano- whatever it's called) setting. After reading a few threads I ordered the Audio Technica ATH AD 700. But now after reading more I am worried about the...