Quote: I can get the HD 419 for the equivalent of around $45... Gonna order them - not expecting much in terms of sound quality, but they will do the job at the office, and if they ever break, it won't be a problem at that price.   Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I imagine the...

Quote: Well, anything else is extremely difficult to come by here. I would like the option of looking at AKG and Audio Technica, but I would have to order internationally, which becomes too expensive.   I've requested the prices for the HD 419, 429 and 439 from the distributor...

Don't burn me, but I'm currently using a pair of stock iPod earbuds to listen to music at work... So I need an upgrade.   At home I use my Grado SR80s, which I love, but they leak too much sound for the office.   The company I work for can source Sennheiser products straight from the...

Just a follow up post: I've had my SR-80s for 2 weeks now, and I can't express how satisfied I am with the purchase. I'm not an audiophile, and I don't plan on buying another set of headphones, but this was the best money I've ever spent. Hopefully they'll last me a long time.

Quote: The sound they made? Yeah, never noticed it before I used the Grados. Guess I was too busy listening to the music that was playing? Don't know.

Haha, thanks guys. Yeah TKOL is a great album. Not as great as Kid A or OK Computer, though. Watched 1080p Avatar last night, with 1400kbps audio, and I heard things I never noticed before, like the beads in Neytiris hair knocking against each other, or the sound of the waterfalls in the...

Got my SR80is today. My first pair of decent headphones. First thing I did was listen to some Radiohead... with a dumb smile on my face :D

Quote:   Quote: Thanks for the replies. Sure, I won't mishandle them, and I've already drawn up some plans to make a diy hp stand. But just concerned that they'll break even with normal use like taking them off in a hurry, or a friend putting them on without the same appreciation...

Hey all. Lurker here, first time posting.   So, my SR80s are arriving tomorrow, but I've got a question. Would I need to baby these headphones or are they durable? From what I can tell, the weakest part is where the metal rod joins the plastic fork. It looks like it can break pretty easily...