Thanks for the info. The AD1000 and AD2000 are out of my price range. I started out looking to a less than $100 headset and now I'm up to a $200-$300 set of headphones, possibly replacing my sound card and no mic yet. I was really hoping to do without an amp as well. I had a chance to...

Bump for the evening crowd.

I've been reading and searching these forums for the past week and I think I've narrowed my search to one of these three headphones. I'm looking for either an open or closed headphone that would be good for 60% gaming (FPS, MMORPG) and 40% music (Coldplay, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Beck...

Thanks for the offer, but I'll only be in San Jose Saturday for a wedding. I'm about ready to pull the trigger and get a pair of ad900s from either audiocubes.com or musiciansfriend.com. musiciansfriend.com seems to have a good return policy, so I'm leaning in that direction.

Thanks for the info. I had a chance to demo a set of A-T A700s for 20 minutes or so the other day. I like the sound and comfort, but more importantly I didn't have any inner ear pain. After doing a bit more reading I'm leaning towards the A-T open headphones, specifically the AD900s. The...

Three years I purchased a set of Sennheiser HD590s. I was happy with the sound and the physical comfort of the ear cups and the headband. However I found that regardless of the type of music I listened to, even at low to moderate volume levels, my ears would hurt after 20 minutes or so. I was a...