If anyone else is in a similar situation, I've recently found it is not so difficult to find serviceable replacements. Finding earpads that are exactly alike the originals is a different story, but if you just want earpads that are compatible, this link gets into decent detail in how to...

As the subject says, I have an audio-technica ES88 that I like a lot, but the earpads are in bad shape. I've found it difficult to find replacements for them in the US. I contacted audio-technica at parts@atus.com and received the response, "Unfortunately we no longer have these ear pads in...

That's a good point. I'm not looking to use the headphones I'm buying now for mixing music, just listening.   My primary concern, sound quality wise (and what I've enjoyed about the AKGs), is being able to make out the details of my music in all the different frequency ranges, while still...

Another suggestion for the Incipio. They do get pretty good reviews. I looked at them before and had ruled them out for some reason, but I'll have to take another look, as I don't currently remember why I decided against them, and they sound like they could be a nice bargain.   Thanks for...

Thank you for taking the time to make such an in-depth post!   Your description of the ES88's sound is in line with what I am looking for - I wasn't really sure about them before, with the lack of information available, but now I'm giving them some serious consideration. I'll take your...

Quote:   Hey marlon, thanks for your input. I recognize your user name from one of the posts I'd seen on these headphones - it's good to see you still love them after half a year.   If you're willing to indulge me in some further questions:   Could you elaborate on your comparison...

Long story short, I've been looking for some nice portable headphones.  Originally, I was looking for circumaural headphones, but feedback on the forums confirmed my suspicion that portable circumaural headphones aren't particularly common, and have decided that a comfortable set of supraaural...

Thanks for your input, postrock.   I suppose it makes sense that there would be relatively few options in terms of portable circumaural headphones, though I wish that were not the case.  I am still favoring circumaural, but I may have to consider supraaural.  It may be that some light...

Hey all, As the title says, I'm looking for something comparable to my AKG 240 studio headphones, but more portable.   That doesn't mean I'm necessarily tied to the AKG 240 sound.  I've owned them for about 3 or 4 years now, and enjoy them very much,  but I don't have much to compare them...