I guess I need something easily driven, for now, for my ipod. And it seems that the Grados or MS-1 work well in that respect. I guess then it matters what is the better sound purchase, the MS-1 or, say, the AT ES7? From what I can gather reading lots of posts, the MS-1s seem like a good deal and...

thanks for the tips, and nice to hear from a fellow yalie in New Haven (Ah, my former haunt. Hope Toad's is still hopping). I appreciate it. Comfort might be an issue here. Would anyone care to rank, say, grados and ATs for me?

I've also heard that the Ms-1 is a good option? Thoughts on that versus, say, the 80 or 125?

Hey, I'm a bit of a headphone novice. I want a really nice sounding pair of headphones primarily for ipod and computer listening. I've thought about getting the Grado sr80 or 112 or 225. I wonder about the following: 1. is the 225 really worth it for this context? and 2. if I am missing a better...