[stang]

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Originally Posted by Head Injury /img/forum/go_quote.gif When someone refers to their headphones as pets, it's a safe assumption that he's being sarcastic. Well, everywhere but Head-Fi at least. Here he's probably just as likely to be sincere.

Ah well, I assumed that if people spend ten's of thousands of dollars on their pets becase they think they are their babies, then why wouldn't people spend thousands of dollars on their headphones and treat them as their pet?

 

[The Fire Snake]

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Originally Posted by AudioHi /img/forum/go_quote.gif I use cooler as a headphone bag... I can fit two headphones with no problem..

Hey that is a good idea. I like it. Simple and cheap and gets the job done.

 

[mistyfud]

My pair of ATH AD700s just arrived in the mail earlier today! I bought them for the soundstage and comfort, something that my beloved Grados lack. Boy, was I blown away! For roughly $100, these cans have an incredibly spacious sound stage, musical textures billowing all around you. Live recordings, progressive rock, jazz, and classical excel with these cans. The Who's Live at Leeds and Pink Floyd's The Wall sound incredible!

The sound signature is a great combination between Grado and Sennheiser. I really love detailed, bright cans and that's exactly what these are. The brightness coupled with the massive sound stage reveals so many minute details I had previously missed. As mentioned by the OP, bass is not the main event here. It is still present, but more in the background. The only genres that don't fare quite well with the ATH AD700 is hard rock and heavy metal. Nothing can touch Grado on that front.

Comfort-wise, these cans take the cake. Sure they are big (actually, almost too big for my small head

), but they are very light. The "wings" allow for the cans to freely rest on your head. The pads encompass your ears and apply almost no pressure; it's like wearing a pillow.

Overall, anyone interested in detailed, involving headphones should seriously consider the ATH AD700. It can be grabbed for under $100 on Amazon and is great as an all around pair of phones. Anyone who enjoys the Grado sound will absolutely love these cans!

 

[MomijiTMO]

ATs do feel like deflated pillows. I find them oh so comfy.

 

[iponderous]

Headphones for melon heads.

 

[MomijiTMO]

melon heads unit!

 

[Steggy]

Seriously, Ad700's are the most comfortable headphones I've worn to date.

And yea, I like your analogy of like, the bassist just being further away. I've noticed that I can pick out every bass note in a song when listening, I just don't get that impact as I would with HD595's.

 

[Bengt77]

This is not my picture, but judging from it, both the AD700 and K701 seem to be roughly the same size. If my AD900 is just as big, then indeed, they're all huge. But very, very comfortable. Well, the Audio-Technicas, at least. I've never worn the K701.

Beneath is a picture of my two Audio-Technicas in their beds. They're these tins from IKEA (the smaller ones from the set). Work like a charm and fit perfectly.

 

[MomijiTMO]

OMG thank you Bengt77. I'll go purchase those asap!

EDIT: No wai.... no emu box in the land of emus.

Here is the AD1000 v K701. The AD900 is the same size. What you can't see is how much the K701 sticks out.

 

[brconner]

Glad you like the cans mistyfüd! I'm really enjoying mine and yes they are absurdly comfortable haha.

Also those tin cans look perfect! I just checked and they don't sell them online, but maybe I can find them on eBay or something. I also found this on eBay, has anyone tried em?

Headphone Bag Anti impact for Audio technica Koss & AKG - eBay (item 110491987237 end time Mar-10-10 06:52:37 PST)

 

[Young Spade]

Nice quick review man.

 

[Steggy]

I love the tins Bengt. I'm tempted to make the trek down to mass and buy some. I've honestly got more headphones and headsets than I know what to do with now lol. I've got them in a big box in my room. But I like how you can label the front of them so you know what's what.

 

[Bengt77]

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Originally Posted by MomijiTMO /img/forum/go_quote.gif EDIT: No wai.... no emu box in the land of emus.

Awwww... that's a shame! There are probably other metal boxes that are perfect for headphones. That are available Down Under, of course.