nick_c
New Head-Fier
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Hi all,
Im thinking about getting a "decent" pair of headphones for Christmas but as always money is tight, the most I could afford to spend is £80.
I have been looking at the Senheisser HD555, which look good but they just dont do anything for me you know?
So now im looking at the "Audio Technica ATH-AD700" as all the reviews ive seen seem to give good praise to these phones & I read that compared to the HD555 they make the 555's sound dull & lacking any clarity, well I do like clarity!!
My only concern is that I keep seeing that these phones are "ideal classical headphones" now classical music isnt my thing, I will list what I like below.
Basically what im after is something that can produce good bass, not head banging kind of bass, but able to produce the deeper notes, & of course I do like crystal clear treble, I guess something that is just quality, not emphasizing any end of the frequency range.
Also it must have velour or felt earpads, ive had that pleather stuff before now on cheaper phones & its now molting & cracking all over the place..
So to cut a long story short, what do you guys think about the Audio Technica ATH-AD700 for these types of music, it will be plugged into my X-Fi Music card by the way, so obviously phones like the Koss Pro4 AAT's are out as they are 250ohm & so id have a problem driving them.
Here is roughly what im instested in:
Pink Floyd
Genesis
T'Pau (yes really)
Dire Straits
Mark Knopfler (his solo albums are great)
I like pretty much any music, even public enemy & run dmc are on my system.
So would the Audio Technica ATH-AD700 be a good buy & would they last many many years if I look after them? or does the velour pads molt just as the pleather tends to crack & decompose
Nick
Im thinking about getting a "decent" pair of headphones for Christmas but as always money is tight, the most I could afford to spend is £80.
I have been looking at the Senheisser HD555, which look good but they just dont do anything for me you know?
So now im looking at the "Audio Technica ATH-AD700" as all the reviews ive seen seem to give good praise to these phones & I read that compared to the HD555 they make the 555's sound dull & lacking any clarity, well I do like clarity!!
My only concern is that I keep seeing that these phones are "ideal classical headphones" now classical music isnt my thing, I will list what I like below.
Basically what im after is something that can produce good bass, not head banging kind of bass, but able to produce the deeper notes, & of course I do like crystal clear treble, I guess something that is just quality, not emphasizing any end of the frequency range.
Also it must have velour or felt earpads, ive had that pleather stuff before now on cheaper phones & its now molting & cracking all over the place..
So to cut a long story short, what do you guys think about the Audio Technica ATH-AD700 for these types of music, it will be plugged into my X-Fi Music card by the way, so obviously phones like the Koss Pro4 AAT's are out as they are 250ohm & so id have a problem driving them.
Here is roughly what im instested in:
Pink Floyd
Genesis
T'Pau (yes really)
Dire Straits
Mark Knopfler (his solo albums are great)
I like pretty much any music, even public enemy & run dmc are on my system.
So would the Audio Technica ATH-AD700 be a good buy & would they last many many years if I look after them? or does the velour pads molt just as the pleather tends to crack & decompose
Nick