sanka
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Greetings
I recently ordered some Audio Technica ATH-AD700s. I received them yesterday, and they're already on their way back because they don't fit well at all. The lower part of the earpieces clamp on my lower jaw, but then there's a gap at the top of the earpieces. There is evidently no adjustment for this. It's as if these were designed for people with heads that are considerably wider than mine(!)
By the way, I really like the way the AD700s sound. They seem to have a more three dimensional presentation than the Grado SR60s that I usually use.
I'd like some recommendations, please. Here's what I'm looking for:
I want circumaural phones that don't touch my ears *at all*. (Is there such a thing? The AD700s, though described as circumaural, definitely touch my ears - they have a sort of shallow cone-shaped recess for my ears rather than a well-defined "wall" that surrounds my ears and touches only my head around my ears. I have average-sized ears, I guess, and my ears don't stick out from my head.)
I find the supra-aural fit of the SR60s to be a little fatiguing. It's a fairly subtle effect, but I listen to headphones 4 to 6 hours per day at work, and at the end of that, the SR60s leave me feeling slightly addled. I listen at pretty low volume, but I listen a lot
The phones will be used only for music. My musical tastes are all over the place, from rock/pop to classical to jazz to avant/experimental to bluegrass. I'd like to stay with open-back phones, and I'm not a bass-head.
I'd like something in about the same price range as the AD700s, i.e., about $105 US online, but I can go a little higher.
Finally, I'd like something that can be driven by an iPod or computer. Maybe I'll add an amp later
Or maybe I can just keep using the SR60s, but with "comfort rings" to make them circumaural? Anyone doing that? I wonder if that will seriously compromise the sound. Hmmm...
Recommendations are appreciated and gratefully received!
I recently ordered some Audio Technica ATH-AD700s. I received them yesterday, and they're already on their way back because they don't fit well at all. The lower part of the earpieces clamp on my lower jaw, but then there's a gap at the top of the earpieces. There is evidently no adjustment for this. It's as if these were designed for people with heads that are considerably wider than mine(!)
By the way, I really like the way the AD700s sound. They seem to have a more three dimensional presentation than the Grado SR60s that I usually use.
I'd like some recommendations, please. Here's what I'm looking for:
I want circumaural phones that don't touch my ears *at all*. (Is there such a thing? The AD700s, though described as circumaural, definitely touch my ears - they have a sort of shallow cone-shaped recess for my ears rather than a well-defined "wall" that surrounds my ears and touches only my head around my ears. I have average-sized ears, I guess, and my ears don't stick out from my head.)
I find the supra-aural fit of the SR60s to be a little fatiguing. It's a fairly subtle effect, but I listen to headphones 4 to 6 hours per day at work, and at the end of that, the SR60s leave me feeling slightly addled. I listen at pretty low volume, but I listen a lot
The phones will be used only for music. My musical tastes are all over the place, from rock/pop to classical to jazz to avant/experimental to bluegrass. I'd like to stay with open-back phones, and I'm not a bass-head.
I'd like something in about the same price range as the AD700s, i.e., about $105 US online, but I can go a little higher.
Finally, I'd like something that can be driven by an iPod or computer. Maybe I'll add an amp later
Or maybe I can just keep using the SR60s, but with "comfort rings" to make them circumaural? Anyone doing that? I wonder if that will seriously compromise the sound. Hmmm...
Recommendations are appreciated and gratefully received!