[xiorath]

Hi guys, I've got exactly 114$ on a greendot prepaid card, and I just ordered a Auzentech Forte 7.1 Sound Card. I enjoy Deathmetal and Alternative music like Deftones and APC. I love gaming and I would really love a realistic feel to my sound when I play first person shooters. I would also love a great wide soundstage. I have been recommended Alessandro MS1, Audio Technica's ATH A700's & ATH M50's. I prefer closed headphones for more intense and immersive sound. I don't really care about comfortability but its always a plus ofcourse. I also like good solid, but REAL bass.
 
I was originally going to buy the ATH A700's but Buydig.com screwed me over by putting me through 5 day Processing and then telling me they are out of stock and that they will refund the money on my card(I have yet to receive my refund) So while I wait I decided to do some research on which headphones would best suit me. So far I am leaning towards The M50's as people say they are so great for the price.

 

[TekeRugburn]

Ath-m50's, the Denon d1000/ Creative Aurvana Live (creatives are cheaper), Harx700's are great bang for buck especially with a few mods, 

 

[xiorath]

what would be the best though im terrible at making a choice between headphones.

 

[TekeRugburn]

all the ones i mentioned are solid all-arounders i think... I personally love my harx700's.... good after burn in..... comfy...... cheap..... so you would have money to spare....the Creatives can be had for 63 dollars at newegg....the ath-m50's are pretty much a staple for a lot of people and one of the most favored first headphones for people. 

 

[Mr Joboto]

The CAL is supposed to be good value for an allrounder headphone but I don't know how it performs specifically for any one application.

 

[The Big Sleep]

Check the FS forum for some Shure SRH840s, even for $120-$125 there a great headphone that contend with some that cost 3x as much.

 

[earerror]

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Check the FS forum for some Shure SRH840s, 

Nope...the shure's soundstage is not good enough if you plan to use them for gaming. 

 

[xiorath]

oh man, such a difficult choice with such a huge selection to choose from, i just want what is 100% best for my suggestions at my price XD

 

[TekeRugburn]

id go with Ath-m50.... but it might suffer from the gaming stand point since the sound stage isnt that big.... but its a good all arounder

 

[xiorath]

thanks a ton!, I wish I could just find a pair of cans that could satisfy me in all ways but thats where the big $$ comes in for that.

 

[momomo6789]

for gaming at your price range only ath a700s are the only thing really i never gamed on my m50s when i had them for a short time.
 
a700s have no bass really but good sound stage for price
m50s have bass but no sound stage
 
raw reaction time and aim luck will always beat a pair of good headphones. 120 hrz crt ftw

 

[xiorath]

After all my research I have narrowed my choices down to ...
 

1. JVC HA-RX900's
2. Shure SRH440's
3. Audio Technica ATH A700's
4. Audio Technica ATH AD700's
5. Audio Technica ATH M50's
6. Alessandro MS1 with Sennheiser HD414 pads w/ quarter mod.

 
oh god i hate choices >_<
 
I would probably pick the SRH840's but like I said I am only limited to a max of 114.01$

 

[1Time]

I suggest going cheap with the RX700 for < $35 - until you can afford much more expensive headphones with a good enough amp to drive them. The most common and effective mods for the RX700 are cheap and easy - felt removal and add foam under the ear pads. I've owned and modded the RX700 and RX900, but did not game with them. 
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I love gaming and I would really love a realistic feel to my sound when I play first person shooters. I would also love a great wide soundstage.
 
 I prefer closed headphones for more intense and immersive sound. I don't really care about comfortability but its always a plus ofcourse. I also like good solid, but REAL bass.

 

[The Big Sleep]

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Nope...the shure's soundstage is not good enough if you plan to use them for gaming. 

Whoops, never saw that in the OP. You're absolutely right, but its only to a fault for FPS games; for any other genre of gaming the Shure's do sweet to my ears. I even play Bad Company 2 with them and the explosions and guns are so lifelike I could care less that I cant pinpoint every minute footstep.

 

[Azathoth]

Another vote for the ATH-M50. They're solid all-arounders which are quite fun sounding for death metal. The D1001's bass is too sloppy, while the AD700's thin midrange is too boring for metal.