[loftystew]

I'm currently looking for a decent headphone for my gaming/movie viewing needs. I have looked through most of the threads on head-fi that I can find regarding suitable headphone for gaming. However, most threads talks about the really high-end headphone which doesn't fit my budget at all.
 
One of the recommendations given that I read from the other threads that kind of fit my budget is the ATH-AD700 which I read have a wide sound stage suitable for gaming due to it being open-styled but I would like to find a cheaper alternative if possible.
 
I read that the sound of ATH-AD500 is similar to ATH-AD700 from one of the older threads with one forumer commenting that the sound of ATH-AD500 is 90% similar to ATH-AD700. Is picking AD500 over AD700 advisable or is there other suitable alternatives that I can consider?
 
I would like to save a couple of bucks if possible since I would need to get a better sound card (Planning to get Asus Xonar DX). I'm still currently using onboard realtek sound card and a cheap dell speaker.
 
Thanks in advance.

 

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From what I've read, the AD500 is not nearly as good as the AD700....
 
And with such a small price difference between the two, I wouldn't take the risk.