[bcasey25raptor]

ok my current order is a fiio e7 and an alessandro ms1. i paid and now i shall wait.
 
thank you all for your help.

 

[Landis]

Alas, I would have shot in a vote for the DT770s. Despite them being too bassy for my tastes, they had a great slam with metal and can be found el cheapo used and even fairly cheap from a third party dealer.
 
I haven't tried the Alessandro headphones, so I can't comment on them, but didn't quite have the same full bodied sound experience while trying out some Grados at my last local meet (RS2i and HF-2) although I found them great for other genres like blues, rock and hard rock.

 

[Butler]

The AD900's are amazing headphones, and I wouldn't say they're NOT durable- You just need to be careful of the wings. Besides, they're not exactly the kind of cans you wear out.
That being said... I dont know if ANY audiophile headphone is POLITE to poor recordings... I'm really into old school emo from the late 80s and there is a lot of poor recordings and I just kind of deal with it sounding even worse on better cans.

 

[olor1n]

In your position I would have gone the HD598 based on the reviews here. Fwiw, I found the MS-1i and the E7 to be a nice budget pairing (the FiiO had better synergy with the Alessandro than the M50 imo). The E7 will be of more benefit to you as a decent dac than an amp but you should be able to distinguish the improvement from onboard sound.

 

[bcasey25raptor]

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In your position I would have gone the HD598 based on the reviews here. Fwiw, I found the MS-1i and the E7 to be a nice budget pairing (the FiiO had better synergy with the Alessandro than the M50 imo). The E7 will be of more benefit to you as a decent dac than an amp but you should be able to distinguish the improvement from onboard sound.

i looked for those but i couldn't find it under $200.

 

[Alghazanth]

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Can you list what bands you listen to specificly? Metal is such a broad term. All I can really tell you is to avoid Sennheiser's open headphones they are too laid back for metal.

Well, most of them. Not the HD800

 

[jackmccabe]

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Well, most of them. Not the HD800

Why, do you like the hd800 for metal?
I found them too bright and the soundstage was too large for metal.
 

 

[helluvapixel]

I'll disagree. The HD598 is great open tight bass sounding can.
 
Earlier asked about the 250 Ohm DT770 Pro. Yes having an amp helps, but the cMoyBB is excellent value for such a thing. $70 if u buy assembled.

 

[Alghazanth]

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Why, do you like the hd800 for metal?
I found them too bright and the soundstage was too large for metal.
 

My first time? Absolutely not, hated em.
 
Now? Oh yea. Though I think I like the T1 and HE500 more for it, the HD800 still does it extremely well. They are just a little too bright though, yea. Then again people love Grados for Metal, so..
 
I love a huge soundstage for Metal, and I listen to nearly every subgenre within. Soundstage does so much for Atmospheric Black and Symphonic Metal in particular, and doesn't detract from genres that don't really utilize it.