[Covenant]

Welcome to Head-Fi, sorry about your purse

+1 vote for the SR60. It was my first "audiophile" headphone, and it made me understand what all the Grado fanboyism (or fangirlism?) was about

And since it uses comfy pads, its actually quite a bit easier on the ears than their top-tier models like the RS-1, as sad as that is. The SR60 is also quite forgiving of poor sources/amplification, so it makes a good entry point.

 

[RedSky0]

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Originally Posted by synaesthetic /img/forum/go_quote.gif ATH-AD700

Seconded. They are extremely comfortable, do everything either great or well, and have a huge soundstage for immersion. Think you can find them for about $120 which may be a bit high but is worth every penny.

 

[warpdriver]

I've owned the SR60, and I found them uncomfortable. Actually any headphone that sits on the ear itself is uncomfortable for me after an hour or two even if I stretch the band to reduce the pressure.

My favorite headphone for casual listening (laptop etc), is the Denon D1001 which is only $80 or less. It has earcups which surround the ears and I've gone hours without discomfort.

 

[P_1]

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Originally Posted by RedSky0 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Seconded. They are extremely comfortable, do everything either great or well, and have a huge soundstage for immersion. Think you can find them for about $120 which may be a bit high but is worth every penny.

Thirded. Amazing entry level headphones, the soundstage will blow your mind.

 

[donunus]

I really don't get ATs Philosophy if the ad700s soundstage is better than that of the $600 AD2000. To me the ad2000s soundstage wasn't even as good as hd555s

 

[krmathis]

Welcome to Head-Fi!

 

[olblueyez]

One more for the ATH-AD700, IMO they will work well with your laptop with or without an amp or dac.

 

[-=Germania=-]

As a girl, I highly reccomend getting ES7's as they sound great, fit girls ears and look great to boot.

My $0.02

 

[wrecked_porsche]

x2 on the ES7. Don't forget to include that in your short list. They sound great and look purty...

 

[coolchu001]

ES7 are great sounding phones and are very stylish. However, don't buy them off eBay unless they are around $100 and the seller has good feedback. There are fake ES7s on eBay.

 

[aaron313]

Wait... did somebody say "girl"?

Anyway, sorry about your wallet!

 

[P_1]

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Originally Posted by donunus /img/forum/go_quote.gif I really don't get ATs Philosophy if the ad700s soundstage is better than that of the $600 AD2000. To me the ad2000s soundstage wasn't even as good as hd555s

I've never heard the AD2000's before but could it be a fit issue or do they need to be amped properly? I find that the W5000 has a bigger stage than the AD700's and it's a closed phone.

 

[donunus]

Ive heard that doing the phatpad mod improves the soundstage but as they are, the soundstage is definitely less than even the lower end audiophile model senns (5x5s). And yes ive also heard the w5ks supposedly having a bigger soundstage than ad2ks no arguments there. The confusion is whether the ad700s really have a huge soundstage or are we just talking in relation to grados

 

[s4nder]

I'd say go with the Koss KSC75. They're cheap and sound great even compared to much pricier cans. High end headphones aren't going to sound very good straight out of the laptop's integrated sound card either way. I bought a pair for my sister and she's very happy with them.

 

[silverrain]

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Originally Posted by aaron313 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wait... did somebody say "girl"? Anyway, sorry about your wallet!

Yep -- the buzz-word that's guaranteed to have gallant knights galloping to the rescue of yet another "damsel in distress"!

A sure post-magnet....

Ooops -- I just posted, too...err, the ES7 looks good, if they sound decent, too (I never tried them, myself).