[Ahddm]

Hello everyone,

I have been looking around on the forums here and asking opinions of a few audiophiles I know on what is the best starting headphone for my uses, I play games, listen to classical, and electronic music, so it is pretty broad. I am looking to spend less than $120 as my budget is a little tight now. I do not play audio at high volumes so that is not a concern. I will also not be using an amp and just be going with my laptops supposedly Nvida High Definition Sound card. My main concern is I want to feel as if the music is around me so I definitely want a good Soundstage.

I have narrowed it down to 4 choice between reviews and what I have seen here.

In no certain order:
1) Grado SR80i
2) Sennheiser HD-280
3) Koss Pro4AAAT
4) Koss MV1
5) Audio Technica ATH-AD700

So please give me your opinions on each of these headphones, or any other headphones you believe are worth considering.

Sorry if I am beating a

here.

P.S. I love the smileys on this forum

 

[nullstring]

I'd suggest the Audio Technica ATH-AD700's
Great soundstage, good for electronic music, although most people do consider them bass light.

 

[Ahddm]

Thanks, I wasn't very sure about the Audio Technica ATH-AD700, but from what I can find they are a great set, well one more thing to consider

 

[silentmeloud]

try AD700. Very airy & open - great for games & classic. Maybe I belong to one who find them a little bass weak (i have ultrasones - maybe that's the reason), but they are very nice set for their money. I used hd280pros on one tv-production company. Good, but headband broke soon. Not sure whether it's only my problem

 

[wantmyf1]

I'll leave the recommendations to others but I'll advise against the sr80i. It has a good soundstage but is not really suited to classical. Or electronic for that matter but it is particularly flawed with orchestral.