[nautikal]

Does anyone know of any audio stores in the DC metro area that let you demo headphones?

 

[Hirsch]

There are very few, if any, stores in the DC area that carry decent headphones.

 

[nautikal]

Yep...certainly none here in rockville

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[lennonsbug]

Try this store in Falls Church. They carry Grados and some other nice stuff.
They closed they're Bethesda store and consolidated it in Falls Church even though the website doesn't say so.
http://www.soundimagesusa.com/

 

[nautikal]

Any AKG, sennheiser, or beyer? I want to compare DT 880s, DT 990s, AKG 701s, and Sennheiser 650s

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[britishbane]

Deja Vu audio in McLean does headphones for sure, but I dont know how many they have onhand at once. They are more of a Vinyl/Turntable and speaker place.

Also I'd check out The Gifted Listener, they do phones too.

 

[nautikal]

Just Grados at both

. Not that I have anything against Grados (never tried them)... I just want to be able to try a bunch of 200$+ headphones before buying one

. Thanks for the suggestions though!

 

[Hirsch]

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Originally Posted by nautikal /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just Grados at both . Not that I have anything against Grados (never tried them)... I just want to be able to try a bunch of 200$+ headphones before buying one . Thanks for the suggestions though!

If you're in Rockville, drop me an email. The single best place to audition high-end headphones in Rockville is my condo. There are mini-meets on a pretty regular basis. Of the ones you listed, I've got the AKG and the Senn, and a friend of mine is into Beyers. Of course, I've got a few others also that aren't on your list.