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This is my first headphone rig. It is comprised of a pair of Audio Technica ATH-M40fs headphones, running off the headphone jack of a Sony DVP-S560D. I decided that I needed a headphone rig because I am not able to enjoy my main system as much as I would like listening to music, because my wife is always wants to watch tv in the same room as me. How weird

For reference, my main rig is comprised of 3 Paradigm Mini Monitors across the front, 2 Paradigm Titans in the rear, an SVS PB10-isd sub, a Yamaha HTR-5560 receiver, and a Toshiba SD-4700 DVD player. You can see pics here:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...Home%20Theater
My first impressions:
These are definitely an upgrade from my Koss Pro 35's. The soundstage is much more expansive, and the detail is amazing. On par with any sub $1000 speaker that I have heard. The midrange is very defined, on Jill Scott's "Bedda at home" her voice rang through in the midrange better than my Paradigms, which is astonishing in itself. On Grover Washington's "All my Tommorow's" album, I could hear instruments in the background that I have never heard before. I am very happy with these cans for what I paid for them.
My only complaint soundwise is the lack of low end bass. I'm not really expecting low, defined, accurate bass from a sub $100 can, but my frame of reference is probably skewed a bit. In my main rig, I have probably the best sub dollar for dollar known in the audio realm, so when the bass guitar is playing through my SVS, I feel as though the player is sitting in my family with a cigarette in his mouth playing his notes. The bass from the Audio Tech's is rather punchy, you don't feel those low notes like I'm used to. But all in all, it is not something that makes me not like them. Though I understand this could change over time.
They are very comfortable to wear, even with my big head, and the fact that I wear glasses. But they can be rather hot if the room is warm, or you have just sat down after doing something strenuous.
I want to thank all those that contributed to my "newbie headphone rig" thread, and hopefully I won't spend too much money on my newfound hobby.
