s3r
New Head-Fier
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I'd read about it but never would've believed the complaints of the HD280's headband cracking, but now I'm experiencing it full out. I like these headphones and wish they would've stuck around longer (got them 11/04), but alas! I am not so lucky. Granted, these things have spent more than their fair share just thrown into a bag with keyboards and mice whilst travelling to and from LAN parties, and have been thrown, and dropped, and put in backpacks, and so on... they've been abused and now they're breaking, go figure.
So now my distant-future upgrade has been fast-forwarded (much like when I totaled my car a few weeks ago).
I liked the sound of my HD280, except that I wish it had more bass overall, and more... high-fidelity? I listen to mostly rock but there's a bit of everything somewhere in my playlist, and I do first-person shooter gaming a lot, oftentimes competitively. My equipment is in the signature. Overall, I prefer the HD280 to the SR60, but there are times where I really appreciate the Grados for classic rock.
I'm probably after closed cans, as I already have my SR60s for rocking out at home, and when I'm at a LAN competition I really don't want to hear everyone talking around me. So there's the list of usual suspects:
DT770/80
A900/A500
... what else?
The DT770 seemed really attractive for build quality, velour pads, bass, and sound positioning... but it also seems a bit unattractive for, well, bass, as it seems from some reviews that it's just overpowering, and some complain about it being too bright (a complaint I've also read of the 280 but never agreed with) and having a recessed midrange.
The A500/A900 seem attractive because I've heard they're also great for gaming with solid bass but a flatter response than the DT770 - present bass but not as much potential to overwhelm. But the Ax00 also gets reports of not being so tough, which may or may not be a problem as I would have no problem taking better care of the new cans than I did the HD280, which felt tough so I threw it around, and now my wallet is paying the price.
Sorry for rambling, but it's getting late and I'm a wordy person. Thanks for any input on where I should go from here. Oh, price range - $100-170ish.
So now my distant-future upgrade has been fast-forwarded (much like when I totaled my car a few weeks ago).
I liked the sound of my HD280, except that I wish it had more bass overall, and more... high-fidelity? I listen to mostly rock but there's a bit of everything somewhere in my playlist, and I do first-person shooter gaming a lot, oftentimes competitively. My equipment is in the signature. Overall, I prefer the HD280 to the SR60, but there are times where I really appreciate the Grados for classic rock.
I'm probably after closed cans, as I already have my SR60s for rocking out at home, and when I'm at a LAN competition I really don't want to hear everyone talking around me. So there's the list of usual suspects:
DT770/80
A900/A500
... what else?
The DT770 seemed really attractive for build quality, velour pads, bass, and sound positioning... but it also seems a bit unattractive for, well, bass, as it seems from some reviews that it's just overpowering, and some complain about it being too bright (a complaint I've also read of the 280 but never agreed with) and having a recessed midrange.
The A500/A900 seem attractive because I've heard they're also great for gaming with solid bass but a flatter response than the DT770 - present bass but not as much potential to overwhelm. But the Ax00 also gets reports of not being so tough, which may or may not be a problem as I would have no problem taking better care of the new cans than I did the HD280, which felt tough so I threw it around, and now my wallet is paying the price.
Sorry for rambling, but it's getting late and I'm a wordy person. Thanks for any input on where I should go from here. Oh, price range - $100-170ish.