Hello All!
Hopefully this thread is still relevant enough. I'm new here, and it seemed to me like all of you were the people to turn to for insights on a variety of information. I am seeing a lot of mixed opinions here making it hard to make a decision, so I figured I'd post my specific situation and see what I got. I am caught between this set of headphones, the Audio Technica ATH-M50x over ear (with an amplifier), and original Sennheiser Momentum over ear (with an amplifier). I have never had a set of hi-fi headphones, and therefore have no references. I am aiming to stay under $200 (the Momentums are at $162 right now on account of the 2nd version being out).
I listen to electronic music such as dubstep, drumstep, and glitch hop as well as classic and alternative rock. I love deep, driving bass when listening to the electronic music, and a balanced sound that emphasizes the electric guitar some when listening to rock, and therefore would like to have some flexibility with the set. I am familiar with the use of equalizers, so any pointers there would be welcomed too!
For the sake of prospective, I listen to both kinds of music in my car. Its radio has a -5 to +5 bass and treble tune range, default at 0. When listening to electronic, I have the bass on 5, and the treble on -1. I love feeling the bass as well as listening to it. I also like watching the side mirrors vibrate with the bass because yes, I'm that kind of guy!
When I listen to rock, I have the bass on 2, and the treble on 5. I put my phone on max volume and my car's radio at volume level 26 if that helps at all (not as loud as it may sound on paper, but still kinda loud). I am leaning towards this set of headphones because I plan to listen to electronic music more than I will rock through them. On my netbook, I have an equalizer that is always set to "bass and high boost", which I have used with my cheapo $25 headphones to get me by.
Also, if it wouldn't be any bother, could I also get some pointers on burning in headphones? I've never done it, and don't know anything about how to do it, how long to do it, etc. Again, I learned some stuff from this thread. Seems to me that there were some good results from burn ins here!
I am open to suggestions and information, and I have already learned a good amount from spending around 2 hours reading the 29 pages of this thread as it is! If you have a recommendation other than the 3 headphones I am currently considering, or any settings I am using, please do tell! Thanks a lot in advance for any help , looking forward to having the opportunity to talk to all of you!
