Redcarmoose
Headphoneus Supremus
I have an interesting personal perspective on value: I don't care how much it costs as long as it sounds good enough to me. :veryevil:
I believe you (or was it someone else?) said it was available new for under $100. $130 and $140 is not under $100.
I buy, sell, and trade headphones quite frequently and have no problem with buying used headphones...but would prefer buying new to at least have the safety and convenience of a return policy.
I'm only mildly interested in the Fostex, anyway. I actually want to save up for a STAX system sometime in the next few months.
I'm genuinely happy for you. When I first got the 7506, I was impressed by some aspects of its sound quality for the price.
However, to my ears, no acoustic instruments under any circumstances sound even half as bright and harsh in real life as the 7506 and HD 800 make them. (This is only for some of the upper frequencies, though.) And I do not have a sensitivity to realistic treble frequencies; I have a sensitivity to harsh treble frequencies that are not found in real life.
I strongly recommend trying out that calibration software with lots of music. It made a dramatic improvement. I can't even listen to the 7506 without EQ now. I used it for months without EQ, and now that I hear how much more accurate it sounds with EQ, I'm astonished at how well the human brain adapts. Personally, though, it still sounds like trash to me even with EQ, but I'm extremely picky and have heard many headphones. Didn't mean to rain on anyone's parade here. If it sounds good to you, that's all that matters.
Maybe the best advise you have ever heard from me. There is a headphone Donald North owns and I think it will be the ultimate headphone you will love. They are a rare Beyer semi open called the 911. Totally flat. You have to hear them, have to!
http://www.head-fi.org/products/beyerdynamic-dt-911-headphones