I highly recommend the PICO amp/DAC combo as well the the RSA/Emmeline Hornet. They easily powered my old HD 650s and they do a great job with my Beyerdynamic T1s.
I have some Grado SR-60s. They sound awesome. If you have your own office. Grados are great. But, if you work in a cube, like most people, they'll annoy your neighbors and they aren't any good for airplanes. I also have some Sennheiser HD-205 DJ style headphones which sound pretty good and won't annoy your neighbors, but they take a while to get broken in. They are fairly uncomfortable when new.
For those who love bassy music, the Shure 750DJ and M-Audio Q40 are solid cans for a relatively cheap price.
I'd be weary of giving your credit card info to a site like that. With that URL. It doesn't exist on www.resellerratings.com either.
I usually listen to talk radio and a little music at work. At home, my PC is hooked up to a Logitech Z5500 5.1 speaker system. When I game, I crank it up. My main tv/stereo is hooked up to a 7.1 system with a 500-600w sub. When I listen to music or run my XBox, I crank it up. So, outside of work, I rarely use headphones for anything. I had been using a cheap pair of $20 JVC headphones for the past 3 years at work. One of the speakers in the headphones was cutting out. Hell, 98% of my listening was AM sports talk, so I didn't care. But now I'm starting to listen to more music at work (hell, how long can you listen to "the Texans suck!..... The Rockets suck!..... The Astros suck!...."?). I started researching. I decided I didn't want to spend more than around $120 for new headphones. After doing some research online and looking at specs, I decided to go with these since they were regularly around $110 and for like 1 day were on sale for $84. I thought bang-for-the-buck, they were pretty damn good : http://www.amazon.com/Technica-ATH-...O2PW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1289628576&sr=8-4 From watching Dave Ratt's "Mighty Headphone Quest" on Youtube, these got a good mention. In his search, he was looking for a flat frequency response, so exaggerated bass booming headphones wouldn't make the cut. I decided to go that route as well even though I do tend to listen to a lot of dance/hip-hop. The only downside to these headphones that I've experienced is that they fit like a damn vice on your head. But I kind of knew this would be the case when I first got them and have gotten accustomed to them. I was going to get either these, the Sennheiser HD-280 Pro, or the Audio Technica ATH-M50's. The main reason why I chose the ATH Pro 700's was that they were $25 cheaper than the Sennheisers and the other AT's and they seemed to get just as good reviews.
Looks like Amazon Gold Box has a pretty good deal today on some Monster Tribune headphones if anyone is interested. $59 for headphones that usually go for $105-$150 Amazon Gold Box Deal Cnet Review "The good: Monster's Turbine in-ear headphone delivers excellent sound quality, with strong bass; robust, all metal construction; handsome carry case. The bad: Eartip fitting may require patience. The bottom line: Monster's Turbine in-ear headphone looks, feels, and sounds like a much more expensive model."
I am probably going to go with the Sennheiser HD 595's. The Grado 225i seem like they would be nice too but the reviews about there comfort concern me. the grado's are in stock , but i can get the Sennheiser's through amazon for ~ 179.00. They both seem to be geared for what i will be using them for, listening through ipod or computer. =0020090225&buttonSelection=Add+Headphone+To+Compare&icn[]=0020080595]Sennheiser vs Grado
If your looking for IEMs, I recommended these if your looking for the best bang for you buck. $79 http://www.head-direct.com/product_detail.php?p=38 RE0s
I went old school. Koss PortaPro. CNET review: The bottom line: Koss hit a home run with the PortaPros. Love or hate the design, there's no denying the sound quality here: they're the ideal companion for mobile audiophiles and home theater enthusiasts. http://reviews.cnet.com/headphones/koss-portapro-headphones/4505-7877_7-32897197.html?tag=mncol;lst You can get them for $30.
If you have any sort of ability with a screwdriver, you can easily mod the 555's and turn them into 595s. They share the same drivers, and it's just some suppression in the casing of the 555 that is holding it back. So you end up with 595 sound for half the price. <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PvQ8PzBrHXE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PvQ8PzBrHXE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>
Just got the Sennheiser HD 280... Holy ****. So rich and full, and they're not even the most expensive Sennheiser's.
I just got the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro's as well. I was hesitant about spending my initially proposed sum of ~ 200 dollars on headphones; I decided to go with the 100 price point to determine how much of a step up it would be in audio quality and if there would be a comfort issue. These things are sweet, listening to a large range of music off the Ipod; from Chopin to Black Flag, GZA, Mogwai, The Moody Blues, Nick Cave, Moby, Paul Simon, I love these things. I will have to look into the higher end models and head phone amps. Thanks everyone
