Well?

I'm trading my Grado SR80s for some AudioTechnica ATH-AD7s. The AD7s will be an interesting change. I've looked through most of the HeadFi archives and not many people have heard these. Anyone here?

Monitors > Phones

'nuff said.

I'm still waiting for my Sennheiser PX-200's to come in.

I'm a Head-Fier! I don't know much about AudioTechnica, but I Googled the ATH-AD7 and only got 12,000 results, almost all of them in some Asian language. Just curious, why are you trading them?

My current audio equipment is...limited. I've got Sennheiser HD497s and an Audigy 2. I just ordered some Koss KSC75s, them and the KSC35s (same drivers, KSC75s are supposed to be more comfortable) have gotten a lot of good marks over at Head-Fi. For about $22 shipped, they're the best bang for your buck, period. I'm told they're pretty balanced sounding. While not nearly as detailed or precise as other sub $100 cans but a very "fun" sound.

I'm going to build a PIMETA headphone amp soon, and probably upgrade my soundcard to either a Chaintech AV-710 or an E-MU 0404. Probably the 0404 because I can patch my Audigy 2 into it via SPDIF and still get EAX in games without a total loss in quality (because the SPDIF output is raw and unamped). The amp will cost around 50 or 60 dollars...most of that is in the opamps and buffers. I'm using AD843 opamps, which are supposedly really awesome for about 8 dollars. And then the Burr-Brown buffers are like 6-7 dollars each and I need three of them. :/ Hopefully I can save a little by buying all my resistors and caps from Futurelec...DigiKey is a ripoff...until you hit the pricebreak and buy 10000 of each item. I might even mod my E-MU 0404 and replace some of the caps or opamps, I hear they make quite a difference.

For cans I'm looking at either the Grado SR225 or something from Beyerdynamic. I've heard awesome things about both of them and I'd like to give them a try. I should also see what dad's old HD414s sound like on an amp once I build it. I also haven't listened to them since he put the proper replacement pads on them, they probably sound a good bit more clear.

/rant

I believe Malus is a Head-Fier...or at least

Yeah, I'm going to build a Gilmore style amp with my friend. Just went through the HeadFi archived posts again and it looks like the only person who has any experience with these are the person I'm trading with.

The reason I'm trading is because the SR80s have no soundstage. Not good for gaming. Also, I wanted to try something a little different.

I've heard this about Grados, that's why I'm not sure about getting the SR225s. They're considered incredibly good rock headphones though, and still excellent for all other types of music as I understand, they just shine with good old rock and roll. Might give Beyerdynamic a try. Nice thing about Grados is that you never have to worry about your average street punk steeling them - they'll think they're garbage just from the looks of it.

Yeah, I heard some SR225 goodness. Great for rock and roll. If you ever want to listen to classical though not so hot. The bowls are best for classical but some modded Senn pads are good all around pads. My SR80s have some quarter modded Rat Shack pads on them. Killed a lot of the painful sibilance.

I can't seem to find a set of Beyerdynamic cans that fit what I'm looking for. I want something well balanced for all types of music but a deep, impactful bass which would shine for rock music. Also at least a decent soundstage so in games I can tell where stuff is coming from. Not really essential but I could due without the zero soundstage effect of the Grados. Right now I'm looking at the HD580s. I've heard they really shine with a cable replacement, but I am NOT going to pay $150 for an aftermarket cable. That is bull****. I'll just make one myself if I feel the need.

Hmm a little Froogling tells me I can get the HD595s for only like 30 dollars more...interesting.

IIRC the HD580s use the same drivers as the HD600s. I suggest you audition both pairs to see which you like more.

i've been hanging around there for over a month...

already have the following purchases planned for once i can get a friggin job

Chaintech AV-710
Pocketamp2 (i'm not confident enough in my soldering skills to build an amp)
Audio Technica ATH-A900
Sennheiser PX100
Sennheiser MX450
Sharp MD33
20GB iRiver (whichever i can get... already wanted to get one before i joined head-fi)
Hi-MD player for my "ultraportable setup"
external HD enclosure
160GB HD

things that have changed since then

i used to be happy with Easy CD-DA extractor -> ogg quality 5 (~160kbps)

now i use EAC->oggenc -q 6.66 (~213kbps) (when i get external drive i'll be encoding to FLAC)

i used to use winamp with wave out now i use foobar with kernel streaming

CURSE YOU HEAD-FI AND YOUR "SORRY ABOUT YOUR WALLET" CRAP!

LMAO. My wallet is thinner and will get thinner. You also need a job.

Go for the 200's instead, the design is the same, except they're closed instead of open. I've heard they sound a lot better, especially if you're going to go outside with them where there might be noise (like on the bus or something).

except they are VERY difficult to get a good seal... bad seal=weak bass=not so nice

trust me i have tried them both the 100s are better for me

Yeah, they're not very big, they're not the easiest things to get to fit on properly.

I only wanted them because I wanted decent headphones that I could haul around everywhere and not worry about them getting busted. Having these fold up is going to be very pratical.

yeah for somewhat portable sealed i'm looking into the Sony D66 Eggos as a possiblility...

Have either of you thought about the Senn HD25?

I looked at several other Senn models, but I've busted 3 good pairs of headphones (like my HD 202's) simply because they get thrown around a lot when I'm running around town. The PX-200's interest me because they can fold up and be put inside a good hard case, protecting once and for all my investment.

Afraid not, Mith. I hear good things about them though.

I post there. I'm rocking it with my EMU 0404 -> Gilmore V2 -> Grado SR-325 Woody at home, and portably with a Karma and a Xin SuperMacro. Of course, the introduction of the SR-325i has made me sad, since it makes my headphone kinda crappy now.

Well, it's time for the Beyer pad mod I think. I hope it isn't too much like using flats, because I prefer the bowls.

Yeah the Fatboys look interesting. I'd really like to try the Fatboy MS2s. Now that's interesting.

I really want a pair of PS-1's.