sheldogg5 said:

i'd say my budget is about $300

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Ralafe said:

I've got great mileage and quality out of a set of AKGs, but I'm not the audiophile most of the posters in this thread are, I feel like a headphone retard just skimming through here...

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bbl337 said:

Hajnal said:

No idea about Grado, but Bose is ALWAYS a good choice. May be a bit pricey but you get what you pay for. Always.

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wrong.

I have a set of grado 125is and a set of sr80s. I modified the piss out of the sr80s and they compare to the gs1000s I've heard.  I mostly use my dt770 250 ohms though (also have shit like re-zeros and what not), and soon I'm getting a set of akg sextetts.  I don't recommmend the dt770 or the sextetts unless you have a good amp though.  My headphone setup is computer > DAC > tube buffer > fiio e9 and the e9 is the cheap part.  If you want inexpensive but good over ears, audio technica ad700 are a good choice if you don't mind the fact that they're open.  I'd avoid grado though unless you're into modifying headphones

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abltsandwich said:

Personally, I'd look at Sennheiser and Grado.  Be careful with mid-fi and hi-fi headphones, a good number of them are going to need an external amplifier and that can be a bitch if you're thinking any portable use.

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