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Originally Posted by RedToo
Thanks very much for your reply Les. I may shortly be investing in some new headphones 
RedToo. |
No worries mate, just trying to help. It's not an easy subject though, headphones. They range from being practically disposable and costing next to nothing, to being practical works of art costing thousands of dollars. And within any price range there are various acoustic and ergonomic characteristics battling it out for peoples subjective preferences.
I'm not an audiophile, but based on research and experience I've found what I prefer, in the particular range I can afford and am interested in, and that's all I can share here. As it happens though, I do share these preferences with others who have done the same or often more research themselves.
Ideally what I look for in headphones are affordability, comfort, and natural sound reproduction. And no headphone is perfect, or really can be, in these last two categories.
My bottom line though is, no hiss, no bass or treble distortion or elimination, or excessive colouring or clinical bleaching/cleaning of the sound.
At the moment, based on my limited experience, the Audio Technica ATH-AD900's are the best compromise I know of. And if I wanted to spend a bit less, I'd go with the ATH-AD700's, though I've never tried them. I say this though while really enjoying listening to some music through an old beat up modified pair of AKG K141 headphones.
I think what I'm trying to say, while not back-pedalling at all, is, if you do get the AD700's, don't blame me if you don't like them!!! You might prefer something with more or less bass, with a wider or narrower soundstage, or with some other variation of all the elements involved.