Whyifide

All right, so I finally have cash in hand, $250, dedicated just for headphones. I've been waiting for this for over a year now. Originally I wanted the Audio-Technica AD700's, but I really don't know if that'll satiate my audiophiliac desires.

What I want: I want to hear everything, and I want things to sound full, rich, a lot of details, no distortion. I listen to a lot of ambient, down-tempo, acoustic, IDM, electronica, bluegrass, blues, rock, alternative, psychedelic trance, etc. My musical tastes are very, very broad, but what I can generalize is that most of it is not bass driven. I don't need a good THUMP. What I do want, though, is to retain a really rich, smooth bass that still fills your body. More important, though, are details, clarity, retaining mids and highs, and I'm a fan of a wide sound stage. I also don't prefer the idea of a tinny sound.

Now I really, really do not want an amp. I don't have the money for that, and I'm not willing to spend money on that right now. So a low impedance is, for the most part, necessary. Being low impedance, it would be nice if I could get phones that doubled as both home listening and mobile listening, but this isn't completely necessary. My choices were the Audio-Technica Esw9a's and the Ultrasone hfi-780's, because of their size, but I'd totally rock a honkin' huge pair anytime. Comfort > utility > > > looks.

Any suggestions?

M3T4LM4N222

I used some DR.DRE Beats.. Absolutely amazing, but those are for music, I don't know anything about gaming headsets..but yeah, the Beats are amazing, and sound amazing.

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Whyifide

I don't game, period.

epitek

This is well under your budget however they are quite reliable and enjoyable

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Zensou

Denon AH-D2000

Whyifide

Unfortunately, that's $100 over my budget.

[PWN]Schubie

amazon has them for 280, and i have seen them as low as 200 before.
if you keep your eyes open you can get them in your price range
and from what i have heard they are pretty much what you are looking for

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Whyifide

Hmm, I may hunt for them, but Headroom says something particularly disconcerting. "Despite the AH-D2000's seemingly efficient low impedance rating of only 25 ohms, it is not a particularly sensitive headphone so there's no question it will demand a terrific headphone amp behind it to hear what it can truly accomplish, otherwise it may tend to sound flat and lifeless from portable audio sources especially."

Zensou

You gotta hunt for them. Gotta travel the world of interwebz. I got mine for $200.

Oh, here you go. Just a bit over your price.
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...ingid=42174440


$222 & Free shipping:
http://www.lorimerelectronics.com/it...item_id=116674

Whyifide

I just want to know if Lorimer is legit..