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What Headphones? Looking to upgrade..........

Okay, here's the dilly. I have a pair of Sennheiser 545s. ;) and well, I used to have a pair of klipsch 2.1s. Problem is my headphones made the speakers sound so badly - I decided to sell them off.

Anyhow now I'm looking to get new headphones. Trying to compete with my dad's latest sound equipment he bought like over $20,000 worth. Making my headphones sound bad damnit. hehe

Anyhow I"ve done some research and a little bit - but I"m interested to hear opinions. What would be a good alternative to the Sennheiser 545s? I'm interested in clarity, no static, lots of detail and comfort. Bass would be nice, not overpowering, but solid.

I'm looking for 'detailed' sound. I've heard good things about Grado, Koss, Sennheisers 580/600......etc. etc. What are youthoughts? They will be used for listening to music on the computer among other areas and for gaming.
frankwu
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audiotomb
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nobody likes STAX phones???

pricey but nice

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akimball
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I just purchased a set of Stax Omega's. The holy grail of headphones, no doubt. The price, here in the U.S. is insane ($6k) - but buying from Japan takes it down by more than 50%! I haven't listened to my, quite nice but not insane, stereo in weeks. I recently picked up a PS Audio Power Plant, to drive the Arcam 23 and the Stax amp.. god, help me.

The place to go for Stax in Japan is EIFL:

http://www.netspace.or.jp/~eifl/eifl/export/export2.htm

You'll literally save 50%, I kid you not. Koji, the owner is as upfront and honest as any I have dealt with. I recommend EIFL thoroughly, and have nothing whatsoever to gain by saying this..

So, if you've always wanted some great Stax headphones.. do it.. You can pick up the Signature system for probably $1000.. or the Omegas about triple that..

-Adam
consttraveler
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Check out www.headphone.com, they are the designers and builders of a very good line of headphone amps. I have their Cosmic, which I use with Senn 600's when traveling. When home, I have their Base Station 1, which is a seperate power source for the Cosmic (not a wall wart). That combination, is the best I have heard (can't comment on the electrostats, I have not heard them).

They also sell and rate many lines of headphones including Senn's, Grado, Stax, etc. The staff are also easy to talk to, very helpfull.

Dave
02pete
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Try Sennheiser m@h80 headphones if you are buying them to listen to MP3s from a laptop computer, or even from a desktop PC. Sennheiser designed these specifically for listening with computers. They are lightweight, comfortable to wear for extended periods of time, efficient enough to provide a decent sound level without having to use a headphone amp, provide much better sound than Walkman-type headphones, but are still reasonably priced. They are not intended to compete with the sound quality of audiophile headphones such as the Sennheiser 600s, but they are better suited to use with computers, provide excellent sound for the price, and you don't have to worry about them too much if you're carrying them around with a laptop. I bought my son, who is a college student, a pair to go with his laptop, and he likes them a great deal. I think that J&R Music World carries them.
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