do not....i repeat DO NOT get Sennheisers for Metal.... imho its the worst combo ever. save ur money and get a Philips SHP2500 for around RM80. that would do much better for metal than any Senn. unless of course u wanna fall asleep listening to metal then go ahead and get a senn.

i listen to metal and ive tried HD595 and HD650...both utter crap when it comes to metal.

DT990 works well for metal...especially for songs with fast double paddles. only thing is... the mids are a little recessed but this is only noticeable when directly compared with other headphones such as the Grados or in my case, HD650. but if u cant take rich highs.. then dont think the DT990 is for u.
the DT990 is definitely a fun headphone. gives out just the right amount of energy for metal making it very enjoyable.

since comfort is an issue... trust me the DT990 will be 1 of the most comfortable headphones uve ever had on ur head.

as for ur grado...since u already have it...if u have the know how...u can always transplant it into a cheap headphone like i did with my KSC-75 (click Franken PhilKoss in siggy)

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Jan 4 2008, 03:14 PM

need or not depending on u man

anyway...i remember reading in head-fi...someone managed to mod Beyer pads (or some other brand...but circumaural pads la) onto a grado... all he needed was a cardboard, the pads, and i forgot how he stuck it to the headphones itself...

the extra distance supposedly helped to increase soundstage too

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Jan 6 2008, 09:08 PM

yup...the pad helped to distance the drivers more from the ear. and with the grados it seemed to help with the soundstage.

and i have to say this is true... coz my PhilKoss mod put the KSC75's drivers further away from my ear... it really did help with making the soundstage wider. thought not THAT significant.. its still more than noticeable

theyre different models.

XBi has more bass than the X3i.

if u want earbuds then the Yuin is hard to beat in terms of sound quality.... expensive though.

but for the usage ur talking about... IEMs would be a better choice... and the crossroad mylars are the best bang for buck around.

the reason i say IEMs would be a better choice is mainly for isolation...especially while taking that noisy noisy train.

so with isolation...ur more than likely to NOT hear announcements and people calling you

ive heard the X3 and it was amazing with Cradle of Filth... it also did very well with any other metal songs i threw at it. so the X3i would probably be a step up from the X3.

but ive never listened to any of the 3 u mentioned above

headphones that connect direct thru optical? i doubt theres any in the market unless those headphones come with a built in DAC. at least none worth mentioning.

ur gonna need an external DAC like the Zero or Zhaolu to convert the digital signal in the optical to analog. then ur gonna need something to amplify that signal so that u can actually hear wats converted.

for RM500, Zero DAC (RM410) + Phillips SHP2700 (RM80)

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Feb 11 2008, 07:51 PM

i guess for that budget u could get the X3i which are in ear monitors.

circumaural headphones for under 200 a lil tough. the only one i usually recommend under 200 would be the philips shp2700 (RM80) coz thats the only one im familiar with...or perhaps u could top up a lil and get both x3i and shp2700??

not really...a cmoy would be around RM80... seek out forumer Eokboy for it.

u need to get an amp....although the K701 has low impedance it really needs an amp to properly shine...

also dont expect to get superb boom boom like a 12" sub woofer from the K701....they tend to have a very neutral sound signature...flat across the graph.

u wan bass in a headphone then the DT770 is the only way to go.

no i mean a dedicated headphone amplifier.

cant think of anything under 300 other than the Grado SR60 but that is said to be lacking in bass...

or mebbe can check out the Audio Technica and Sennheiser headphones in the bulk section...might have something that fits ur budget.

for the razer m250...theyre crap. better go with the Koss KSC-75 for clip on earphones

if ur in singapore, i suggest going over to Adelphi (opposite Funan shopping centre) and go up to the 4th floor.

look for Jaben Network. its a shop specializing in headphones.

tell them what u want and wats ur budget and they should be able to recommend some to u.

also bring ur own player if possible as then u can test out the headphones all u like.

if u say u dont have the time...trust me, ull WANT to find the time...

Grado SR60 from some shop in ampang...forgot name and location...

supposed to be RM260 but i think the price went up...

try and find out more in the grado thread.

never tried any of them and im not a fan of sennheiser. im the exact and total opposite of "Sennheiser fanboy"... never liked their sound signature...

ES3 and ES5... no idea what they are...are they Audio Technicas? if they are.. then for them but its been said that AT sound signature is an acquired taste

not really.....

as above... Crossroads MylarOne X3i or XBi if u like heavy bass.

i use the DT990 for the same usage as urs and its

make sure u have enough amplification for those headphones u listed out though.

PM forumer Yuheng.

hes located in Sunway. u can go his place and test it oso...

hes the distro for Crossroads in Malaysia.