Definitely. I would reccomend giving the members journals a read. theres one in there called 'a guide to the audiophiles mind'.

The original post in that thread is a bit of a joke as far as audiophile stuff goes, he gets a great number of things exceedingly wrong. On the other hand, I stepped in later on in the thread to correct everything, and in doing so I ended up writing about 4 solid pages of stuff that you may well find useful and/or interesting when it comes to enjoying your music on any audio system, and being aware of where the weak links are.

i can second the bose and skullcandy. bose are always overpriced for what you get. skullcandy look to be of poor quality.

the sony i have had good and bad ones. depends on the individual product. i have no personal experience with the sennheisers

why all the sudden tip-toeing around sennheiser?

i can't claim extensive experience, but i've never used a pair of headphones with better sound than my old HD 580s. good range, warm sound, perfect bass, and very comfy :)

i just wish they were more usable on the subway or on the street...

Like I said, every pair of sennheisers I've ever listened so besides PX200s, have just been BASS BASS BASS BASS to the point where it dominated the sound. Some people like the feeling of bass pounding their skull with no treble detail whatsoever to be found. I dont.

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i see.

well i'm fed up with my PX200s because they have virtually no bass :)

to each his own i guess!

Listen to some grado SR60s and you'll suddenly realize what sennheisers are missing.

My new $30 pair are better than any of the ****ty, generic headphones that come with every iPod or CD player I've ever had, but they're not amazing or anything, and I'm dubious about how long the cord will last (I've seen some reviews for them that warned about this). I'm thinking of returning them and shelling out another $20 for what I'm assuming are entry-level noise cancelling headphones. Would the sound difference be worth it? Or should I just be cheap and stick with what I've got unless I'm willing to really shell out for something relatively high end?

You get what you pay for. Depending on how badly you actually need the noise cancelling I would just save and get HD-25's or ATH-M50's tbh.

I actually dropped sixty on some Skullcandy Hesh 2s. I was dubious, but apparently new Skullcandies are much better and last much longer than the old ones. Good sound for the money and they cover my entire ears.

Scene kid.