Quote Originally Posted by Dwood View Post
Does he have any suggestions?
$200 - 300 price range, he says Beyerdynamic DT880s, AKG K701, or K702 are nice. They would likely please you if you like the aesthetics of beats. He also says the K702 has a better sound stage, so those might be good if you're looking for super immersive sound (i.e. the headphones handle all ranges of sound frequencies well). You can probably find them used for 175 bucks, and if the ear pads are nasty you can replace them cheaply. Buying used also "opens the drivers", which I guess is the equivalent to "breaking them in".

Something cheaper, in the 70 - 160 dollar price range, Grado SR80i or SR60i, AKG K240, or Sony MDR-V6. He didn't say much about how those perform, but I was looking to buy an SR60i a while back. As somebody who takes a competitive approach to game play but also appreciates the fullness of game sound (as well as music), those SR60i's seemed to fit the bill really well. Plus they're less than 100 bucks, whereas a lot of those other ones are 200+ (which is fucking crazy if you're not an audiophile imo).