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Originally Posted by Razor Ramon HG

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Nicely said. But to Monster's credit, the Turbines are great budget IEMs.

Really? My friend got a set of these for cheap and they sounded terrible. No highs, no lows, just a crapload of midrange. My JVC Marshmallow or Koss Plugs sounded better.

Check out Headphone Bar on W Broadway.

Senn HD25 are good, but are super-aural (on top of ear) vs. circum-aural. (surrounding ear). The Audio-Technica ATH-M50 are circumaural, which are typically more comfortable for long listening sessions. Both sound great.

Beyerdynamic and K701's are also solid cans; Beyers may be harder to find locally, AKG K701's shouldn't be too difficult (edit: they are K702 now, available at Tom Lee).