Damn you, hi-fi audio!

[kertong]

I've only recently gotten into the hi-fi audio stuff.. before, i was satisfied with my sony ex70 earbuds. (hanging head in shame).

My roommate pointed me over to some Grado Labs SR80s, and I had to have them.. Then... it all started.

Now, it's starting to mess with my life. All I do at work is read audioreview.com, browse audiogon.com, and itch to go home to listen to my system.

It is now 3:30am, I have class at 11:00am, but I can't seem to get these Grados off of my head.. I just keep thinking "one more song...". Last night I went to bed at 5:00am and had to wake up at 9:00am for class. I just can't take these Grados off of my head.. the sound is sooo sweet, smoth like butter through the marantz. I can't get enough. It's better than crack. If I had a naked girl on my bed right now beckoning me to come, I probably wouldn't notice or care.

Man, hi-fi audio will be the end of me.

Anyone else royally get screwed over by addictive listening habits? :)

[Wireworm5]

Yep, I came home from work Friday night at 2 am. Put my Sony MDR-V600 headpones on cause I wanted it loud. ( I can adjust the treble and bass on my receiver to get it just right) I too was saying just one more song. I finally went to bed about 11 am Saturday , 9 hours later. I needed two days of quiet after to let my ears recover.:)
In my opinion to find loudspeakers that can match the detail of these cans I'd have to spend 8 to 10 thousand bucks.

[bully]

Gosh, it has been a long time since I've used either pair of headphones. Mebbe I should see what I'm missing.

Late hours goes with college-daze. Good luck.

[Celt]

Bully, Any of the Grados from the SR-60 on up, the better Sony's (sealed) and the Sennheiser's are a good place to start.

[Lazarus Short]

addictive, you should try a pair of Stax if you get the chance! Mine make loudspeakers entirely superfluous...

Laz

[Thatch_Ear]

Snatch the pebble from my hand.

[bully]

I have a nice pair of Sony's around here. VR-6's or something like that. And another pair of something, a bit smaller.

[Wardsweb]

It is an addiction. I will second the Stax "ear speakers"

[Lazarus Short]

...are we seeing in the picture?? Myself, I have the SR-5 earspeakers with the SRA-3S driver (single-ended tube). I've been using the thing with a Headroom Static unit, which seems to do nothing for the music, but it reduces ear fatigue by a big factor.

Laz

[kertong]

Stax, eh? I've been thinking of getting some etymotics for walking around and listening to music off the iPod.. but, hmm.

Any links to reviews? How much are they going for?

Dang it, i just got my axiom m3tis in the mail and I've been listening to them non-stop now, I can't get enough! Smashing Pumpkins, Diana Krall, The Spaniels, Mozart.. all sound amazing. This marantz 2220b is an awesome unit!

I'll have to check out the stax, thanks for the rec. :)

[Lazarus Short]

I hear (pardon the phrase) that Etymotics are very, very good. Just know if you can stand to have something stuck in your ear before you buy.

Laz

[millerdog]

My friend just got a pair of ety ER4Ps and they rock! That is if you like the isolation. Super detailed!
Best cans I ever heard? Stax Omega IIs.
Kertong, if you like the Grado sound, shoot for the 325s. I got em and like em.