AudioTechnica ATH-A700 Closed-back Dynamic Headphones

I've shopped around for at least a month till I fell upon these "Cans".
By chance I was at my fav. music store in Boston and by fate it fell in to my hands or should I say ears? I was tired of my high-end ear buds, that seemed like a surgical procedure per every use. I wanted good quality. I tried Senns, AKG's and Grado's. ranging anywhere from $80 to a downpayment on my next car. But nothing seemed right, Be it size or sound.
Until my tired ears almost gave-up. And yes I do apologise to all the high end audio stores clerks for driving them crazy. But maybe you folks should give these "Cans" a chance.
Sound is wonderful, warm bass, clear seperation and a chance to hear all your music collection again with the clear intent of what it truly sounds like.
Fits like it was designed for.
I'm getting ready to hear all my music again, good with Ipods, but amazing with a good receiver or tunes on a PC or MAC.

The item was shipped in fine shape, the sound quality was good and we liked the headphones, but in 35 days and maybe using the headphones 10 times, they broke - they simply stopped working. The wire connecting the headphone to player no longer worked and no sound would come through headphones. Clearly a defective product with poor quality to break in such a short period of time, but the most important warning is that the product only had a 30 days return policy even if defective or broken after the 30 day period has elapsed. I would expect the product to last more than 30 days for the price, but no refund was granted because it was past the 30 days - DO NOT BUY THIS PORDUCT.

Indeed, if you have never ever ever ever had around-ear or "pro" headphones they are wonderful. However, if you have pro head phones, like a pair of upper akg's, do not buy, save it for a higher model.