im pretty noob when it comes to headphones. i usually rely on tj to suggest stuff that i might enjoy. so far these have been my favorite headphones. im sure if i venture out of my price range i can find something better but for what i paid i love these.
plus they are comfortable. not as comfy as my ath ad700 (i swear i sometimes forget i have these on) but enough for long periods of time.
ill eventually venture out. but having to upgrade my dac and amp is also going to hurt my wallet.
anyway i dont know where i was going with this.
770s > m50s imo. especially if you dont have a tiny head.
Bah, I'm pretty noob about audio myself, so you're in good company.
I ask for advice too, but would rather make up my mind as to what I want when it comes time to pony up the deniros. There is another forum I go to that is quite intolerant of soundcards, with one particular member being something of a ****. I'd asked about a DAC/AMP for my HD800, was recommended the O2+ DAC/AMP, but I decided to go with an iFi Micros iDSD (my friend had 1.4TB of DSD64 files) because DSD support is a big factor for me.
This nasty fella called me a HeadFi sheep, and basically insulted whenever I'd posted in the audio section there. I gave up posting in the audio section there because of him. I find most forum members in many of the other forums I go to to be quite amicable and not so closed minded like that nasty 'posterior orifice'. If a guy buys a good headphones and a good soundcard like the Asus Phoebus/STX/SB Z series, to go with his just acquired headphones, are we gonna be ****s and rain on his parade saying that he'd made a mistake? I'm not that sort, I'd say he'd have been better served with a good and cheap DAC/AMP, though the soundcard would do a decent job as well.
This particular guy would be all over you for buying a soundcard, and he can be quite nasty about it. I'd spoken with other audio guys in that forum, they say that he's a young guy full of testosterone and, I feel, a chip on his shoulder. Regardless, I've remained true to my word and have not posted in the audio section there since. The folks here are really more open to different ideas and hardware to attain the sound that each individual wants, and not based on some closed concept that for good sound, only external DAC/AMP's would do.