A total of 2 reviews of this product on Reddit.
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I impulse bought a pair of ATH-w1000x yesterday for a price well below MSRP and well below any other price online. I wasn’t able to demo them and I don’t want to hurt their new condition by auditioning them if I can better spend my money.
My question is, should I sell them and invest the money into a different pair of closed back headphones or should I keep them and enjoy them?
I’ve read reviews and they seem to be decent, and I got a good price for them, I could probably make $200 if I tried to resell them. Anybody have any suggestions on what I should do?
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I impulse bought a brand new pair of ATH-w1000x for $300 from my local bestbuy design center yesterday without having the opportunity to audition them before I purchased because they were just trying to move out the discontinued product.
The issue is that I’m not sure if I’ll like them and I don’t want to open them so that I don’t hurt the resale value. I’m unsure if I will be able to find a proper closed back, over ear headphone. I’ll be using an Audioengine D1 most likely. Comfort is a huge issue for me so I’m looking for something comfortable, so on ear headphones are out. I’m looking to spend around $350. I’ve been looking at the Shure SRH840
Do you guys think I should try to sell the Audio Technicas so that I’ll make some extra cash that I’ll have to spend on the headphones and search for something else, or should I just keep them?
EDIT from comment below:
Regarding tonal balance I’m not entirely sure. I hate when my mids feel muddy, and I think that I prefer things slightly brighter with nice bass response. I’ve read that the ATH’s have a roll off just under 100hz which worries me a bit.
I listen to a variety of music ranging from rap to pop-punk, indie, and electronic music. I, in no way at all, expect a single pair of headphones to satisfy every bit of music that I listen to. I’m leaning towards a pair with a neutral response to leave things open to more types of music if possible.
