Ptah
pfm Member
That's a rather uninformed remark.I don't think ... Audio Technica were ever a high quality headphone maker .....
Audio-T made some fabulous headphones in the early 80s, when Sennheiser were still trotting out the 414 variants. Build quality was second to none, and the electrets sounded wonderful.
They lost their way a bit recently - though Naim were using their top end phones for demos at a show last year.
To the OP, I would recommend the newish Sennheiser HD448s, a closed back for about £80 - great sound.