Stereo & Electronics - Headphones for Gaming and music.

Looking at headphones right now. I'm thinking about getting these here.

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.a...d=0&dcaid=17379

They are Audio Technica ATH-AD700

Or this set here.
http://www.buy.com/prod/Audio_Techn.../202091774.html

Audio Technica ATH-A700

Comments Suggestions? Looking to spend about $250 or less. Audio Technica headphones are great from my own experience, but looking to see what else is out there too.

none of the links work man.

Im real curious about mb quarts headphones.

Im running sennheiser HD280 Pros on my computer and I love them. they are closed so you dont have to deal with outside noise ( i live in a college aprtment so this was kind of important to me) They could benefit from a dedicated headphone amp but its not really needed.

I was researching this a little while ago, and a really nice set of headphones are made by Ultimate Ears: http://www.ultimateears.com/
They pretty much block all ambient noise by having a seal with the ear, and they make "universal" style 'phones like the Super.Fi 3 Studio (http://www.ultimateears.com/superfi/superfi-3-studio_white.htm) that go for just under $100. At the upper end of the spectrum, they offer the UE-10 Pro (http://www.ultimateears.com/custom/UE-10-Pro.htm) for $900. I think what you are looking for would be the Super.Fi 5 Studio (http://www.ultimateears.com/superfi/superfi-5-Pro-black.htm) for around $200-$250.

Im running sennheiser HD280 Pros on my computer and I love them. they are closed so you dont have to deal with outside noise ( i live in a college aprtment so this was kind of important to me) They could benefit from a dedicated headphone amp but its not really needed.
I second the Sennheiser HD280 Pro.
I also have a set.
They cut up to 32db of outside noise through insolation, not through active noise cancelation (I've had a bad experience with the active noise canceling stuff before). I've found that when using the Sennheiser HD280 Pro I lisiten to music at a lower volume (which is better for your ears) because they are that clear and cut out surrounding noise fairly well (just don't expect total silence when you put them on. I don't know of anything that good besides maybe some ear protection comes close.).

Musicians Friend (Online store of Guitar Center) now has the Sennheiser HD280 Pro for $100:
(Thats where I bought mine.)
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Recording/Monitors/Headphones?sku=242411
Check out the reviews. I looks like the only complaints --very few-- are from people who are used to "bass heavy" headphones. I use these at work mostly for listening to music and they are great. I have a cheaper pair of headphones at home that I sometimes use for gaming when I don't want to disturb others, but they are "bass heavy" and I have to turn down the bass because I bothers my ears. I havent used the Sennheiser HD280 Pro for gaming yet, but they should be great for that too.

I'm not an audio afficionado in anyway. I actually have diminished hearing in one ear, but I can still tell the difference between good and bad sounding headphones and stereos although my thresholds are different than others ( I can certainly tell the difference between a CD and XM satellite radio, but some of that sound quality issue could be my setup).

BTW, no offense, but I hate ear buds. The "ear muff" style is the only thing for me.