before purchase this product , I have be read about people recommend the Sennheiser hd555 's and whatnot and it concern I if the ad700 's be really the better deal . what I really want be a set of headphone that could be use for gaming and watch movies\/listening to music in general . as soon as the headphone arrive I be blow away by the soundstage that it carry . I play game such as cs 1.6 and previously with my old headphone I could hear the general location of where thing be , and with these new headphone I could hear the precise location of where every grenade land , to the extent that it shock I . as I be grind the headphone in for the first few hour the sound quality seem a little weak at first , but as soon as a week or two pass by the sound become amazing . I enjoy these headphone so much that even as I be wear they I feel like I be listen to my surround sound speaker . a thing to note that it be hard to adjust to the switch of use headphone mainly compare to speaker -lrb- as I do not realize how loud the headphone actually be since I forget that I be use headphone and not the speaker , mean the loud sound you get at that close range might be dangerous -rrb- . all in all , the headphone be fantastic and worth the money , as I doubt I will be need any new replacement in the future . oh and , the appearance of the headphone in person do not look as cheap as it seem on the picture you see ; actually , they seem like high-class headphone , a luxurious set of headphone make with lovely material that make you feel like a king .