I recently purchased a pro-ject rm 1.3 genie on the for sale forums. Paired with my grado platinum it is amazing but a little out of your price range. But if buy used and get something like the grado black (I'm kind of a grado fanboy) you could stay in your price range and have a great set up...

Brainwavz b2 is great in this price range

That is the million dollar question for these headphones. I personally have a musical paradise tube amp that I think is spectacular. But from what I have heard for the best bang for your buck you should look into the matrix m stage, the 02 amps, and Schiit Magni. These are all great options. But...

On paper the k70x headphones seem somewhat easy to drive. But from experience this is not the case. You don't have to go crazy or anything but an amp is a necessity with these headphones. They are good for gaming and movies though. Hope this helps at least a little.

I don't have a ton of experience but hopefully I can help. I recently upgraded from an older audio technica cart to a grado black. I love it. It is pretty cheap (around $50 or $60 USD) and was a huge sound upgrade. They also make a couple upgrades from the black, that are color coded (blue...

For classic rock one of my favorite albums is "the cars" by the Cars. Also like most Kansas and for Early European rock I like Jethro Tull (my favorite album from Jethro Tull is "heavy horses."

That is what I do with mine for now.  I made a cable (or you can buy one) that has RCA connectors on one side and either a female or male 3.5 mm jack on the other side (mine has the female so I can use my LOD from my iphone to the amp).  I am saving for a good DAC but in the mean time it sounds...

I don't like to give advice except when it's from experience. I only have one quality amp so far, but I love it. It's a musical paradise mp-301 mkIII. It is a tube amp which can be used to drive speakers or headphones. I have used it for a couple months now and really have no complaints. It is...

Are you looking for portable or a home amp?

Thanks for the info. I did find that picture while doing some research. This is probably the way I am going to do it. I have the cable made already so I guess I just need to solder the resistors. The amp I am planning on using this on is solid state. (I do have a new musical paradise mp301 tube...

I can't give you much of a recommendation, but I will comment on the amp discussion. I actually use a portable amp for my Brainwavz b2 iem's. They are only like 30 ohms or something like that, and my iPhone is fully capable of driving them, but the amp makes them sound so much better. The...

ebay has Audio-Technica ATH-W1000X Grandioso Cherrywood Headphones for $399 w/free shipping. From what I have seen this is a pretty good deal. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Audio-Technica-ATH-W1000X-Grandioso-Closed-Back-Audiophile-Cherrywood-Headphones-/330869119975

Hello,  I am fairly new to headfi and the diy side of the house.  I have done a good amount of research and not found very much solid info on this subject.  So I thought I'd ask the experts.  As of now I have a vintage sansui amp, and I am planning on buying a tube small tube amp fairly soon. ...

Used Bottlehead s.e.x. For sale on ebay right now for $300 free shipping. Only has 4 hours left.

I have been using capriccio as well. It works really well, a lot better than several of the othe eq apps I have bought.