I have that exact same setup with the V-MODA microphone and it works so well! I love these headphones to death.

Yeah, I wouldn't know. I haven't listened to the Beats amped. Just my M50's. They sound great amped. I agree with you. Although they still sound good unamped, I MUCH prefer them amped.  

I think he'd probably like the M50 too, even. I certainly liked it better than the Beats I tried. And now I own the M50's. After the burn in, after the pad removal mod, and with my amp and LOD, it sounds amazing. Love it.    But, if these people want to believe the lie of the Beats, I guess...

Ridiculous, in this context, means "OH MAH GAWD THESE ARE FRICKING AMAZING!"   I know him. He thinks Skullcandy's sound great...  

So, my friend invites all of his friends to a page that supposedly give free Beats to the first 10,000 fans. Hmmm... Sighting headphones online..     Nuff' said. It's all about the stupid coolness factor these days.   I guess you hear what you want to hear, huh?

Doesn't make you a bad one, either.  

Why do you guys hate Dragonforce? I've never really listened to them. Just wondering.

Yep. And to be honest, I'd rather have equal loss in both ears (as I do right now), than have disproportionate loss in both ears (as I did when I was 12).  

Has anyone mentioned the BEAUTIFUL voices of the trio The Wailin' Jennys? Ruth Moody, Nicky Mehta, and Heather Masse have wonderful voices!   Check it out:

Age 18 and I can BARELY hear 19Khz.

  It's interesting that you say that about the car. I saw a study done that a lot of commuters have substantially less hearing ability in their left ear than their right ear. The cause: having the window down.  

Yeah man, I wouldn't worry about it. As long as the MP3's are 256Kbps (or even lower depending on the song), you won't really notice a difference. My opinion though.  

I switched out the OPA2227 on my CMoy with an LM4562 and it seems to have increased the soundstage a bit. Still seems a little limited though.  

What do you mean exactly by upgrade? Did you just convert it to a higher bitrate or did you re-rip the CD or buy it from Amazon MP3 or something?  

Also noticed that my co worker uses Grado SR80i's hooked up to some M-Audio speakers. Sweet.