+1 on the Clip. Get Rockbox on it and never look back!

I want to reiterate what some have already mentioned, but still some are failing to take note of.   These IEMs need burn-in time. Don't expect them to sound great out of the box, burn them in, it's worth the wait.   The fit... can be a royal pain in the ass! I almost gave up on these...

Which Cowon?  

I've had the HD600s and still own the D2000s.... the latter are much better for electronica in my view. The HD600s just didn't cut it... too laid back.   However, as good as the Denons are, the D2000s are hopeless as a portable. The cable is very long and heavyweight, it's frankly a pain in...

Probably.   Perhaps share your impressions when you listen to it?  

At the risk of appearing rude, your needs are quite generic so a limited search here or elsewhere online would bring up many suggestions.   If you look at the foot of this forum itself, there's a very concise review of over 100 headphones in varying budgets...

I use an Asus Xonar DS soundcard in my desktop. I have my external (mains) DAC connected to the optical output of the Asus. The soundcard wasn't expensive, and was bought primarily for the optical out. The soundcard's DAC was of no consequence, as I use an external one anyway. If you're planning...

Don't worry too much about getting an external sound card for a laptop. Chances are a new laptop will have an optical output which you can hook the e17 up to, and personally I find I have more success with optical out than usb.   I use the e17 with my laptop and also with a sansa clip+...

Useless information of the day, pretty sure they share the same screen. Apologies for the terrible mobile phone pic.     Either nobody else has noticed, or the search engine here is useless. I'm guessing the latter.

Quote:   I have the Yamaha IEM's which I was using with a Cowon D2+.   Yesterday I had a Sansa Clip+ arrive. I've Rockboxed it (to get more tweakability eg; 5 band parametric eq, perfect gapless playback etc), which is free and easy. It's marvellous.   Cheap, small, no-frills...

The Spitfire has it's own little power supply, you don't need to buy the Supplier (that's just an upgrade).

I rate the Firestone Audio Spitfire DAC, use it myself (although with the external Supplier psu) solely with the optical input. Can be had for £200 in the UK so I suspect it'll be a similar dollar price point.   Few threads knocking about, one here...

Got the Clip+ today & loaded up Rockbox. Can't fault it for the money, £26 from Amazon. Bargain.

Got my Clip+ today, first thing I did was Rockbox. The EQ is excellent, love having the parameters to play with.   Hooked to my E17, loving it. What a player for the money!  

Quote:   I notice you have GR07s.... how do they fare against the EPH-100s?