Decided to go with Bifrost/Lyr stack and some HE-500s! Thanks for all the advice.

I'm not actually ordering my Schiit stack until today when I deposit a check in the bank, so might it be smarter to go down a notch to a Lyr/Bifrost setup so that I'm not tied to balanced operation?

LCD2s look nice. My only concern with the LCD-2 and 3 is that there are a lot of reports that they are just really uncomfortable to wear. Given that I spend long periods with the headphones on, that's of some concern. But I've had other "uncomfortable" headphones before and didn't really see...

Thanks. LCD-3 sound promising. Definitely on the expensive side, so I'll have to give that some consideration and maybe look for something closer to the $1k mark if I can't talk myself into it ;)

I don't really have a specific price in mind. I'd like suggestions from a number of price ranges.   I listen to a huge variety of music, so I'd prefer a "jack of all trades" style headphone rather than one that focuses too much in any one area.   If you need any more information, let me...