Quote: I too am wondering the same thing. Obviously the sr325is sound better with an amp than without, but is an iPod/Laptop powerful enough to run them and sound good? 

Hey,    I'm just getting into audio as hobby, something which my father used to be into a while ago. While rooting around his old stuff I noticed he had a Kenwood KA-660D amp. I have no knowledge of how good it may be. He claims its a very good amp, yet I have some doubts. As a result I was...

Quote:   Thanks for all the advice. I'm beginning to see that there's no one stand out headphone in the sub $250 market. I'm certainly leaning towards the M50 with the FiiO E7. Compared to a pair of Shure SRH840s, with no amp, would this be a better setup? As I've heard that the Shure...

Quote: Thanks for all the help so far. The Audio Technica m50's sound like a really good solution, but the only problem is the price. In the UK they go for around £117 (around $185) which is ridiculous if you compare it to the US price. This coupled with the FiiO E7 becomes an expensive...

Why do you say those? 

Thanks for the initial posts. I will be mainly using these headphones at home so portability isn't a top priority for me. The music I listen to is mainly MP3, not CD and the majority of my music is 320 kbps. I'm not really into one definitive type of music, I listen to a lot of rock, rap and...

Hey,      I am interested in buying in buying myself a good pair of headphones. I've always enjoyed a wide range of music, but predominantly listen to Rock. I've been to the Apple Store a few times and tried out the Dr Dre Studios. This is where I first got the idea of buying a 'serious'...