Hoping to find a $150 amp that will last me many years and many headphones.   I’m not trying to chase that last 10% of performance. I’m not looking for analyticity or wanting to pick out every nuance and detail. I am looking for a liquid smooth and refined sound.   Prefer a portable amp, but...

I'm looking for warm-leaning, over-the-ear headphones, closed or back, with super smooth highs, a liquid-gold midrange, and deep extending sub-bass. And one that doesn't require an amp. Ok, I probably won't find all of that in a $400 pair of headphones, but I at least want something that is warm...

I started off with a rough $175 budget and explored the usual suspects- the Audio Technica M50x, Shure 840, Sennheiser Momentum, Sennheiser HD380, Sony MDR-1r, AKG 545, NAD HP50, even the V-MODA M100. At this point, I've auditioned all except the Sony and AKG. The M50x was too artificial in the...

*** I'm reviving this thread instead of starting a new one. Please skip to post #40. ***     After listening to most of these and reading about all of them, I’d like to compile a general impression of them along with your inputs. This is for my own benefit as I have yet to finalize my...

I apologize. These types of threads tend to be generic, tiresome, vague, impersonal, and repetitive, but I really don't know where else to go for assistance. I've read user and pro reviews, I've tried auditioning, and I'm still without certainty.   There is no place in town with headphones on...

Hello fellow music lovers. I've been chasing sonic nirvana in car and home audio for the past few years, and it's an expensive, never-ending rabbit hole of constant upgrading and wanting to try out new components, so I must be MAD to want to get in the headphones game. But it's so thrilling, I...