What a great way to spend a Saturday! I was the chap running around with a copy of In Rainbows as my reference and trying as many cans and amps as possible before leaving for my sons' birthday party. My head was frazzled by 2pm. I'll not repeat what has been said already except to mention...

Erm....I went and sold some of my kit to buy speakers I realise I have shamed myself but hope you will still talk to me on the day if all I bring is some CDs and a smile. To be honest the rest of my gear is looking a bit 'meh' compared to what is going to be there. I will try and bring a...

Lass o' Gowrie pub in Manchester Highly recommended by me. Might well be popping over in the afternoon of the Saturday too!

Lookin good! Count me in please. I need to travel light on the day but will bring the Corda HA2 SE amp, Iriver as source and the Super Pro Dac. May be tricky to fit the K701 in the bag but I'll see. Last train home for me so hopefully we can partake of a few ales.

Bump, as this is a great deal. Just got one myself, thanks for the top tip!

Dead Mans Shoes One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest

When you end up buying new headphones between posts! HD 280 Pro on the way

When you decide you will sell your existing cans in order to raise the cash to upgrade. Then you buy the new ones anyway and keep the lot because you are sentimentally attached to them.

White gold Kylie or Danni

I am also partial to a bit of the Oldfield. Started my journey with Amorok which sounded like nothing I had ever heard before. Sea shantys, beeps and bleeps, superb guitar work and a nicely pronounced "bottom" at 15 minutes. Couple of questions please? Hergest Ridge - which version? I have...

My turn!!! A random selection but all 'cannot miss' ........ Future Sound Of London (FSOL) - Lifeforms Cornelius - Point Nick Drake - A Treasury SACD Roy Harper - Flat Baroque and Berserk X2 Crosby Stills & Nash - Deja Vu Damn.....mind gone blank

Exciting stuff. This may be exactly what I have been looking for. If Jan hits the sweet spot with the price they could be VERY popular.

I too loved music of all types from an early age but the first album that ever made me sit up and go wow was Grand Master Melle Mel and the Furious Five - Stepping Off. Completely blew my mind - never heard rap before, never heard lyrics like that before and never heard beats like that...

Orbital - Belfast Apparantly when they were making it the machines seem to take over and this tune was born. The most emotional electronic music - simple and beautiful.

Another local interested headfier here!

Have we had Chris P Wonton ??

Great stuff, thanks for the advice. Will try Jan and the various settings. German engineering - here I come!!

New purchase and my first amp I think I know what most of the switches do though not 100%. Intend to try them all of course. Anyone got a .pdf version of the user manual as I can't find it anywhere on the net? Skylab thinks this amp is a beauty with the HD650 so I hope I have chosen...

Yeah I know - think about that one for a minute. Everyone on here will have had that moment when you put on a new or favourite track and it changes your mood. Music can make you happy, angry, sad, inspired, laugh, cry etc etc. I think that is a given. If you take one of you tunes that...

Hello Jonas After much research I chose the HD595 and have used them for around 30 hours un-amped so far. I have decided not to burn-in, rather to let them change as I am listening. I can confirm that even at 30 hours there is a definite improvement in sound. I am sure others will tell you...

Off the top of my head.... Beck - The Information The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

Awake.....shake dreams from your hair my pretty child my sweet one

Thanks very much for your suggestions. Wow Tyson you know your stuff! I feel like I have just pushed my boat out into what I thought was a lake and turned out to be the Pacific.

Air Pocket Symphony Second time around and I think it is a grower. Nice twiddly bits.

Have been enjoying my CD collection all over again with my new HD595s and recently stumbled upon one of those 'best of' collections of classical music so I gave it a whirl. Now I love all types of music but have no classical cds. What a fool I have been! Listening with headphones to all that...