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Originally Posted by synaesthetic View Post

And now I'm here, trying to find some sane balance between good sound and overkill.

I think I'm in the wrong forum...
Just buy vintage. Most of my headphones have cost under $75 and sound very good. Prices of good vintage gear has been going up lately, but can still be had cheep. I recently won an auction for a pair of Marantz stats that are supposed to be the equivalent of the Stax SR-5. $15 shipped.