Kind of figures. Don't take it the wrong way, but I think many people in this hobby tend to forget that headphones are, at the end of the day, 'just' headphones. They are restricted by what they are. As good as headphones can be, the human ear and mind will still be more easily satisfied by even a modest speaker setup. Not to mention all other problems headphones have: they restrict physical movement, they require increasingly good recordings and are very sensitive to flaws, it's hard to be sure about what you think sounds good, etc. Also the entire hobby of audiophilia is quite empty without really actually wanting to listen to music for hours, which can easily be forgotten when you get caught up in chasing after perfect sound. You might forget what the point was in the first place. This is very different from for example buying clothes, or driving a new car, where consumption of the product is the purpose of the purchase in and of itself.
It can be seen in people buying HD650's and not being wowed by the so called 'fluid mids'. I mean yes they are there, but only when you're really into the hobby and don't expect such a thing to be a wowing experience regardless of context or reference. Then you also have to know to account for caveats such as mood, recording quality, etc.
It can also be seen in people wanting headphones to be 'speaker like' (and the reverse is never desirable: speakers sounding like headphones). And it can be seen in people looking for that perfect amp, cables, or for tubes to bring them that 'tube sound'. These improvements don't exist - or they do but to a very marginal degree, but people want them to, they need them to, to justify spending money on this hobby.
I realize I'm being pretty bold and unnuanced, but I see those tendencies and phenomena every day I check head fi.
Anyway, hopefully you'll sort your situation out. Ultimately, you always have the option of looking at the situation and doing what you think is best.
