The V MODA Crossfade LP/PL2 are better for electronic type music. The bass is a bit heavy and the mids are a bit recessed, which isn't good for guitar work. You would better of looking at Shure headphones. The Mikros are also a good option.

I would agree but I'm no expert. The Sennheiser HD800 at the moment are dubbed the world's best headphone but with a hefty price tag to go with it at £1000 brand new.

I would buy ones for going out first (as you can use them at home as well), then at home ones.

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Hi again, Just thought have you tried changing the master audio options (equalizer). Found in lower left corner of the screen. You may get a good result with fiddling with them a bit. It would be cheaper to try that before buying anything.

Sometimes sound cards can make your audio a bit bassy, the Creative Z is the same.  This can be corrected, by changing some of the setting. I'm not sure how to do this but I hope it helps.

First of I would like to thank everyone for their valuable input and suggestions.  In the past week since my previous headphones died, I've learnt more about headphone than I thought I ever would. I have spent almost all my spare time learning about them, reading forum posts, watching reviews...

I'm also a Sennheiser fan and I'm getting th HD598 for gaming and watching movies. Thanks for the rec i'll look into them.

I personally would start with good headphones then get an amp or DAC, as it may be hard to tell the better sound with lower quality headphones. As I said I'm no expert, so if I were you I'd wait to see what others say.

I listen to a lot of electronic music. Ultrasone, Beyerdynamic, V MODA are good bassy brands of headphone. Sennheiser, Shure, AKG, I believe are better on the mids which may be better for you. I no expert, sorry couldn't be more helpful

Hi, I'm currently building my own PC and I'm putting a Creative Sound Blaster ZXR in it. this has a module which plugs into it and comes around the front, for ease to change headphones and volume adjustment. Most sound cards included the Sound Blaster Z support up to 600 ohm headphones and...

Personally I don't think you need to start at a low level headphone and work you way up. Just start where ever you want. What kind of music do you like to listen to as this can drastically affect what headphones you should go for. Most headphones that come with phones or you had as a kid where...

Thanks I'll give them a good looking into and see if he is interested.

I don't really know much about amp or DAC but if you great sounding headphones I would go with the Sennheiser they make some of the best headphones (the HD 558 may be good option). Sorry I couldn't help any more.

I have the Sony MDR XD200 which have plastic head band and they get uncomfortable (and sometime painful) after about 30 mins. I'm not bald either but it's rather notice able. I also had the Sony PULSE headset which had a small amount of padding and I could wear those all day long and barely know...