Go with a pair of hd800. Much cheaper than the hd800s and add a schiit valhalla 2 with the savings. Buy 2nd hand too.

philips she3580 is really nice, v-shaped

i surmised that was true too.. :( hopefully we're both wrong

they definitely look a little bigger from the pics, and as slightly increasing the size would be a smart move by sennheiser, i would suggest they probably are bigger

I was just looking around on the net and found this: http://en-de.sennheiser.com/ces-2015   Shows 13 new headphones from sennheiser, hopefully some attendees can get some impressions in soon.

Thanks! I was having somewhat of a similar issue too and this completely fixed it. Also, as it is built around the original headband it is completely reversible. Unfortunately I didn't take step by step pictures, but it is basically made with two overlaid strips of straight cut neoprene (as wide...

Fairly sure this is only for Australia but DWI has 50% off AKG headphones. Their selection is limited but they have akg k712 pro for $295 AUD delivered. To get the last $5 off you need to subscribe to their newsletter when you get the pop-up.   ...

Look at schiit audio, the Modi USB Dac and Vali amp should suit well and together should be $219. 

Just chiming in here, I personally found the headband rather than the pads to be the area responsible for the majority of comfort. To that end I modded mine by thickening out the padding (and using a nicer material) to give it a better hold on my head. Once this was done the pads became...

Yeah Adorama is legit, it's just a brilliant deal. 

Well I was looking at some shure 535s on massdrop and it was 6 dollars shipping to australia.. On earphone solutions its 25 but for an iem of over 400  they have free shipping to australia.. no matter how I look at it, it seems exorbitant

Does anyone know why shipping is $38 to countries other than the US in the kickstarter? Shipping for heavy fullsize headphones is usually less than that...I was expecting more like $10 or $15 at max for iems...

Does anyone know how the new u-series will compare to existing 1964 customs in sound quality? For example will u8 be technically better/worse/equal to the current v8? And will the u6 beat the v6s or would the v6s still be the way to go? Probably no one has definitive answers but I was thinking...

used hifiman he-400 should be around $200, they would be my first choice. Planar bass is hard to beat imo. 

It's to do with the mid/treble transition I think, compared with phones like he-500, q701, w1000x, sr225i. Something just sounds right to me at that certain frequency range - the planar mids in the he-500 are magical too but they sound more lush and embellished (as if they are not really trying...