Fair point!  I love playing around with the EQ adjustments on my E17!  You just alleviated my fears :) Once I purchase them I'll post my impressions here!  Thanks for all your help everyone!  You're awesome.   Quote:  

Thanks bookaboo, unfortunately I only have the 250 ohm model available for purchase :/  I do have a fiio e17 amp/dac and plan to get a fiio e9 as well so powering them wouldn't be a problem.     Unfortunately I haven't tried the HD600 or HD650 but from here-say I can understand the gist of...

Thanks so much for your lucid response jupitreas!  I appreciate your honesty and unbiased approach.  I have heard many "flat" headphones and have actually liked a lot of them, so I don't think their lack of coloration should be a big problem.  I am upgrading from a very sibilant headphone (280...

Thanks guys you've been very helpful!   @donunus I see you have metal as one of your preferred genres and that you have auditioned various Grado headphones which have consistently been praised as the "ultimate" metal headphone.  How do the dt250's fare against the grado line for metal (I...

I apologize if this has already been covered... but how is the sound-stage on these? 

Interesting... thanks for the insights!  I'll definitely keep my eyes on the DT250 :)

My statement regarding the 880's may have been unfair.  In better terms, they aren't as punchy as I'm used (sound a little sloppy).  It is also important to mention that I played everything on my ipod (which obviously cannot power them properly)...  Once my amp arrives, I'll go back to the store...

Hey guys,   I'm looking for an over-ear, closed back headphone upgrade from my beloved hd280 pros (I know those aren't particular popular on head-fi :P) I recently found this thread and the DT250 really looks quite attractive to me!  I prefer a relatively neutral and accurate sound, without...

That's precisely what I use and I love it.  Soundstage as well as comfort is enhanced with the klipsch gels (compared with the triple flange) IMO.