Looks like they may be Audio Technica M50s.

How about the CEntrance DACport?

I clicked on the sponsor link of this brand I hadn't heard of before, and now I'm curious how they compare to other IEMs in the same price class. I got rid of my E4Cs as I couldn't take the microphonic cable of the Shures, though I felt they sounded okay otherwise. And while I tend to prefer...

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  It's my favorite sub-genre of music...My Bloody Valentine; Ride; Slowdive; Catherine Wheel.

  Moneyball

  Bon Iver "skinny love" Smiths - "I know it's over" & "there is a light that never goes out" Joy Divison - "Atmosphere" & "Love will tear us apart" Ryan Adams - "Anybody Wanna take me home" The National - "Slow Show" Johnny Cash - "Hurt" LCD Soundsystem - "all I want" & "all my friends"...

  PJ Harvey - Rid of Me

  The National Beach House Elbow Doves Panda Bear Animal Collective

A Wadia 381i...

I second the Dynaudio recommendation. And they also have professional near field monitors, and they are without peer when it comes to compact speakers.

  So many contenders....wow.

  Qualia 010

  Maybe they cost more because AKG has to pay Quincy... Funny, I see that Ludacris and 50Cent have head phones coming out. It reminds me when all the shoe companies started making signature shoes after the success or Air Jordans. Thanks, Beats. But I would think AKG would market any...

  The AudioEngine is amazing and at $200/pair can't be touched for the money. Is there a headphone that would be the equivalent in terms of price/performance/value?