Haven't been in Head-Fi forever. Came here seeing good portable headphones for college...man, a lot of new things have come around the last two years. Colleges? I'll be going to Duke University this fall for premed. Go Blue Devils 2013

Quote: Originally Posted by david21 Unfortunately, when parents think of Batman, they think of this: Photos from Batman Eh, Adam West could be disturbing in his own ways...

Watched it on Saturday with some friends, thought it was great. It's a big budget popcorn flick that dares to challenge morality, Heath Ledger's Joker is disturbingly excellent, blah blah blah...easily the best summer movie of 2008. I was kinda disturbed by all the little kids in the theater...

Wearing the cable behind the ear, like with Shures, makes an IEM less microphonic; it still sucks when they're pulled on, but it's less stressful on the ears. Depends on the headphone as to whether IEMs or headphones will sound better unamped. Generally, headphones with lower impedance and/or...

The Who gets more emotional peaks out of me (probably from Townshend's lyrics more than anything else), but I find a lot more interesting material in Zep's catalog percentwise than in the Who's and I listen to Led Zep more, so Zep wins. Let's overanalyze this, two bands that are quite similar...

Quote: Originally Posted by monolith I bought them from another Head-fier. I don't understand why anyone would buy this kind of stuff another way. The retail prices for these things new are obscene. True, especially for companies that use price limits like Shure. The SE...

Quote: Originally Posted by potato28 I voted no, I like having full sized headphones or clips or even earbuds. Not something that if the volume is too loud I could lose my hearing very quickly. I understand this if someone using IEMs blasts an iPod 100%, but that's no worse than...

You'll definitely want to consider an amp for the headphones you're considering. The DT990 has great bass for rock and rap, but you won't hear any of it without a decent amp. To the poster above, I don't know how the DT990 can be described as not bassy...

Quote: Originally Posted by DavidMahler DSOTM and WYWH are definitely their most consistent albums, but The Wall has some of their biggest and best songs.........and Piper is probably their most important in terms of influence. There's no arguing The Wall's highlights, but for me...

Have you considered the Altec IM716? It's got drivers from Etymotic, and I've seen great reviews of it here. As for what I've actually heard, I can only tell you about the Shure E2C (discontinued and outdated) and the SE420 (great, but outside your price range unless you find used).

I think the DT990 grilles would bring more bling.

To the OP, you should try looking through the FS forums on this site, it's really worth it. Get 50 posts, I think, and stay for a while, and you'll find some great deals. Just got an SE420 from the forums a few days ago for $190 (thanks Dash), and I'm really enjoying it. Personally, I...

Isolated track of John Entwistle, "Won't Get Fooled Again" live Not to detract from Townshend, but Entwistle was literally lead bass. Along with James Jamerson (Motown session player - played on 90% of the Motown classics from the 60s), he paved the way for bass as a lead instrument. Without...

In my collection, probably Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On". Hey Jude/Revolution gets a close second.

As Shahrose said, a few mild dips on EQ (foobar's for me-very precise) will easily fix DT990 sibilance. Not really a purist thing, but I don't hear any problems for the genres I listen to. Every few months, I think of looking for a sidegrade, maybe into Grados. Then I find a rock track...