Having personally owned, both the jvc and yamaha's ( jvc broke), I can certainly vouch for the Quality of the bass of the yamahas, just not the quantity, they don't sound boomy and overpowering, which i really hate, and they really make female vocals sing. they both use microdrivers, so fit may...

Glad to  hear it, I've only owned the s4 for about a week before selling them, It just wasn't my cuppa tea.   Just a quick word of advice, if I may be so arrogant, I was really thrown off by your use of the word HEADPHONE, which implied that you were looking for either circumaural, or supra...

I would mention the dt 1350 Beyerdynamic as well, one of the best headphones I own, built like a tank, sounds incredible, classy looks. but hurts like a bitch.

Thanks guys, I'm getting a general picture of what I need, keep it coming!

 a pair of sennheiser momentum's would fit your needs like a glove, although you can't get those for less than 300 dollars I'm afraid,   what you need for asian, k-j-c-pop is a classical "house" sound, with a particular emphasis good, clean base, mid base and female vocals.   in that case...

BUMP?

Hey Remoo and angel, thanks for the timely reply.   well, I like headphones with flatter,(somewhat dry) frequency responses, although I listen to just about every genre sans rap, I like to hear an accurate recording whenever I can. I had a schiit asgard at one point which I adored, but I gave...

Patience is a virtue......

well mostly music,  maybe a little movies. and no gaming.

Hey all, I am currently in the market for a reasonably priced(sub 400 $) tube amp/dac combo for home use.   My criteria are as follows:   1) The aforementioned price limit. 2)a decent DAC Topology. 3) Ability to compliment a wide array of headphones. 4) Ability to plug straight into a pc...

agreed, the shures are an all around superior set of phones. I gave my beyers to my dad. who loves them.  

not necessarily in order of hours used. I currently own all these models..     1)sony mdr ex1000====(hopelessly romantic, perfect for classical) 2)Yamaha EPH 100 SL====(delicious bass, sparkly highs) 3)beyerdynamic dt1350 ====(the pain ! the pain!) 4)audio-technica ath-a700====(big...