Thanks, I think I'll get what you recommended. The HFI-2400 seem like suitable for me, as well as the D1, and they fit in my budget nicely. MalVeauX, you have my greatest thanks.   Take care.

Thanks for your reply.   Yes, I think the open design is more to my preference for now, since I tend to favor headphones that don't cut out all the outer noise. I like to hear what's going around me - makes me feel more comfortable not having to take off the headphones every thirty seconds...

Many, many thanks to the both of you, especially MalVeauX and his very helpful reply. I will look deeper into it later when I have some time, but as for now I'll try to provide as much detail on my part as I can.   Quote:   As I said, my musical taste is very broad, from classical...

Hello, I'm a real beginner to all audiophilic things and I'm in the process of purchasing my first 'real' headphone setup. I'm ready to spend about 300 € (about $430) and possibly a bit more. As I said, I'm a total newbie, and though I know a bit about this stuff, I don't really know what the...