What's very interesting about rush is there shifting phases. Departing from moving pictures there is a clear new sound to there music in signals. The began to incorporate significantly more keyboard work into there music, much to Alex's dismay. I would say the somewhat more digital sound years...

Thump in bass is known as sub bass. The problem with sub bass is that it's not particularly well produced on headphones. Even with speakers, it typically takes a sub to really get any feel of realism. Personally i prefer more punchy, upper  bass. Which would be more suited to you rock tastes...

I would agree that a standalone amp is you best bet. I have found that some amp/dac combos lack a little extra umph. It makes good sense that this is simply derived from a lack of voltage. Many praise the driving ability of tube amp, but I honestly can confirm or deny that. But what I would like...

If it hasn't been said a million times before, it hasn't been said enough: Journey's Escape....and Frontiers for that matter.

I've been beating on stuff since the first grade.   Now a days I have a sexy 5 piece Tama Starclassic Birch-Bubinga kit. Oh man is she beautiful. Both in the way she sounds and the way she looks. She's a limited edition only 25 ever made.   Now stick a DW7000 bas pedal on her and that...

I feel like i may be one of the few who actually likes Aliens Ant Farm's Smooth Criminal...   But then again, I suppose I enjoy the catchyness of pop with the hard edge of rock.   For example Silverstein's rendition of Apologize is far more appealing to me than One Republic's.

I would take the 840 myself. I've had my pair for a while now and can attest to its gr4eat build. I know I had the chance to audition the m50 at6 a fairly recent audio event. To me, the M50 just felt cheaply built. The Shure, despite the draw-back of the weight makes up for itself with an...

I'm all in! I love my Ms 300, I'd love a 500. Thanks for putting this on.

over the ear will sacrifice a lot in the ways of looks in most cases. Um, in that range though i'd go for the shure srh 840.  It's a personal favorite of mine. Decently balanced, a touch of mid emphasis, a nice sound stage. Theyre easy to drive. As well as isolate well. though they are a touch...

Id say the phiaton ms 300 just based on you need forgood looks. Goodness. They are like headphone supermodels. Bass wise they should be good for you. Theyre a touch on the bright side. Bass is incredily tactile. Perhaps a touch to much so for some. And il admit it can get a touch overshadowed at...

Oh so what my answer wasn't good enough 

Quote: I use ebay all the time for my stuff, great way to get deals. Also, check out this little company called massdrop. They're pretty awesome, they buy in bulk, kinda heading the group up if you will. Essentially you get a new product for a great price, and the run headphone related gear...

Quote: ...if you die before posting, I've got dibs on that GLO 

Seriously though, I would love to see a truly portable amp from Shiit. I mean I'm looking to make the Modi go mobile  here pretty soon (thats a longgggggg story) but i would love to try an all out amp/dac something similar to FiiO's products. How's 'bout it Shiit? Can we expect to see any such...

Quote: Agreed, there is a lot of headphone jargon you have to wade through on here. Don't let it weight you down. Let us not forget, its all about the music and unless something is preventing you from enjoying it well then its and old case of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Quote: Oh, of course! Psh what was I thinking ever doubting them....

Quote: Many thanks. Lets just hope it all works. It seems I'm with that crowd working to push the envelope on USB audio out in portable devices, and as it is i may have to bend some software to get what i want out of it....ah well, tiz the beauty of Head Fi right:going to insane lengths to...

Hey, I'd like to throw the SRH840 into this lot. Good soundstage for a closed back. Easy to drive, and some of the best sq for the price. Relative neutrality with a touch of midrange emphasis, truly the shure house sound. Good for mastering. Maybe just a bit about your price at $150 but worth it...

Quote: Im not a huge fan of the m50 sq wise. It felt a bit to warm for me in comparison to the srh840. As well its build quality was just a bit sub par in my opinion. Granted i only had a brief session with it, but it didn't leave me impressed.

I'd say the srh840 not might be too bad. Big yes, but foldable and certainly doable. 32 ohms of impedance make it fairly easy to drive. Very nice midrange especially. Generally fairly neutral...more or less. Good bang for the buck.   Um the MS300 is pretty great IMO for rock. Aggressive and...