After much research and some testing in local stores I finally ended on a rather suprising (to myself at least) purchase.   DT770 250ohm and FiiO e10.   Looking forward to testing this, havent tried the 250 with the e10, but I see posters here on the forum seem to feel it does the job.

Thanks for the comparision between the 595 and 380, Armaegis.   I have had a look at the E10, as well as some of the other FiiO "E"s, all the various versions can be confusing for a mortal like myself. I understand the e10 only have the usb in, which I suppose makes it tailored for PC use...

Hey, been following the forum and head-fi "gear" rankings for a couple of years now whenever I'm interested in some new head gear, but this will be my first time asking a question on the forums!   I'm currently using a pair of "soundstage-modified" HD 595s (removed the isolation stuff on the...