After getting by with various earbuds and ultra-cheap phones for some time, I'm looking to get a decent pair to use at home with my computer (eventually to be fitted with a DAC/headphone amp) and iPhone. The main factors I'm concerned with are: -- No more than $300, and preferably less than...

While I've been an audiophile for many years, I never got much into headphone listening, except as a "last resort." The problem, for me, is that I favor classical music, where soundstaging is more important. The sound of an orchestra compressed into a thin, almost one-dimensional line between my...