Apologies if this is the wrong forum for this discussion.   My first foray into better headphone listening just began with the Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro 250 ohm. I was originally going to purchase the 80 ohm, but the 250 ohm was on sale. Plus, I'm not using it with any portable — strictly...

Quote:   Makes sense. This is what I needed to hear. My lack of experience in (and eagerness of getting into) this field is probably letting the commentary aimed at the more discernible ear be too influential. Perhaps I should just stick with my original plans and enjoy awesome sound...

Just an fyi, I still like the thought of the Beyerdynamics (I really like the velour pads for lon listening sessions), but I was getting turned off by the reviews mentioning lack of midrange. Am I readin too much into that?   Quote:   Ah, cool. I thought maybe I misunderstood how his...

Quote:   Thank you for the feedback. Very helpful and what I was looking for. Trying to narrow the list down can get cumbersome and overwhelming. I think your comments even more solidified my direction to the A900X. Quick question, though. I thought the MadDogs were $300 or did I misread...

Thanks for the replies. After taking your responses to heart (and more never-ending, crippling research. lol!), I'm leaning away from the Beyerdynamics and more towards the Audio-Techincas.   I did want to include a few additions to the list and wanted to know if your recommendations would...

I've been doing research, but seeing as how this will be my first step into higher-end headphones I thought I'd post. I've never heard open headphones before and to my knowledge there aren't any places local to Birmingham, AL for me to audition headphones in general. There's a local Guitar...

Thanks for the update! That's unfortunate because of the wait, but it all works out because the price is worth it I'm hoping. This will be my first major headphone purchase ever. Plus it gives me a little time to let the funds sit in the wallet.

The website is still saying out of stock. Do I need to wait until that changes before giving them a call? I'd love to get a pair of these for that price.

Thanks again for the responses. It's definitely helped mold my decision and basically let me know that I need to concentrate on one thing at a time. I'm going with the Denon AH-D7000, for sure. Now I need to decide between these two options: 1) Using the line-out of an add-on sound card, like...

@iriverdude: Do you mind if I ask you (or anyone else, for that matter) a question? I really don't have a preference for analog out versus digital out. I think mainly, all I care about is simplicity with the best possible sound while taking care of all my wants. The more I think about it, the...

@ROBSCIX: Wow! That's cool. I hadn't read about that. This card would be what I want then. Thanks for the heads-up. I think I might have a problem, though, because of my Crossfire configuration. At the moment, the cards are covering up the PCI-E x1 slot. I still have a PCI-E 2.0 x8 slot the...

Thanks fishpatrol! Yes, I know it's a lot of scenarios. LOL! That's why I came here -- to stop the insanity. Seriously, though, I would have to say that my priority is headphone usage, then speakers local to the computer, then sending audio/video to the home theater. I listen to music and watch...

My goal is to run as much as I can from the computer. This would include headphones, external speakers, external amp(s), external DAC(s) as well as sending audio to my living room setup for listening there too. I know this forum is specialized with regards to headphones, but I think that's the...

What exactly is crossfeed? Is this something I need to get? I'm thinking about getting the microZOTL too.

Oh, ok. Cool! I guess I will have to be on the look-out more often. Richard

chych, If you don't mind me asking, how were you able to get the chance to buy the Sony 3000's for $295? Most places I have seen have them for $399 or so. I noticed that you included "won" in your sentence, so I guess it was an auction of some type, but still, that is a great price. Sorry...

That's great to hear Jan. I have been looking for a pair of HD600's as well, but won't be purchasing for maybe a couple more weeks. I will definitely keep you at the top of my list then. Richard

Ok, I'm not sure how they compute the price, but there are two different prices. One has it with VAT, some type of tax. I think this is a German tax, but I thought that we should not have to pay that here in the US. Hummm....I'll try to check on that. Anyone know? This is from their site...

FYI, Musician's Gear of Germany have it for $174.53USD. I don't know the shipping costs though. You might want to them out too. Edit: Here's a direct link: Senn HD600's for $174.53

J&R has them? If I knew that then I forgot it. I'll contact them then. So, even at $525, you suggest the Sony 333ES over the others? I'll look into the AMEX, but I'm paying off another card already. I doubt I could get one. Couldn't hurt to try though. Edit: I take it the $525 is with a...

This is just an update on where I currently stand. Well, I was going to go with the Sony 333ES and use it for a while, then ship it off to Modwright to have the mods done to it. However, I don't know where to get it from. I was going to have someone buy me one of the $399 models over at Good...

Fair enough. I guess these are the issues people have to deal with. It just gets tiresome looking at every option and trying to decide which route to take. On a related note, while I was reading over at Modwright, I noticed that he offers some upgrades to the 333ES that he says will help the...

Thanks Dan. Let's say I go with a good one-box unit today. Later on down the road if I want to improve the sound, I could get an external DAC? Or, will it not be worth it, since the one-box unit wasn't really designed to be a transport?

Thanks for the Naim suggestion, although it may be out of my range. Nevertheless, I will check it out as well. I have heard good things from Naim threads before. Ok, just some thoughts I had that I wanted to run by everyone. I assume that getting a transport/external dac is better than a cd...

Cool! Thanks for the link. I'll definitely keep a look-out for the SHA-1 then. Let me get this right...The SHA-1 is officially a pre-amp? Are pre-amp generally known to drive headphones really well? If so, wouldn't that present a lot more options -- now looking at pre-amps too? I went over to...