For those who have tried this, would you recommend it over the Noble X for someone looking to purchase one or the other? What about for a Noble X owner?

I jumped in. While I still have the option to cancel I pose this question: Are these sturdy enough to use while working out?

I did some searching in this thread and found that some people were having trouble with plug retention on their FiiOs. I'm having the same issue with my Nexus 6P. Has anyone here had any luck with extension cables or some method of plugging it in that I'm not aware of?

Anyone know how these compare to a DT880 600?

Schiit Vali and Modi combo tends to be popular. $218.

Still looking for a straight answer on this. The few posts I've found regarding this combo haven't exactly answered my question in full.

Does anyone have experience with the Modi/Vali and the Beyerdynamic T90?

These have certainly caught my attention in the course of my searching for my next set. How do they pair with the Schiit Vali?

So since I've determined through reading this thread that both of the following work well with the Vali, if you had to pick between an HE-400 or an HD 650 to pair with it, which would it be?

Still curious as to how the HD 650 would perform with the Vali. Anyone know?

How do the Sony MDR MA900s and Philips Fidelio L1 and X1 work with the vali? Also, even though it's out of my price range, just out of curiosity, how is the HD 650?

Are HE-300 open or closed? Can't seem to find if they are or not. Part of the reason I got the DT880 in the first place was because of the semi-open design, as sound leakage wasn't terrible. As it is I'm still exploring my options even though another DT880 is most certainly not off the table.

While the HE-400 looks really good, it is just a bit outside my price range at this point in time. Another factor to consider is that however much I would love to have an open headphone, the room I do the majority of my listening to is shared with another person so sound leakage becomes a problem.

In my experience it's really not that bad at all. A bit high pitched immediately after turning it on or plugging something in, but in mine at least, it subsides within 20-30 seconds, even less in the case of just turning it on as there is a muting relay that is activated for the first 20 seconds...

I'll look into them. Thanks for the coupon offer but it would have to be something I can purchase on amazon, as that is where I purchased the DT880 (Amazon giftcards were popular this past Christmas).