One thing that helped was putting the volume all the way up on my computer and foobar2000, thus allowing me to lower the volume on the E11 itself. I still occasionally hear a hiss at high volumes when an "s" is stressed. I expect that to fade as I break them in, and it really isn't much of an...

will this change upon breaking them in?

So, I just got a new pair of 250ohm BeyerDynamic DT880 Pros in the mail today. I've been listening for about 30 minutes, and at high volumes, "s's" sound hissy. I'm not an expert on headphones, but my $100 Sennheiser HD 439s did NOT hiss at these volumes. This is kind of disappointing as I...

Thanks for all the helps guys... cool forum ya got here

I'm just trying to feel out the market. Where is the point of truly diminishing returns? If I was in a double-blind study, would the 598s and 600s be comparable? Would I be able to tell a difference? 

Hey guys, I'm curious as to which segment of the market do you think provides the best value. I'm looking at Sennheiser HD 598s, and they're $250. How much better are the Sennheiser HD 600s? Is there a brand that makes better headphones in the $250 range? I'm not committed to the $250 range, I...

I mean the audio that my motherboard produces. I suppose that's the DAC? I'm not too sure. Also, if you can, can you quantify the difference in audio quality between a Sennheiser HD 439 and a Sennheiser HD 598? Is it the difference between 439s and iPod headphones, or is it more slight? I know...

Ok, so before I spend $3-400 on a pair of good headphones, I want to know all of the factors that go into producing the best audio quality. So far here's what I am lead to believe:   quality of the file the headphones the amplifier your computer's audio   Is there anything else...