Quote:     Quote:   Reassessing my budget I think the 558 is where I'm leaning. I can't imagine the MA900 is that difficult to drive, they only have a 12 ohm impedance, but I've reassessed my budget and the price on a refurb 558 really is too good to pass up. I'm thinking I want...

Quote:   Was considering the 900 in my earlier post. I've ruled both out, as well as the AD900X, because it seems I'd enjoy the MA900 more than either of them. Really I feel like it's between the MA900 and the DT 990, I've left the HD 558 up for consideration simply because I can get one...

Ok, after some more research into what I should buy for home theater/gaming cans I've got it narrowed down to the Sony MA900 ($185), Sennheiser HD 558 ($110), and Beyer Dynamic DT 990 Pro 250ohm ($185). I've resigned myself to the fact that I'm probably going to end up buying a cheap DAC/Amp...

Quote:   I had written off the AD900X because they're $300 on Amazon but apparently I can get a pair for $220 shipped on eBay. Have you listened to them personally? Do you think they'd be worth the premium over my other options? The 558 I can get refurb for $110, and for $220 I could get...

Quote:   That's very good information to have and I'll keep it in mind when making my decision, thank you. I'm not sure if it would be an issue as my glasses don't stick too far out past my earlobe (1/4"-1/2" maybe?). I am replacing them soon though, so good to future proof I suppose . If...

Hey guys, I made a new thread to ask this question a few days ago because apparently I'm blind and completely missed this one. Anyway, since I didn't get a response there I'm hoping I will here.     I'm in the market for an open full size headphone for home theater and gaming use. I'd love...

I'm in the market for an open full size headphone for home theater and gaming use. I'd love it if it sounded great when listening to music as well but that is a secondary and less important concern (I listen to rock, pop, and electronic stuff mostly). Above all the most important thing I'm...

What are y'all's thoughts on the HD600's headband pad in comparison to the HD650's? Sennheiser's website doesn't list the 650 pad but it does list the 600. The only place I can seem to find the 650 are UK retailers that will end up costing me upwards of $40 after shipping (damn you weak US...

Lot of excellent advice here guys and I thank you but I think this convinced me to hang onto them. And this is a godsend. Thank you so much I'm doing that as soon as I get home. Sent from my HTC Desire CDMA using Tapatalk

So awhile back I was considering adding my second pair of cans to my Head-Fi collection. I've had my Proline 750s for four years and I love them. They're the cans that got me into the whole Head-Fi thing and arguably the first piece of high quality audio equipment I'd ever owned. So I decided it...

Haha, alright thanks guys. I'll cross any pair of Grados off my list. Maybe I'll go really big and ridiculous and grab a pair of Audio-Technica A700s 

First of all I'd like to say I rue the day I found Head-Fi. The more I read the more I want. This will be the third set of headphones on my "To buy" list on top of my current Ultrasone Pro 750s. However, good lord does my music sound good    Anyway I've given some thought to it and I think...

Quote: My phone (HTC Desire, but that will change in less than a year to god know what) with services like MOG and Spotify (320kbps MP3) and my own music in my Amazon Cloud Drive (256kbps AACs and 320kbps MP3s)

So after a long hard fought internal struggle the HiFiMan RE262 beat out the Fischer Audio DBA-02 for my future IEMs. My original plan was to use these with my phone and a Fiio E5 with services like Amazon Cloud Storage and MOG (and pretty soon Spotify *girlish scream*). The phone/streaming...

Quote: Alright thank you very much. I was looking for an excuse to get a DAC and a dedicated headphone amp anyway so this gives me a reason to pick up an E7/E9 combo and solves my current biggest issue with PC audio.   And yes the Ultrasone's are awesome, they were my first venture...