I am using plex with chromecast for videos and squeezebox touch for audio. Both are plug and play and the interface is really nice. Plex for music isn't that great in my opinion when you have a very large library. The sorting features are awful. 

"Fun" is exactly what these cans are. Your review is 100% dead on. At the end of the day they simply put a smile on my face :)

I like the idea of the non-algorithmic playlists and recommendations they are touting by employing musicians. I also heard a rumor that they would be using location information to generate playlists so for example if you tag your location at a gym, every day that you go there you will get a...

there have been quite a few ABX tests done to test this theory. Most people cannot tell the difference between FLAC and 320 MP3's Some will say that get "fatiguing" or some nonsense listening to compressed audio. You will be fine with high res Spotify until you can get home to your FLAC...

Thank you! That was the trick :)

cool thanks for the pointers. I might have to dual headphone this and use a macro to switch between setups

Care to offer up some suggestions for OP? And if you are going to disagree would be good to hear your thoughts on why.

I don't want any if possible. Hearing the slightest echo/delay is a distraction especially when playing an FPS where RTC is critical.

I think I am settled on the V-moda's M-80's for now. They can be driven unamped and are pretty portable.  They blow the doors off the M50's and outshine some higher end cans like the Momentum's. 

I think you have to "take what you can get" depending on where and when you are consuming music. For me when i am on the go or exploring new music Spotify is good enough. When I am doing critical listening such as at home or in the office I will use only FLAC. You just can't beat the convenience...

I didn't have to EQ these at all. They are very well balanced including the high end. Actually I found the M50's to be much darker on the treble than these. I have tested these with a number of DACs and amps and found the sound to be be pleasant across the board. You are right that EQ's can't...

unfortunately at least in windows 8 the version # does not show up in Device Manager :(

can you compare with the Dragonfly? How does it stack up?

I love Musicbee - i find it to be more customizable  with respect to layout and skins. I also love the theater mode especially Xbox mode. The built in EQ is excellent and you can also import Winamp plugins.

Just be careful in that you only get HQ streaming when using the desktop or mobile client. The browser based version streams at 160 and I can definitely hear a difference when using the browser plugin vs the client.