I appreciate the advice. I went ahead and took the leap of faith on the Fidelio's. I'm hopeful they will work out in the end. Should I run into any issues I might just take a look at those Grados

Thanks for the info. I've decided to go ahead and purchase the X2hr's. I'm looking forward to enjoying them!

I'm actually thinking of getting some Fidelio X2's or a varient thereof. How would you rate their durability? Particularly the support arms. I tend to destroy those as I have an over-sized head.

Thanks for the input. I see now that the Fostex are in fact quite hard to drive. I don't know why I was under the impression that they are non-amp friendly.

Budget - ~$150 Use - Music/Gaming/Movies My plight - I would love nothing more than to own a decent pair of headphones. However I've never owned a pair of sub $100 headphones that could endure more than 4months on my giant gorilla head. The support arms always break even though I baby them...

Greetings, I stumbled upon this forum today and figured I'd give it a shot. Looks like there is a treasure trove of knowledge floating about the place. I'm hoping to tap into some of that in my first thread, as I am in the market for a durable pair of headphones and my giant head keeps...