So I got pk3 about 1.5 years ago. Sound quality was amazing compared to my ipod buds, but construction quality is just awfull. - The connector fell apart in just 2 months(shield wire stopped covering copper wires) and I had to tape it with scotch tape, that held off for surprisingly long...

One thing many people imho forget to mention - while Porta Pro have great sound (and I agree with that) they have abysmalll assembly quality - cord , cushions -after one month of use cushion were ripped. And 2 month later connection cord started tearing of from the jack.

Well 1700s are really out of reach (Couldnt find em in US) and a bit over priced. But I just found about deal on HD-580 at neweggg Grand total with shipping comes to $135 - $20 =$105 . I like this deal more and more each minute ,conisdering the overall praise of HD-580 here... What do you...

For this new year I was planning to upgrade my "audio system" which consists of sound card and headphones and both are currently of less than dirt quality. Because I spend most of my life in front of my PC and majority of this time is accompnied by music I thought I shouldnt grudge too much and...