It seems the vsonic gr07's aren't in stock anywhere. My pair had one of the drivers die (I can hear it rattle around in side the housing...). I like the sound signature and strengths of this iem so I'd like something similar. Any suggestions?

Speaking of the Well Tempered Clavier, Ralph Kirkpatrick recorded a pretty fantastic version on clavichord. His is one of my more often played versions. Bach / Ralph Kirkpatrick, 1959: Prelude and Fugue…: http://youtu.be/QXgAAlmy_iA His versions of both books are very well regarded. I...

Mm I'll try them first. Have read things that sound like an odac or something would be cleane, but if I really like with the fiio I may hold off on purchasing anything else

Ended up going with the Matrix M-Stage as I found it for a pretty good price and it should have pretty decent synergy with the dt880's. May pick up a darkvoice or bottlehead in the future. Any ideas for dac? The Matrix comes with one, but I've heard less than great things about the dac. Should...

That bottlehead deal looks pretty incredible, but I have never touched a soldering iron...  Think I may end up going for an m-stage   In the event the I did get a bottlehead crack would the tubeyness hurt instrument separation and such?

I ended up going with the 600 ohm dt 880. The he500 would have been nice, but it is quite expensive and I am enjoying the sound of these beyers. I am still in the market for an amp though. I had originally purchased a e09k+e17, but the e09k's usb input wasn't functioning properly so I had to...

The one I'm looking at has usb input... inferior how so?

That's good to hear.. Does anyone know exactly what the differences of a 4 to 5 year old one would be? Not sure if it's the 11.32 or just the 11...

How long do these things last? I'm looking into picking up one for my 600ohm beyers, but if I purchase a 4 year old model would I need to worry about it dying on me within the year? Also would a 4 or 5 year old model be any different than the current one

I'm sure Jordi Savall has been mentioned more than once. His Art of Fugue in particular is pretty awesome. The instrument separation and clarity of contrapuntal lines is extremely good. The instrument choice is also cool and imo fitting and the playing is great. The way he orders the tracks is...

For anyone who is buying, razordogaudio offers he Beyerdynamics for $300 after an on site coupon code (coupon code shown at bottom all over site.) This is lower than Amazon and they are an authorized dealer so I thought it would be worth mentioning. Also if you see the very cheap open box deals...

I think I'm going to have to purchase myself some beyerdynamics Edit: just purchased along with e09k for $410.

That sounds wonderful.... What other headphones have you heard..? If they are that good at Bach fugues and such I'm pretty sold...

Sexy taste in music.. Will need to check out that Swans album as well among others. Pinata is going rather impressively

I'll look into the AD900 as well. I have heard a couple people on headfi who liked their dt880's for pipe organ. but I don't think they had been exposed to much else in the pricerange if I recall correctly. Still it sounds like they are a pretty top contender. EDIT: Any thoughts on the qinpu a3...